Dear Everyone,
Well it was a really rough week for us (numbers wise) but I
absolutely loved being able to remember what the Lord did for us. In the
phone I made certain alarms at certain times so that at the exact
moment I could remember what is happening. I had alarms
going off in the middle of the night when the savior was paying the
price for our sins but it was worth it.
Too many people cancelled appointments this week. So people were
cancelling there salvation unfortunately. I can't really get too down
because we are doing our best, but people's agency is getting in the
way. Not much to report this week about the work
because it was slow. But in the mission the baptisms were down hard
core. Except in Kearns zone. We killed it out here. We had 32 baptism
for March. Miracle madness and the next closest zone was 14 baptisms. We
just got the best missionaries up here with some
great leadership. Elder Swainsten and Talentino are the zone leaders.
They keep the attitude up.
Well mom I don't know what to report on about myself. This morning I
studied the scriptures and was studying on agency and accountability. I
figured out I'm sinning because I don't always love to report and
sometime I wait for my leaders to call me! haha.
yeah I chastise myself when I study. PMG says our attitude for our
mission directly correlates to how much we love the Lord and honor his
priesthood. So if we hate our mission or are having a hard time we don't
honor the priesthood and we don't Love God.
I am doing good though. It's very tiring and there are so many
things I have to worry about and least of all I worry about myself. Don't worry I eat well. Sometimes I skip lunch because dinner seems so
close. we eat at 5 here and that's way too early.
But we get good food at dinner time. And my weight since you ask I am at
200 pounds. But we bike around all the time. I can actually touch the
rim of a basketball hoop now. I love it. I'm hoping to dunk by the end
of my mission. As long as I stay biking. Which
I think I will always be able to do. None of the areas are too big that I
couldn't bike if I didn't want too. Unfortunately I'm not growing
taller. That would make it easier. In the morning elder Bennett and I
ride down to zone workout which is all down hill
and then after we play sports and run around a lot we rode back up which
is a killer but for some reason I really like it.
Well mom if you were here in Kearns I could find you about 5
tailors. I use them often don't worry. I get the holes mended in
my pants and my suits still look nice. Actually all my clothes are in
pretty good shape really. The only ones that are wearing
are my cheap black pants.
SOO we have an investigator who is 29 and has a little mental
disability. She called us Saturday morning and said she wanted to be
baptized that night. We were ecstatic. We had it all set up and then we
went to the interview with the ZLs and she decided
not to go through with it. I talked her into at least coming to watch a
baptism right before hers would go down. After we talked about it and I
almost talked her into being baptized right there! She is ready and she
is just scared. And a little bipolar and
doesn't liked being pressured. But it was very stressful and nothing
came out of it. But I did learn a great lesson in my prayers afterwards. It's all in the Lord's time. everything that happens is all under his
hands and will happen when he wants it to be done.
And I was more going for the number than really helping her out. But she
calls me every night to talk about how she's scared and all that. She
is very needy but its going to be a great story after I'm done with the
stress.
Well Kearns is warming up. The sun is shining and more people are
outside for us to talk to. And new people are moving in! So potentials
are moving in and its great. We just have to find them. It's the greatest
Easter egg hunt ever because its so long.
And when we break the eggs the people are baptized!!
Love everyone. Take care
Elder Salmon
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