Week #10

This week has been really good! Went by super fast. We have been teaching more lessons but all of them but one aren't very solid. We are just hoping they realize the importance of this gospel. Heyo we set a baptismal date with a man named Juan Carlos! WOOHOO. We are excited for him and we are hoping to set it with his wife because she wasn't there.

Two things crazy happened to us we came up on a shooting at a play ground this week. Cops were everywhere so we just walked up to them to see what was going on they told us to get the H outta that area for our own safety. There was a little skip in our step walking back to the car. 

And then we were driving to Compton and the sheriff helicopter (the hawk is its nickname) was circling over us and someone in it was yelling something through a speakers so we rolled down the windows to listen and it was saying "everyone get inside lock your doors and windows there is a suspect trying to get into people's house right now. There was cops everywhere. It was chaos. It was an experience. 

I had the awesome opportunity to go on exchanges with Elder Vega! And Elder Pearson! Elder Pearson is one of my zone leaders, he is from Tennessee and he gave me good tips on how to set goals. Elder Vega is fluent in Spanish, he is from Puerto Rico! He is an awesome guy and he really helped me with questioned I had about Nish.

Then since it was the 5th Sunday it was a missionary centered Sunday. I had to give a talk on Joseph smith and why we need to have a testimony of him. I Wasn't nervous at all. It made me realize that I actually know more Spanish then I thought. I only stumbled like 4 times when talking. So this week has been a good Spanish week and your prayers are really helping me. 

I have gained a strong strong testimony about being exactly obedient. On Wednesday my companion and I came out after the alarm went off and came onto the couches and fell back a asleep for another hour. I got one more hour of sleep but that day I was so tired and had no motivation. We had a lesson and it bombed because it was like our tongues were tied both of us could speak Spanish or English. The day just seemed to go on and on. I know now that it is so key to be exactly obedient. I was grateful for Wednesday because it really made me see the difference. 

Thanks for all your prayers I know the lord is hearing them and really helping me out!

Peace and Blessings 

Élder Clark