Well this week was alright. We taught quite a few less actives and
they went really well. Tuesday we had exchanges and I went into the Spanish
ward. It was pretty fun and I was with a missionary from Mexico City. Luckily I
can understand Spanish pretty well when I really try. I just can’t speak back
to them in Spanish. It was neat being able to hear the conversion story of
the missionary I was with. He hasn’t been a member for very long.
Wednesday we saw a couple of people and then got a call to come
help do some service. We helped do some plumbing and electrical. So I now know
how to do electrical. A little. haha I could probably do it if I had a little
bit of help. Then we had FHE with the YSA branch and they did a carnival type
activity which was pretty fun. Then we went to our ward and played indoor
soccer with some non-members which was pretty fun. I don’t think they had much
fun though haha. We are going to start having a lot of people coming which will
be great.
Thursday we had ZLC which lasted from 11-5. After that we had an
appointment with one of the less-actives we have been working with. He is doing
awesome! He has been to church every week since we started teaching him and he
is working on getting the priesthood.
Friday we had to take 2 missionaries to 2 different doctor’s
appointments then drive to R to pick up another missionaries stuff she left in
the back of a missionary car. By the time we finished that it was almost 3 so
we went to try to see R. The guy I tracted into a while back to see how he is
doing. We set up an appointment for Wednesday. Then we went home and Elder B
had a headache so he went to sleep while I organized the area book.
Saturday we did weekly planning which took awhile and then
helped someone move some boxes to a storage shed. After dinner we met with our
ward mission leader and went over how we can change our ward council to be more
beneficial and run the way that it is supposed to.
Sunday was really awesome. Sister Reeves, the
2nd counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency spoke in our ward! She
spoke mainly to the youth about how they are the rising generation but it was
neat to have her there. We only stayed at our ward until Sunday School was done
then we went to our branch for branch council and met with the branch mission
leader and then had church from 1-4 and linger longer from 4-5, then dinner
from 5-6 and started working on our trainings after that.
Some things I have learned from being on my mission. There is a
lot. haha
-Do all you can and the Lord does the rest.
-Miracles truly happen if you have the faith.
-When things happen, learn from it, don’t dwell on it and use it
as an excuse.
-Charity is necessary to be a good leader
-I have a lot of weaknesses on my own but the spirit makes up
for them as I teach.
-The atonement of Jesus Christ means EVERYTHING. It can be
applied in any situation. We would have no hope without it. We would be
miserable without it. There would be no purpose to life. The atonement is what
makes us strong. It’s what carries us through our hard times and through our
struggles. I don’t know where I would be without it.
Important things that have benefitted me
-I know the Gospel 1000 times better than I used to.
-I understand the importance of scripture study.
-I know how not to handle hard situations
-Christ-like attributes have all gone up.
-Being independent. (Not depending on family to live)
-Having powerful members to look up to.
Those are just a few of them but I know there are a lot more.
That is a good question though and I will have to continue to think about it.
Hopefully you have a less crazy week! I love you!
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