Thursday, September 1, 2016

Week 5, August 29, 2016

Howdy Y'all! (That's right I still haven't lost my ability to speak Texan ;)

SO! its been a bit of a hectic yet AMAZING week. The best part is we now have TWO people on date for baptism!! okay so the truth is they basically already were planning on getting baptized.... we just got to be the ones who asked...... BUT THAT COUNTS!! ANYWHO! The other exciting news is we have a new family of investigators. The ROYABALS! They are so AMAZING AND I LOVE THEM!! The father is already a member although he has been inactive for a while. But the mother and two daughters are not yet members. We have only met with them twice but already I love them and can see how amazing they are gonna be. The second time we met with them was an accident of sorts. We were visiting a former investigator and they were in the same apartment complex. We saw the daughters out on the balcony so we went to say hi. And the mother, Rose, had so many amazing and insightful questions! It made me have to stop and think. But in a good way of course! So we are excited to teach them again on Thursday. We gave them a challenge to read the Book of Mormon and rose in turn challenged us to find some of the answers we gave in the bible. It was awesome! I love the work so much! its AmAZING!! 
The bike on the other hand..... is less so. SO in the past two days I have had three flat tires. The first time I sealed the tube and just refilled it. The second time I just replaced the tube. the third time..... well its now a walking area. So.... yeah. But I bought a new tube so that should be fun. Plus I will be borrowing a different bike from other elders so hopefully that pans out and doesn't have as many flats. Anyway. This week was mostly spent tracking down former or potential investigators. The last elders didn't leave so great a record..... so its been lots of fun and a lot of work. But that's all good! 
Btw for those of you who know who elder Gekeler is (I.E. my parents and aunts) So the area that I am in, Melody lane, was elder Gekeler's last area. SO I took over it from him. That and the day of p-day I was with my trainer and he got a call from none other than Elder Gekeler. So I spoke to him on the phone. He is at 19 months so I doubt we will serve together but really its a huge case of small world syndrome. 
So that's about all that I have for this week. It was amazing and so much happened but I just don't have the time or the ability to tell you guys all about it. There was just too many amazing things where I could very clearly see the hand of the Lord. 
So in closing I have to tell you all a few things. 1. The Lord loves you and is aware of every need you have. 2. I love you. 3. You have others around you that care and are waiting to help. Reach out to those you love. They love you and want to help. Let them help. 4. learn to forgive quickly. Its very hard I know but when you let things go ultimately it makes YOU happier. I promise. Be wise but be forgiving. Don't let others use you but also do't be bitter. Its a hard line to walk. But it will make you happy. 
I will close with this statement. I LOVE YOU ALL!!!! No matter what. I love all of you.

Sincerely,
Elder Lindh

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