"Come What May, and Love It "‏

Although this week we had to drop 2 of our investigators (one because they are not in our area anymore, and the other because he wouldn't keep appointments) I have learned the important lesson from Elder Joseph B. Worthlin about "Come What May, and Love It. Althought these were bummers for us....many good things have came from it. One of which was having the opportunity to committ our investigator named Monica to a baptism date. The date we set up and she is working for is Nov. 9th. If all goes well we will dunk her!!! hahaha!!!

In Elder Worthlin's talk he says a few things that can help us through our tests and trials. The first one was "Learn to Laugh". We love to laugh as a companionship. We find things to say that make each other laugh. Elder Worthlin says "The next time you’re tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those around you more enjoyable." Haha!!! We can all enjoy laughing more!!!

The next thing he suggests is "Learning to endure times of disappointment, suffering, and sorrow is part of our on-the-job training. These experiences, while often difficult to bear at the time, are precisely the kinds of experiences that stretch our understanding, build our character, and increase our compassion for others."  As we accept these trials we can learn and grow closer to our heavenly father as we come to him in prayer and we build a relationship with him.

The third thing he suggests is "understand the principle of compensation." He says, "While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude." Everything that happens will happen in its due time according to the Lord. Accept that!!!

The fourth suggestion is "put our trust in our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ." As we turn to the Lord and have confidence in him we can endure our struggles.

As we learn to accept the things that come we will be happier and we can know that we are learning and growing from all of these experiences. I know this to be true and I testify of the things that Elder Worthlin says in his talk. I suggest that you read that talk because it is wonder guidence for everyone. I know that times can be hard but lets just say "Come What May", and then just "Love it". I testify of these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Enought Spiritual-ness. Now to talk about my week.

On Tuesday we just did p-day things and nothing exciting happened.

Wednesday came along and we visited with our investigator Edwin. We taught him the restoration and he committed to church again. So that was wonderful. We also taught a less active a wonderful message. Then we had opportunities to meet random people on the streets and contact them. That is always a lot of fun.

On Thursday we met with our investigator monica and got a baptism date for nov. 9th. we also had branch council and then started exchanges.

Friday: we had exchanges and elder LemMon (english missionary-knows little asl) we took over the asl area. SCARIEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!! Luckily we had district meeting and an activity called Blitz-where we all do only one area....that was english. Then we had dinner with the macias family (where i had to interpret for Elder LemMon) and then we gave a blessing to Donald (Yes in asl....scary because it was my first one). And then exchanged back.

Saturday we met with a few members and our investigator Lilia. Also we had golden spoon.

Sunday We had church and "linger longer" which means we just stayed and ate food and enjoyed the members. Monica and Edwin came to church also.

Monday we had more street contacting and a lesson with a member.

Today we picked up our new asl missionary...so we are in a trio until further notice. So this will be interesting.

Well, Love you all and hope you all have a great week.

With love, Elder Betts

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