Well, I typed out a huge letter to send, and somehow I deleted all of it and then the auto save took effect, and it was too late. I don't have much more time, so I will try to summarize:
There is opposition in all things. It seems that no matter how much you seem to understand this statement, one always seems to forget it. This past week has been one of the best and worst of my mission.
With elder Lewis as my companion, the work seemed to excellerate. He said that he was willing to do whatever I felt inspired to do, and we proceeded to have a miraculous week. We set a record for total number of lessons taught in a week, and we exceeded several other goals. We were able establish much trust with several investigators who have previously been quite stubborn, and for those who have had a difficult time grasping or understanding our teachings, they seemed to absorb our message like a sponge. I have really begun to understand how much the spirit abounds when a companionship is in unity.
There was a certain instance this week when we were teaching an elderly man who was a pastor from the Assemblies of God church. No matter how hard he tried, he could not confound us. In the end he mentioned how knowledgable we wer, though we were only 20, and he had studied the bible for over 60 years. Two young men with little knowledge and experience, but with the spirit, will always confound the wise and learned of the world.
The downside of the week came on Tuesday when an investigator's child passed away. I won't go into great detail, but it stirred me up into remembrance of my own experience with death. I ended up conducting the funeral service, and the mother asked me to sing "Be Still My Soul." Long story short, I did much thinking.
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