Monday, October 13, 2014

The work continues to go forward!


Hello everybody!
So time is getting all jumbled together and I am having a hard time figuring out what I actually did this past week (and not like three weeks ago)
1. On Wednesday we (Elder Bautner and I) cooked up some super delicious marinated pork chops with steamed vegetables and mashed potatoes. We're broadening our diet horizons :)
2. We were actually able to have some good one on one lessons with some of our investigators in Juapong (most of our lessons have been group lessons of 4-7 people) Time to find those elect individuals!
3.Spent two days in the apartment straight. (Elder Bautner was sick)
4. We had a baptism on Sunday!! Woot Woot! Also, we had two investigators from Juapong visit us at Church on Sunday(we're stoked about this!)
Throughout the week we were able to have some cocoa pods dashed(given to for free) to us. Super delicious as always, but you can't eat too much because they are quite acidic, and we are now drying the seeds out to hopefully make coco powder! We'll see how it goes. Sorry I don't have any pictures to send this week. The cafe I'm in doesn't allow me to do that anymore :/
Anyways, apart from all these fun little things that have happened this week I am very grateful for my Savior. In one of our lessons that we had early in the week. As we were talking we explained that we were here to find the 'elect of God'. A man named Confidence then asked us if God has 'his' people predetermined and that there was nothing for us to do except to hope that God has chosen us. We then discussed with the group how God has given us our agency (free will) and that it is up to us to choose to follow him. We then used an example of school children and how even the brightest most intelligent student in the class could fail, if he doesn't work for his grades.
The Spirit was strongly felt in this lesson and I have found myself reflecting often on this experience. I've learned again that the Lord has blessed us with our own ability to make choices. We are accountable to the decisions that we make, whether they be for better or for worse.We choose our happiness, likewise we also choose our misery and heartache. True, hardships and trials which are out of our control come into our lives. However, we choose how we react and handle the situation. Just like the athlete breaks down his body and stresses his muscles until they beg for relief; for the purpose of improving his game or to build strength and endurance. The Lord allows the adversary to 'stress' us, for the purpose of strengthening ourselves and learning to rely upon the Lord. I know God lives, and I know that he is here to guide all of us-if we only allow him to do so. I love you all and wish a good week.
Love Elder Green

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