I liked conference this week. We went to Barranquilla AGAIN. We’ve gone there every single week this whole
transfer. This week we’re going to
travel again. This week’s training was a
special meeting and training for all of the zone and district leaders. We were trained on how to do baptismal
interviews. We had a lot of questions
answered. We are happy to be home working
in our area finally for a couple days in a row.
It’s been amazing.
Some things I
really liked from the conference was:
“People learn when they are ready to, not when you want to teach
them.” “There is no correlation between
the depth of a relationship and the probability that they will accept the
gospel.” “Being a Member Missionary is
not a program or a job, it is an attitude.”
“what God’s love means to us, depends on how we respond to it.” “Final judgement is not the sum of good and
bad acts on earth, it’s the final affect that these acts had on us.” “If you were your children’s only connection
with God on earth, how much would they know?”
“Minimizing our mistakes,
produces our desire to repent.”
“Jesus can forgive us because he
paid for our sins, but he chooses to forgive us because of his infinite
love.” “Our thanks and gratitude should
be kept heavenward.” “What sin will you
bring as a sacrifice to the alter this Sunday?” “If we love the Savior more, will we suffer
less?” “If we have to compare, then it
should only be what we used to be with what we ar now.” “You don’t need a big sin to have a big
repentance.” “Having joy has nothing to
do with the circumstances of our lives, it has everything to do with our
attitude about our lives.” “If the words
of the prophets bore you, you don’t understand them, therefore you cannot
receive them.” “The greatest miracles of
the world has seen, is not the parting of the Red Sea, or moving of a mountain
by faith, but the wonderful change that comes from the heart of those willing
to repent.” “Kindness is the tool God has
given us to unlock hard hearts and souls.”
“The way you see a child is the way you will treat him. The way you treat him is the way he will
become.”
These were some of my favorite lines from the
conference. Many were said directly,
some were thoughts I had from the spirit as I was listening to the messages
that were given. Some were things I
felt.
This week we are going to Santa Marta for another Leader’s
council. It should be great.
Right now we are sitting here in a barber’s shop because my
companion is paying for a haircut. Last
week, the AP came to our zone, he was over here for 5 days working out some
problems in our zone. While he was here,
we had a pday, and he asked me to cut his hair.
I’ve cut all of my companion’s hair.
But he wanted me to cut his hair in a weird way. He wanted the sides really short, and the top
a little longer. So I did what he told
me to. When we got done I thought it
looked kind of funny, but it was what he wanted, and he’s the AP, so we left
it. But then he went back to
Barranquilla, to the Mission Office, and he talked to the President. And when he walked into the President’s
office, he looked at him and said, “No, no, no Elder, you can’t have your hair
like that. No, no, no.” So he got really embarrassed. We thought it was actually really funny. So President made fun of him, and now it’s
become a mission joke. He said, be
careful, you don’t know what will happen if Elder Burk cuts your hair. Ha. So
now my companion, Elder Compos, is super
picky about his hair, pretty much acting like a little girl, so now he doesn’t
want me to cut his hair anymore. So he’s
paying for a haircut—can you hear my eyes rolling…what a loser… ha.ha. I’ve cut all of my compain’s hair, and
everyone loved it, saved them so much money, but now Elder Compos has ended my
streak. So this week he’s my loser
companion. Don’t worry, I’m just
joking.
I hope the family is well, and that you all have a great
week.
Elder Matos is watching for my package, I’ll let you know
when I get it.
I love you guys,
Elder Burk
