Dear Family,
Well thanks so much for writing me! This week has been
absolutely insane. So wow that first little quote that you put at the begining
of the letter was literally meant for me because this week I have been trying my
best to be completely obedient but the blessing haven't really been showing up.
haha
So I'll explain. Almost the whole week we hadn't found anyone to teach and
then on Saturday we went to go visit all of the people that we had ready to go to
church. One of our baptism dates fell through because he left to Quito that day... then a
family that we were teaching told us that they didn't want anything to do with
us... then to top that off we were looking desperately for a members house in an
area that wasn't that safe... and me not knowing exactly how the area is because I
have 3 weeks here and my companion only has two. Well we go searching and I took a
wrong turn down a path where there was no exit and unfortanely someone was
watching us so as we turned around to leave and a black guy comes up at the entrance
of the path and pulls a pistol out of his shirt and points it at me and yells, "give me everyhting you have." That was the weird part, to have a gun pointed
at you But I was actually pretty calm and somehow I smooth talked him into
believing that I only had my money pouch and my watch when in reality I had a
cell phone in my pocket and another ten bucks and my CAMERA IN MY BACKPACK...
wow I was so lucky that he didn't just take the whole backpack. So ya that was
crazy and I was a little shaken up afterwards but I'm all fine now, but the worst
part of all is that that same day I had a baptism and that's why I had my camera,
but the baptism fell through... the kid went and drank alcohol with his brother
the night of his baptism and it fell through and his cousin who is member, was so sad! I
hope so badly that we ca get him to be baptized this week but we'll see. I haven't
talked to him so far...
SO anyways this week well to be honest has pretty much
sucked. However, it's taught me a lot. Success as a missionary doesn't come
through numbers, it comes through your diligence, your love for the people and the
spirit that works through you. We did everything for him to get baptized and the rest
will be up to God and the push that J puts to actually get
baptized.
Well I am super excited for Christmas and to be abe to talk to
you guys! I can't believe that it's another Christmas... wow time
flies!
Well sorry for the not too happy email but don't worry, I am
excited to keep working and we'll start baptizing soon!
Elder Lignell
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