Ayikow! family and friends. How is everyone doing this fine Monday? To best explain how this week went and how I'm sure every week will go, I will quote Elder Wright, "The days pass like weeks and the weeks pass like days." This is the honest truth lol. During the week, it is hot, it rains, I come home exhausted, sometimes frustrated and feeling like how am I going to do this tomorrow? And then by some miracle the week is through, and I look back and think that wasn't so bad, in fact, I learned a lot!
Now there is something you should know about Bramwells, we (think) we know everything! Not necessarily we have facts or knowledge about many subjects, but just when we attempt something new we assume our way is the best way and we can do it better then everyone else... that is how I was treating missionary work. Bad way to go. I came to the understanding this week my companion knows what he is doing, that he cares about me and he cares a lot about the work and wouldn't do something that would harm ourselves or the work. For example, it was just fast Sunday, after church we began visiting members and proselyting. During church I felt fine. It was an overcast day and I thought I could go without food or water for a full day. I had also just read in the missionary handbook you should proselyte as much as possible on Sundays. About 4hours later my companion says I think we should head back to the apartment, which is about a 45min trip. I said I think we should visit and teach more people, so like the good trainer he is, he said ok. He went and bought some water and a snack and finished his fast. I thought, wow, this guy is being lazy. About 10 min later we ran into a man who I later found out was drunk and had a very interesting lesson full of nonsense. During this lesson I became very dehydrated and was going to pass out. I told my companion, and instead of saying I told you so, we just went back. I have had many experiences like this. We need to humble ourselves, give ourselves time to learn something new. If we want to be masters at something, we need to put in the 10,000 hrs.
I am starting to grow a love for my investigators. On one experience I was able to help a recent convert, Sis. Annet. She is a teenage girl who stopped coming to church these past weeks because of something the bishop told her. I was able to share my own experiences and bear a strong testimony on forgiveness and the Atonement, how people are not perfect, and bore testimony of the reason we go to church which is not for the people. I was in tears by the end and I knew she could feel the spirit so strong. She said she would attend church.y:)
I relate this time of my mission to a boxing match. I am in round 1 just beginning the fight. I am learning my "enemy" testing the water. I am realizing that though the enemy is far different then what i expected and much stronger too, I AM WELL PREPARED. I say that in boldness because of the many lessons I learned throughout my life that are manifesting themselves in way I never thought possible. It is miracle how the Lord prepares us in life. This work is not easy but it is the most rewarding thing I have ever done. Until next week BYE BYE!
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| Oh and our fourth was so crazy!! So many fireworks you would not think, but they celebrate harder then we do!... just kidding bahaha. We were going to have a bonfire, but it rained. We did sing The Star Spangled Banner in the morning though:) I am so grateful for America holy cow I can't believe how blessed we are. Everyone would kill to be there for one second. One lady told me to marry her daughter so that she could come.. but she was being funny:) Still kinda sad though. I also realize The Restoration could not have taken place anywhere else or at any other time period. I am grateful for our founding fathers, for the reformers, and all who made USA the USA. |
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