This week was a good week. It's been a little crazy with
transfers and 3 exchanges, but it's been really good. I think I've
said this before, but I'll say it again. Being on a mission is great
for the Spirit, but not super good for the body. But it's the best and I
wouldn't trade it.
We started teaching a brother from a part-member
family on Monday. We're so excited! He's always been friendly to the
missionaries, but very avoidant, so we were really excited when he
decided to join our family home evening lesson last Monday. We're
seeing him again tonight. This is such a great family and I can feel
that Heavenly Father has so many good things in store for them. The
brother is the owner of a restaurant, so the time commitment and being
able to come to church is going to be really tough, but we have faith
that things will work out. His wife has an amazing testimony of the
gospel, and we can already see how her example is shaping her family.
The other highlight of the week for me was the
lesson we had with David last night. I've written about David, a recent
convert, several times because the experiences we have with him are
always so spiritual and powerful. We've only been able to meet with him
one other time this transfer, so we were relieved to be able to have a
lesson with him finally. We met at the bishop's house again for a
lesson on the Holy Ghost. I was so happy to hear David talk about how
his perspective is changing and how Heavenly Father is giving him
experiences to help him draw closer to the Savior. I see a lot of
parallels between David's situation and the lessons I need to learn for
myself. I feel blessed to be able to know him and see the process of
his conversion as I go through my own conversion.
This morning I took some time to set some personal
goals for the next couple of transfers. I feel blessed to have at least
5 more weeks, hopefully 11, here in San Mateo. I feel like this area
really has my heart. I've learned so much here and grown in so many
ways. It's been an experience that has been unexpected, but exactly
what I need. I've at times felt discouraged here because the work is so
different and the challenges are so unlike the challenges of other
areas. I'm really excited for what is to come, because I know it will
be exactly what the Lord wants it to be.