Hello Family!
Man i am so happy right now! Mom and dad it was so great to talk with you last night! What a miracle that our chat was relatively problem free. This was a good week, but a slow week. We actually received an update text from our zone because we have set some specific goals, and as a whole zone not one new investigator was found last week. That is just a set up to see many great miracles this week from all of our new found determination... so look forward to some great stories next week about finding new investigators! We had a baptism in our ward on Friday which was sweet! I sent a picture of us with the main man, Dragon. Or Dynastasias if you want to call him by his real name. He was taught by the sisters in our ward, but we were able to fellowship him at church and help confirm him yesterday and he wants to come out and start teaching with us now as well.
We do visit our recent converts a lot. A couple of times a week usually. It is good for them and they always love having us over! We were invited to a single adults picnic that they had this week to thank us for the good work we've been doing in the ward. They had a LOT of food and we got to take a lot of it home as well. We have a whole pie and a half in our fridge at home. Banana cream... yummy. Also a whole bag of fried chicken and meatballs and what not... it is great to see a fridge full of food again instead of living off of balogna sandwiches like i've been doing. Also on Sunday the young women were selling giant pizza sized cookies for a camp fundraiser and a member bought us one of those so we also have a now half eaten giant cookie at home. All these sweets are going to fatten me up! But I hear that tomorrow it is supposed to be up to 94 degrees so i'll just sweat it all off. It's not too hot today though, still suit coat weather because it's not even over 70. Looks like summer is coming with no spring for us.
I know of Enzio Busche. He has a speech called "Unleashing the Dormant Spirit" which is excellent. I'll leave you with some of my favorite quotes from that talk. I don't remember the quotes exactly, but the gist is the same. He said that the pain of sacrifice is only an instant. It is the fear of sacrifice that is lasting or painful. My own comment to that would be that we need to live the commandment to be of good cheer. For Christ has overcome the world. When we fear the sacrifice, that is what makes it painful. Enzio Busche also said the spirit will give you clarity, but never doubt. If you are ever receiving doubt, it is not from the spirit. Clarity will come from the spirit.
I know that this is God's true and living church on the earth today. I am so grateful to be a missionary at this time! i love you all. God be with you til me meet again!
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