Week 66

I would say that all of our big successes are from Elder Torres!!!!!

I feel bad sometimes handing so many responsibilities over to Elder Torres, because I don't want him to ever feel like he is screwing things up. But, quite to the contrary, I would say that all of the successes in finding and setting up appointments for the coming week happened because Elder Torres initiated it and they would not have happened with out him. He is a great missionary. He worries too much about the language. Although he is a little slow he doesn't need to worry, because he is extremely fluent in the language of the Spirit and the Gospel.

He had fun being in Seoul yesterday because we ran into Filipinos and he went off with them.
At one point Elder Ho was talking to a man on the bus and the guy was telling him that he had no proof that God exists. Elder Ho was telling him that he was holding the proof in his hands they are the Scriptures. The guy didn't buy it. Then, I turned over to Elder Torres who had a blank stare, not understanding a word. I asked him, "What proof is there for God?"

Then came a flood of knowledge and wisdom from Elder Torres. He explained to me "Well, you see what this guy's problem is, and anyone's problem, it isn't whether or not God exists, it is 'Why is there an absence of God in my life? Why don't I feel God's presence?'. Just look. Think of Light, or about Heat. There is an opposite to those right? Dark or Cold right??? But, is it really the opposite? Darkness and Cold are not really their own things, but they are simply the absence of Light and Heat. Darkness is the absence of Light and Coldness is the absence of Heat."

"This is the same with God. Spiritual light rarely comes to those who merely sit in darkness, waiting for someone to flip a switch. We have to choose to believe, to open our eyes to the light of Christ. God's light is real! Even if we feel surrounded by darkness in this mortal existence. It is natural, in our existence as mortals, to feel His absence because we are born into a fallen world, where we are out of God's physical presence. And, though we don't remember our premortal life, God has promised to illuminate the way before us no matter how long it takes. We must walk by faith rather than sight."

He said something to that extent. I was completely convinced that God existed because of him. No doubt. And, nothing can stop Elder Torres if he just gets rid of his worries about Korean.

I know that all fear, nervousness, and all of those things, often come from thinking about ourselves. We need to stop worrying about ourselves, and just lose ourselves in service to others.

Love you all!
Elder Alger

Made some good food last week.

FALL COLORS!!!!