Week 64 - *Rocky Training Theme Song*

The Thinker

Whats up thuggers, ahhhhh another week. Honestly today the power went out and I didn't get a ton of time to write today cause I was talkin to my puppers Reggie (My Mother), and I always think about stuff I wanna write for Monday but always end up forgetting. Well this week I find myself procrastinating on what I wanted to write, but I know I cant let the fans down ;) Love you guys.

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but my last few emails have been named with Subject titles of , "Stiarway to Heaven", "It's The Climb - Miley Cyrus" and This one is Rocky Theme song. Its because low key, ya boy is dying out here on the stairs. SO MANY STAIRS. We live at the top of a cliff, and every night after a long day of climbing stairs, we climb more stairs. To motivate myself, I always seem one of this songs going up. There's always people sitting outside of their house steps and they all give me weird looks seeing this gringo singing going up stairs, but I enjoy it.

This week I got to go to Siguatepeque again to see a family I taught get married and baptized!!! My first family I helped get married, and it was awesome, They were both so happy! Also I took a classic proposal pic at the temple with my guy Elder Hernandez for kicks n giggles, shout out to every typical Provo  person ever lol.

This week was a good one. Being a Zone Leader is always a little bit stressful, but Gods always helping me grow more and more. I would undoubtedly be just fine with being a normal missionary, it would be a lot less stressful, and |I love just focusing on my area, but I know that even though its tough now, one day it'll help me be able to serve in callings and in my future job, family, etc. So I'm grateful, one of my goals I've made in the past few weeks is to avoid complaining about anything, and focus on having a good attitude. Part of it has to do with improving my patience, although I am far from perfect at this goal, im getting better. I feel like I just wanna be happy in life. I don't know, but that's my goal. Adventures, memories, and just enjoying the good AND the bad moments. The mission is one of those times, and I'm enjoying every minute.

We taught an investigator this week, who is a young 27 year old, with a 7 year old autistic son, that lives with her father who is diabetic and has other organ dysfunctions, but makes it by trying to support his daughter by walking around selling fish on the street. Their situation is very tough, but has helped them to open up to God more in their life. The many problems and difficulties that this family has and is struggling with are beyond imagination for most comfortable middle class people. I talked with the Woman, Paola, and just felt like we were teaching her, and she was learning, but there was something more underneath that held her back. After some time asking inspired questions, she revealed her struggle. She felt like God let her down, how her life will never have purpose and will never get to live her dream like others do. It was a moment that you only can get serving a mission, helping someone lost find their purpose, and helping them understand that they have a heavenly Father who loves them, cares for them, and is always watching over them, and has a perfect plan for every one of us. Of course this plan involves learning, falling, failing, and scarping your knees a little before you get it right. It involves a little bit of pain, a few tears, and some heartache, but because of Jesus Christ, we can get up, continue forward, and experience joy, and be healed. Because of this plan, a broken heart may be healed. I testify that finding God in our life and knowing the plan that he has brings peace to the human soul. I only know these things because I have personally experienced in my own life, and now im trying to help others experience it for themselves. In saying this, I know these things to be true with all of my heart and soul, and I love each and every one of yall.

Elder Butler