FAMILY!!!! What up this is Elder Hale writing from you in Uckfield,
East Sussex. Sorry, Im kinda tired. Haha! I think I have moms tired
jeans. I just laugh when I get tired. ;)
So this week has been interesting, hard, and amazing. We moved this week so that took up all of Wednesday, my Companion was out for the count on friday
because he has a blocked saliva glad that became septic. Hospital
anyone? And we are still trying to figure out this area and how to get
to Haywards Heath. So we didnt feel like we got a lot done but, we
checked out numbers at the end of the week and wow. We actually kept up
pretty good. Mostly out of the grace of Gods hand. Haha! It seemed like
so many things just fell into place this week.
Miricle number 1.
It was saturday
and we had everything planned out perfectly. Get to the bus at this
time and we will be able to get to Hawyards Heath on time to go to a DA
with a non-member being there (A miricle in itself). Well we are at the
bus station and the bus doesnt come... and still doesnt come... and 20
min later we are thinking oh no. What happened to the bus. Well this
young lady calls the bus company and we find out that the bus has broken
down and probably wont get fixed for a while. Dang! So we called every
member we could think of... but no one was able. So we were about to
call a taxi, that would have gotten us there late and 22 pounds lighter
(money here is called pounds). ;) Well I was calling the taxi company
when all the sudden a member who is moving into Uckfield pulls up and
offers us a ride to Haywards Heath... Miricle! Super small but being in
a new place with no Idea where you are, well it ment the world to me
and my companion. We went to the DA. Had a wonderful lesson and went on
our way.
Miricle number 2.
On sunday,
we were kinda feeling a little down. Something about living with the
AP's is really humbling and we had a lesson that didnt go as planned. We
were trying to figure out how to get the Uckfield when there were no
buses and I was stressing. We went to go talk to the bishop and he said
he would give us one. But then he told us something else that was
amazing. So a women in brighton ward, the ward right below mine, found
out she had cancer in may... and they gave her 3 months to live. So she
came up into our ward to go to a hospice. Well me and my companion were
able to give her several blessing and get to know her and her family
quite well. She is an active mormon but her husband and daughter is
inactive, and her yougest daughter is not a member. Well I found out
that on wednesday she died. On monday
I was able to give her a blessing and it was the most surreal
experience. Giving a blessing of comfort to someone you know is going to
die... and they know they are going to die... and everyone listening
for that matter. Not a very normal everyday thing to do. But on Sunday,
the Bishop pulled us aside and said that the daughter that was
unbaptized called him after she died and started asking all of these
questiongs. Where is she? Is she still in pain? Will I ever see her
again? So many questions. She went right back down to brighton ward and
told the bishop that she wanted to be baptized! We asked the bishop what
happened. He had texted us a few days before asking for a scripture on
death and resurection in the book of mormon for the daughter to read to
her mother. We gave her alma 32. Didnt think anything of it.Bishop
thinks that while she was reading it to her mother, she started to feel
something. And then when she died she remembered the scripture and that
made her think about all of those questions and she went to the right
source to have them answered. Wow. I never felt more humbled in my life.
A women, who in life could never get her daughter baptized, in death
was able to get her baptized. And me and my companion and the bishop
were able to be a part of that. The lord works through mysterious ways
family. He really does. He uses his children to answer prayers and we
need to make sure to be ready to always receive them.
A lot of other miricles happened this week family. Just the peace
that came about Dad, was a miricle in itself. There are miricles
happening everyday and they are sometimes so small to see. But if you
look closely, you see the lords hand in your life. You have to look
though. So family I challenge you this week to look for miricles in your
life. Find ways that the lord has made something happen to help you. It
may be anything the lord is not limited. But look. Look and you will
see how much the lord loves you.
I love you family so much. Dad I'm glad everything is ok. But I
guess we kind of knew that it was going to be ok anyways. Caleb... my
little brother. I'm so proud of you kid. Your following your weird older
brothers footsteps. ;) Haha! Be better then me. Put time and work into
this talent that you have and you will go far. I know you will. Your
going to be amazing. I wish I could be there to see you perform. But Im
give peace by knowing that I'm going to be able to see you in your
Highschool shows. :)
Nate... I have a big favor to ask. Well its not really a favor for
me to ask... Im giving you a gift. There is a cute girl from my current
ward that is going to Utah around Conference time. She has not had good
experience with dating in the UK. So the mom and me have come up with a
plan. Bishop approved of course. :) I need you to take her out on a
date. Shes 17 and turned earlier this year I think. Her name is Beth and
she is pretty awesome. Can you take her on a date? Thanks. Its going to
be fun.
Love ya guys!
-Elder Hale
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