Dear family,
Elder Sua'ava and I have
had some pretty good success recently, and a lot of food, too. Since we have
been shopping at BJ's (I don't know if I've told you about it. It's almost
exactly like Costco and we got a membership for it on a sweet deal) we have
been eating more healthy and more overall I think. And then last month I'm
pretty sure I spent some of the money I got for Christmas on groceries because
I didn't organize it, but that means that I have an extra cushion if food, too.
I have been eating tons of ginger snaps this week along with granola bars and
the cookies and candy that Grandma Schenk sent, and then Friday night we took
home a big BIG bag of bread from a member. It has some different types of rolls
and other large varieties of bread that are now in our freezer.
Mom, I haven't had a
chance to check out the blog you set up because I need to be on a computer to
go there. Most websites are blocked from the iPad. But the day before that I
started mine and put a post on, I will check yours and see which I will keep.
The one I made is athttp://talkabouthappiness.blogspot.com/ so you can look at it if you like. I just have an intro
post on it and I will make another before I start to publicize it much on
Facebook.
This is my letter to
president
Dear President
Calderwood,
Elder Sua'ava and I are
growing in our unity and it results in us having more miracles. We are finding
more people, now the hard part is just having continual contact with them. Some
came to church before even being taught a lesson!
I have also been learning
more about how I am supposed to work with the branch mission leader and branch
president.
One of the things that I
am thinking about now is online proselyting. Last week I thought about the huge
masses of people in the world that we cannot get to, but that the internet can.
I know that we need to focus on our areas that we have been given, but I also
feel that we have been called here in part because here we can do online
proselyting. The things that we do with online proselyting will change the
history of the world, because they are some of the details that lead the
Hastening.
Sorry for writing so many
thoughts, it's how my learning process is on the mission I think. I learn about
five lessons at a time, I think, and each lesson progresses at its own level
and rate. And one of those is the importance of every missionary here. Each
companionship performs their own miracles and has strengths, and those
strengths together accomplish a lot. I see it clearly in each companionship in
our district, and it shows me the importance of unity, also how the Atonement
uses many people to reach perfection. God can do a lot of things himself that
he doesn't do. Instead he organizes us to bring perfection out of our
imperfections.
I am so glad that the
Lord is teaching me so much. I am trying to appreciate those blessings extra as
I try to obey purely out of love and not from desire for blessings. God is
blessing me so much.
Love,
Elder Schenk
Got to go, love you so
much! This has been such a good year. I have learned more than in any year, I
think, and my learning is accelerating.
Con todo mi corazón,
Elder Schenk
Enviado desde mi iPad
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