Monday, October 8, 2012

"Don't You Ever Get Tired?"

Well we still have to wait another week before conference but it sounds like it was great and i'm way excited for that! Well this week was acually a pretty good one, still faced the same challenges and struggles of the area, maybe even more than past weeks but this week was different. This week me and my companion made a goal to have a better attitude about the work despite the challenges we have been facing, we have been having more sincere prayers and really relying on Christ for all things. President monahan gave a great message about being a disicple of Christ. he said to us, "Do you want to know the most important thing anyone will ever say to you?" Be a Disicple of Christ." that has great meaning behind it, research and study the scriptures behind it, it will help you a lot. so the title of my email is 'Don't you ever get tired?" that was the question elder asked me this week as we were walking down this road with the sun scorching, i kinda walk fast for his little legs and he gets worn out haha. one day this week we were chasing the time so i made us run to one appointment, not far but it was funny. yesterday was fast sunday so that was tough too. but these past few weeks i have really been thinking of why i'm here. what is my purpose and why it's important. the more i learn about the gospel the deeper the desire grows, think about it, we are teaching people how to have eternal life!!! i could expound but that's really it! it's great if you think about it, so i think that has been what's driving me to work hard, also i thought about my companions statement as a spiritual sense, we know life throws at us burdens of every kind and we get worn out physically and spiritually, well i think it's a lot worse if we get worn out spiritual, that's why we have to do the things that build us up to withstand the temptations. haha this week was brutle but we Chose to have a good one, we had a great turn out with la's and investigators at church, the lords tender mercies. it was just a good week and i love to be out here, thanks so much for your support and love from good ole idaho! Mahal kita Elder machen