Pretty much missionary work is tough. I don't care what
anyone says, it is hard. To paraphrase Elder Jefferey R. Holland, he
says ask why aren't there more people just flocking to the font? Why
isn't the hazard in the mission field that of pneumonia? Just being
soaking wet from standing all day and all not in the baptismal font. He
says that he believes it is because salvation was never a cheap
experience. It was never easy for Christ, so why should it ever be easy
for us? That is why I am not saddened when things aren't as booming as I
hope and that I don't have too many people to teach.
Here is some alright news for ya'll. I told you
about Faye last week. Well, she came back to church yesterday! It was
awesome. She loved all of it. She is so funny to sit by at church. Faye
yells out "Amen!" and "Praise Jesus!" all the time. It is so classic!
I'm not sure how much she understands that out church is different from
any other church out there, but as for now she's enjoying herself. We
are meeting with her again this Wednesday.
I'm not sure how well that's going to work because she sure likes to
talk. I'll make sure to let you know. Actually, I won't be a part of it.
I'm going to be in the San B 4th ward that day on exchanges. Hopefully
it will still go well!
Elder Alba and I also just picked up a new
investigator, but I actually haven't met him. I was on exchanges in the
YSA ward that with my zone leader Elder Marriot. Our new investigator's
name is Manuel. I don't know anything about him except he works in
Ontario, which is a good 30 minute drive away. That's not in Canada by
the way. It is in California.
Man, I have been on SO many exchanges this past
month it is nuts. It kind of stinks being the district leader because
I've got 4 elders in my district, and zone leaders that I need to go on
exchanges once a month, so at least once a week I'm with a different
missionary in either my area or his. It gets tedious some times.
I was with Elder Harrison on Saturday.
He, like my companion, is waiting for his visa to go to Brazil. He's a
pretty cool guy. We spent all day long trying to contact referrals and
trying to meet with all of our investigators. We only ended up talking
to one guy and his family. They were pretty nice and said that we could
come back and teach him and his family. They'd been taught by
missionaries before, so this might be good.
A week from tomorrow
is transfers! But this time around nobody will know if they are being
transferred or not, but will be acting as if they will be. I have no
idea what's in store for me. Whether I stay of go I will be happy.
Thanks for everything, dearest friends and family!
Now go, and be Golden,
Elder R. Sage Taylor
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