Hey people. Miss you so much.
Well this week has been awesome, over the past two weeks we have had two baptisms and even have one planned in two weeks from now! It is so great to see amazing things happen in God's plan. We have been working so hard and have been pushing ourselves well past our limits (thanks to God) and have been able to see fruits from our labors.
We have been trying to help many people see the need of repentance in their lives especially the part about restitution and enduring to the end. Many people have struggles but the more my companion and I try to help them, it seems the better and better they progress. The Power and influence of the Spirit is real. We are going to see some amazing things happen in the coming weeks. We even had ten people that we are teaching come to Church on Sunday!!! I have never had so many people follow through with that challenge! HARD WORK AND Prayer pay off.
Tidbits of my life in Ghana:
1. When you eat fufu many people will bring well water for you to drink - it is supposed to help wash it down....doesn't really work but it is kind of them to help us.
2. Giant spiders do not like being sprayed with water - and, I do not like giant spiders.
3. The Snakes here come at the worst of times - and all of the time!
4. When you wash clothes, running out of bar soap makes it very difficult and very time consuming.....
I have seen a lot going on while I have been on mission. There have been a lot of changes and different developments in the areas I have worked in, in myself and in my companions. With so many changes I have found myself downtrodden at times and frustrated. However, what I love about mission is that it shows me how to love the little things. Many people forget that it was simple acts that fueled a giant miracle.
For example: Alma going back and finding Amulek; Ammon asking to be a servant; Lehi praying; 2000 warriors fighting battles against armies far greater; and how the Book of Mormon was written over the span of 1000 years. This book may not take too long to read but it took a lot longer to write.
We have to see that there is more then just what we read going on. There were days that Helaman and his army trained. Days where Samuel the Lamanite felt sick. All the heroes and people we talk about have their changes, their frustrations and their hard days. Many times we just see that they had power and success but what about the days we don't hear about.
Many great heroes have a few amazing stories but they had days in between. They probably had moments where they felt tired and would rather be sleeping. They had times where they must have asked where is the miracle I was told would come from following God. Think about it: we hardly hear about the daughters of Ishmael while they had to have children in the wilderness!!!! That must have been hard but we are never told of the days where they got up because they knew they needed to and kept walking while holding their child's hand while he or she screamed "are we there yet". These alone could be seen as battles.
The reason I am writing this is because we all look at the victories of so many heroes around us but we forget that the victory is only the end of the story. Many of all the heroes we love have been through all that we are going through. Moroni was a child once who wanted nothing better then to go play.
Your story may seem slow and hard but do not worry, your victory is coming and that is what you get to remember. The dialog of your life is happening but that is just giving you time to prep for the on coming storm (shout out to Helaman 5:12). Keep working, everyone lives a story and everyone has battles they win and lose. Just do not let the days that seem to mean nothing go without your personal growth. Everyday is your story even if the fight is the best part.
I love you,
Elder Edison
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