B. and T. are doing super great!! Both of them have a desire to learn and learn and learn, and they are super good friends. They have been reading the Book of Mormon, and understanding things even we haven't noticed before in it. On Saturday night, we had one of the most spiritual lessons on my mission. It started off super rocky, due to a super drunk man named wild B., who was talking and slurring words and kept forgetting he had already introduced himself. B. and T. told us to leave and meet them down the street at a field while they got wild B. inside and came to meet us. We tried that, but wild B. followed them. They told us to ignore him, and after a little bit he left (not until he held up his fists and threatened to fight me though) ;) but after that, we were able to talk to B. and T.
They are both facing some deaths in
their families currently, and while the lesson started with talking about
priesthood authority, it ended up with us watching Because of Him, Because He
Lives, and talking about the hope of the Plan of Salvation. It was a wonderful
lesson, and we were all emotional and feeling the Spirit. Downside is they
still didn't come to church!! That is something we are definitely working on and
need members to help, so keep praying for them!!
You asked if we ride bikes or drive
a car in this area. So we switch off every week with the other Rock Hill
Elders. One week we're on bikes, next on car. We have 650 miles for the month
for our companionship, and we have already used tons, so were in trouble! Haha
:)
We had interviews with President C.
this week, and its wild because it could have been our last interview with him!
It was a very good one, and in part he asked how y'all were doing, and I told
him about how fantastic you all were, especially when Hunter and Dad helped the
lady who ran out of gas and then prayed for their blessings for the service to
come to me. President C. loved that story. Also in the interview, he told
me what my "role" in the mission has been. He said "You have the
gift of optimism, of temperance. You're the steady-Eddie. We speak of Shiblons
and Sams in the mission, missionaries who are diligent and obedient without
looking for recognition." At the end of the interview, he thanked me for
the good things in Huntersville that Elder S. and I helped to bring. He brought
me in for a hug, and it was just a really good moment with him, easily my
favorite interaction with him :) So thanks for raising me to work hard and be
happy! It reminded me of the talk "Truly Good and Without Guile" from
conference. :)
I'm loving the mission more and more
each day!! For example this week has probably been the craziest week in the
entire planet, with our apartment situation, meetings, and a sickness that took
out all the other Elders but miraculously passed me (allergies still got me
though, but I just bought local honey, so I'll be good). Elder A. was sick Tuesday
night, and is still sick today. Elder S. has poison Ivy on his leg, and got
food poisoning one night. Elder D. got sick the day after Elder S., and just
got better today. In the past when my companions have been sick, I've been
content with the "day off," but not anymore! I was begging to go on
splits with the other healthy Elder (whoever it was ) all week, and it was a
blast! On top of that, despite 2 elders being out all week, we were able to
triple the amount of lessons we taught this week! Elder A. and I started the
week with a bunch, then Elder D. and I taught 10 times in one day! Elder S. and
I had great quality lessons the next couple days, and we ended with like 21
lessons per companionship!
The next wild part of this wild
week, was that Elder D. and Elder S. were assigned talks in conference, but
then Elder D. got sick, so I had to give his. But because we were at M.'s house
in the morning, we didn't even get to church in time for the Sacrament, and
barely made it in time for the talks! The primary sang, and then next thing you
know, I'm up at the pulpit with no time to prepare! We received a promise from
President C., a counselor to President C., that if we were living worthy of the
Spirit, our mouths would be filled. Well mine fortunately was, and I was able
to speak for the 5 minutes I had been assigned minimum on charity and I don't
even know what else. After church we were able to go back home and perform the
Sacrament, after asking the Bishop, and the Spirit as we performed that
ordinance was powerful and real, in a way I had never felt as strongly before.
I love love love the Sacrament!!!! :D so yeah, all in all, we lived
through this week, but just barely.
Haha, well I sure love ya!
Elder Branch :)
(An older picture of Fountain Park and Elder Branch)
(An older picture of Fountain Park and Elder Branch)
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