TIRED
This week went by so fast, and I
think I realized why. I worked. And when I wasn't working, I was
working. We just worked and worked, and talked to as many people as we
could. It was awesome. I feel so confident sometimes speaking, and then
other times I am just like, what the heck. But I am getting the hang of
it.
So even though we worked so hard, we got punted, a lot, I
think more than I ever had on my mission. (Punted means going to an
appointment and them not being there) so I kind of got discouraged, but
then I remembered what someone said at a zone conference, that when you
are punted, it's a blessings, because it means that Heavenly Father is
giving you someone he wants you to find. So we just kept talking to
people, and we talked to some awesome people, and it made me realize
again, there are SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINES. SO MANY. It's kind
of ridiculous. And none of them even know about the church, which is so
sad. The biggest religion we run into is Catholic, which is fine, but
they don't know anything about Catholicism. They just don't know a lot
about God, or Jesus Christ, and are in a way, kind of content about
that. I just like to ask questions to get them thinking, like 'for you,
where did we come from, why are we here, where are we going after we
die? How do we go to Heaven? Why are there so many churches on the
earth?' And they don't really know how to answer, and it gets me so
excited, because we can answer ALL of those, plus more! It gets me so
excited to go back and just teach them everything.
It made me so excited to work, I didn't even want to stop for
lunch, dinner, or anything else this week haha, I was just trying to
teach! There are millions that just don't have direction in their life,
even though they are Catholic, I think that it doesn't really give them
as much comfort as the Gospel should. With the Gospel, they have
direction, things are defined for them, and they can feel complete
comfort of Jesus Christ. They are somewhat content with being uncontent.
I walk on the streets and just see every stage of life. I see the young
3 year olds holding their mom's hand, I see the 6 year olds asking for
money, I see the teenagers going to and from school, or with their group
of friends, I see the 20 year olds taking their girlfriend's on dates,
and then I see the mom's of the 3 year olds carefully holding their
young innocent child's hands, with the face of wonder and worry, filled
with love for their child, wondering what the future holds in store, and
how they can protect their child, and help them fill their potential.
Then there is the 30 year olds, selling things at stores or working, and
when there is a slow time they sit somewhat blank face, just wondering
how they got in their situation, and filled with uncertainty. There is
so much I see, and It can all be fixed with the gospel. The knowledge
that we have a Loving Heavenly Father, and he has given us a plan is so
so comforting, that regardless our situation, we need. We need the
gospel, and when we don't have it, or are not following it, we have that
uncertainty. It fills the gaps to everything.
Something that is just so inspiring to me is prophets and
apostles. How could we get through our lives without them comfortably I
just don't know. How people think that we don't need them, I don't know
or understand. In Amos 3:7 it says "Surely the Lord
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