hey Dad! it has been a good week. we had our one dinner
cancel, but they gave us a pizza instead hahaha. it was good. we did find
a bunch of people this week, so that was really good. C is doing well and still
progressing.
as for the investigators, B is doing well, he puzzles me though. when
we go over he shows tons of interest, and he wants to be baptized. he is
working for a June date. but when we ask about his reading, he has not delved
into it that much, and has trouble coming to church, but he is already stopping
smoking and drinking. so there is progress, but i would have expected him
to be reading more with the desires he has showed. he is doing well though. he talked about the first
time he came to church--he went home after and promptly decided to go cold turkey off alcohol, and he is an alcoholic, so that was super cool.
we had an awesome lesson
with D, and he had a bunch of questions about the plan of salvation as we
taught it. they all were about the lesson, it was so cool. he got
sick and could not make it to church, so hopefully next week.
we were walking
around Saturday morning, and a guy randomly called us over, and told us to come
back. he is a guy who loves to talk, and his neighbor came over to see what we were talking about. his neighbor is
not all there any more because of drug abuse. it was really sad to see. we talked
about the plan of salvation with them, and the neighbor started noticing the spirit, so we asked him to pray at the end, and he started
crying. he started asking for his trials with drugs and stuff to be taken away. it was
really humbling, the situation he is in, and how much faith he had to ask to have that
stuff taken away. that was really cool.
we also taught a guy who is on house arrest, but he's really interested, so that might be a trick. he has awhile to go before he is off probation. we will have to see how it goes.
that is crazy Nicole and Jeff were so close to me. did they go right by Anderson, or through Indianapolis? that is
weird hahaha. they should have drove through, we probably would not have seen
them, because we work deep in Anderson usually hahaha. that's cool they made all those sight seeing stops, must have been fun.
a cow elk tag
would be fun, thank you for doing all that for me Dad! the 500 sounds like it was a
fun race to watch, that's cool. we had a mini 500 in Anderson at the race track,
they had such a huge tailgate, i took pics and a video hahaha. we got stuck
for half an hour in traffic cause of it hahaha.
i am definitely learning about
being strengthened by the atonement in this area, that's for sure. and having more love.
missionary work is all about love, and in order to have desires to help save the souls of man, you have to love them as Christ does. i always have to pray
for this kind of love, it's not easy for me to love people. but i am learning, and that's what counts. i feel the power of Christ's
atonement strengthening me, and because of his atonement, he knows the perfect
way to help me learn lessons, and he also understands the people we teach. it is so
cool to be able to have specific experiences that apply so much to people we
teach. God is definitely guiding his work, and i know there is no better work
on earth. i am so grateful to be a part of it. thank you for the love and support
you give me! love you Dad! have a great week! talk to you later!
-Elder Sedlacek
hey Mom! its has been a good week. sweet, i am glad the new
card is coming, my old one is starting to peel really badly. thanks Mom!
it is crazy how time is flying by, it's super weird. we did get to teach a bunch
of lessons, however lately we have been teaching a lot of people who have what's
called the gift of gab, they talk A LOT, it's almost impossible to steer the
lesson back on track sometimes, so that has made the teaching a little
tough, especially for me. it makes is kinda frustrating sometimes, cause
it's hard to teach when you ask a question and they just run with it hahaha.
that's been the hard part of the week i guess. we did find a bunch of new
people though, so that is good. right now i am working on loving the people
more--it's hard for me to love people, so i always have to work on it. it's also
tough for me to be in the poorer areas, they make me depressed, so that wreaks
havoc on me sometimes. my comp gave me a blessing, and it said how my
love has grown so much, but there will be a time when it is tested, i think
that is now, so i am working on that for the time being. in order to be a
representative of Christ, i have to love people, but sometimes my weaknesses get
the better of me, and i just don't like people for a while hahaha. so pray for
that for me if you will, please?
my favorite person was D, we had such a
cool lesson with him, it was awesome. that is cool about finding the person
from Czech. sounds like you had a fun week, even
without work. i hope Sarah's talk went well, that is cool she got to
speak at seminary graduation. hahaha that is super funny about Brig walking around! and the nickname he has for Dad haha.
i love how this life is a proving ground,
it sucks in the moment sometimes, but there are also very good times. we learn
so much, and it makes us better. i think i find the same motivation for life, as i do to work out. i want to be my best. Heavenly Father has a plan
that gives you the best spiritual work out you can possibly get. it's so tough,
you would get fetchin' wrecked if you did not have a personal trainer, Christ. He is with us every step of the way, and he helps us, he spots us, and gives us
the strength we need so that we can make it through. He gives us all the
supplements we could ask for, in prophets and scriptures. they help us recover, and strengthen
those spiritual muscles. in the end, we get the opportunity to be out best
selves, but we have to put in the work and do our best. i know how much Heavenly Father loves us, he wants us to succeed, and we will because of
our savior Jesus Christ. i am so thankful for that knowledge, and that i get to
share it.
thanks Mom! could you please send some pump batteries with my
birthday box? i am needing some more.
alright, i have to go now. thanks for emailing me Mom! love you guys so much! have an awesome week and day! thanks so much for all you do! i love you Mom!
-Elder
Sedlacek
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