Lol.. I am hyped! WHATS UP
EVERYBODY!!!!! HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING!
Parker is amazing! No investigators,
but we are doing a lot of service and talking to people. We are working hard
and that’s what really matters! So basketball of last week was awesome!! It
reminds me a lot about high school ball…so awesome. We have a guy in our zone
that is 6'8 280 or 260 and just an amazing guy!! He dunked on me though :((((
but that’s okay I crossed him up!! 3 balls all over!! we have some pretty good
ballers and athletes over here.. my companion is way into curling though…yeah..
Idk but he is probably the funniest guy in the whole zone! I love him. He
really is a blast and a great missionary. I love being here in Colorado! I got
some amazing news!
Villiami Ruiz or Elder Ruiz is now
in my mission! I can't believe it! Elder Ruiz was a priest in my priest quorum
back home. I have a friend from back home on my mission! It is so exciting! I
love it! I can't wait to see him and give him the biggest hug! I am grateful
for this. Can't wait to learn from him some more.
This week was very hard but it just
all got made up by Sunday. Church is the highlight of my week and always will
be that’s where we receive that revelation for that week I feel like. I love
church, feel the spirit so strong on your mission at church and the sacrament
is literally what I need at the end of every week!!!! A mission is so physically
and emotionally tiring ha ha. Luckily, I have great zone leaders and
missionaries surrounded by me that really help a new missionary up.
I went on exchanges again this week
but with the district leader and that was really fun and it’s really cool
hearing all the missionaries who have been out longer and their experiences. Okay,
but this week we visited a lot of members and did a lot of service here. We
knocked down a hill at this senior center and it was to stop the rain from
being stuck at the building.. We got fed lunch there and this old man he was
really old and he was cracking us up his name is George. He’s like, "what
are you guys doing here" and we told him we are making the ground a little
bit more level so the building doesn't float off and then George asked us, “Is
that possible?” and we were like well that’s why we are doing it and George
said. "I would love to see that" ahhahaha I died. Then the man who
takes care of George told him to finish eating very politely so that he could
take him home and he’s like, “who are you!?” and he said "I am your
neighbor. I am taking you home." and George said "you know where I
live?" and he said "yeah I do. Right next to me." and George
said, "I don’t even know where I live." hahaha we were trying not to
laugh because he was being serious about this whole thing but it was just so
funny!!!!!!! gotta love old people. They are so wonderful to serve and just
talk too.
It was a great and stressful week
because we are trying so hard to find. I became very humble again yesterday. I was
like what am I doing wrong? Just completely focusing on myself I guess the
entire week, just trying to become a better missionary and so I just had a
prayer in mind to heavenly father and in my heart and I am like “Heavenly Father
what can I do?” Sunday in church is where we receive our answers. I know I do...
The whole topic was just about service. I knew that was the answer. Don’t worry
about anything else.. Just serve. The scripture was on DC 4. "Serve him
with all your heart, might, mind and strength." Two young men spoke on
that topic. One was going on his mission to Alaska and he spoke a lot about
what that scripture means to him and he said some great things. His farewell
talk reminded me a lot of mine. He talked about the atonement and that he made
some mistakes as well, I just love the atonement and Christ so much. That is
just my source of strength and I know that is a lot of others people source of
strength as well and some strength that are hidden that we need to give to
them. A lot of people are tied down sometimes but it is the atonement of Christ
is what sets us free and just makes life so much happier. A second chance to
just love; charity. Christ is just amazing. I love having his name on my tag…
I love so many pictures of him and
all these other things. Back to Sunday; the farewell talk was great; but there
was a 12 year old boy whose heart was bigger than the world. He was very good
at speaking. He spoke of his conversion story. He told a testimony of how the
missionaries came to his house and asked him if he wanted to know more about Christ.
He said yes and he learned about Christ and was baptized 5 weeks later. He said
he felt a wave came over him and that he was forgiven and he was crying. It
brought me to tears. Converts are such special people and I love hearing them
talk. They are so grateful for the life they have now. I gave the closing
prayer that Sunday and after I ended my prayer I went to the boy and I said to
him, “Can I tell you something?” and he said, “yes”. I told him, "you are
an example to us, and we love you." I don't know why I said it but I felt
like I needed to say that to him and He smiled so much. It was amazing. He had
the light of Christ in him so much and he’s going on to do great things. He
brought his family back into the church.
I love witnessing miracles. And that
of itself is a miracle. Reminds me of a scripture,"…Suffer the little
children and come unto me, for such is the kingdom of God". It’s in the New Testament. I know that to be
true. That kid sets an example to all of us. I love this work and I love this
people. I got to keep trying harder and serving better. I can't wait to become
as a child again. That’s what I am working on. Humble, Love.
So that is my weekly update to you!
I am now starting to learn sign language and play piano because there is a
family in my ward that has a deaf daughter and she is going to be baptized
soon. She is wonderful and 8 years old, so happy and full of love. So I want to
be able to participate and not just use my words and then have them translate to
her. I want to speak to her!
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Love,
Elder Garrett Steven Harrington
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