4/7/14
Bonjour Famille,
Donc pour le 1 Avril, tout le monde got me. Our district leader played a
prank on me with the portable. He did a simulated call and figured out how to
change the name...so he changed the name to President...well, since I didn't
recieve your email last week, I was worried SICK that something happened to one
of you...everyone laughed...but it really wasn't funny.
Nice joke Jaret. You know, I was super stoked to be an uncle. But I guess
Bodacious isn't my middle name, gullible is. :P
Speaking of Bodacious though, that's super funny that Bodacious lives on!!
:D haha.
So, this past week was super hard. I definitely realized the importance of
family. Seriously, I've been worried pretty sick...but I didn't let it distract
me from the work.
This past week, instead of going out and doing JUST finding, we decided to
see as many members as possible and just contact on the way. And oddly, that was
SO much more efficient than going out contacting/porting. And it was TONS more
uplifting!! We didn't find any new amis yet, but we found about 3 or 4
potentials this week.
Did I tell you guys about the hedges that we cut? Well, if I didn't, I'm
going to now. :) We spent about 6 hours cutting hedges for a member's neighbor a
saturday. Then the following tuesday (because we hadn't finished) we went back
over to cut again. We finished cutting all of them down to the height they need
to be, all that's left is doing the finishing touches. Let's just say, service
is super fun (and helps surmonter fears of climbing trees...) and great learning
experiences. Like I learned that hedges are not for me. I'll gladly help others
with theirs, but as for me and my future household, no hedges. :) haha
We recieved a referral for this guy named Wendy. He's from the french
islands. And he is super amazing!! We were able to have a lesson with him this
past week, but we don't have a return rdv yet. He basically the same story as
Joseph Smith. He's looking for the truth. We taught the rétablissement and he
seemed to like it. We'll be getting in contact with him again this week. He said
that he would like to learn more. That was definitely one of my favorite parts
of the week.
Also, thank you so much for the mixes!! :) I haven't used any yet, because
I want to savor them, but I'll be using some either this week or the next.
I loved General Conference!! :) Seriously, it was better than Christmas!!!!
It seemed very choice/agency based this time...which made me think about the
choices I've made, am making right now, and will make during and after the
mission. I've realized that before my mission, the choices are made, I made them
because of the moment. Because I was short sighted, but now, I've been changing
that. And I've really been looking at the effects that my words/actions can have
on other people. And I've realized that I make better choices when I do
that.
Also, I loved the whole "Dieter, don't you even think about it!!" in the
Priesthood session!! haha :)
Well, I love you all. I hope you all have a great week. :)
-Elder B. Stanton Wilson
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