Elder Jakob Lutze: Semana 105 (Corn Milk and S'mores)

Buenas!!

This week was a lot of fun!

After Pday we went to a place called Boquete! It's kind of a harder area to work in, but the weather there feels sooooo good! Elder Pollock and I had a ton of fun together! We literally ran about 2 miles just contacting people and teaching lessons! The best part at the end of the day, we made smores with the electric stove! So yummy :)

Then we went back to Mountain Land! Good ol San Felix! It was fun to be back there and see a bunch of old friends and members! I was with Elder Aguilar, and we enjoyed the day up on the mountain. At night Elder Aguilar made us a special dish from Peru that was probably one of the best things I've ever tasted! Latinos are awesome! (Lomo Saltado)

I also got to go to my favorite bakery in David for the last time! I got a Costilla de Guayaba. So so good.

After our trip in Zona David, we headed on over to La Chorrera! About an 8 hour trip! There is 1 thing that I absolutely love about La Chorrera. CHICHEME!! It's so stinkin good!! It's a type of drink. It's corn milk, but it is very sweet. It sounds weird, but it's so good!

We had exchanges in La Chorrera, I was with Elder Vasquez.

Then in Las Mendozas, I went with Elder Rivas. It's a new area, so we spent the day just contacting every house we could find! It was a lot of fun though! We met some super awesome people!

Then in Biancheri with Elder Rees. He is new, so I had fun making him talk to people!

Some missionaries refused to do exchanges with us because "There isn't time to see miracles. And you don't see miracles on Sunday." I didn't say anything to them, but I got very. very angry. Come on, have a little faith here. Don't be saying that God can't create miracles.

So instead of going with them, we went to El Progreso. I went with my good friend Elder Richards! We have been in the mission pretty much the entire time together. And guess what? WE SAW MIRACLES ON SUNDAY! Lots actually! In the little time we had, we were able to contact a ton of people, and have a super spiritual lesson which resulted in the person wanting/agreeing to be baptized!

As for my thought, I'll share a scripture from Ether 12:12

"For if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith."

I've really seen this in my mission! When we believe and trust that God is a God of miracles, and then work hard to see those miracles happen, God pours down His blessings! But when we doubt, or don't work to see miracles, they don't come. Just like our prophet has said, "Expect Miracles!" So, I invite you all to do so! Expect miracles and work hard to see them!

Anyways, I hope everyone has a good week! Keep praying for me and Panama! Until Next Week!

- E. Lutze