Monday was
P-day and I decided that I am going to start writing about how I have seen
God's hand in my life each day. I was listening to a talk by
President Eyring and that is what I learned from it. I also saw God’s
hand when we were teaching Steve. The Spirit was there and I really believe
that he felt it. He seems like he really has a desire to read from the Book of
Mormon. We went and picked up a talk from Sister McArthur and it
really seems like the ward is getting more excited about missionary work right
now. We did the normal stuff and also had some Mexican food with the Brooke's.
Tuesday was
District Meeting which was really good. Also did a trade-off with Pine Forest.
I went to Pine Forest with Elder Helmandollar. We had a really good day seeing
investigators and a few less actives. The way I saw God's hand in my life
wasn't completely in my life, but more so Elder Helmandollar's. He has a
rep of being disobedient, but he seems to work hard and still have fun. He told
me that he has been waking up on time and that makes me really happy. He has
grown a lot and God has changed him. I want to have the mission really turn me
into a disciple of Christ. I always do my best, but I want to keep getting
better. I love Elder Helmandollar.
Wednesday was
a great and busy day. Our gators, Josh and Anna, dropped us. I realized how
amazing it is that I am where I am. God has really blessed me to be able to
overcome the things that I have. I was inactive for so long. I grew up with my
Dad that was there, but not as an example of what to do, especially in the
priesthood. My Mom was always there though! I also missed a ton of school and
failed a lot of classes. I made a ton of bad decisions, but somehow God's been
able and loving enough to lift me and bear my burdens. I know that there were
many praying for me. While we were out, I realized that I still continue to
become better because of even more prayers. I am so grateful for the growth
that I have seen the past 3 years. God has answered and continues to answer
prayers on my behalf. That is how I saw God's hand. Quote of the day: "The
squeaky wheel gets the grease." Bishop Smith. Today I talked to a guy
named Melvin who wanted Romney to be president. First black person I have heard
say that on my mission. haha.
Thursday was
weekly planning and that is where I saw God's hand in my life. Elder Smith and
I talked about my relationship with my Dad and I guess you could say that I
came to realize that with all that has happened throughout my life that my
relationship with my father can improve. I do love him, but maybe not as much
as I could. I don't know how to do this, but it is worth a shot. Tonight we
also had our Thursday basketball and I played really well. We had 16
guys including us there. A lot of them left when we began the message though.
That kinda sucked! Good day though.
Friday we
had a good day! We have had a lot of success with less actives lately. Today
while we were teaching one of them named Ricky, I noticed God in my life. We
were talking about the sacrament and I realized that when you really prepare
yourself for the sacrament, you will have great experiences. I remembered a
couple weeks ago when I really prepared and prayed and asked for forgiveness
for all the sins that I commit on a daily basis and I asked for a spiritually
uplifting experience, and during sacrament I felt the spirit really strong. We
also taught the Curry's and ate there. Brother Curry is doing awesome with
quitting smoking! We also taught Sister Carter, a less active, and she was way
nice, just doesn't believe the church is right for her. We did clear up a couple
concerns.
Saturday we
taught a lot of lessons. Well 3 if that is a lot. We ate at a restaurant called
Ollie's that a less active member, Brother Ley, manages at. This is where
I was able to see my tender mercy for the day. They were having some sort of
photo shoot with motorcycles and women in bikinis. It saddens me that those
kinds of things are done. These are the last days! Any way, my tender mercy was
being able to not have a desire to look. I saw them and immediately was able to
look away and not really even feel tempted to look back. I know that I was
baptized and in being baptized I am a representative of Jesus Christ. The
restaurant was really good food too by the way!
Sunday we
had a good day at church. Father's Day program. Sister Schoonover spoke
in Sacrament and it was a way awesome talk! Loved Brother Porter's as well! Ate
with the Hardman's. Good food! Taught Marcus about prayer. He still will
not ask God questions. So today a tender mercy was that we had like 5 or 6 less
actives to church and we contacted all of them this week and 4 of them were
because we invited them. So it was awesome to see our work pay off.
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