But don't worry Mom, I just put
that in to catch your attention. Nothing happened, haha! Of course,
now something probably will this next week just to spite me. But I know
that no matter what happens, as long as I keep the rules, Heavenly
Father will protect me! Thanks for all the prayers you give in my
behalf!
This week... Hmm.... Well, first off, I forgot my
camera, so unfortunately no pictures this week. Bummer. I had some
great ones to send on!
We were able to talk to a
bunch of people this week! Some good, some not the best, but I have
loved the opportunities to share my testimony with everyone we meet! Of
course, when you get the whole grace/works/you're-not-a-
I got to go on exchanges again this week! This was my second time on a bike. We got to go around and talk
to so many people! Got caught in a huge but brief cloudburst, man it
was awesome! Oh... something just clicked... That must be why I got all
those spots on my shirt. Duh. I had tried hard to not go quickly over
the little gutters of water in the street, but I totally forgot about
the rain we went through.
Anyways,
in one instance, after biking for a long distance to find that the
person we were trying to meet wasn't home, I wanted to make sure that we
didn't just do that for nothing. Even though our dinner was soon, we
looked around and started talking to a lady taking out her trash. She
just so happened to be a less-active member who didn't come to church
because she said she felt guilty about something. It was so great to be
able to work to build her up and help her out! We encouraged her to
come back and shared our testimonies of how the Lord loves her. Those
kinds of times are really my favorite - when you really can sense a need
someone has and help show how the restored gospel of Jesus Christ can
help meet that need!
Oh
and Dad, guess what? You remember Jason from Studio C? Yeah we had
dinner with his brother. And his parents live in the same ward. Small
world! We had seen him before and talked about Jason and Studio C, but
at dinner I chose not to bring up his brother because I remember you and
what I like to call the Jim Usevitch syndrome. You know what I mean.
:P
Other
highlights - got to set one baptismal date with a younger guy, Nate,
and we have two more dates in the works with two more kids, aged 9 and
13. Awesome! Miracles! The 13-year old reminds me a little of Mark.
You two would have fun, I feel like! (PS Mark! What's going on? I
want to hear from you sometime!)
Yep,
and the members here are amazing! I have loved getting to know them
and the awesome leadership here. Sundays are just the best for that
purpose. Helping them fulfill their callings is another one of my
favorite missionary activities. Teaching Primary is always fun. :)
And now for the moment of Ponder:
- Who are you? How would you define yourself?
- How do you view yourself? Who do you see yourself becoming?
- How does your Heavenly Father view you? Who does HE see yourself becoming?
I
am so grateful for the perspective the gospel gives me! I know that I
am a child of God with divine potential! I know as we live the gospel
we can see so many blessings come into our lives. The Lord is just
waiting to bless us! He has blessed me so much already. I am so
grateful for his patience and help.
Love you!
--Elder Usevitch
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