Anyukám és családom,
My companion and I have learned the importance of being
grateful this transfer. We have been so focused on meeting our goals that we
have been asking a lot and forgetting to give thanks to God for the things he has
already given us. We started giving lots of prayers of thanks and that is why I
think we experienced the following miracle.
We have been tracting in a lot of ten stories lately because
we felt it was where we needed to be. As we have been tracting we felt a
certain is where we needed to be. We have been tracting these for about 3 weeks
now, and we hadn't gotten anything, but we stayed positive, and gave thanks for
what we did get and experience. Last Thursday we were in a ten story and it was
not the best. We got rejected a lot, we found out that missionaries had just
barely been there, so things were looking like we
should just come back another day. Amidst all of this we decided to keep going.
The 2nd to last door we knocked on a lady answered the door. We asked some
questions, and we had a nice personable 10 minute conversation. We then asked
if we came back. She said the very next morning. Weird. So we did, and we just
started with talking about who we are and who she is. We got into gospel
discussion and this is what she told us.
"My life is perfect. I have everything I have
ever wanted. I have cars, a perfect car, a perfect husband, and I couldn't be
happier, but I am troubled. Although I have all these things I still don't
understand the purpose of life, so for the last two days I have been praying to
God to know what is my purpose, then you two came. I feel like you are the
answer to my prayers."
Sick right! I have only heard these stories in Mormon myths,
or other uplifting talks, that I have never really experienced, or really
believed, but right before my eyes it happened. We are going to be meeting her,
and her husband, and I may have met my last goal of my mission, which was to
find a family. I love being a missionary.
This last week we also had our very first zone training. We
have about 30 people in our zone who we trained last week. According to the
remarks it went really well. At first we had a formal training, of teaching,
questions, comments, and what not. After that we had a discussion time where we
brought some questions that we discussed as a group and we found solutions, and
then for the role play we had a game about how to teach with simplicity and
power. It is interesting to be a leader, you get all sorts of people.We are all equals, and we should treat everyone, even ourselves as
equals. We do not need the best story, numbers, or characteristics to be
recognized as a good man or woman. Every person as special traits and talents God
has given them that is there to help him or her fulfill her responsibilities
here on earth. Sometimes these are noticeable and we get praise from others, but
most of the time they are not, and we don't get the praise we feel we deserve.
Don't worry about it. God is giving you the praise. He is proud of us for the
work, or effort we do. Don't please masses to give up your praise from God. The
masses dwindle away as dust, but God will forever be there.
Sok szeretettel
Decker elder
I have an interesting happenstance. This last Saturday we had
Sport nap (sport day). We played handball for part of the hour. We had to stop
because of Elder Carter. Elder Carter is one of the other elders that serve
here. He is way cool, and one of my favorite people. Why? He is super chill, and
a good missionary, but he also is a football lineman. He is a big boy. He is
the man I had on my shoulders in that picture. As we played handball he threw
the ball and his shoulder dislocated! Turns out he has the exact same problem I
had with my shoulder, only he didn't get surgery. I will admit it, I got
excited when he dislocated it. I love playing doctor :) So I went over there
and felt where the bone was. After determining where it was I relaxed the
should and very gently put it back in. Success! I loved doing it.
