Dear Dad,
If you could be so kind as to share some insights about the lesson you taught about Agency that would be so awesome!! I've been studying a lot about that and trying super hard to grow in my testimony and conversion to the value of allowing other people their agency, and how it's an eternal principle or a celestial principle! That is really cool about the insights about quickening! I can literally see that here on the mission with the other missionaries! I'm trying my best not to judge, but it's pretty apparent by their actions.
I love that! We either serve the Lord or the sin. It makes me re-define my definition of sin almost. This week, it has become apparent to me that ANYTHING that even takes us away from God is a sin. Example. I am approached by other missionaries asking about how I was feeling after working out (I have been slightly sick these passed few days) and I say I'm doing fine. They ask about me some more, and I reply with satisfactory answers. They leave. I didn't do anything to WRONG them, but I did less good than I could have done. I could have shown more charity by looking outside of my discomforts and asked about how they were doing, and asked about them in general.
I'm working on charity a lot this week, and it's been so motivating because as I pray every night for charity, I see evidence of my ability to love grow!! It goes perfectly with your advice about being a trainer!!
So a little about this week and me,
First of all, Elder Blaser has a slight case of diarrhea of the mouth, but I have come to love it, because it's such a change from last transfer! I don't even need music in the car anymore! ;)
He's a super enthusiastic Elder that is going to be such a great missionary! He has a burning testimony about living the gospel and preaching by example much more than teaching! He played football and basketball in high school, but suffers from asthma problems. His favorite thing about the gospel is families. He always relates everything to families and teaches how the gospel blesses families very powerfully! He was in an 80s rock band that he organized back home, and he's always talking about it, and singing songs like Faithfully, Jump, and soo many more of the 80s classics! It's fun to listen to, but I try to encourage mission-appropriate songs, and don't sing along. His plans after the mission are to open a multi-genre recording studio and live the dream of the band :) He's from the Mesa area, and he's here for 2 transfers waiting for his visa to the Philippines! He's so awesome! I love him!!
One night, we had a rifle pulled on us!! One of our investigators wasn't used to night time visitors, but we got the feeling to visit him and encourage him in between our visits, when we knocked, he went out the back door, and came around the corner where we were with a rifle pointed at us!! hahaha I know this man pretty well, and he has a heart of gold, so I was only slightly concerned, and more confused why he had a freakin gun in his hands! hahah turns out he'd been ignorantly housing a wanted fugitive, and the Sherriff knocked on his door the night before wanting to know where the dude was, and Frank told him that he kicked this guy out the day before, so he was just being "careful" with bringing a gun with him. hahaha Elder Blaser was literally shaking and going hysterical when we got in our car! hahaha It was the funniest thing to just listen to him go on and on for a good 12 minutes about how "HE HAD A FREAKIN GUN"! To to make matters better, we got the strong feeling to go visit this really sweet inactive lady. When we got there, her meth-addict daughter had "finally come home" to a lengthy lawsuit dealing with custody issues. She was all twitchy and scratching herself all over. She was really intense, and twitched her head as she talked hahah It was such a great night!! One to remember for sure! :)
I'm short on time, so I'll share my insights from the scriptures next week! I love you too! Have the best week of your life this week! (it's your choice after all!)
Love,
Elder Judy
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