The weather is getting better here again! It is pretty nice. It just rains like crazy here though, but that's alright, that's when you feel like a real missionary! I'm interested in seeing how different the ward is nowadays.. Yeah life can be tough, certainly while you are serving the Lord with your all, in any calling.. I hope things go better for you guys and no one gets sicker.. I am looking forward to this next transfer! Change is such an important part of life, we just need to always have a firm desire and determination to change.. President McConkie explained it this way..
There are missionaries who work hard everyday and whether they have success or not they come home each night with an attitude of "The day happened the way it was suppose to.. we worked hard, so we'll just keep working hard and go with the flow.. if we find people, we find people, if we don't, we don't.."
That sounds like a good missionary but that is a missionary that relies on "Fate".. we are not to rely on fate and "just let things happen", we are to "make things happen".. We are not fatalist, we are facilitators of faith. Two very different attitudes.. one lets whatever happen, the other makes everything happen.. So we are not to come in each night "content" with the day.. but having made things happen that day.. we are to come in grateful and ready to improve and make more things happen!
I just thought that was cool, so I need to be careful with my attitude sometimes and not just be content with what happens, but to really do my part as a missionary and make it all happen.. that is the power of faith!
Anyway, please send pics of Easter! Pictures are great! I will send some next week! LOVE YA
Hey all! Transfers are here and I am staying in the great Mt. Pleasant! Elder Esplin is however, gonzo! Thats ok though.. I will miss him.. I have learned alot from him! Man I love my mission! I know that this is where I need to be and I am grateful for it! We had 11 non-members at church yesterday! Only 5 were our investigators (for now), but it was great. We saw alot of miracles and blessings yesterday and it was just an awesome day! We are planning for 5 baptisms this next transfer and I know we can do it! Keep me in your prayers, I love my mision! I continue to serve in a leadership position and that can be difficult at times but I really do enjoy it and am grateful for it, and am excited to improve at it! I have really come to better understand the Atonement and repentance and revelation these past few weeks in my personal study and am continuing to learn alot! Anywho! I am so excited for General Conference.. Like always, it is probably one of the most exciting times for a missionary.. to have your investigators see what you have been testifying of! I have learned so much from general conference on my mission than perhaps ever before! Anyway.. again! I love ya'll!
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