" Do you ever feel like Captain Moroni when he writes that letter to Pahoran and is all jumping to conclusions and telling him how he is wrong. Then it turns out that Pahoran was having a hard time too? I feel like that a lot. Sometimes it's so frustrating how we only see things through our eyes. No matter what we only see what we see and we only know what we know. We aren't going to know exactly what is going on with someone else unless they tell us but even then it's hard. I've definitely been known to get on my soap box and accuse because I only see how I am doing and what I need to be doing. I think that someone else isn't helping me when I fall short but really I need to take a step down and first ask how I can help someone else. I don't know if any of this makes sense but it does in my mind. That's why Christ is our Savior and is perfect because He understand.
Well, the good news of it all is we found some more youth to teach this week. Let me give you a rundown of things.
Monday: We played lazer tag as a District. It was funny and awkward because everything as a missionary is funny and awkward. My team won! I think it's because we were whipping out great BofM analogies about how we were Captain Moroni's army. I also saw a girl that I love from my second area there so that made my heart happy.
Tuesday: We taught the Restoration to this guy who has been taught it 4 times in the past 6 months but at the end he said he learned more that time then ever before. High five for the spirit! An African refuge told me I was beautiful and another man told me he hopes that one day I'll learn that my church is a cult. All things in moderation, eh.
Wednesday: We taught a 15 year old boy! We told him right at the beginning of the lesson that we help people to get baptized so he said he would get baptized! Yahoo! He also said the closing prayer and it was so tender. A man on the street told me that I'm only 15 because the first 5 years of my life don't count so I'm only 15. I asked him if wouldn't that mean I'm 17 but he didn't think so. Then he tried to give me a hug to make me feel better. He then told me that he is no mood to listen to a teenager try to tell him about religion.
Thursday: We are now teaching another 9 year old little boy! I was clearly called to serve in Las Vegas for the 9 year old boys. We just relate so well. He was so cute! He asked us five times how to pray. At then at the end he prayed but didn't say in the name of Jesus Christ Amen so he had us all kneel and he said it over again. I love someone who is eager about the gospel.
Friday: We took our 15 year old to the youth meeting for Stake Conference. After he told me he was bored but that he cried when a man sang "If the Savior stood beside me." Ahhhhh.
Saturday: We found out about transfers! I am staying in the area but my companion is leaving. So sad but I am excited about my new companion. Everyone thinks she is so great so I am sure I will as well. We had adult session of stake conference. All of stake conference was centered on joy but let me tell you I cried like a new born baby. It was such a great meeting!
Sunday: We had to go to two sessions of stake conference so we were at the church for at least 6 hours. We even packed lunches to eat in between sessions. This stake is amazing! They have a stake choir that is amazing! It's very intense! It's a stake calling and you practice for two hours every week but it's worth it because they sound like MoTab.
So in other news I hit my 17 month mark this week on the 17th. It's my golden mark. That is so mind blowing to me but it's great. I don't have to worry. I can just focus on the work and just loving people so much. Life is the best, eh."
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