Menudo....

I finally ate menudo! I have heard a lot about this dish but I have
never had the pleasure of eating it. Menudo is a wonderful soup with
cow stomach, intestines, and hoof. It was surprisingly tasty and my
favorite part was the intestine. The hoof just didn't please my throat
going down. Now I wouldn't eat menudo from just anybody but it was
made from our loving Ward mission leaders wife. (You met them on the
Skype call on Christmas) So I trusted it because she is a really good
cook.

Now to some missionary work. :) This week we had a surprise 2 hour
district leaders meeting and it went really well. We are having some
changes in the way we conduct our district meetings which I really
like. We come up everything we share every single week. They used to
sometimes give us outlines but those will stop. Which is really good,
it makes us rely on the spirit while we plan and conduct the meetings
in stead of following an outline.

I would like to close by sharing a personal insight from my study
this week. I was reading in Mosiah 26 and thought it was amazing what
alma did when he was confronted with a problem. He wasn't sure how to
deal with discipline in the church and went to king Mosiah for the
answer. In verse 13 it says "And now the spirit of Alma was again
troubled; and he went and inquired of the Lord what he should do
concerning this matter, for he feared that he should do wrong in the
sight of God." Alma was confronted with a problem so he went to the
Lord. He ended up receiving a huge answer from the Lord from verses
15-32 but before he received an answer he did something really
important in verse 14 it says that he "poured out his whole soul to
God" I know that that is a key to receiving personal revelation. If we
really want God to speak to us and help us we must pray pouring out
out whole souls to God. That has been a huge blessing on the mission.
The prayers when I have poured out my whole heart have been some of
the most spiritually uplifting experiences in the mission. I know that
God loves us and will answer our prayers. Maybe we won't be faced with
how to lead the church like alma was but we are faced with other
challenges like how to lead our families, or give guidance and correct
to our children, family and friends. We may even face trials that we
don't feel strong enough to bear. But I know that if can pour out our
whole souls unto God in prayer, service, and sharing the gospel we
will find the happiness and direction that we are searching for. You
are all loved and prayed for every day!

Love,
Elder Hyde

In case you want to read more :D
http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/26?lang=eng