Also Mom you asked what pet
peeves I have and I would say for me is lack of effort. It drives me
crazy when I see people not trying in things significant or not just
doing your best in everything. That's why I am glad that the Lord has
given me so many struggles to humble me and those around us. It helps
us get on the same level so we can rise together.
Had a lesson this week with a man named
Ned Rowen who joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
a little over a year ago and now teaches a class at church for those
that are new members or visiting. He often shares the things of his
past and this week he talked about his past on drinking, smoking,
drug use and other vices. As he talked about it, it seemed as if those
things had no magnitude because they have no part in him now and who
he is. He simply wants to share that with others to warn them of the
difficulties that may come and the struggles one might have not with
just their health but with those around him. Some of these things are
direct reasons for losing loved ones and pain untold. It is a miracle
that he is still here to share this stuff with us and I am so glad
that he is here to share it with us. He has taken himself from one
end of the spectrum to the other and told us that it is impossible to
do it with out the Lords help. I love him.
I went to In 'n Out for the first time
the other day. It was alright, nothing better than what I can whip up
at Culvers! Yea yea!
There was an Elders Quorum BBQ this
past Saturday which turned into a much larger BBQ for the whole ward.
We talked to a lady there and had one of the most wonderful talks of
my whole mission because of the honesty that was shared. We have been
going by their home asking if their kids could help us out by letting
us teach them the missionary lessons and give them an opportunity to
ask questions that they get at school or just questions that they
have and we try our best to answer them. Some are pretty tough too.
Each time we have talked to them they are unsure and want to get back
to us. Never do. So we asked her again and she explained something
that was behind the scene. The kids testimonies are struggling and
aren't sure which direction they want to go and if they like going to
church at all. Both parents have been wondering what to do and how to
help them understand what they believe and do, but aren't having the
best of success. That is when we started to go over there asking if
they would like to help us out. The thing is neither my companion or
I really had a prompting to go there, we just did and it was an
answer to a prayer. The answer however came from not us but those
that are around the family that care so much for them and have been
praying for them.
We met with a Lady named Glenda this
week at church to show her around and let her get a feel for the
building before she came on Sunday. She has learned little by little
about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and explained
lots of reasons why she is interested and some questions that she has
about doctrine and such. She is a very special lady. When she was
learning more about the Mormons in the last place she lived there was
a lot of opposition to her even talking to "Mormons". Her
husband used to make jokes that it was in the papers because she got
letters from people of all churches telling her tons of...different
points of view. Anyway after showing her around we had a lesson
about staying of the path of righteousness relating to Lehi's dream.
The Spirit was so thick in the church you could cut it with a knife.
I am so thankful for my inadequacies
that force me to rely on the Lord to make up for that which I can't
and allow him to use me for a better tool in spreading the Gospel. I
testify that it can't be done without the Spirit and is worthless to
do without it. Pray for it.
Love Elder Leonhardt
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