Let me guess. We're about to over a huge waterfall (8/11/13)

Dear Family and Friends,

Transfer week is upon us once again. Where does the time go. It was only six weeks ago that I said that last time. And this time it is going to be even more fun! We are currently on lock down due to a signal 3 typhoon that is headed for the mission. The only reason I am sending this now is that I am in the office while Elder B does some office work President Barrientos needs him to do. If the typhoon carries into tomorrow

There are lots of changes happening in the mission and we are all excited! There is so many new missionaries coming that we are having to find places to put all of them. Especially with the increase in sisters. There are several new apartments opening and lots of missionaries moving around. The work of the Lord is moving forward faster and faster everyday and we are all part of the wave if we will except the call to serve in whatever way the Lord needs us.

We had ZTM this past Thursday and it was great. The new standards of excellence were introduced and we got new standards cards. Lots of eyebrows went up when the missionaries saw the new standards of excellence. It is really going to test our faith and make us work and it is going to bring results. And it is possible through exact obedience and faith. President Barrientos has a favorite saying that he has been using over the past several weeks. "When the work becomes harder our prayers become more sincere." It is very true. We pray harder for the Spirit to be poured out upon us and those we are helping. We pray more sincerely to lose ourselves in the work. We repent more sincerely so that we can become exactly obedient. That is one thing that our Zone Leaders talked bout that really hit me was the connection between exact obedience and repentance. Repentance really is central to all that we do as missionaries. We cry repentance so that others can know how to access the Atonement of Jesus Christ and be forgiven of their sins. We invite them to act so that they can feel that power and they apply what they learn.

We didn't get much teaching time this week unfortunately. We did try to teach O and S, but instead we ended up helping them move. They are still in our area though. I really do miss getting to teach, but the Lord has other tasks that he needs done also and he has asked some to sacrifice to accomplish those.

Time to close up. Lots still to do. Keep on smiling press forward. Mahal Kita!

Elder RWood