Hi everyone!! :)
It is the beginning of my last transfer. Super weird. I'm
staying in Windsor with Elder Snelders. It will be an adventure for sure, and probably
will go by extremely fast.
Things from this week... Three days ago, I changed how I
write in my journal. I generally use my journal to think on paper or reflect on
things or vent. So I switched to addressing each entry to God (Dear Heavenly
Father). It has definitely helped put things in better perspective. I am asking
more questions and receiving more answers and recognizing more blessings.
Asking, "How have I seen Thy hand in my life?" And saying thank your
for it has been sweet! I feel a lot better about what I am writing now and it
seems like it will be more valuable to reread later now.
We went to a wedding. A girl that was baptized a few months
ago in Fort Collins (Elder Snelders taught her) was married at the church. It was
cool. I haven't been to many weddings. I liked the advice the Bishop gave
during it. That they should look back on their wedding day as the day that they
loved each other the least. And that love isn't staring at each other all day,
but standing side by side looking in the same direction. Lastly, that there
will be disagreements that will require you to compromise (he defined
compromise as when you both share your ideas and agree to stand together on the
decision to follow the wife's idea). Good stuff.
We watched President Brown do transfers. I was a lot less
involved than last time. He started on Wednesday and we were there with him for
a few hours helping. Thursday when we came back he was entering it in online!
When we prayed at the end it was interesting. We didn't ask if it was perfect
or anything like that. It was, "Is something wrong on the board?" I
realized that you can spend hours and hours moving missionaries around and not
get that much of a gain. Instead he seeks to get something good and ask if
there is something that NEEDS to change. I feel like that is good advice for
life because I like things more perfect than is realistic a lot of times. There
it won't be perfect, but it can be right and inspired.
Last night we watched the Christmas Devotional at President
Brown's house. It was nice. I has been a pleasure getting to know President Brown
better. He is full of lots of good counsel. I am super blessed for this
opportunity for my last 18 weeks to closely work with him.
It won't be a walk in the park this last transfer with lots
of stuff going on. But I am excited for it! We have some families we are working
with (it continues to take longer than I want it to. Why can't people keep
their appointments all the time and become engaged in the process of learning
and becoming?). We have been constantly dropping by the same families in hopes
that they will move forward! They are happy to see us, just have yet to take
action. If you don't meet with them enough, they never get moving! We are going
to do all that we can to help the women get to the Relief Society Christmas
Party this week and the whole families to the Ward Christmas Party next week.
It is weird that this is the last group of new missionaries
I will meet! And that some of my companions and favorite missionaries are going
home tomorrow! And that my turn is next. *exhale. Time to make it count!
Elder Campbell :)
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