To Friends and Family:
Something that has been troubling me this week is how a lot of our investigators are just not keeping any of their commitments, most specifically the commitments to read the Book of Mormon. We dropped one of our long-time investigators from "progressing" to the "new or other" category and it is just too bad that she hasn't been keeping up with her commitment to read. We have emphasized the importance of reading the Book of Mormon in the past, but I am sure that we still have to emphasize it again.
I think that the most difficult part of missionary work is working with a companion. It is a daily effort to change for another person and to be considerate of their feelings. I am really glad that I get this practice because if I were to never come on a mission, there would be no hope for me to have a harmonious relationship with my future wife. I am an introspective person that is self-aware and I know what kind of person that I am, but I have a challenge in knowing someone else feels about certain things or being considerate to their feelings. I am just really grateful that I have a chance as a missionary to change to become more harmonious with another person. I am really thankful for the disagreements that Elder Williams and I have and the chance we have to work together to become more unified. Although I am at the beginning of my mission, I am excited to work on the problems that I have so that I can become a person that works well with other people. I know that Elder Williams was supposed to be my trainer because he is so patient in such a unique way that helps me become more humble and meek.
The missionary life is great and I love this chance that I have to share with people the Gospel. I love how we get a chance to visit with people every single day and how we are able to spiritually uplift them. My favorite thing as a missionary is to see in someone's eyes how their faith in Jesus Christ and his gospel increases because of what the Holy Ghost testified of them.
One of our investigators had a baptisimal date and is now moving down south to be with is family, He is completely GOLDEN! We have already taught him all of the lessons and he has a strong testimony in the church, but he is moving so that his family can see his baptism. The missionaries down their will be so surprised and blessed. Although we would have liked to baptize him or for him to be baptized here, it is just a lesson from Heavenly Father that it is his work and not our own.
There is a really awesome family here and they are such good missionaries. They let us bring our investigators to their family home evening every single week and they give us so many referrals. Can all of you follow their example wherever you are? Can all of you be like that awesome family and be member missionaries to their investigators and open your home to the missionaries and their investigators? And also go to lessons all the time with the missionaries or give more people the BOM? I realized that I wasn't a good missionary at al before I came out and if more people are like this family, missionary work in the world would really go a lot smoother.
Our investigators are awesome! and Elder Williams is Awesome too! By the way family, he gets off of his mission in two months and he is from Layton Utah. Do you think that you could go meet him? He is great and if you let him know that you are there to support him he will be really happy. So hey! What do you think? Please! Ok bye bye!
Thank you!
Elder Longstaff
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