Hello, what's up? I finally got transferred from Rantoul.....I am currently in Hazelwood Missouri........the work here is much better and we are Lots more busy. We found more new people (meaning we taught them at least one principle and set up a return appointment) in the last 4 days of me being here, than I did the last 2 transfers in Rantoul.......you can say it's all on the missionary, but it's not, the area you are in does matter and now I can finally say that cause I've been through a very tough area, and now I'm in the best.
......my new companion is 6'7 and from what I have seen is a pretty chill guy then again we have only been together 4 days...........he is only 1 transfer ahead of me, but i feel like he is around 3 ahead because of how good he is at teaching the lessons. Rantoul definitely stunted my growth as a missionary cause you aren't teaching between 2-5 people a day like you are here.......I feel like God sent me here to help me get back on the grind because I was definitely getting complacent sitting around doing nothing in Rantoul. Rantoul is the farthest and smallest branch in the mission so hardly anyone knows where it is. I am however thankful of my time there, and for the people I met and the experiences I gained.....
....I had a cool spiritual experience this week while we were raking leaving and then bagging them up for someone. The leaves were all in huge piles and my companion and i were bagging them all up. I had left my gloves in rantoul and it had started to rain so my hands and knees were getting all muddy and disgusting, but the leaves weren't going to bag themselves, so I was gettin it done......the rain picked up and I was getting pretty wet and muddy at this point and i started to think of all the things i could be doing other than bagging up leaves for someone I that didn't even know in Missouri. Before I could start getting mad tho a thought came into my mind that basically said "who else is doing this right now" after the thought the spirit hit me so hard reafirming why I am here, and that this is a once in a life time opportunity. I started to choke up and the pain in my back left for a moment and I became super glad I was doing that service in the rain with no gloves.......I love experiences like these because they are super rare for me, so when they happen I am very grateful.
I know this church is true. I know I am doing the Lords work. I know that I am not perfect, but neither is anyone else.
A question to ask is not "am i better than him" but "am i better than who I was last week?"
When improving, focus on yourself and stick to the grind God knows and sees what you're doing.
