Alex is doing great and is so prepared!! We had a lesson with him and asked him to prepare a part to teach us and his mom and he made these little note cards and they were so well prepared and spiritual! Love that kid. Susannah is doing well and we are hoping to reset a date with her for the end of the month. She is moving a bit slow and steady at the moment. And then we are teaching a Romanian man who is really interested but works on Sundays so we are working with our ward mission leader to find him a new job.
Something that has struck me this week has been the simplicity of the gospel. It's so interesting how foundational and fundamental the principles of the gospel are. The past couple of weeks, Elder Aguiar and I have spent hours in our studies focused specifically on the Doctrine of Christ. We teach people about these simple steps that will bring them the peace or the happiness or the hope that they are looking for. And yet, we can sit there for hours talking about and learning about how it all works. How does our faith help us? Why do we need baptism? What does the Holy Ghost do for us? There's so much to learn! And yet, at the end of the day, it all comes down to our efforts to follow Jesus Christ.
I have spent lots of time reflecting lately. It has been quite interesting how much being at the end of my mission has had an effect in the way I think. I hear a lot of people say, "I found myself on my mission." I don't understand that phrase at all because I'm always right here. Haha but as I look back through my journal or pictures I see that a lot of growth has taken place. In someways it's very hard to tell if I have grown a lot but in others it's more apparent. I love my mission and can't believe I only have 5 weeks left...
chocolate meringue cookies
made savory pancakes with scrambled eggs and cheese
hay fever has been beating the crap out of me lately...
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