สวัสดีครับ Hello!!
This was a full and chaotic week, but it was a good week! Met a lot of fun people and did a lot of fun things. Wanna hear about them? Great, because I'm telling you anyways.
ALIEN OVERLORDS
We talked to a man in a wheelchair on his porch this week. We talked to him about what we do as missionaries and then he started telling us about his ideas. This is all new information to me, but apparently we are all gorillas mixed with alien DNA. These aliens probably look like us, just with green or blue skin. And if next year, they land their UFO on the white house lawn and turn a gorilla into a human, they will be our gods. So just be on the lookout for our new alien overlords.
EXCHANGES
I had two exchanges this week. I stayed in Orting for the first one, and went to Victor Falls for the second one. We did some finding on the river, door knocking, grape picking, all of that good stuff. We had fun, found some people, can't complain!
EXCITING AND TERRIFYING
My companion has been less than obedient this transfer and got a call from the Zone Leader's this week about it. He was not exactly the happiest camper. He got super angry and was yelling and swearing and all of that good stuff, and then turned it on me when we were going home. Luckily, I had an English class start when he was yelling at me, so it gave him some time to cool down. After the class was over, I talked to him and we were able to talk it out and agreed we can do better. So the rest of the week was great! We worked hard and did what we could to try to find and teach as many people as we could out here. It all turned out great!
LASTING REPENTANCE
In Alma 24:18, it details the depth of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies' repentance. They promised to never use their weapons again to shed blood, or anything like it. They really wanted to change and not look back. But the change was deeper than just wanting to stop the bad things. It says,
And this they did, it being in their view a testimony to God, and also to men, that they never would use weapons again for the shedding of man’s blood; and this they did, vouching and covenanting with God, that rather than shed the blood of their brethren they would give up their own lives; and rather than take away from a brother they would give unto him; and rather than spend their days in idleness they would labor abundantly with their hands.
They wanted to change from bad to good! The change was greater than stopping the sin, but they replaced it with good! They would give their own lives for others. They would give rather than take. And they would work hard instead of sit around! That's how you make the repentance process long lasting and significant.
LAST THINGS LAST
- We taught an amazing Restoration lesson with out friend Russ. He said it changed his perspective on the church for sure.
- This upcoming week is the final week of my mission...
- I'll only say this once, so pay attention. I love you! You're the best.
เอ็ลเดอร์ สวนองุ่น (Elder, I'm so vineyard.)
Elder Barrett
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