19 August 2013
Hello All!
This Friday I had my first District
Meeting where I had to conduct the whole meeting and direct the
conversation in the learning aspect of the meeting. It was different.
This is the weird thing about the Spirit and the promise that the
Lord gives you that when you are in difficult situations that the
Lord will help.
After the meeting and the lesson part I
felt that it went really bad and that a lot of people didn't get much
out of it and very few will become better missionaries from it. But
to my astonishment people liked it and thought it went well. They
could have been saying it to make me feel better but people aren't
like that these days...I believe them. It was a great experience to
see what it is like being a head of things, normally I have been a
reserved leader.
I got my glimpse of the way our Father
in Heaven looks to us in our lives when we grow. I went to a
transfer meeting, kind of a big thing. It was nice to have a change
of pace with the meeting. Normally when you get asked to go to the
meeting it means that you are being moved to a new area but this time
I enjoyed it because I knew I wasn't going anywhere.
At the meeting I met a lot of
missionaries that I know and miss. It was great getting to see
everyone again. This is where I got the glimpse of Gods view. I found
out that Elder Empey, my first trainee, is training! He said he was
nervous about what to do but knew the Lord would provide. And when he
thought about what to do in some situations he thought about what I
would do and that he appreciated my example. Then he told me that he
understands why its so important to be exactly obedient now that he
is in my shoes. Then I saw the growth he had. He is steadfast and
strong in the faith, confident and able to overcome many situations
on his own. It brought me to tears to see where he is now and the
potential he has. I felt as if my son was all grown up and facing
adversity without another's help. It was the happiest I have ever
been in my whole life! I can't wait to see that in children of my own
someday and hope that I am able to give that joy to my parents now.
This was then followed by getting a
number of letters from the youth of the stake back home That just
added to my happiness to see that young man change. Man am I glad I
get to say that now that I'm 20!!!, and how much they care about me
and for that fact, others. I love seeing drawings that kids do,
whether they are good or bad.
We had a lesson with a man and his
fiancée of 3 years. They are an older kind of couple with the
father not wanting to commit to marriage because he was married twice
before and both ran off on him with no notice and he doesn't want
that to happen again. Before this lesson I was praying hard to know
what to say and how to help him and his non member girl friend. She
would get baptized if they were married but since he is unsure it
puts us in a pickle. At the beginning of the lesson I didn't feel the
Spirit there and began to be worried a bit. I started to pray hard
for the Spirit to be there. Because of our inadequacies we didn't
feel we would be able to break through the wall he had up. After I
said that mental prayer I felt comforted. Then the lesson changed. I
knew the Lord answered my prayers because both mine and the other
member we brought with us, our minds were enlightened with things
that related to them and the struggle he can overcome. My companion
and I didn't know really what to say but our mouths were filled with
words that applied to them both. The lesson went fantastic and we
felt that the Lord was pleased.
Later when we got back to our bikes we
gave a prayer of thanks and I could feel the Lords love he had for us
and those we taught. I am so grateful for the Lords promise that when
we are in troubled situations he WILL provide.
I love you all and may you depend on
the Lord when the going gets tough, I promise you He will be there.
Love Elder Leonhardt
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