Hi you all,
I'm in a mall on the Gold Coast. There's flowers and greenery and exotic birds everywhere. I'm getting fed seven nights a week by members. There is ice cream for dessert every night. Egg yolks and ice cream cones are orange here, rather than yellow. And I've never felt happier in my life: I love being a missionary. For the first time ever, I am earning my meals and my sleep. And waking up sore has never felt so rewarding!
The Australian people are beautiful, especially the children, and everything they say is 100 times more charming on account of the accents. My trainer is dutiful, and patient, and amazing. We found four new potential investigators yesterday on a single street! Miracle street time!
And so remember! Perfect love - God's love - casts out all fear. We know that! He replaces that fear with logic. That may sound a bit odd, logic often has a bad connotation in the spiritual realm, but we know that our Heavenly Father wants to bless us with a sound mind that enable us to see ourselves and our situations calmly. And that calmness of mind, coupled with faith in Him, can do anything. He's replaced my fear - of the Australian people, of the future, and really, of myself - with a logical mind to solve problems, and to be obedient, and to be diligent.
But really, to anyone who is considering serving a mission, or perhaps has even received a confirmation from the Holy Ghost that they should serve, but is apprehensive about the sacrifices and hardships
involved: I have only been here in Australia for 5 days, but I can already tell. This is the best thing I've ever done. The adversary does not want you to be this happy! He doesn't! He doesn't want those people you find to be this happy either! Don't let him stop you.
Oh, and I think I need to start a sunscreen fund: Send me SPF 80+ sunscreen, if you want to. I use about a bottle a day of it, due to the hole in the atmospheric layer over this nice place. They only have SPF 30 here. Haha.
Anyhow, it's time for lunch, and I think I'll try a meat pie for the first time. Yes! I want to hear from you! Write me! God bless.
I'm in a mall on the Gold Coast. There's flowers and greenery and exotic birds everywhere. I'm getting fed seven nights a week by members. There is ice cream for dessert every night. Egg yolks and ice cream cones are orange here, rather than yellow. And I've never felt happier in my life: I love being a missionary. For the first time ever, I am earning my meals and my sleep. And waking up sore has never felt so rewarding!
The Australian people are beautiful, especially the children, and everything they say is 100 times more charming on account of the accents. My trainer is dutiful, and patient, and amazing. We found four new potential investigators yesterday on a single street! Miracle street time!
And so remember! Perfect love - God's love - casts out all fear. We know that! He replaces that fear with logic. That may sound a bit odd, logic often has a bad connotation in the spiritual realm, but we know that our Heavenly Father wants to bless us with a sound mind that enable us to see ourselves and our situations calmly. And that calmness of mind, coupled with faith in Him, can do anything. He's replaced my fear - of the Australian people, of the future, and really, of myself - with a logical mind to solve problems, and to be obedient, and to be diligent.
But really, to anyone who is considering serving a mission, or perhaps has even received a confirmation from the Holy Ghost that they should serve, but is apprehensive about the sacrifices and hardships
involved: I have only been here in Australia for 5 days, but I can already tell. This is the best thing I've ever done. The adversary does not want you to be this happy! He doesn't! He doesn't want those people you find to be this happy either! Don't let him stop you.
Oh, and I think I need to start a sunscreen fund: Send me SPF 80+ sunscreen, if you want to. I use about a bottle a day of it, due to the hole in the atmospheric layer over this nice place. They only have SPF 30 here. Haha.
Anyhow, it's time for lunch, and I think I'll try a meat pie for the first time. Yes! I want to hear from you! Write me! God bless.
"But really, to anyone who is considering serving a mission, or perhaps has even received a confirmation from the Holy Ghost that they should serve, but is apprehensive about the sacrifices and hardships
ReplyDeleteinvolved: I have only been here in Australia for 5 days, but I can already tell."
I am so happy to hear that.