Anyway, I bet you'd like me to type something constructive here. First of all, the heat here is really killing me, and when I forget the sunscreen (sorry Mom) it gets even worse. -.-' If it means anything, though, I probably sweat it all off anyway. I guess a more interesting topic, however, would be the wonderful exploits we had this morning. :) The zone I'm working in realized it's goal for this month, so the Pres. gave us a Zone P-Day. Basically, this involved all the missionaries in the zone gathering together at a park this morning, and participating in the various activities. Just for my Mom, I took plenty of pictures too, and will be sending a few of the good ones along with this letter. So, due to the filled day and all the activities, I have yet to recieve sufficient time to catch up on the month of empty journal entries. X( I feelm like they may never be filled. Just stand there and mock me.
During the first few days this week, the town was absolutely empty. I mean it! Litterally every store was closed and nobody was walking in the streets. We Even made long lists of investigators or contacts we'd try to teach, but even there we came up nearly dry. However, like every disney film I've seen, there's always a good ending to this story. About the last two or three days here, theres been a sudden flood of people returning, and we've been finding nearly everybody at home. The best part, though, is that part of that influx was all the members we'd lost, finally having a church meeting with more than just us and God to help the investigators.
The party's reign of terror has ended! Now is the age of Progress!
*said in an epic Roman Voice
One of the better highlights of all this week was one of the families we've begun to teach. My companion and I swear, they're the best investigators we've ever seen. They are friends of one of the members we have here in the Branch, and they are truly golden. When we first visited them, we never gained time to teach anything, so we left a pamphlet with them in case they'd like to study ahead of time (a thing people rarely do). When we returned, to our pleaseant surprise, they had all read it through, and had even written responses to the "additional study" part in the back. D: (Jaw dropper) Not only that, they were actively asking questions about church doctrines and beliefs. In fact, they asked so much that we had to wait until the third visit before we could teach any structured lesson. XD
But this is really the kind of interest and desire we should all have when it comes down to it. I'm not saying you should get up, grab a missionary and ask him everything he knows about the church (although this has crossed my mind). What I'm saying is that we should all take a little more excitement, or at least put a little more importance in the doctrines of God. Too many times I've seen people that "have a religion" that they never visit, or are too stubborn to invest a little time to hear a servant of the Lord. The truth is that we should all be looking for something better, something more complete until we find something that can answer All of our questions. I know I've found that here in the church that I represent, but how can that profit you unless you search it for yourself. Those who believe they've found something, shouldn't just steady in, but actively search and study what they found, ponder it in their hearts, apply it in their lives, and discover through God if these things are really true.
Friends, family, and all other internet folk. Please don't put aside the importance of your soul and your Heavenly Father. I know him well, and I know he will not chastize those who do not obey, but why deny him the ability to bless you in this life and the next.
Thank you everyone for all your love and support. I received a special Christmas package this week with letters from all the Activity Day girls, and delighted in all their nice little sentiments and cute comments. It seems like a simple thing, but really it's really the simple things that make us stronger!
Until Next Time!
Élder Angus
Photos:
- My attempted panoramic of the waterfall we saw today (could use some touch-up) ;)
- A regular photo of the same, in case the first was terrible
- My lovely silhouette
- Oh, that sweet punchable face! >:D
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