What a week! Nothing really new…again. Surprise! We have just been doing lots of work with the members in our ward and stuff. The big news of the week (drum roll, please) is that we were able to have lunch with Emily’s family yesterday. It was really nice and her mom said that she would like us to come back. I think we are making some real headway there so please keep praying for her and her family! Other than that, nothing new. But think of it this way, no news is good news. For instance, I did NOT get shot at this week. If I did, you would for sure be hearing about it.
I said this week that something good must be on the horizon because el Diablo is working very hard to get me discouraged. I have been missing home quite a lot and haven’t seen our efforts yield great fruit lately. I am reminded that it is easy to get discouraged. It is easy to complain and it is easy to give up. However, the easy thing to do and the right thing to do are hardly ever the same thing to do (according to President Pehrson). It takes determination to press on in the face of adversity. It takes humility to accept the circumstances you have been dealt and to then adapt them to meet your needs, and it takes courage to do the same thing everyday, having FAITH that one day, the same thing will yield a better result.
As I said, I know that great things await me as I press forward with faith. Although this week was rough, I really am doing well. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere other than here and it is so easy to see the ways that my family and myself are being blessed. Thanks for the prayers. Please keep it up. I love you all!
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