Limeade king...Destroyed by a 9-yr-old...Being the light on the hill

Hey y'all! So my mom told me that I need to send more pictures of myself because for some weird reason people like seeing my face, so I'll start trying to do that for you guys haha. This week I made Brazilian Limeade, which actually is a little bit different than how they actually make limeade, 2 times!!! I am such an amazing cook and everyone should be so proud of me! But it was actually so good and both Elder Rogoski and I drank all of it super quickly.

This week I was absolutely destroyed by a 9-year old girl and it was hilarious. We were at a lunch at a member's house and as the mom was finishing dinner, her daughter came out to talk to us and get to know us. I ended up asking her how old she was and she told me that she was 9, almost 10. As a joke, I responded that she was really old and ancient. She immediately quipped back with "but you're the one who has white hairs!" haha. It was so funny and my companion and I DIED laughing. I can't even think as fast as this girl did lol. It was great and I am super proud of her for making fun of me.

My spiritual thought this week is more about the Savior from the book, Jesus the Christ. I am reading right now about the last week before His crucifixion. As a missionary, and in general, as Christians, we receive a lot of rejection from the world. As I have read about the Savior and his ultimate rejection by the very people He was trying to save, I am in awe by the meekness and humility He showed. We are the lights on the hills, we show the way to the Savior, but there is definitely resistance and people trying to quench our lights. However, when we stand for that light despite everything, in complete meekness and humility, like the Savior, we start to become like the Savior and receive His help to continue in our faith. We are all the Sons and Daughters of a Heavenly Father who prepared the one and only way to return through His Son, Jesus Christ. As we follow His example, we become more like Him. As we become more like Him, we become the people Heavenly Father wants us to become. As we do that, we fulfill the plan He has for us and will live eternally with Him. I KNOW this to be true.

With love from Brazil,

Elder Colton McOmber

Açai and Coke(The missionary diet ;P)