Dear Home,
So,
one question people have been asking is whether I'm singing in
conference or not. Pretty sure they don't have a choir this time, or at
least, I haven't heard about it. Kind of a let down, but I hope you guys
can forgive me. From the sounds of it, I'll be sitting in the main gym
for conference, and they said not to bring a whole lot of stuff. Oh
well. That's how the dedication was too. Still, it'll be an awesome
experience. And I've picked up a note taking technique I'm looking
forward to using. One of the speakers a few weeks back told us to keep
two columns of notes, one for what he says and one for what the spirit
says. I loved the idea, heard it before, never tried it. But it was
good. Only downside is it eats up space. No good, especially for me.
However, I found an easy solution. Now I use black ink for the speaker
and blue ink for personal thoughts. Works like a charm, and for reasons
I'll explain later, it's been really important for me to have something
like that.
Man, so much happens in the week! Awesome news: BROTHER KANG GOT
BAPTIZED! I love that man, we've been teaching him for a while, and from
the get go I felt attached to him. I could really feel what he was
going through. He had a problem with smoking, and he's tried to quit,
but it's hard for him. As we've helped him, he's wanted to do better and
be Baptized. But even when he was doing well, we later learned that he
was afraid that when he went back to Korea he would start again. We had
the best lesson of our lives after that. I shared with him how Christ
has helped me. How I need Him. How I'll always need Him. And how I know
He'll always be there. I shared the reason I'm a missionary, Alma 36:24.
And I felt the spirit so strong, Elder Forbes and I were never so in
sync. At the end, we shared with him that we knew he was ready, and that
Heavenly Father will always be there for him, and that one way he
blesses and strengthens us is through Baptism and the Holy Ghost. He
agreed to be Baptized-- And now we have to wait until Friday to teach
again. Sad day, but there were some scheduling issues.
Awesome experience..
Anyway, being District Leader has begun
to mean a lot more over the past couple days. It's not just a few extra
meetings and conducting district meeting. As I've met with these
companionships, I've come to realize how large a responsibility I have
towards these missionaries. The weight is more than I was expecting, but
I've loved the spirit I've felt. As I take notes, I know I've felt
inspiration about this district. And I've grown a lot. Sunday was
incredible. Meetings feel more natural to me now, and I don't hesitate
to lead like I have in the past. As I've done that, I've felt things
come to me, whether scriptures or thoughts, and I know that they've come
from the spirit.
Yesterday I had a lot of experience as a DL. Sunday night one of my
elders got a nasty ingrown toenail, and I stayed up with him as he tried
to get it out. In the end though, there was way too much infection, and
he and his companion had to go to the health clinic. Those one on one
moments serving are really what make this calling worth it. Just little
things. Monday, we hosted senior missionaries (more later), so we had to
go do our service and everything early. Fun trying to coordinate that.
Plus, both of our teachers had meetings during our class time, so I
ended up teaching about the Fundamentals for an hour and a half. Pretty
fun really. Anyway, I'm humbled here. This stuff is hard. I've got eight
other missionaries's worries and concerns to consider now. For the
first few days, it was hard not to let it get me down. But I'm doing
better.
I've got to wrap up, someone needs the computer, but I'll try to
send pictures later. And I'll get a letter in the mail. Love you all!
Thanks for everything!
~Elder Robarts
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