Well well well my family, we meet again.
haha ok so is everyone
ready for the scoop on how my past week was, cuz it was terribly hard and
good... like always.
Monday, just another p-day EXCEPT we finally met
david! and we basically spent the time getting to know him and his situation. It
was so so neat to see the spirit working through me and Sister Tau, as we were
discussing what he should do with his parents and making this decision all these
scriptures kept coming to me and Sister Tau. It was a very inspired lesson, and
it was cool to leave him with some scriptures to read, we told him to pray about
it and that we would see him soon.
Tuesday, we had zone conference which was so
so good. It's always a good time getting to be surrounded by other missionaries,
at times you feel that it's just you and your companion against the world haha
but then you go to one of those and you're reminded oh.. right, you guys are all
here too. The whole theme of it was missionaries and their impressions on their
ward, during it Sister Pingree had emailed all of our bishops asking how we were
doing in our areas. As we were going through the paper i hurried and skimmed
through it looking for the one that was about me and tau. "Our current
missionaries have quickly bonded with ward members and are gaining their trust.
They are doing this through hard work. Members report that they see them on
their bikes all over the ward and they've been systematically visiting less
active and part-member families. When they visit a member's home they always
leave a spiritual thought and invite the Spirit in the home" woo woo! i'm glad
at least someone has noticed us out there:] One thing that i learned from the
conference is that love is our greatest motivation. I think that's why the #2
advice i got was just love the people. I know that's so key. If you love the
people it makes you wanna work. If i'm learning anything right now it's to
FINALLY put other people before myself. Those of you that know me best know that
i have rarely done this in my life. But i've dedicated myself to doing it here
and now. I know that as you put someone before yourself it truly shows them how
much you care about them, they are more willing to trust you, and that can move
mountains with missionary work.
Wednesday, i had to say goodbye to Elder
Hardy:// which was SO sad. haha heck, i HATE that part of the mission, it brings
these super awesome great people into your life, and then in almost a cruel way
rips them right out again. I know this was against the rules but the past 2
transfers Hardy is CONSTANTLY talking smack, ooh i'm a big bad wrestler.. ooh
i'm a 3 time state champion haha so naturally i had to put him in a headlock as
my way of saying goodbye:] ya know,, i'm just breakin him in for when he goes
home!
I also got a "box of sunshine" from aunt Tosha!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! haha i
seriously loved it. it's always so good to hear from family back home and to
know that they are still thinking about ya! BUT i do have 1 request. So since me
and Tau have been together she's gotten 1 letter from tonga, one. and her
parents haven't even emailed her. SO could someone please send my dear best most
favorite companion a package?? She loves, kit kats anything sour she loves the
color green. haha she loves string cheese, i think it would be so neat for her
to get a package. seriously.
Oh and that night we had an awesome night with
Raechel Britto, she told us that after her mother-in-law left she realized that
the church and her are not the same thing. she said that a huge wall that was
blocking her from the church is now gone! that's so great! It's too bad though
that for so long she put those two together, her mother-in-law (bless her heart)
it just kinda crazy overboard. She seems very forceful in how she teaches her
kids and ultimately it has pushed them away. I know mom's put a lot on
themselves in trying to raise their children the right way, but i think the best
way to do it is by example. Actions will always always speak so much louder than
words.I'm pretty sure i bore my testimony to about 5364968 doors this past week,
haha when we went tracting NO one would answer, so after awhile Tau just started
bearing her testimony to the door. It made me laugh the first time but honestly
it was kinda therapy for us. Hey we may not have changed a person's life but
daaaang, that door will never be the same:] Cameron and Joel Henke are going to
be baptized on August 17!!!! Can we all just have a little victory dance? Todd
talked to the bishop and he said "The sisters have a way of making me feel a lot
more comfortable with all of this" mmm it's not us my friend, that would be the
spirit:] On Sunday it was seriously convert testimony day. All the adult
converts in our ward got up and shared their testimonies which was so so
awesome! John Maiva was there and i think the whole day was directed to him,
which was neat because we had been fasting for him. Anyways, in relief society
they also had time to bear their testimonies and every woman that got up just
talked about missionary work and the influence that we have had in their ward.
My mind was blown, because seriously at times i feel like i don't even do
anything. I think it's in words of mormon... verse 7 or 8 where it talks about
how "i don't really know anything, but the spirit worketh in me" That's the best
way i can describe it. It's sometimes weird to have people just thanking us and
thanking us, it in a way almost feels wrong to accept their gratitude? I really
don't do anything, i'm just a body that bikes around and occasionally people let
me into their house. It's all the Lord. During relief society though mama
blattman turned to me and whispered "You still wondering why you're here" haha
no, i'm not wondering anymore. After church me and Tau felt impressed to go see
the Maiva's we called them up and they said yeah come over. haha so we did our
personal study and when it came time to do companion study Tau looked at me and
said Denny (weird nickname i know haha) i can't stop thinking that we need to
invite him to be baptized today. Which was SO weird, because during my study
time that thought jumped into my head and i thought.. no no, we haven't even
really taught him yet, but then it kept coming back and i finally just said ok
fine, even if sister tau isn't expecting it i will invite him to be baptized.
TALK ABOUT COMPANIONSHIP UNITY. It's cool to see that the spirit is prompting
both me and Tau on the same things. So we had an awesome first discussion with
John Maiva and we invited him to be baptized. The spirit was so strong and i'm
excited for the work me and Tau have started up here in Fairfield.
I
just feel.... good. haha it's not easy, it really isn't but there are moments
that i can't even express the joy i feel in my heart. With missionary work, hard
work and effort will always pay off. You keep trying even when you don't want
to. You keep going even when the last thing you wanna do is get on a bike. I
love the gospel, i love the atonement, i love the changes that i have been able
to witness in others and myself. I'm so grateful to be serving here in hell:] it
truly humbles me everyday which let's be honest... i probably need:] i love you
all and miss you all the days! Keep fighting the good fight!
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