Which is quite itchy. Which, in turn, is a problem when you have gel in
your hair: it ruins it if you scratch it!
Elder James and I had quite a time this last week. It was interesting
because we weren't in our own area for very long, we went on two exchanges where
we both went to the other elder's areas, but we still saw some amazing
miracles! Where to begin...
First off, we haven't been able to
find Alicia, unfortunately. She did say she'd be busy with her children ending
the school year and one of them graduating, so we're not too nervous but we're
still a bit worried. Hopefully we can get in contact with her again and figure
out what she needs to continue to progress.
Then, on Tuesday we had
an awesome lesson with Felipe and Carmen. We read Alma 32 together, and it was
amazing how much they got out of it. About halfway through, we asked Felipe
what he'd learned so far, and after he summarized the main idea, he proceeded to
tell us "but if we don't do anything and the plant dies, it's not because it's
not a good plant, it's just because we didn't care for it." Which was EXACTLY
what the next two verses where going to say! We pointed out to him how the
spirit was enlightening his understanding. They really loved what we went over,
and next week they're going to start going to the Branch's Family Home
Evening.
Then, we went on two back to back exchanges with the
Elders in Fillmore, and then with our roommates! In Fillmore I went with Elder
Parrish. He's a super confident, powerful missionary who loves the Lord and
loves the work. He also loves milk: he drinks four gallons a week! (He used to
drink one a day!) I really learned a lot from him about the importance of
confidence. I noticed how much the way he carries himself speaks about the
message he carries and helps people automatically trust him.
Later,
I went with Elder Sorensen. It was super fun to work with him. We talked a lot
about his first transfer and his trainer, and how though they struggled to get
along, Elder Sorensen is starting to take the right steps and forgive him. It
was awesome to walk it through with him; I can understand why he was frustrated:
it's hard when you don't agree with someone you're stuck with 24/7, but it's so
important to take responsibility and decide how you feel about things for
yourself.
Well, here we go into week five; last week of the
transfer. I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE HERE ALREADY!!??! Time still makes no sense to
me. We'll be having President and Sister Castro's farewell "Zone Meeting" this
next week, and then we'll be having transfers!
We'll see what the
future holds.
Love,
Elder Matthew David Clough
