Subject: Week of nothing but service
This week was really really a struggle, we go like 1
lesson the whole week. Not cool but the good side is that we had a lot of
service, like idk what to even talk about but I guess I will start with Monday.
We had pday here in Lakeport after the hike which I forgot my camera but we are
going next week so I will bring it then, and everyone came up and we play
basketball it was really fun. After that we had dinner with he olsons, had a
good dinner with them.
Tuesday we had zone meeting it was good we did some
practices introducing ourselves and the Book of Mormon but we kinda went over a
lot, but we drove back to Lakeport and went and did some service for brother
Morison and painted his shed which was awesome except that there were tons of
bees, they ain't cool 🏃 I was outa there. But
after we went less active finding didn't find anyone which is really sad cause
there's tons of them ! Haha. We didn't have a dinner either which was sad but I
made chicken katsu!! It was so good, definitely gonna make that again!
But on Wednesday we less active finding all day that
sucked, just being real. But we did see this guy walking along side of the road
looking like a zombie pretty sure he was in his own world, a lot of zombies
here it's pretty normal haha. But we had dinner with the rodiquezes it was a
good dinner and lesson after we taught the, about how to stay in the world and
still be close to the gospel even though it is pretty hard.
Thursday we did huge service for this member we cut her
trees and cleaned up he branches and set them on a trailer and hauled them to
the dump. I ripped my shirt 😭 it was so sad. After
we went and tried to see Ryan a less active but he wasn't home. We then drove
by the fair and tons of people were there so we decided to talk to a few handed
a couple cards out and went on our way.
Friday planning day!! Yeah! My favorite day of the week.
We had a good planning session though. This next week we are going on exchanges
with the APs, so that will be excited. A lot of finding to do, transfers are in
2 weeks the 20th and maybe I will leave this place ! 😃
Naa I will miss it even if it's a dead place haha. A lot of cool people I like
here.
But yeah Saturday we had service all day, we went to kelseyville
to help pull bushes with the other missionaries and then we went after and had
lunch and then went to move brother Taylor out he is moving to draper Utah! He
is a cool guy. After that we went to the Alexander's and helped dig out his
yard and helped his clean everything that took 6 hours haha. A long time ! But
we had steak after so it was totally worth it 😀😀🍖🍖
we went after and tried to see the Scott's they were not home they went to the
movies.
But yeah Sunday was good we went to church and I said the
opening prayer is sacrament my fear of talking or doing anything like that is
slowly slowly disappearing. So hopefully when I give my homecoming talk I will
look a little more lively !! 😂 but after church we
went through a list of less active primary families and we had dinner with
bishop and had pulled pork my favorite. And then we went and visited the
Scott's and Von and tala some awesome investigators. A mother and a daughter
they are super cool.
So I had a crazy dream that I will share with you guys
that I had last night obviously since I am sharing a dream it made a effect on
me, so the dream was I was in this super beautiful grove with a big green tree
to my left and I felt super peaceful but I had this feeling in my heart and it
over whemled me, and I was walking an I saw a man in white robes and had he
came closer I felt more and more like crying, and we had brown here but I
couldn't really see his face but we came and gave me a hug and as I put my chin
on his shoulder and he said "have faith" and I started crying. I have
had only one other dream like that but not that detailed, and I know that I
have been struggling with believing in what I am doing and having the faith to
be here and the faith to go out and find someone or people to teach to help.
And I see now that I need my faith I know it is in my heart I just need to
believe. 😥
I am reaching 9 months people say it's the hardest part
of the journey out here, I know I will make it because I love it, I love what I
am doing. Even if right now I don't get why I am here in Lakeport not finding
success maybe I am here for many different reasons maybe for my own growth or
someone's. I just have to continue pushing forward even if there are some pot
holes and some bumps in the road, there will always be no matter what, that's
what life is a bumpy road that we can only take with the savior our savior my
savior the worlds savior. D@C 122:7 my favorite scripture "7 And if thou
shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence
of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing
surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens
gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above
all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know
thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be
for thy good." It's all for our experience, our growth. I love you guys,
anything exciting happen this week? Thank you for the letters! 😃😃
may the 🐎🐎's of Rohan be with you. 😜
Elder Devin Brown
603 19th Street
Lakeport, CA 95453
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