Hey Family!!!!!
First Off. Yes mother I did get your package. And it was lovely! My
new challenge is now trying to ration the rest of the goodies(The
Reese's Puffs are already gone........But you knew that would happen.)
:) Haha!!!! Second off, I need to thank all of you for your letters.
Every single one had something in it that I needed to hear.
This past week has been an interesting one. Getting use to a new
area and trying to remember an old area with out dwelling on it has been
hard. Monday to Wednesday
were great challenges. I would basically get up and just be deppressed
in the morning remembering where I am, who I was with, the people that I
know have limited contact with. It was hard. My poor companion, Bless
him, did a lot to help me. He cheered me and helped me work. And that
was the key.
Thursday
morning I got up and just said "I hate feeling this way! Im sick of
it!" And something just snapped. I made a commitment that morning to
work harder then I ever had before. I walked out that door and talked to
everyone who was in my path. I knocked a ton of doors. I put my whole
hear into the work for that day and the results where amazing. We were
busy as heck. We were running around and as the day passed I found us
having less time to talk to everyone on the street and we completely had
to take out knocking. Its like the lord saw we were willing to do all
of that hard stuff, and then said " Alright, way to go. I see that you
are willing to work, well here is some real work." And then we started
teaching people. We got 2 potentials that day and are looking forward to
contact them this week. The apointments we had were amazing. The spirit
was there and it used us for the teaching. It was amazing. The best
part??? I collapsed on my bed that night, just feeling awesome. I woke
up the next morning, and.... I wasnt sad. I wasnt depressed.
But the thing I learned? Friday
morning I got up, and I had to make the exact same commitment. I had to
tell God, "Alright, Im going to do litteraly everything I can for you
today." And that was a scary prospect. EVERTHING I could? Thats a lot.
But I made it, and then all of the sudden, I was excited to see what was
going to happen. I knew God was going to bless me for that, and Friday was just as amazing as Thursday. It was really amazing FAMILY!!!!!!
Now the thing that I want to share though is that, Im still having
to make that commitment every day. It was a LIFE changing discovery,
that I have to apply everyday. I need to wake up every morning
and say. "Heavinly Father, what do you have planned for me today?" And
then get up and do it. Knowing that I would try and Do everything I
could.
Now this morning I was able to study the Principle of Trusting God.
It was funny I was studying this because this principle is what God was
teaching me the past couple of Days. It was like he was just
reaffirming, what he had taught me. And it told the story of Alma
and his people when they were put into bondage to the
Lamanites. They prayed to be delivered, but God did not
immediatly deliver them. He INSTEAD, strengthened them so that they
could bear their burdens and they would seem easy. He did
eventually deliver them but it took time. And it made me think of what
kind of Humililty that must have took. To trust god and his timing
and just know that eventually, it will happen. You just have to be
patient.
Family, I know that there are going to be days out in the field
that are still gonna be hard. But I know that if I give everything over
to him, that he will strengthen me and I will be able to endure. And not
endure but, be cheerful about it. Just as Almas people were. We saw 2
investigators come to church this week that have been taught for 9
months and have come once before. WOW. Thats amazing.
I wish I could write more. Im sorry that this letter was more just
spiritual and not telling about the area, my flat, or funny stories. I
will send pictures next week I swear. And with some funny stories as
well.
I love you guys!!!!!!!!!
Til Next Week - Elder Hale
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