Week 39 - Getting into a groove with my companion

[Matt's brother, Tyler, found out this week that he had been accepted into BYU. In a strange Deja Vu, Tyler found out after a 2nd round loss for his high school basketball team - exactly the same as when Matt found out he was accepted to BYU.]

YESSS TYYYYLLLLERRR!!! That's so crazy that it happened like in the same way. I'm so stoked I can't even tell you! It's going to be so fun to be going to school with him!

So this week nothing really happened as far as the work goes. Nothing new. Everything is still just going on strong. Ricardo is going to get baptized this Sunday!!! LET'S GO!! I'm so excited. I really love him and his little family (well soon to be. They still are just engaged.) But I'm excited! But tons have happened with me :) I'm seriously finding myself so much! That sounds cheesy and whatever. But it's all good. I am finally seeing what it means to fully use the atonement to become better! The enabling power of the atonement is incredible!

My companion and I are getting into the groove of things with each other though. We are really figuring out how to help each other and be able to do the most effective work! It's wonderful. Even though we are very different he has helped me a lot to become the missionary that I want to be. It has been very awesome! Oh and I'm eating healthy and exercising like crazy! I feel great as well! It's going to run in the family :)

My spiritual thought today has to do with the Doctrine and Covenants. So I've been studying humility and trying to figure out how I can be more humble! In D&C 67:10 it talks about getting rid of your jealousies and fears. I realized how true that was. That the reason that I have pride before God and before other people is because of my jealousies and fears. I envy the things others have and I fear that they will notice that. I have been able to set a plan to help myself figure out how to rely more on the Lord and really take what he wants me to do and to do it. That was super mumbled jumbled but that's kind of how my brain feels today.

But I hope y'all have a wonderful week and know how much I love y'all!! Congrats again Tyler!!!!!

Love,

Elder Robertson

beautiful view from our Bishop's backyard

a gift from ricardo and his girlfriend vanessa!!

when they gave me the gift! I was so happy :D