I dont know what to write this week, other than that its been amazing. Hopefully it'll come as I start typing. We have been working hard and we found 9 people this week, 4 of them were all in the same circle.
Ok wait, John Briggs!! Amazing guy, I think I wrote about him last week, how he read Under the Banner of Heaven and stuff. (It's amazing how God can even use Anti-material to strike interest and build up his kingdom). The other Elders had a baptism, and so we invited John to come to that and to go to church. He came to the baptism and brought 3 of his kids!! The spirit was strong, and the testimonies born were so powerful. As they were walking out, I heard him ask a member if the member would be at church tomorrow. That made me so happy!! He then went to church and brought his wife and kids, and they stayed for both hours.
And we got transfer news!! I will be spending the next 6 weeks here in Roswell again!! I've loved it here so far, and we have such an amazing district. It's sad to see it break up, but next transfer will be fun too. We're a 10 person dudestrict right now. They're so fun and they're hilarious. My companion Elder Springer is leaving and my new comp is the one who replaced me when I left Abilene, so that'll be fun. I get to ask him about members and friends down there.
A big thing I've been focusing on this week is loving the Lord with all my mind. There's the scripture that says to love the Lord with all your heart, might, mind, and strength. It's really hard, but this is the hardest I've worked to strive to honor the Lord in all my thoughts, words, and actions. It's been difficult, and mentally exhausting, but it's been so rewarding. Just make Jesus Christ your focus, and you'll see blessings. I've noticed that when we make plans and strive to be worthy of the spirit, things just tend to work better. Either God tells us what to do, or he makes the plan work as we faithfully take action. He perfects the harvest everytime.
I don't even really know what I just wrote, but I love you all. I feel like big changes have been taking place in me, and it's been fun! I love you.
- Elder Wride
I'm trying to lose weight, but these people aren't helping. Some friends of ours stuffed me full of 12 el pastor tacos, and then gave me this mountain of ice cream and a slice of cheesecake.
Also Ruidoso, New Mexico is beautiful.
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