April 24th, 2017 Emails
hey Dad, it has been a good week. we did find one more person to teach, as well as
a few people we set up appointments with. the guy we found, L, is the owner of the orange truck that i sent a pic in front of last week.
he is a pretty funny guy, and you can tell by the truck hahaha.
we had such a great church meeting yesterday for all three of them, it was awesome. first we had C show up, as well as I and J, two returning members we have been working
with. then the Sisters' recent convert brought her brother in law, who just got
out of jail. the whole time he was very emotional and kept saying "he found the
right place". it was so cool to see, he was explaining how he was feeling
the spirit as we taught gospel principles. then after elders quorum, K totally opened up to him, and just straight up was teaching him better than we
could have, it was so cool. K has been in the church for a year now.
we have been kinda concerned for C, not having a solid
fellow-shipper, but we
helped him get set up to go help with a youth activity. they are doing archery,
and he will help them. then a few members just started talking to him after
church, and the dinner appointment we had invited him too, and he biked over, he would not accept a ride. he is super solid, but just has to finish his
probation, that's the only stipulation.
we worked hard all week! we are working some lists right
now, and Pres. Welch gave us some new direction for a YSA program they are setting
up mission-wide, so we have started working potential Elders lists.
that will
be good to have your old position taken care of, take some off your load ha.
the floor looks so good, you did a tremendous job! that would have been fun to
help with haha. that is funny about the gym, cool you won all that stuff. today
we ran another 5.3 miles, i am starting to really like running haha.
it sounds like you had a similar sacrament meeting to us, we also had a bunch of
talks about the Book of Mormon. the spirit really came and was a lot stronger than usual. we had some really good speakers. I love having the gift of the Book of Mormon, it really
does change anyone. one quote i really like out of Preach My Gospel, can't
remember who it's by right now, but it says, "the study of doctrines will do more
to improve our behavior, than the study of behavior will improve behavior." i
really do find that true, and it's so cool to see it work in others' lives.
i had
some really cool thoughts come to me about the purpose of life,
and then being anxiously engaged in a good cause, haha see if you can point out
the scriptures that came to mind haha. and then a diagram came to mind, that i
was feverishly drawing in my planner hahaha, it was cool. that is cool the jazz
are still going, hopefully they did well. i have been studying a bunch about
gaining knowledge lately. i really like the Book of Enos as well. (partly
because he is hunting hahaha).
missionaries are called to turn
people to God, and shine some light, so they too can turn to God with us, and
gain knowledge for themselves. if a missionary can do that, we have taught them
successfully. the ordinances and covenants will follow, as well as greater
light and knowledge. I love pointing people to the temple, it truly is the Lord's
university. i know this gospel is true, and i am so grateful for the Savior, and that he helps us become better, as we allow him to. i know we have
a living prophet, we can trust his words are God's words, because he speaks for God. i am grateful for his guidance. thanks for emailing me Dad! have a great
week, love you! talk with ya later!
-Elder
Sedlacek
hey Mom! it's been a good week, as usual haha. the weeks absolutely fly by, it's
crazier as time goes. sounds like you have had some good weather,
it is pretty good here, not too muggy yet hahaha. it smells so good outside,
and man it is green. the trees are fully covered with leaves. i did get
the package, thank you so much! it's a big help.
it will be crazy
to have Jeff, Nicole & Brig within a few hours of me, unless i get exiled hahaha! President
does know they are coming. Brig gets to experience Ahia! haha.
Zone conf
was really good as usual, it was in Fort Wayne, so it was a long drive, but it
was worth it. plus i got to see parts of the mission i might not see again.
one
cool story, so we were driving around, and there is a less active we have been
trying to contact for a minute now, but she is elusive. she has a really cool
jeep with all the bells and whistles, so we drove past a Kroger's and she was
parked out front, eating some food. so i was like hey! so we turned around
and talked for a min, and it turns out her mother was in the hospital in Las Vegas, and she needed a blessing. so we helped her contact the Bishop of the
ward the hospital was in. it was cool to see that happen, i normally would not even have noticed it was her Jeep, cause she had taken one of the racks off of it.
prayers were
definitely answered with people fellow-shipping C, that was awesome! i am
really excited for him, he is doing really well. that is cool you are getting
all your work done, i bet that is nice. the floors look so nice, and all the
rugs look really good too, same with the truck ;) haha. it does look a lot better,
i am sure that raises the value quite a bit to the house.
that sounds like a
good church meeting. it is so true in missionary work, and in any situation,
service to others is an excellent way to gain charity for others. i could
probably do more stuff like Elder V, and that is a good reminder. i am grateful for all the comps i have had--we may not all be best friends, and that's fine,
but they are all great guys, and have taught me so much. i love being able to
be an instrument in the Lord's hands, to teach others, it's such a fulfilling
feeling. when we give our hearts to God, he can do remarkable things with us. i
think that is the best thing about a mission, seeing your talents, gifts and
experiences lifting others, all because Christ knows where to send us at the
right time and place, if we listen. i love this gospel so much and i am so grateful for it.
well
i got to go now, thanks for emailing! love ya! have a great day! talk to you
later!
-Elder
Sedlacek
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