So yup got a new companion. He is
the District Leader here, but he has been out on his mission only 8 months.
When I first heard he was coming I thought "wow he must be an awesome
missionary if they are making me junior companion to him." His name is Elder Jennings. He's from Las Vegas Nevada, but unfortunately, he says he wants
to go home and hates the area so far. It kind of weighs on me.
At first I was really angry because
I was junior companion to someone who is a younger missionary and new to the
area and has a hard time obeying some of the rules. But after some praying the
thought came to me. "You are not here for you, you are here for the
Lord." It made me realize that I need to stop putting myself in the whole
process, but to simply focus on the work. True, members tend to admire
missionaries based on their leadership positions and by the number of
conversion stories they have, but I realized the Lord looks at it differently.
None of the baptisms, reactivation, or anything else done here is a measurement
of MY capacity, but rather a reflection of the great and wonderful things that
the Lord allows missionaries to be a part of. Admiring a missionary for his
baptisms and leadership positions is like admiring a sculptor’s chisel rather
than the sculptor himself. I realized we are all on the same team here, and it
doesn't matter where I fall in on the team, because we are all tools in the
shed. Let God use His tools however He wishes.
In other news, the family of about 6
investigators, ALL came to church yesterday. 9 people filed into church. (Less
active mother, nonmember father/boyfriend, 6 kids, and a friend one of the kids
brought with them) It was such a massive entrance into the chapel that the
entire ward seemed to be turning heads to see what had filled the back seats
up. They stayed all three hours and the father came to Elder's quorum just as
the Elders Quorum was being reorganized, so he got to witness the passing of
the keys to the Elder's Quorum President and feel the great spirit of
brotherhood at that meeting. It was so cool to see his face as he saw
everything. He loved it and everyone was friendly. Hope to see a baptism in the
future!
We did get a new Ward mission leader
this week. Bro Johnston is his name. He is really excited and seems up to the
task. Well that's all for this week!
Elder Bringhurst
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