P-Day in Waterton
Man what a... two weeks. I don't know what to say about it actually. Two Sundays ago we had a Canada wide stake conference where Elder Holland and President Eyring spoke to us. It was pretty sweet. We didn't have a lot that went on that week though. It was kind of a slow two weeks.
Last week we didn't get a single investigator lesson. We had lots of appointments and everything but they all fell through. Somehow we managed to have six of our investigators to church though. We have never had that many before. That was sweet.
We found a new investigator two weeks ago. His name is Alexander. I may have already told you about him but you're going to have to hear it again. He only speaks Russian so that's kind of tricky but we were able to find an RM (returned missionary) in Lehtbridge who went to Russia on his mission so we brought him along and it went great. He took a copy of the Book of Mormon and said he would read it. When we met with him again he said that he read it and it was really easy to understand. That was sweet. He said that a lot of Russian bibles will have Latin in them so it is hard to understand them but the BoM didn't have any of that so it was much easier.
Other than that we haven't had a whole lot going on. We went to the mountains on Monday with a family in the ward. That was super fun. I totally forgot to take pictures so that kind of stinks but that's ok. I have some from the trip before.
The work is really good here. All we need to do is find time to meet with our investigators. They are all super busy and hard to get a hold of but they are all so willing and wanting to meet with us. I know that so many of them are ready and prepared. If we could only teach them. We probably have eight or more who are pretty much ready for baptism, they just need to be taught the lessons and invited to baptism. But that won't happen unless we meet with them.
There are definitely some frustrating times as a missionary. It is so hard when you can see the bigger picture and know that this is exactly what your investigators need when they are hesitant because they don't have that same perspective. The gospel is exactly what everyone needs and it is always there exactly when they need it. They just need to trust the Lord and test it out. God will never show you anything other than blessings when you live the gospel. It's so simple yet people can't seem to understand that. You have to understand that in order to receive the blessings that God has for you, you have to show him that you are willing to earn them and ask for them. The problem with everyone is that they want to see the reward before they dive into it. God has promised us a reward. He doesn't lie or lead us astray. Either way, His will be done.
It is crazy how much teaching about this gospel builds your testimony. I thought before my mission that I had a pretty good knowledge of the truthfulness of this gospel. I didn't think I could know more that this gospel is true. Now I realize that I was wrong. I know more now than I did then about how true and real this gospel really is. This is something that you can truly come to know and see in your life. I have literally seen the way this gospel influences our lives. It is real. There is no doubt in my mind that God lives and loves us more than we could ever imagine. We will never be able to comprehend all that he does for us. We will never be able to make it up to him. And he doesn't expect us to. All he asks of us is for our best. Nothing more and nothing less. It is not always easy, but it is always possible. I love this gospel so much and couldn't imaging a world without it. I hope you can all see and realize this as well and know that you are never alone. You will never be left to fend for yourself.
I love you all and pray for you every night. I know God hears my prayers and I know He answers them, so I know that you will be watched over and taken care of. Take care and stay safe.
I love you all!
Elder Anderson
Elder Anderson
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