05/22/2014
This Week
has been pretty crazy, anyway, in 2 days; we will be celebrating the 170th
birthday of the arrival of the Gospel here in French Polynesia. So of course, we
missionaries are a huge part of the celebration. We will be doing a little show
for all of the people. So the pictures that you see are of us practicing for
the thingy. It should be pretty fantastic, since this sort of celebration only
happens once every ten years. I seem to have come to this mission at the
perfect time haha. I’m way too blessed to be serving here.
Other than
this celebration that is going to be happening this weekend, I was able to go
to a wedding of a missionary that recently finished his mission. My companion
Elder Mendelsohn was his witness. It was extremely weird to see an elder that
just got off of his mission, get married. It freaks me out to know that this is
the next big step in my life! I’m doing my best to serve the Lord so that he
can help me find the perfect wife, and I’ve been really careful to not drop my
scriptures... wink wink.
We’ve been
teaching this family lately, a family of 6, and yesterday during our lesson, we
invited them all to follow the example of Jesus Christ by being baptized. They
ALL accepted! I feel nothing but pure joy when I go over to this lady’s house.
She needs the Gospel so much in her life. The best part is that she knows it.
So she is absorbing the doctrine like a sponge! They will all be coming to
church this Sunday. I can’t wait. Life is going by way too fast. The saying
"time flies when you’re having phun," has never been so true. I have
a great companion, I love my ward, and I love all of our investigators. I just
simply love my life as a missionary. Even though it’s hard as heck, I still
find the time to thank my Heavenly Father for loving me enough to send me to
Tahiti in order to experience these trials.
Seeing my
family for the last time on Skype was really great. I got to talk to my sister
for the first time on my mission. She hasn’t changed a bit; although, her
eyebrows looked especially nice this time around. I shared an experience with
her that made me shed a few tears. I was in the temple a few weeks ago with a
family that I had baptized last year. While in the temple, I saw a brother and
sister stand and pray together, and when I saw that, I was hit by this feeling
of calmness that took over my whole body and reassured me that I would be in that
brother’s place one day; in the house of the Lord with my sister. The lord had
sent me a confirmation that I have been looking for during my whole mission. I don’t
doubt or worry anymore. I just do all I can in order to realize this
experience. I love my sister too much to let her slip away. I think my parents
are right there with me when I say I will never lose hope, or give up on her. I’ve
learned a lot about the love and patience our Savior has for us all through my
mission. Seeing how often we wander from his presence. Seeing how it is always
us, who choose to turn away. His life is full of rejection; yet, he stays, with
his arms open, waiting patiently for the day that we will decide to come back; either
by ourselves, or being pushed by the wind. I thank Him every night for being so
patient with me. I thank my parents too, for putting up with me throughout my
trouble years!
A 70
recently talked to us, and he said something that I really liked. He said,
"If the ladder that we are climbing on is leaning against the wrong wall,
what good is it?" I realize that my ladder was on the wrong wall
before my mission. But, I’ve climbed back down through many prayers and
humbling experiences, and now that I’ve positioned my ladder on the right wall,
I can really feel the difference. I know one day, I will reach the potential
and the expectations that the Lord has set for me. I just need to keep on
climbing. Every day is a test, and another step up the ladder. It’s true, we
will get tired at times, and maybe even slip, but I know that we are not
climbing alone, and that’s what keeps me going.
I love you all so much, I pray for you all night and day.
Thanks for the prayers and the mail!
Keep safe this week!
Elder Fyffe
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