Hello my loved ones!
I am glad to hear you all enjoyed
conference! Down here we watch it at the stake centers a week later at
he same times they do it in SLC. 10:00, 2:00, and 6:00. It is the full
sessions, just like we are watching it live! Most of the members take
little peeps through out the week so they don't have to go to the
Saturday sessions or something. It is fun to have it that way.. I don't
know... I like gathering together! It is much easier to pay attention
and receive revelation when you are dressed up showing your faith and in
the chapel. In the Baulkham Hills stake the missionaries pretty much
have to be at the stake center all day.. causing that much traveling
back and forth just really isn't worth it, plus it is a lot of K's! (We
are limited on the # of kilometers we can drive if you didn't know
that). The stake President in a meeting on Sunday said they are trying
to get the YSA to pack and bring lunch for themselves and a missionary.
ha. He is watching out for us! Should be fun! Gotta love supportive
stake presidents. Most are. ha
I am e-mailing so late in the
week because Monday was a public holiday so the libraries were closed.
And yesterday we had a special zone conference! Went from 9-4. So petty
good amount of time! Plus, appointment s that night and what not. Then
we had district meeting this morning! So here we are! ha. All good
though. She'll be right.
My core experience this week
came from exchanges. I was serving in the Dural ward with Elder
Lonitenisi. I get along better with him than I have with any other
Tongan, missionary or not. He is fun to be with, love him. Anyways! We
had a good day, accomplished most of our goals and learned a lot. I told
him "sorry we didn't reach our goal for new investigators today.." His
response was my core experience. "Elder Ford," He said, "Did you do your
best today?" I sat there for a second and thought. Before I could
respond he continued, "Then don't worry about it!" We talked for a while
more about our day and the good things happened. The things he saw as
miracles that i just took for granted. He made me realize... I don't
have to do THE best, as long as I do MY best. That is all the Lord
requires. This comforted me. It continued to help throughout the week.
Don't get me wrong, I don't try less and think I am still doing my best.
But I am relieved by the knowledge that as long as I continue to do my
BEST work, the Lord will accept it. It seems simple and cliche, but that
was my experience this week! We can learn so much from those we
serve...
I realized today, after district meeting had
ended... that all the things I had assigned and prepared worked
perfectly to fix a concern shared by the district last week. I had not
intentionally planned this. I truly believed I was prompted to assign
and prepare various topics. At the time they seemed unrelated, but I
figured I had better follow the promptings, yea? Yea. As a result I see
now that it all flowed together perfectly. I pray that the spirit will
continue to guide and direct me in all I do! I wish the same for you!
My vision was non-existent at the beginning of my mission. As I have
learned more and more my behavior has improved. I feel that I am more
mature than I was when I left home. But obviously there are still many
childish habits and attitudes. ha. I feel that the more we learn
spiritually and the more accountable we become, the more our behavior
and attitude "grows up!" Establishing a vision amplifies that! It does
not dull personality or sense of humor, but builds situational awareness
and mental appropriation. There is a time and place for all things
under the heaven. I feel that in order to truly see the time and place
for all of the different facets of our soul, establishing a vision and
"growing up" is essential! This all made sense in m head... I don't know
if I got my point across but.. I hope that it helped some how!
I love you all! Thank for all you do!
Love,
Elder Ford
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