Hello family
So this past week has been pretty good. I invested in a set of hair clippers because i hate going to the barbers shop. So ever since I got them my entire district has been asking for haircuts. I dont know if they know but im not professional. But, i mean give the people what they want i suppose. I cut my companions hair last night before bed. He asked if i could cut it like some movie chacters hair where the front is like a mile high. I told him no exclaiming that it wasnt missionary approved but really i dont even think its socially acceptable.
We found a new investigator this week who is sooo cool! Her name is Natalie. We taught her Lesson 1 and she loved it. She is 24 and just recently got into the religious side of life. After our lesson her mom came downstairs. Imagine a woman who is an aspiring celebrity who dresses to impress via cheetah print and you can probably picture her pretty well. She came walking down the stairs in a cheetah top, sparkle shirt, high heels the size of texas, and Channel earings bigger than my entire hand. Quite the sight. She ended up being super cool though! She said that she wants to sit in on our next lesson because she wants to increase her spirituality as well. So cool! This time of year really is a wonderful time. Everyone has set new years resolutions and most of them involve getting more active in some church. Miracles are happening left and right and its great.
This past week we had Zone Conference. It was amazing. I had been struggling with my companion and couldnt seem to find a way to get him to work hard. I felt that i had tried everything and nothing seemed to work. The hard part was that in his eyes, he was working hard. At the end of Zone Conference President Jordan decided to share a story from his mission. He served in Brazil and at the time of the story was an assistant to the President which was President Faust ( yes the former counselor in the first presidency). He told us that often times President Faust would have studies with them in the mornings. One day they were reading in the doctrine and covenants and came upon the verse where it talks about going to preach the word with no purse or scrip. President Jordan then proceeded to ask his president why the church didnt do that any longer. He replied, "Well Elder Jordan, we can still do that." He proceeded to pick up the phone and call the president of the mission next to theres and told him to find an area that had never before seen missionaries and report back to him when he found an appropriate area. The next day Elder Jordan and his companion departed to that area with no money, travel bags, or a place to sleep. They were only sent with a box of 40 books of Mormon. at the time the church sold the books for the price of printing. When the sold all the copies they would be able to afford a bus back to there regular area. So they arrived there in the area with no plan, no idea how they were going to do it, but trusted in the lord. They started there journey with a prayer atop a mountain overlooking the town. They recognised that to accomplish such a task they needed to place full faith in the lord for this is his work. They began contacting people according to the direction they recieved from the spirit. In short, miracles occured but that is not to say that it was easy for them. They didnt eat until 9 that night. They stopped tracting at 11 p.m. They had no where to sleep so they slept in a public restroom. But in the space of 36 hours all 40 books were placed and they could return home. There is now a chapel there that is full every sunday. There is no doubt that the members there are a result of hard work from the first missionaries to enter that town preaching a message of peace. What a wake up call that story was for all but especially for my companion. This is the ritz compared to that. We have renewed faith and a desire to do all that we can. During weekly planning I always include some sort of motivational quote. Its cliche but it helps me keep going when times get hard. This week I wrote "You have done enough when you have done all that you can." The Lord requires our best and thats all. How wonderful this gospel is!
Family I love you and could write so much more but i have hair cuts to give! I pray all is well with you and that you continue to grow in your faith. Remember, with each passing day, try a little harder to be a little better.
All my love
Elder Evans
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