Dear Family and Friends,
Thank you for your emails
this week! I am terribly sorry for responding so late and will explain myself as
to why. So we had a temple day today (Wednesday) and so our leaders switched
our P-day to today. Monday was a normal proselyting day and was probably one of
the hardest working days of my mission. I did so much service that day and it
was hot and dry, and my arms almost fell off I was so tired. I mowed a couple
of giant "Jungle -like" lawns and weed wacked. One of the lawns I mowed
with one of those manual push mowers! That is why my arms were so tired, because
I was pushing through like a foot of these weeds and grass with a push mower. I
didn't know those existed anymore. Well they do and they still suck. But one of
the Sisters we helped, Sister Bradshaw, took us out to dinner with her parents.
She has a son serving a mission in Paris France and is coming home in November.
Her mother asked me where I was from, I said "Edmonton Alberta," and
she replied after looking at my nametag, "Is Bob Patterson your
Grandfather?" I said "YES!" and we got into a huge conversation
about him and how I had inherited his name and all sorts of other great things!
But she knew him before he got married to Grandma. So that was cool. Then the
other family we helped wasn't home because the husband of this family is in the
hospital with complications regarding his brain cancer he has. So his wife
stays with him at the hospital all day and comes home late, so we went during
the day and mowed their lawn, and this was the house with the push mower. That
was a great day full of service, both spiritual and physical. I am loving it
here in this area and am receiving extra strength and guidance that I need to
be a righteous senior companion. I am struggling to sleep at night for some
reason but have continued to receive enough energy to get me through the next
day. I am thankful for you prayers. I need them every day. I am thankful for
your updates on the family and the happenings back home. For your information
it has poured here every day for about 3 weeks now. It always seems to be nice
when we are inside though?! I don't get that. I guess it’s a way God can
justify blessing us more.
Well you were right, Satan
is working very hard to stop these families and individuals from progressing.
He is working double time on me too. I am doing well through so don’t worry
about me. My testimony of the Savior is increasing each day and I am ever
grateful for that! I had time in my last area and figured out how to do some
family history work and printed off a name to take to the temple to get
endowed. Joseph Brunton was taken today and I was able to perform his endowment
which was pretty neat being able to take my own name I found. I am falling
asleep as I write this so I am going to take the last 20 minutes of my P-day
and nap till dinner. :) I didn’t get any time to rest, play, shop, do laundry
or anything today! Till next week!
Love Elder Patterson
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