Mission Office- Week Two

Hello World,

I had a really busy, running week in the office. When I came to the office on my first day, President said I would have to hit the ground running. I understand a lot better what he meant by that. There is so much to do in the office. It really feels like a full time job with the level of responsibility and the amount of time I spend here. However, I love it. I feel like I am really growing as a person, learning more about how the real world works, and how to use more Christ-like attribute (especially patience). I really feel like that it is something that Heavenly Father had been preparing for me. I look at what are my strong points and it is a lot of things that I do as a secretary (organizing, remembering lots of things,  working on computers). I am grateful that Heavenly Father and President are giving me this chance to serve.

This past week on Friday, we had the Second Counselor in the General Presidency of the Primary, Sister Franco come and speak to the two missions in Curitiba. It was a really special event. She is from Argentina and she spoke with us in Spanish, which was good to help me with my Spanish. Her husband also spoke. He was a mission President also in Argentina. We had a very special conference with them and I learned a lot about how the Spirit leads us in our missionary work. I learned that we all have to work really hard to always be in the zone of personal revelation. Revelation is the foundation of our personal relationship with Heavenly Father. Revelation will help us know where we need to be, with who we need to talk, and what should we say to touch the hearts of our investigators. I know that Heavenly Father will always lead us to the people who are ready to hear the gospel. 

Also, we are still teaching our family from Venezuela. The grandmother now is really close to baptism and we are super excited for her. My Spanish is also getting a lot better.

You and miss you all lots,

Elder Pinkney

Lots of photos this week...