I really don't have much to report on this week besides General Conference, which was amazing. My mission president allowed and encouraged us to watch all of the sessions, so we did. In English! It was so good, gente. My companion and I basically got to take the weekend off because of conference, and it was such a spiritually nourishing experience. I was impressed by how many of the speakers talked about agency and how it relates to obedience and acquiring the Spirit and eternal families and everything. It seems like just about everyone connected agency to something. I enjoyed Elder Nelson's talk about missionary work, and Elder Kearon's about wearing flip flops and getting stung by a scorpion. It can be easy to be a little lazy or rebellious out here with mission rules if you're not careful, and then you get stung.
I took a lot of notes throughout the conference, and I'm going to study them over the next few days, assess how I need to make changes in my life/work (since they're the same thing right now), and then make them. Something that I definitely need to improve is the level of gratitude that I have for God and for others. President Monson's talk was really beautiful, and I like the idea of taking an inventory of everything the Lord has blessed you with. Elder Holland's talk was also pretty similar in that he emphasized the importance of being grateful for the sacrifices that others make for you.
I know it's inadequate to do so here, but I just want to thank all of you for your love, support, and prayers. I love all of you with all of my heart.
Other than conference, things were pretty uninteresting this week. None of our investigators went to conference, and those girls who we promised to buy truffles from were slackers, too (that is a mess of a sentence). Things are going slowly, but they're going well.
The gospel is true. I love you so much.
elder wiggins the fourth
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