Elder Christian Fyffe

02/24/2014 

            2 years really is a long time, a ton of things happen, people grow up, some people shrink... (Mom) some pass away while others are born. There are times on the mission where people tell me of life changing experiences that they have had. How maybe they almost got hit by a car, or how they read a scripture and it changed their outlook on life, welcoming a new child into this world, or even getting lost in a song. All of these things can change our lives, and they don’t even take more than 10 minutes. God gave us a lifetime in order to prepare ourselves for the second coming of his Son, think of how much time we must all waste, maybe waiting for these life changing experiences to come to us. Being a missionary has made me see how we don’t have to wait for these experiences to come to us, but when we go out looking for them, we find them. I can’t even begin to explain the changes I’ve had in my life, most of you have probably noticed a few already.

            I’ve also had the privilege of hearing people testify that through the missionaries, they received the gospel and that it has changed their lives. They thought they had It all figured out, they came into the light of this gospel and realized that they were actually pretty far from the path. We were lucky enough to be visited by Elder Nelson this past week; they came to give a training to all of the missionaries. Just before he gave his talk, his wife spoke and she said a phrase that really got me thinking. She said, "Be the kind of missionary that your mother thinks you are." Ma, what kind of missionary do you think I am? I can’t really say for myself, because if it were up to me, I would say that I’m not that great of a missionary. I just love these people more than anything. Ma, I hope you know that I do my best because I know you pray for me at least 17 times a day. I’m out here because I love my family, and I do all I can, so that whenever people hear the last name Fyffe, They are reminded of all of the good things I did as a missionary.

            I’m known for being crazy, I just can’t seem to shake that quality that I have, and it comes with the Fyffe name... I do all that I can though, so you can be proud of me, and so that I can become the missionary that you think I am. As a mother, you have a sense of what I can become, I apologize that it’s taken me this long to start to become this person. But through everything you tell me, I know that I’m well on my way.

            I was able to give a blessing for the first time in English yesterday, to a Sister Missionary in my zone, I was prompted to tell her how proud God is of her, and all that she does for his work. I feel like even with all of the faults and weaknesses that I have, he never really has lost sight of the person that I, inevitably, will one day become. He's probably giggled a few times because of all the stupid mistakes I’ve made, but he’s definitely the most patient person I’ve ever known. He’s never once left my side. Thanks Ma, for adopting this amazing quality from our Loving Heavenly Father, you have never once given up on me. Even when you already saw the outcome of my actions, way before I did. I can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done, just know that I work my hardest, for the people I love. So that I may become the missionary that you always knew I could be.

            Thank you all for your prayers, don’t forget to pray for my companion too! As for the Pictures, It’s just of some ants at church, then me on a split with another Elder, so we took some cool alleyway photos, than the last is of a family night that we held, all those people are my adopted family. Be safe this week, I love you all! 

Elder Fyffe