Hey
Guys!
Well, this week I'm
SICK. :::::::::::::((((((((((((((((((((((((( and so is my companion.
I've been sicker than a dog
since Thursday, but this is game time so I haven't really taken any time to
rest. So was my
companion, but he hasn't rested either. So yesterday, while we were eating
lunch with a member family, Elder Lott just crashed. So I let him rest there a
little while before going out. Poor guy. I don't think he's quite as used to
working at such a high pace or outputting as much energy as I do. Today we're
gonna take a while to go rest so that we have strength for the rest of the
week. Honestly, today I woke up and I just felt TIRED. Not sleepy-tired, like
normal, but physically drained, like something was just wrong with me. It's not
the most painful sickness I've suffered on the mission- if you guys look back
in some of the earlier letters, you'll remember when I got Chikingunya. That
was a nightmare. It's just annoying because it's slowed me down physically and
it's even taken away my voice, which makes trying to sing hymns a rather
unpleasant experience.
What's been
interesting about this week is that even though we've been so sick, I've seen a
lot of blessings. For example, this week after working hard to bring about 7
investigators to sacrament meeting, another girl showed up that we had never
ever seen before. When we talked to her, we found out that she had been reading
the Book of Mormon my herself and wanted to know more, so we've got the cita to
visit her Wednesday.
Well, just an
interesting thought as I was studying the scriptures. What do we do if we ever
feel tempted? I like seeing the example of what Jesus did. When he as
confronted by Satan on the Mount of Temptation, he cited the law. He focused as
much as he could on what God had said (de hecho, what HE had said) to resist
temptation. If we fill our minds with the ideas of God, we can very easiy cast
out temptation, even if we are weak to that particular temptation. So remember,
read the Scriptures when you feel tempted.
I have to go now! Love
you bye!
--
Elder Jeffrey Reed
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