I am writing nathan and you and mom and madison and brenna and derek from time to time. I stopped writing girls because i dont have time and i dont care that much.
My typical day is wake up at 6 start study at 630 study till 730 work out till 815 shower and get ready and start companion study at 9 and pray at 950 ( the whole mission does this) take lunch maybe at 10 - 11 and start working at 11. We have dinner at 4 and we get out by 445 so we can knock doors by 5-7. then we see people and then come in at 9- 930. then we plan for the next day and have decompression time and then lights out by 1030. There are 5 things we have to do every day and that is be up on time(630), be out on time( 1015) or with lunch (1115), be on time to 5-7, talk to 20 people on the streets, and update the area book.
my studies are amazing and i love learning deep stuff but also the basics and every thing inbetween. I am re reading the childrens book of mormon and getting down the deep detail of the stories with refrencing to the actual book of mormon. And i have memorized all the 42 teaching points that preach my gospel has with at least a scripture for each one. my ponderizing scripture for the week is mosiah 12:27 "ye have not applied your hearts to understanding; therefore ye have not wisdom; therefore what teach ye this people" sorry if i messed it up, but it is motivating factor that played into my life. For example how can i teach someone about repentence if im not repenting every day. So i have tried to be more diligent in studing with my heart for wisdom so i can teach the people of tacoma.
If you took the misfits of a normal ward and put them all together you would get my ward, but every sngle one is my brother and sister, and i dont hear a slur when they speak, i dont see a gimp when they walk, and i dont feel something missing when i shake their hands. I love this ward. I have been blessed with people that love me uncondishionaly. bishop cornwall is a loveing hard working humble man who has just got a job and befor was fighting to feed his kids but still magnified his calling. Our ward mission leader is the same.
My medication is working ... thats it haha.
so for my investigators
Helen and j: she is an old black lady that we got to come back to church, she has had 4 strokes but is super sweet, he 8 year old grand son is coming to church and he will be baptized. we teach them a few times a week.
Rob osborn: he is a super strong converts husband ( the one who emaild about sunday special) he is content with being cathloich and we have been praying a lot for a change of heart. we teach them when we go over for dinner, which is a lot.
Vonda: she is a black lady that wants to be baptized. We met her when we went to see a less active and got her to come see a baptism. we teach them about 4 times a week.
Jimmy: he has a lot of struggles but wants a change in his life. he has a lot of hold ups so it will take some time.
Tyesha, dayonna, and jouquin: a less active mom (tyesha) and her kids who are super excited to get baptised. they are really fun and we see them a few times it they are home.
kenith and paula: these two are like family, there story is two personal but you will meet them one day, they are getting thre records back.
Nana: has a less active mother that has been coming back to church and we are getting her involved with the young womens
Jacob: we knocked into him and he loves reading so he has been reading the book of mormon and we have meet with him a few times.
The best part of my mission has been that i can look back to who i was and see the huge change i have made. I know with assurity that this gospel is true and every thing that that intailes. I know that i would not have had that converson if i did not come on a mission.
The hardest part is that i love it to much, and i really dont want to come back home. i still have a lot of time but when i think about how fast this is going i get scared and my stomach drops. Remember when we were playing basket ball before i left and you asked me what i was looking forward to the most and wheat i was most nervous about and my responce was the same for both "the people"..... not you ask me this question and my answer is the same but in a differenr light. I love the people, and i dont like to even think about leaving them.
what i want to do better : I would like to lose my life, so i can find it.
i feel happiest each week when i see someone feel the spirit, or when someone who has been learning the gospel bares there testimony.
well that took the whole time so we will do this every so often.
Thanks for your email dad, it gave me an enormous comfort.
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