Week 19

This week has been full of slow progression and the realization of our need for constant effort to improve, to strive to be worthy of the Lords success. Leaving the safe walls of Zion where we spent our Christmas season of presents, sweets, and ward family love is; into the trenches of spiritual warfare is a hard dissension. I started off the week entering into a new "Purity Fast"( which is a great talk by Elder Gene r. Cook) and fighting hard to find the Lords prepared
people and meet with out investigators. We are teaching a Jamaican named Kevin and an English man named Gavin who have a few things in common. One they both can't read well, two they don't keep any of
their appointments. So dealing with the frustrations of that, I have been striving to increase my boldness both with people on the street and in lessons. This was needed to tell both of these investigators if they didn't shape up they couldn't be baptised and come closer to
Christ, I don't know how much more boldly or bluntly I could have put it with them saying those exact words. Yet they again just canceled their appointments as I write this email. But the work must go on and we must find the Lords prepared people. I think my favorite part of finding people is that I don't know who is prepared or not, that's why I must talk to everyone. I have had many experiences where I stopped
some one who I never thought would accept the message little alone hear it, and yet they stopped and heard and listened. That is my favorite feeling, that the Lord keeps on letting me experience. It's surprise that first I would have never guessed mixed in with a little
bit of confusion on actually what to say, so let's say I really rely on the lord to fill my mouth. The emails from friends and family have meant a lot and I am thankful for all who sent me something, i am over
burdened with your love. Alma 26:27