I have learned so much...

September 22, 2010

Well Wednesday’s are my P-Day.  It has been a very eventful week.  My companion, Elder Lewis, ended up going home because of depression, and he kind of wanted too.  So he went home on Saturday and I got a new companion, Elder Cox, on Sunday.  Elder Cox is from the Mormon colonies I Mexico.  On Sunday, before sacrament meeting, our Branch President called us out and asked us to be the new zone leaders.  We of course said yes, but not gonna lie, I didn’t know if I wanted the extra responsibility at this time.  But I guess the Lord wouldn’t have called us if he didn’t believe we could do a good job.

So there are nine of us left in our district.  Elder Cox’s companion went home after the first night.  Even though it’s been hard on everyone, seeing people go home, our district has come together to pretty much form one giant companionship.  They are all great guys.  It’s been amazing to learn with them.

I saw Devin the other day and we found out we both leave the MTC on the fifth of October.  It’s amazing to see people you knew before because they’re the same person just different, if you know what I mean.

The hardest part so far for me has been when we are teaching “investigators” here.  It’s hard for me to go in there and totally rely on the Lord to let him teach through me.  I have learned so much though and even from the first lesson you teach to the second lesson you teach, the difference is amazing!

So if you don’t mind Mom, I would like you to go buy me a laundry bag.  It’ll make it easier to carry around then that other thing you bought me.  Thanks for the letters.  It’s amazing how much a piece of paper can change your day.  So I would rather write letters than emails because I write faster than I type.

I love you guys a ton, I didn’t realize how much I would miss all of you but I know this is where I’m supposed to be.  This gospel is amazing and I never realized all the things that everyone needs to do to be able to not only return to live with God, but to actually just be happy every day.  It is so amazing how much your eyes are opened once you devote yourself to the Lord.  I love all of you and I EXPECT more letters….OK, from the brother’s one a month is minimum!

Love,

Elder Stephenson