Rest In Love Mama Still
Well, this past week went great. Besides a few ups and down, it was a
good week. I found that one of the biggest blessings I've gotten from
this mission is hands down Patience and Humility haha We'll get to that
later. Here was my week...
Tuesday August 7th: Since this week was Elder Decker's last
week in Aurora, we went and visited all of our investigators, well the
ones who wanted to meet with us at least ha. We went and taught Isabella
around noon and finished up the last of her lessons. Next time wee meet
with her we're just going to go over over the baptismal interview
questions. Her dad, being a less active member, asked us if we wanted to
hang out with them for the day and eat some meatloaf. We did that :)
But before we went to see the Harringtons so Decker could say bye. Then
we came back and played monopoly and board games for a few hours with
him. We're working on getting him active again. We had dinner with the
Sweet family and then taught Rocky. We were skeptical about whether he
would be ready to be baptized or not because we werent sure if he had a
solid testimony or not; he surprised us with one of the best testimonies
i've ever heard haha. When we met with him that night, he told us how
he started to invite people to his baptism and his brother was saying
all this stuff about how lds religion is wrong and all this. Then he
dropped the mother load of testimonies haha It was amazing. Without a
doubt...hes ready :)
Wednesday August 8th: Started the day off with Paul and Beth.
Paul caught us off guard and said that he didnt want to be baptized
till after elections haha When we asked why he told us that he had a
very strong political stance and didnt want his political voiced opinion
to reflect on the church. After we explained that you have the right to
have freedom of speech, he agreed to go a head and be baptized on the
25th with his wife haha. I love that guy. He's hilarious. He asked if i
would baptize him because "I want to see you on TV on Sundays playing
some Pro Ball. That way i can tell everyone that a Pro Football Player
Baptized me...that and because i like you. No offense Elder Decker" haha
I will NEVER forget that. I guess i better go Pro!
Thursday August 9th: Today Elder Decker caught the Deuces and
a swift kick Goodbye...We didnt end on good terms haha. And i met my
new Companion Elder Ostler. Hes pretty tight i guess. Nothing wrong with
him yet but Its early in the transfer haha. Spent the day getting him
settled then we hung out with the Alms for din din.
Friday August 10th: Well...both of our appointments cancelled
on us so we tracted around for a bit. Its starting to cool down a lot
so im not a sweat hot mess all day. Rocky had his Baptismal Interview
today and all is well. He is good to go for his baptism on the 18th.
That was our oh so fun day though.. :D haha
Saturday August 11th: A great day full of working on good ol'
Taura Ranch. Baled some hay, drove some fence post and took care of
some horse. Theres a black stallion here named Giorgio who pretty much
loves me...I wanna ride him .__. Samoan Horse Rider.
Sunday August 12th: So...today was the day i found out that
the lord has Blessed me with Patience and Humility. So...theres this ONE
MEMBER. Levi Shirley. Pretty much, from every member in the ward we've
talked too, they all have said hes a piece of crap and thinks hes better
than everyone else in the ward cause hes rich and all that. Hes...yeah
haha. So, during sacrament, I'll admit it, i was nodding off during it,
should i be, no, but im sorry, it happens sometimes. So...while im
nodding off, this guy comes and sits next to me DURING SACRAMENT MEETING
and pretty much chews me out about it. Wasnt polite. was rude and he
got in my face. Like...he wanted me to do something...but since im a
missionary and im blessed with Patience i said sorry and he left. I told
Matt about it and he was ticked haha He told bishop and bishop said hes
going to talk to him. So...yeah. This wasnt my first run in with the
guy. I've only talked to him twice in my whole life..im over it haha
So, on a better non confrontational note, I learned something
very important this past week. There's a kid in our ward who is 20 and
doesnt really feel like hes ready to serve a mission. I've talked to him
about it many times and have given him a lot of adive about it. He's
kind of in the same boat as i was when deciding to go. Just in a sense
that he doesnt want to go unless he wants to go. The more his family and
people in the ward try to push him towards it, the more he rebels. So,
anyways, i got a call from his aunt and she told me that she has never
felt so blessed to have a missionary in the area. She told me that i was
such an amazing example for Aaron and that he talks about me all the
time. She said that she knew for a fact that i was sent here for Aaron.
After i got to thinking about that, i realized that yes, as
missionaries, the lord sends us to certain areas for investigators and
people we teach but as well and just as importantly, we are sent to
certains areas to help members as well. May not seem new to some but to
me it struck me pretty hard. So for all of my Lost Boys and many
friends serving around the world, remember always that theres a reason
for you to be in EVERY AREA you are sent to. Whether that be for
investigators, to plant the seed, to harvest the crops or for the ward
members. Find that reason.
I wanna give a shout out to my Lost Boy faithful Elder Tyson Jex.
Holdin it down one time in the Mexico City West Mission. I hope your
farewell went well. I love and miss you uce. August 2014 will come by
faster than you think so go headstrong and steadfast in the lords work
and he will bless you. I know the kind of person you are and you will
heard this a million times but the people of your mission are lucky and
fortunate to have you and to hear your testimony. You will be the
biggest change so many peoples lives. Take it easy my dude. I'll see you
at the Airport in 2014.
Lastly i wanted to send my condolences to my usos Travis, Ryan and
Tyler, my big sister Sherry and Papa Still. I love all of you so much
and I hope and pray for you always. Your mom has been such an
instrumental tool in shaping me and raising me to be the man I am today.
She is watching over all of us and will be there to comfort you in your
time of need. Heavenly Father and our Savior will take care of her till
she can see your guys again. Thank for you being my family and taking
care of me my whole life. Stay strong.
I hope and wish the best for all of you in all of your daily lives.
Trust in the Plan of Salvation. Trust in the Lord. Let go and Let god
and he will take care of all of us in anything we face.
Till Next Time
-Elder Isaac Asiata