Olá Y'all!
This
week was a pretty good one! We had exchanges which was pretty good!
That just means I got to spend a day with another missionary, Elder
Christiansen! He's a cool guy and it was fun spending the day with him
and teaching with him.
We
also got a little bit of leniency with our covid rules! Woot woot! That
is nice but we are still doing most things over our phone.
And
probably one of the better stories I have told yet. So someone
requested a bible and they live in a town about 25 miles south of Hays.
It is also 12 degrees outside with a real feel of -2. So Elder Belnap
and I head out to La Crosse, the little town, to deliver the Bible. And
we get a notification on our car saying that the tires are low on air,
and that is the only notification/warning we receive, which makes sense
because it is super freaking cold. Well, after about 20 miles we notice
that our car is starting slow down even though we are trying to speed
up! I am trying to figure out why, and we check our gas and we are out
of gas! So we cruise to a turn and park there, on some private
property. Probably someone's farm. And we sit and ponder in dismay at
our stupidity. 🤦🏻♂️ and then our car tells us we are wasting too much
battery, so we had to turn off our car. We didn't want to push our
luck. And it started getting pretty cold at that point. We only had
small coat, cause were gonna be driving for most of the trip and our car
did not hold heat very well. And the other elders couldn't come do
anything cause we had the car. The closest missionaries with a car were
at least an hour away, probably an hour and half. Except for the sisters
in our area. so we called the sisters in our area and they were luckily
not super busy. After about an hour they got us some gas, and then we
had to fill up our car. By the time we were done filling our car with
gas, my hands were blue and purple! I have never seen them that cold!
But mercifully, it was enough to drive the rest of the way to the small
town to get more gas and deliver the Bible! So, that was our story of
almost freezing but we are all okay now.
Now
with that, it is time for a scripture I really liked this week! It is
in Alma 36:3, and it says "I do know that whosoever shall put their
trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and
their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day." This
scripture means so much for me because of the blessings I have seen from
putting my trust in God! Believe me, it's not always easy(the Lord
usually doesn't pick the rash way) but it is always worth it. Whether
your trial is that you ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere Kansas,
or something else, the Lord will support us. We all have unique trials
and only the Lord can help every one of us! So choose to put your trust
in Christ, especially when it is hard! It will always be worth it!
Alrighty, I am out of time, so it is time for pictures!
1. A cool snowflake that landed on our car.
2. A fun church we got to go to! We are now teaching and studying with their pastor!
3. Some king cake we got for the season!
4+
the rest are all pictures and videos(that I hope play) from our
adventure with the car! Including a kinda sucky panorama, sorry. My
hands were shaking from the cold at that point. Yay!
This
is all for now! Feel free to email me if you would like or if you have
any questions or people to pray for! Hope y'all have a great week!
Com muito amor,
Elder Sant
Acreditar. Amar. Fazer. 
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