Well, questions
first.
Tell
me a story about Elder Galbreath and Elder Kumar.
They
follow shortly.
Did
you get to eat Locust?
We
didn't, but hopefully this Tuesday we will.
How is
the bike holding up?
Haha,
well that is in the next little bit too, but it's not holding up on its own. I
mostly hold it up.
What
lesson that you teach has brought the most joy to your investigators?
I'm
not sure, Malagasy people aren't real open about emotions and stuff like that.
Probably the restoration though.
Teaching what lesson
brings you the most Joy?
Definitely the
restoration. Getting to tell them that the same church Jesus Christ organized
in his day is here again, organized by Jesus Christ himself again, through a
living prophet, and that the authority to baptize for real salvation has been
returned to the earth. That is why I am here, and I love teaching it. Easily my
favorite lesson. I will talk to people for hours about that if they want too.
If I had the time at least, sometimes we just have to spread it out a little
bit. I always make sure they understand it completely before we move on. It's
just so important.
Read the body of
the letter for today's secret question.
I think that is the bike
question. I want to say go for it. I have a desire to bike again when I get
home but I am not sure where or the type of biking so I am probably just gonna
get a mountain bike and do that stuff. I want to do trail riding. Roads are for
shmoes, and they have wrecked me twice so I am good without the asphalt. So
bottom line is probably yes.
Alma the Younger
or Abel?
Alma the Younger all the
way. Yeah he was pretty naughty when he was young but I think that can
partially be attributed to teenage stupidity, and he repented. Something about
being damned above Satan and having to live forever like that just makes Abel a
bad choice all around. Alma the younger actually turned out to be a solid
missionary too. Pretty good guy most of his life.
Tell me Three
things about your companion that would surprise me.
Um, jeez I don't know. He
shaved his chest a little while ago, he is way good at Rugby, and he was the
very first member of the church in his family and also the first missionary.
Bonus fact is that his Dad is a pastor who recently started his own church in
Fiji.
Superman or Clark
Kent?
Superman. Clark Kent is a
dorky news guy. Superman, while undoubtedly the cheapest superhero ever, is
infinitely cooler than a nerdy guy with glasses and a suit.
Lone Ranger or
Tonto?
That one is actually a little harder. Lone Ranger has the mystic
quality, the fast draw, silver bullets (doubtlessly for killing werewolves),
and the legendary horse. Not too mention he is the face and name of the show.
Tonto is surprisingly helpful the whole time though, super humble, good shot,
tracks like Ol' Red (country song reference for you) and he saved Lone Ranger's
life. Hmm, just for me, I am gonna go for Lone Ranger. I am just flashy like
that.
So, this week
was pretty rough. We got dogged a lot, didn't get to teach about a third of our
investigators. Caught 27 lessons total, so not too bad but still not nearly
where we should be. Member help fell through every time we were supposed to
have it, and then me and Elder Kumar had a little spat over some leadership
issues in the branch. Nothing big. Also we ate at home every night this week
because somehow I spent too much on food on p-day. Noodles get a little old.
But, we had some good stuff too. For instance, this guy lives a half hour out
of town and he came to church yesterday, early, and stayed for all three
meetings. After church I talked to him and he said he is looking forward to the
next lesson and he is coming to church next week. So that's good. Also I don't
know if you remember Renee from Itaosy, or if I ever mentioned Bakoly and
Honore, but Elder Horne called me yesterday to tell me that they all got
baptized this last Saturday! I was super happy to get that news, since I found
all of them with Elder McLaughlin and taught them until I left. Way cool.
In other news
my bike sucks. I popped three tires this week, and bent two seat posts to the
point of breaking, plus a third that is starting to bend today. I'm just too
fat for these seat posts haha. I don't know what the deal is, just cheap
equipment.
Last bit of
news for me, Mitia (my mini and ward mission leader from Itaosy) left on his
mission! He is in the London MTC right now getting ready to become an english
speaking missionary in downtown London England! Super cool for him, since he
was starting to get depressed fighting all the paperwork stuff to go. But there
is a girl in our branch here in Mahazoarivo waiting to get her Visa stuff
finished so she can go to Manchester. Way cool for her. She already speaks
pretty good so it will be way cool for her to be able to go.
Spiritual
thought for the day is the law of consecration. I am living it out here. Give
everything to the mission and the mission gives me what I need back. Pretty
rough going sometimes, as mentioned above, but I wouldn't consider giving up
for a minute. I love it here, and I am learning so much. After my mission is
over, when I'm "dead" I will enter into what can be considered a
"state of rest" where I can sleep in on Sundays and actually enjoy
the sabbath, rather than just meetings and then proselyting. But it only works
if you give it 100 percent. If you try to hold back a part, you don't get the
reward. It's all or nothing. So don't try to hold back from the Lord, he knows
everything and you can't hide from him. People have tried. Just remember about
the final judgement too, we will have a perfect knowledge of everything we did
and all the things we didn't do. It's not a court case where we get to argue
our side and then a jury of apostles decides where we go, it's us and Jesus
Christ and both parties know exactly where we are going and why. That's my
little street sermon for the week, hope you enjoy it. Sorry if I get preachy
sometimes but that's what I do.
Love you mom,
I'll make sure and say a prayer or two for Big Jim, and you guys are always
there anyway. I love you all,
Elder Galbreath
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