Dear Family,
This week I am really
struggling to find something to write about..... It seems like some
weeks, some more than others, just fly by so fast that I don't even
realize that a week has gone by. We were so busy with mission tours
this week, all sorts of traveling, exchanges, interviews, it was crazy!
Sorry for the lame email, in my mind...I still am thinking its about the 1st of
January....
You mentioned some of your awesome investigators going cold...how is
Albert, Godwin and Chris???? Are they still interested and
progressing?
-yeah....these good people are still progressing but
its just been slower than I imagined. Especially Godwin, he is
amazing...but is so hard to meet with! He is always traveling for work,
going here and there, doing this or that, that it makes it hard for him to find time to sit down with us. The other thing is that he
wants to postpone his baptism for a awhile....I was originally going
to get all over him for that...'don't procrastinate the day of your
repentance'... and all that good stuff...but his reasoning was incredible. At
church last week we had a lesson on being worthy and ready...always to be
able to render priesthood service. After the lesson, he said that he
didn't feel like with where he was right now, that he could be committed enough to
that priesthood to feel like he was as worthy as he could be. He
continued to explain to us that he has promised to do x,y, and z at his
former church, and given his word that he would do it. He felt that he
shouldn't walk out on his word. I was shocked! Finding a Ghanian that
is true to their word is like finding...okay...I wanted to put some funny
thing that was hard to find, but I couldn't think of anything...lets just
say its tough! He didn't want to walk out when he had given his word, so he has still
been assisting the catholic church with the things that he said he would. And in doing so...he thought that since he wasn't giving his whole self to
preparing for the Melchezidek priesthood, that he wouldn't feel as worthy
as he needed to be in order to perform the things he would be asked
to do. I was even more shocked to hear that answer! Godwin is truly amazing!
Albert is still going awesome! He has thoroughly studied,
all of First Nephi and about half of Second Nephi...using the BYU
religious studies manual. But he is still wanting to be "more converted",
to put it in his own words. He heard our bishop talking about how he was
concerned with all the people that have come and then left, and he didn't
want to follow. So, we have been trying to get him as converted as we can...so that no matter what Fat Albert ain't going no where! He is always
the first person to church on Sunday though...second row:).
Did you have your mission conference with the
area authority? When is Elder Bednar coming? What will you get to do
when he comes.
Our mission conference this week
was amazing! Super good. Elder Bednar, I believe will be here next week. We are
taking Godwin, hopefully, to a member/investigator meeting with Elder Bednar
which should be cool!
When are transfers? Any news about what you'll be doing?
-yeah
they are Wednesday.... I hope I get a new companion, sorry I know
that sounds bad, but...we'll find out tomorrow I guess.
18 months this week?
-so so weird!
Anything funny to share?
I was on an
exchange with Elder Halavaka again, and we walked past this group of
little kids, who looked terrified out of their minds. The kid that looked to be the ring
leader it looked like, was saying to the other kids "don't...be...afraid", in the
most hushed tones. He was scared! Elder Halavaka turns around and asks,
"afraid of what?" the big-kid leader fell over in fear and about started to
cry as the rest of kids scattered! I guess two white guys walking down the street...is pretty
scary;).
Well, I love you all so much! Things here are good. Not
always great, but there's times I can't contain my joy and that makes all the
bad times seem like nothing!
I love you all more than I can tell you.
Be safe, have fun,
Taylor
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