Hey!
Sorry that I have been unable to write so often. There is much to be done. Sometimes I forget to write! This last week was pretty interesting. We had so many appointments fall out this last week. It was not exactly ideal. We spent a few days on the streets doing our best to teach those who are ready. It was a tough week for sure. On Friday, we had a special Zone Conference. Our mission president has finished his mission, and this coming Friday we will get a new one. During our special Zone Conference, we were able to say goodbye to our current president. We had a wonderful spiritual time together, and we learned a little bit about our new mission president. The conference also took place in Dresden. It was fun to go visit that city. I had heard lots about it!
Despite all the let-downs, we try to stay positive. It is important that we do not let anything like discouragement take over us. Even when the times are hard, we can see success. Just like it says in the wonderful book called Preach My Gospel, no effort is wasted. One night, we were having no luck. We spent the entire day on the street talking with people and going door to door. Nobody would even talk with us! We did not ever get more than a couple words in, and never more than a couple words in return. We were pretty upset when we arrived home at 9:30pm. We sat outside our house-door, and we did not feel complete. We followed the Spirit which told us to go back to the market place and talk with people. We headed out again, and first talked with a totally drunk man wearing all white. He held us up for twenty minutes or so, and then we continued further. We then saw a little old lady. We talked with her, and the first thing that came out of her mouth was, "You stand before me like angels!" She had just come out of a Bible class and could not believe that young people such as us would be interested in religion. She wanted to meet with us and we set out an appointment. After the appointment, she said she even wants to visit church sometimes and learn more about what we believe. The miracles we see are sometimes unbelievable. Definitely worth not getting home until 10pm (which is quite late for a missionary!).
So, when everything feels like it is going down the tubes, just remember that it will all work out!
