Sounds like Summer gave Autumn a miss, and went straight on into Winter . . .
from 8 September 2014
Well wishes to all within
eyeshot!
If you’re reading this, I
love you. This has been an excellent week! We are constantly busy. I think part
of it is being zone leaders, and another part of it is that we’re being really
proactive about setting up appointments. I’m constantly tired and I’m loving
the work that I’m doing.
So today is September 8th,
right? We wake up a little early to get ready for the gym like we always do.
Same old same old. Then we step outside. Hey, it’s kinda chilly! And what’s all
this white stuff on our car? And why is it falling from the sky? And why is the
ground wet?
Swearwords, swearwords,
swearwords.
Luckily, none of it stuck
around. We’re still holding onto a hope of fall, but that dream seems to be
fading fast. Two days ago we were sweating in our car, and now we turn the heat
on as soon as we’re in. Hopefully the temperature picks up for a little bit
longer. I’m so not ready for eight more months of cold.
On a lighter note, Skyler
was baptized on Saturday! He was so ready. We all got matching ties and wore
them to the baptism and to church on Sunday. Skyler asked me to confirm him,
which was such a cool experience! It was my first time doing a confirmation!
This is the hardest I’ve worked on my mission, so I feel like this is the most
qualified I’ve been for the Spirit, so I’m glad that this confirmation happened
when it did. Such a cool experience! Skyler is amazing. He’s so excited to go
to the temple and be a home teacher and all that jazz.
Our other investigators
are doing well. Vince just moved out of our area, but his plan is to move back
near where he was within a month, so we’re going to keep teaching him. It would
be pointless to pass him over and then have him passed back. However, if it
looks like he’s going to stick around in his new place we’ll have to pass him
over to the other missionaries. It’s whatever to me. If he’s in another area
and he’s staying there, technically we don’t even have the right to revelation
for him, so it would be almost pointless to teach him. I’ve got faith in
stewardship. We’ll see how these next few weeks go.
Travis is doing great. He
works a ton so it’s hard to teach him. We’re trying to figure out whether or
not Skype is a viable option for him. It’s not having adverse effects on his
testimony, thankfully. He’s still firm in his decision to be baptized and he’s
still reading the Book of Mormon and praying whenever he can. He’s got more of
an excuse to not read than most people, yet he still makes the time to do it.
That tells you a lot about a person. So often we interact with people who
really aren’t that busy, yet for the life of them they cannot find time to
read. So when you find someone who’s actually busy and still finds time to
read, you know it’s the real deal. We’re really excited for him.
Zone leading is going
well. We haven’t had to prepare for a zone training this transfer because we’re
having our mission tour. Elder Martino (Second Quorum of the Seventy, I
believe) is coming to our mission next week to speak to all of the
missionaries, so that’s going to replace our zone training meeting. Next
transfer we’ll do a ZTM, so I’m looking forward to that. Things are good.
Thank you all for your
love and support! I’m grateful to know you, and if I don’t know you I’m at
least grateful that you’re reading this. Keep it up! The Church is true. The
Atonement applies to each of us. Go check out the Mormon Message, “The Savior
Wants to Forgive”. It’s a good one.
Keep the faith,
Elder Eli
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