Hey everybody! :) How are you all!?? I am doing okay! This week
was definitely a humbling experience once again! It was kind of rough because
we had a whole bunch of meetings; and every meeting was different, and kind of
confused me but I really learned a lot. I am starting to learn how hard a
mission really is but I am also starting to learn how rewarding it is as well.
We had 6 non-members at church this week which was pretty
spectacular! Ha ha ha and they were all interested and really happy to be
there. It was a really good Sunday! Because one of the non-members that we met,
have a little 10 year old boy who randomly found the Book of Mormon and started
reading it and he wanted to go to church! He loves the primary program! It’s so
fun for him. So, basically a 10 year old boy is bringing his family to church.
The dad is super nice and a really good guy; he has another child, a 9 year old
daughter, I think. But the sad thing is that he doesn't live in our area :( He
lives in the area covered by another set of Elders in our ward; so they are
going to go teach him which is awesome! We are all on the same team! :) Love
helping out anyone. :)
This week we had a Zone Conference. A Zone Conference is when
all the missionaries of Aurora, Arvada and Parker come together and meet with
our Mission President together. I learned some good things. The most important
thing I took away is obedience... It’s what will really bring miracles and I
need to be doing more than what I did back home preparing for a mission because
I am on one!
So like if you really want to be a good missionary you got to
really be obedient and giving it your all in just about everything. Back home I
was doing a lot of scripture study and just trying to learn everything I can
before coming out to the field. Which will
definitely help later on, but right now I am still kind of getting into the
groove of being a missionary. So back home I was at my happiest point of my
life, preparing for a mission and it was really great and fun… I was doing enough
to be happy in the world, I learned how to teach lessons and stuff, but I
didn't really learn how to talk to people all that well, like real quick on the
street. But now I need to do be doing more because I am in a mission field. It
is a completely different environment from back home.
So yeah, If I want to be a great missionary; I must be doing
everything a great missionary is doing. This is going out every day with no
regrets. Because right now I kind of feel like I am back home in high school in
basketball. You see before, I was
already pretty good naturally; then everyone else started to work harder after their
talent couldn't support them anymore… That’s what I need to do now. I prepared,
that was my talent. I know that I have talents and gifts, and now I really just
need to work on the talents and gifts more. Because talents can fail anyone,
when you do not put in the hard work behind them. There is a John Wooden quote
on that, I cannot really remember it all that well but when talent ceases to
work. That’s when hard work comes in. That’s perseverance. So I am going to be
trying to work harder and more, and just go out with some, no regrets. Can't be
scared, just got to try and try again. I got to apply now. I have learned and
now it’s time to get to applying.
I need all your help though. I love when you guys send the
motivational quotes or just great things that help out in life. So please just
keep supporting and encouraging. I thank you all so much for your prayers and
all your help. I am going to do better and I want you all to push me as well!
So yeah that is my weekly update for you guys!
Thanks for all you do
and love you all so much (:
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Love,
Elder Garrett Steven
Harrington
1250 Main street
Broomfield CO, 80020
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