Hello everyone,
This
has been a pretty good week. We were able to go on exchanges. That is
always fun to be able to go on exchanges with other missionaries and get
to know them. I went with Elder Brown. He is from Ohio. It was a fun
exchange. We were able to hit the bikes and talk with a lot of people.
We were able to send off a lot of referrals which was cool because I
always like getting referrals. But not a whole lot of craziness
happened while we were on exchanges. We were just able to get to know
each other and become better Missionaries.
Then
I got to go on a spilt with one of my former companions Elder Pearson.
It was fun to be able to be with him. We were helping out the hermanas (sister missionaries)
in there area. They are in the Spanish ward, it was kind of hard to talk with them because neither of us can speak Spanish. But it is all right
because Heavenly Father made up the difference.
Then
we have been working with this guy named Edward. He wants to get
baptized but he has just been out of town for the last few weeks. So
it's been hard to meet with him. He had a baptismal date for September
16, but we had to take him off because we haven't been able to stay in
touch with him very well. But once we can get in contact I am sure that
we will be able to make that covenant of baptism with Heavenly Father.
Then
early this week we got a call from some missionaries. They told us that
one of the missionaries ate a tree nut. He is allergic to tree nuts. So
we hurried to their apartment to see what little help we could offer.
We got there and called the mission doctor. He headed right out to see
how he could help. By the time that the doctor got there the missionary
was having trouble breathing and sounded like an old man who has smoked
for 40 years. The mission doctor to one look at him and said that we
have to go to the hospital asap. So they got in his car and I followed
him. I was going at high speeds just to keep up with him. It was a
pretty crazy ride weaving through traffic. But we got to the hospital and
they treated him and he is doing much better. It seemed to be pretty
close. Too close for me, but every one is all right.
Then during the week I had a few thoughts that I felt I should right down.
Thoughts of The Week
Raise a Voice of warning.
We
talked to this guy on the street named Leonard. He. Was an older gentleman who was going to the storee when we talked with him. He stopped on his way to talk to us. We tried to relate how going to the store is like getting fed
physically. We asked him what he does to be able to get fed spirtually.
He said that he likse to read the Bible. We were like, "Oh yeah we like
that!"
As we started to ask him question about how he looks to prophets
we posed the question "Does God still have prophets today?" He said no.
But as we were able to talk with him he seemed sincere about what he
believed but it was just hard for me to understand about how he believes
that God once has prophets but doesn't have any anymore. So as we
talked with him this was the first time that I had a conversion with
someone on the street that didn't turn into a Bible-Bash. But a really
good discussion. I hope that we were able to raise a voice of warning
for him that he might be able to some day pick up the Book of Mormon and
have some sincerity and real intent when he reads it.
Jesus knows what we are going through.
We
went and saw this less active named "TJ." He is. Really
cool young man who is trying to quit smoking. As we talked he talked
about his struggles of wanting to play football and not being able to.
Then he talked about how he is trying to give up smoking, but it is so
hard for him to do that. I could not relate to him because I have never had a challenge like that. But I sure know of someone who is living and breathing just like I
am living and breathing. That is Jesus Christ. He knows what we are all
going through. As Elder Yorgason and I testified that the Savior knos what
challenges he faces I had a feeling of peace go over that I didn't need
to know what he is going through. Just the fact that Jesus is there and He will always be there is enough for me. I love and testify that the Savior lives. He know you and me on a personal level and always wants
the best for us. I am grateful for the opportunity to be able have this
knowledge and I will be forever grateful for His sacrifice.
I hope you all have a great week! Let me know if I can do anything for you!
Sincerely,
Elder Berry
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