We had mini missionaries this week, from Thursday to Sunday. All 4 missionaries here each got their own mini companion. It was really cool, but so strange. I remember when I was 16 and went on my mini mission, and the missionaries seemed so old, so mature, but I look at myself and do not feel like an adult at all. I still have next to know idea what I am doing, ever, but then again, I am probably going to feel that way most of my life. But it was still a cool experience. My "minion" was really shy, but could understand spanish almost perfectly. I was able to speak more spanish with him than I had been able to for almost a month. And we found some really cool people while we were out.
We had a really great lesson on Sunday with a couple named Chuck and Val. We had found them 4 days before and had set an appointment. When we showed up, they started out by saying that they had discussed it and said the church was not for them, before even hearing what our church was. We just laughed and taught the restoration anyway. It is always great what the spirit can do, it was so strong as we bore testimony of how Christ's Gospel has blessed our own lives, it softened their hearts real quickly. It continues to astound me how great of friends you can be with someone in such a short time as a missionary. You just come in their house and within 15 minutes these people tell you their life story and details they have never told anyone before, and it is is great how fast people just trust you, because they can sense how much you love them. And the ability to just love a stranger is so great! You get a glimpse of Christ's love, and you actually start to feel like his servant. And now, Chuck and Val are both investigators. Being a missionary is awesome. Sure, people throw stuff at you, and there is not a day that goes by that at least 3 people drive by yelling swears or insults, but I am going to miss wearing that badge, and having that gift of the spirit where people just open up the way they do. I don't have to worry about that for a long time, though. One of the hardest things about this area is giving up all these people we love so much to English Elders. When we told them we have to trade them off to the other guys, they were not too happy,
But the other elders are great guys, and I know they will do a good job.
There is an amazing quote I actually wrote down and hung on the wall in front of my desk. I having been trying to live my mission by it.
“I went before Him and said, ‘I’m not neutral, and you can do with me what you want. If you need my vote, it’s there. I don’t care what you do with me and you don’t have to take anything from me because I give it to you—everything, all I own, all I am.’ ” President Boyd K Packer.
Giving your all to God is the hardest thing to do at first, but the only way to truly enjoy the work. I love you guys,and I will talk to you next week.
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