Well, another week in Huehuecalco has passed, and it was a very good one.
First I want to personally apologize for not having a ton of time to respond to everybody every week. I read every single email you all send me, and I really appreciate them.
This week was a lot better. The only problem is that we broke the cable for uploading pictures to the computer, so it's another week of no photos. Sorry haha.
The good thing about this week is that we started finding people to teach. It was funny, it really reminded me about goal scorers in the NHL. If you're not really familiar with hockey, the season is extremely long (82 games plus playoffs). The top goalscorers tend to go through hot streaks and cold streaks that mirror a parabolic curve as well. Joe Pavelski, for instance, might have nine games in a row with a goal, and then 11 games without one. The struggle for the top goal scorers in the NHL is to break through the psychological barrier and start scoring goals again. How do they do it? They get back to basics. They start shooting more, start getting pucks in deep, start going to the front of the net, the little fundamentals. That is exactly what this week was like for us. We got back to basics. We really refined everything we did, worked on planning smarter, and flowing the Spirit in everything. Literally everything. The trick now is working like this for two more years. The fruits of our labors surfaced when Saturday we found someone who we could teach. After going almost two weeks with zero investigators, were finding people left and right now.
Well that was my spiritual experience, and all my week in one. The other highlights were I had divisions with other elders in my zone, so I went and spent a day with my friend Elder Peralta. Once again, I apologize for not being able to send photos.
But yeah, that was my week. I also studied in Alma a lot this week, and I highly recommend to everyone to read Alma 5:15-19.
I love you and I miss you all so much.
Love,
Elder William Jacob Long
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