Angolan Roller-Coaster Ride

Hello Everyone!

This week I had a bunch of exchanges; it's really fun getting to teach with other missionaries for the day. Every time I have an exchange, I get to see how other people teach lessons, follow the spirit, help others, and testify of Christ. It's truly incredible how many different ways there are to fulfill the missionary purpose. Every exchange and every companion I've had shows me that we are called for our specific abilities and talents. God makes us His tools as we are. Obviously, we grow and improve, but who we are and our individual abilities to touch lives is what makes the call so important. It's why I'm called to Angola and not some other mission, or why fallible people are called in the first place rather than perfect Preach My Gospel robots. Through God's help and His Spirit, our natural talents become His tools in the work of salvation.

We've been doing a lot of finding recently, and we're starting to mark baptisms and grow our teaching pool at a balanced rate again, so our area is coming to life again! The members have been a huge help to us, and I really appreciate all they do!

My comp got a video of a Coupapata ride! (No, I'm not sure that's how you spell it.) It's definitely as rocky as it looks, but it's one of our most reliable modes of transportation! They're more common than normal taxis in the neighborhoods, so we use them a bunch for friends and members that live far away!

Well, I hope y'all have a great week!

Elder Thatcher Bishop

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