I guess since you all are wondering I finally got to watch Conference. In English this time too!! It was so nice because they had Russian Down stairs and English upstairs:) haha the English one was just full of missionaries though haha but it was great. I learned so much!!! And I loved all of them. I took something from each one:) It's crazy how much your mind goes during conference because mine was all over the place. Something way cool too that happened is Jorg Klebingat was in my ward literally a month ago.. I talk to him and his wife!! They are way cool and when I saw he was talking I was like What?? He was just here!!!! One of my favorite though was Bednars.. Probably because I'm a missionary haha but everything he said was so true!! I just want all of russia to here that talk!!
One of the thoughts and I guess something that I've been dealing with for awhile, but it just hit me this week because our mission is getting really strict and has really been pushing us for this last year. When I came into my area it was completely dead. We had nothing going on and we didn't all summer. We had people in and out wanting to meet, but nothing seemed to work. Then fall came and school started and things started to kinda pick up. We had people to meet with and less actives to work with. But I feel like that time lasted very little.. Which it always does and I don't understand why? Our area President made us a promise that if we talk to 10 more people each day, work with members, and commit people to baptism on every lesson then we would find success. So I decided to take on the challenge.. (even though I was doing it already) But I really started to focus on it. And yet things lately have been so dead. I feel like we are working with the same people and yet no one is progressing, especially less actives. I do believe every missionary goes through a drought. And the pray as hard as the can just pleading for god to send some rain. But I know god will not send rain right away. He will test you and make you work through this doubt. I feel like he's just testing me and seeing how strong I really am.. Which sometimes I feel like I can't go any further, but yet I come home at night and think wow I did another day.. How?? Even though sometimes I don't like what god does. I have to except it. No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, attitude and humility. All that we endure patiently builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of god. And it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we came here to acquire.
Mom!!
Yes yes yes I got your package and I LOVED it!! you know me to well:) I was so excited when I saw all the Halloween decorations haha our apartment was getting a little boring;) haha but thank you so much. I have honestly the greatest mom in the entire world!! It's way funny because everyone knows when I have a package.. they are like it's always huge and it's got Jesus stickers all over it hahaha ah your great mom:) I always tell them! sorry my mom loves me!! haha but yeah how was your week?? This week was ok.. really slow, but I was so grateful for Conference!! AHHH so awesome. I learned so much and thought about a lot. I can't wait tell the liahona comes out so I can read it. You were right though Bednar's was really good!! Tad Callistar's was really good too.. made me think a lot about my childhood;) haha you and dad are awesome! Thanks for your good examples!! Oh and one of the guys who spoke.. he was in the 70 and he's from german, jorge schlem.. something? anyways he was here in Russia like last transfer!! I met him and his family!! So that was way cool to see that he spoke. He was super blunt too haha but haha yeah. I dyed my companions hair last week so you should be proud of me;) Umm.. I'm not sure what were doing for my birthday tomorrow.. I think it will just be a normal day:) Which is ok because I'm a missionary!! haha I can't wait to make cake and stuff though so that will be fun:) Our mission is cracking down on so many rules it's not even funny.. kinda hard ha but it's ok were trying to hit 130 baptisms before the new year and right now were at 85.. so I think they just want us to be obedient as possible and really just show god we want this.. It's hard though because I feel like my area is stuck in a ditch and can't get out.. But hopefully miracles will start happening.. will see:) Anyways I hope you have a great week. Thanks again for everything!! I LOVE YOU SOOSOOO MUCH!!!! ah thank you for being my mom..
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