August 13, 2013 Asked to be a District Leader

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Members in the ward that are good at sewing. Fixed my ripped pants luckily.

I don't have an ipad but sometime in the future I think, before I am done.  Something that I did hear that this year, nation wide, was one of the coldest years on record, global warming, huh, well down here I still believe its going on.

This week was great! I had an exchange with our District Leader. Miracles were performed as we ran into people on the street that were in need of help both temporally and spiritually.

We were in one side of our area and a member texted us that they just got home from shopping and invited us over if we wanted a brake from the heat and some water. Didn't really need it but thought that we should anyways. On our way over we talked to Robert. His whole family are members, he goes to church every week in some other place of the valley, and is not a member. He said we could come back to see him and set up a time.

Then we found an investigator outside his house when previously we had no idea where he lived. Talked to him and things were and went great.

Then my tire popped. Everything went terrible after that, 8 months without a flat and now I get one!

Actually we weren't far from a members home so I called him up and he feed us and gave us a ride home.

Had to do a baptismal interview with a person that was being taught by our Assistants. We had a really good hour long conversation, which never happens here because there is always something that we need to be doing. I miss long conversations.

One of the Elders was going home is a couple of days and it was really cool to see how that thought hadn't effected him at all. He truly was working to the end. I will miss him.

I talked to one of the youth in my ward about a negative accident that happened recently. One of his former best friends committed suicide. He explained that he heard rumors about him attempting to do it and failing a couple times. He texted him asking if it was true and whats been going on. They use to hang out all the time and everyone loved him. His friend said they were just rumors and weren't true. He didn't feel that it was right. That week before it happed he tried to hang out with all of his old friends and see them, but no one thought it would be the last time they would see him. They found a note saying he was curious what the other side was like and took his life. It was sad to think about that and the fact that he was one of the last people to text him before it happened, never giving up on him.

There are a lot of mysteries about the other side. A lot of things we want to know and trouble us all the time because we can't find the answer. I pray all the time to know what will happen to those I know that aren't here. I find peace in the scriptures and as I pray but for some reason its not always satisfying. I want to know more. I would say that I need to know more, but I don't. I have faith in Jesus Christ as my Saviour and because of him there is an answer to those questions but He asks us to press forward. We will get the answer and we will eventually be satisfied but at the moment there are people that are in need of a faith or a stronger faith in Christ before they can understand. We need to help those to understand. We shared our testimony with him about God's plan for us and the faith He requires. All will be well and all will be accomplished. Pray for peace, answers will come. In time.

I love you all and hope that the summer sun is forgiving to you because its NOT to me! Love you, take care.
Love Elder Caleb Leonhardt
PS: I just got asked to be a District Leader. A little nervous, but excited as well.