Well this week was to say the least quite difficult. Not a ton happened with our investigators. Every single one that we were excited about and that had real potential to progress failed us. We would go to their house and they would not be there. And our investigator that was supposed to get baptized this week is now bed bound and they found out he has a tumor in his brain. So yeah its been a difficult and sad week to say the least. Nothing too crazy or unordinary happened.
The weather is going from hot to hotter. I find myself constantly covered in sweat. But thats not anything too out of the ordinary for me. My new companion is great. Im hoping that we can have a lot of success. We are working hard but the results havent shown themselves yet. I had my first interview with the mission president since ive been in the field this last week. I felt really good after leaving. He helped me realise that I can only do as much as i can do and I need to leave the rest up to the Lord. Something i didnt understand before the mission was how overwhelming the amount of work would be. There is just too much to be done and not nearly enough time to do it. Its difficult to try and do everything. But i felt really good coming out of my interview because I know and He knows that im doing what i can.
Im working hard along side my companion. And thats all we can do. If results dont immediately show themselves then thats alright. What is important is that we are doing everything we can do to invite people to come unto Christ. The mission is very different from what i imagined it being before. I dont know what exactly i imagined but i do know that it wasnt this. Even in these first five months i have learned and grown a lot. I feel like ive learned more in this five months than in any other five months of my entire life. I feel like i have a more
defined goal in life. A more clear picture of where im headed and what my goals are.
Elder Uceda a member of the 70 and the area president said something interesting to us as missionaries. He said
that for a person to acquire the same amount of experience as a missionary gains in two years. It would take the average person with an average job 40years to gain all the experiences that we gain. To me thats crazy. But yeah anyways I hope all things are going well back in the states. Keep the prayers going there are a lot of people here that need them. Thank you guys and miss you tons.
Elder Hesselgesser
