It's been an up and down week! We've had a bunch of good experiences and a few bad ones. We had some really good visits with a couple of families. Families we haven't been able to see in awhile. It's pretty hard work down here. People are so hot and cold. One week they are doing so good and then Satan gets in their lives. It's so hard to watch people turn from the gospel. I can't imagine what Heavenly Father feels like with so many of his children. There is a lot of hope for them and a lot work to do to help them get to the straight and narrow.
We had a baptism coming up this Saturday and were going to get the interview this past Saturday for his baptism. The night before he texted us and said he wasn't ready for it. That was a huge bummer! He was doing so good and making so much progress. He had quit smoking this week, was reading and praying every night, coming to church and feeling peace there and so many other things then just dropped it all. We still go see him everyday and he is opening up more and more everyday but is moving in about 2 weeks so his time is running out.
These experiences have taught me a few things about Heavenly Father. One, the love He has for each of us. The only thing I want for his guy is to bring him happiness. He talks about how his life has all these struggles and how he has struggled his whole life, turning to drugs, getting caught by the law and so many other things that he says destroyed his life. I wish I could give him the happiness I have for just a second to let him feel the affects the gospel can have on us. Secondly, Heavenly Father always respects our choices no matter how hard it might be to see us make mistakes. He is always going to honor our freedom of choice. That's why we have so much chaos and sin in the world, because no matter how bad he wants to see us in the gospel and happy he lets us make our own choices no matter what they might be. And third of all, He is always there to help us back up when we fall. Every time our investigator falls back we are always right there to help him with his struggles. We are there to back him up and help him in any way we can if he asks for it. Heavenly Father would do the exact same for us. Anytime we need help He would be there in a heart beat to strengthen us and help us get through our struggles. Missions are amazing things and open your eyes to so many different things that I think would be hard to experience back home. I'm so grateful for this gospel and the opportunity I have to share it with others.
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| We went to Top Golf with Elder Hampton and Shaw. It was pretty fun. It was good to see both of them again |
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