Hello Everyone!
Sorry about
not emailing yesterday. We got a ride with the assistants to go to an
activity, and they ended up being busy right at the beginning taking
care of some visa waiters that just came, and ... well to make a long
story short, we got to the library late and it closed. Bummer! So they
let us come email today instead!
We had some great lessons this week! One of which was
with Ryan, whose girlfriend is in the ward. It was amazing to see how
much of what we were teaching he already knew! He is a really great
guy. School started today, so it might get harder to meet with him, but
I think it will all work out. We had asked him to pray about setting
Sept. 21 as a baptismal date, and he did! Buuuut.... he said he prayed
and felt like April was the date he wanted to go for. Haha, what do we
say about that? Kinda funny. We'll keep working with him to see if we
can move it up, but only time will tell.
We had a bunch of people that we had worked to invite
to church, and we were really excited to see them there, but it ended up
that only one came. So frustrating! Satan is really working hard out
here. We had a quick storm that blew through, which was nice for the
water, but it knocked down a concrete wall that one of our investigators
was working on, so he got called in to fix it Saturday and Sunday.
It's ok - next week will be better. I know it! :)
Bike was giving me trouble with a flat for a few days.
You remember those things we call stickers or prickers? Up here they
call them goatheads (look at one and see if you can figure out why), and
they are a constant struggle. Until yesterday, where I bought some of
that green slime you can put in to self-heal the inner tube. Best stuff
ever! Nothing can stop the work from progressing now! :P
We both gave talks in church this last week, which was a
great opportunity! The counselor asked me to speak on how the
Atonement motivates me every day. Funny he should ask, because that is
something I have been thinking about for a looong time. It is a
struggle trying to teach something you don't completely understand, but I
was able to learn a little bit more from it!
That is a great thing to ponder. How does the
Atonement of Jesus Christ motivate YOU everyday? I would love to hear
thoughts and ideas! One of my favorite quotes from PMG is "As your
understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ grows, your desire to
share the gospel will increase."
I know that this gospel is true! I am so grateful to
be learning a little more everyday! It is rough when I want to know so
much all at once, but I know as I strive to just learn a little day by
day, the Lord will give me the knowledge and understanding I desire. I
am so grateful for His love for me and His kindness and patience.
Kinda long letter today Hopefully you're not too bored right now. :) Love you all!
--Elder Usevitch
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