Well this week was a great week, but what else can you expect while serving the lord. It has been hot but with the extra rain this week we have not had too much heat, its been a mild week compared to others, but as always soaked in sweat. (there is no escaping that) My new companion arrived last monday night at about 8 o clock so our first day of work was tuesday. Things are going great with him! He basically is the exact opposite of me in the worldly aspect of things such as he does not agree with hunting, doesnt like the mountains and enjoyed many video games before the mission, but the funny thing is, When you are missionaries and both have the same desire to preach the gospel to everyone, well none of that stuff matters and you get along as if you were best friends since birth! :)
This week we were able to teach one of our investigators named "uncle Johnny" he is our fishing buddy and has been a "dry member" of the church for about 40 years now and on the 24th he will be baptised. His brothers and sisters, are very excited and happy for him, and so are we! it will be great to finally see him be baptised and be able to participate as a member after so many years of investigating.
This week the principle that i would like to share with you all is the principle of "love one another" This last week was a great week for learning, As we have taught a few of our investigators there is one that i have come to love deeply. His name is Roger. Now roger is not one of our "investigators of gold" He is not one of the types of people that is ready to fill the baptismal font and jump in as many would say. He actually has a large addiction to alcohol. He has not been able to come to church in the 3 weeks that we have taught him and i am not sure if he will be baptised soon or not. But as i have worked with him i have come to see him in a small way as our savior sees him. Since the first lesson with him i have hugged this grown man and loved him even when he doesn't keep his commitments. Before i would have become very frustrated and maybe stopped teaching him, but as i have come to learn how our father in heaven condemns the sin and not the sinner i have come to understand the importance of helping him. I know that we all have people in our lives that let us down, disappoint us, or commit errors that may cause us to lose our trust and maybe love for them, but i know that if we are truly disciples of Christ we would not only love them but love them more and strive in a better way to help them return to the straight and narrow path. So let us all this week try and find that "lost sheep" and bring them back into the fold. If one of us has strayed away, please come back. Our father in heaven loves each and every one of us more than we can comprehend.
Elder Ferrin
Today they explored a cave, he said that they had a lot of fun.
will update more later.
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