Another week down, another letter, another P day, another day in the life of a Swedish Missionary...
Things are getting a bit monotonous here as we have had SO many people blew us off. When you have 5-6 teaches set up within a two day period.. and every one of them except one falls through leaving you to tract for hours on end.. it gets tough. But I actually learned how to love finding work this week. Because that's something that was tough for me.. but honestly knocking doors is getting kind of fun. Especially when there's a party or something going on, then it makes it all the better. More interesting.
It's funny how rude some people are. We'll give our spiel, and all they'll say is ''same way back' and slam the door. Ha. People literally slam the door. It's absurd.
Yesterday we taught Sunday school class on chapter 3 of Lorenzo Snow's teachings. It was ironic because the principle taught in there, was the principle I needed most for this week. What I got out of it, and the point we were trying to communicate to those we taught was the principle taught in the story of Oliver Cowdery. I studied this, and I came across another analogy that really helped me understand what was meant by Doctrine and Covenants chapter 9. It was in 1 Nephi, 17 & 18 in the beginning parts pertaining to when Nephi is talking about how he built the boat. We always focus on how it was built ''not after the manner of men'' and how God really helped him out. Which is, no doubt, an important principle. But what stuck out to me was the little lines that showed how much Nephi really did on his own. What qualifications Nephi had to reach before he was allowed the knowledge. He asked how to make tools first, he went the mount OFT, he asked how he should use the timbers but only time to time the Lord showed him. ''The Lord can't guide our feet, if we're not walking'' kind of an attitude.
This week was really hard for me. Really hard. I feel as the language isn't coming along well, I don't feel I'm an adequate teacher, I feel like I'm falling short in every category and Kinnunen is just here to kind of save me. I am trying so hard though, that's the only thing helping me go forward. I know I'm doing my best, but it seems my best isn't good enough.. even if people say it is. I'm not sure how to go forward really, but I will go forward.. just kind of putting aside my fears, annoyances, and other ungodly attributes that contribute to this pain. But I'm not entirely sure which direction that is.
Hope all is well there, and thanks for your letters.
-Äldste Sargent
Things are getting a bit monotonous here as we have had SO many people blew us off. When you have 5-6 teaches set up within a two day period.. and every one of them except one falls through leaving you to tract for hours on end.. it gets tough. But I actually learned how to love finding work this week. Because that's something that was tough for me.. but honestly knocking doors is getting kind of fun. Especially when there's a party or something going on, then it makes it all the better. More interesting.
It's funny how rude some people are. We'll give our spiel, and all they'll say is ''same way back' and slam the door. Ha. People literally slam the door. It's absurd.
Yesterday we taught Sunday school class on chapter 3 of Lorenzo Snow's teachings. It was ironic because the principle taught in there, was the principle I needed most for this week. What I got out of it, and the point we were trying to communicate to those we taught was the principle taught in the story of Oliver Cowdery. I studied this, and I came across another analogy that really helped me understand what was meant by Doctrine and Covenants chapter 9. It was in 1 Nephi, 17 & 18 in the beginning parts pertaining to when Nephi is talking about how he built the boat. We always focus on how it was built ''not after the manner of men'' and how God really helped him out. Which is, no doubt, an important principle. But what stuck out to me was the little lines that showed how much Nephi really did on his own. What qualifications Nephi had to reach before he was allowed the knowledge. He asked how to make tools first, he went the mount OFT, he asked how he should use the timbers but only time to time the Lord showed him. ''The Lord can't guide our feet, if we're not walking'' kind of an attitude.
This week was really hard for me. Really hard. I feel as the language isn't coming along well, I don't feel I'm an adequate teacher, I feel like I'm falling short in every category and Kinnunen is just here to kind of save me. I am trying so hard though, that's the only thing helping me go forward. I know I'm doing my best, but it seems my best isn't good enough.. even if people say it is. I'm not sure how to go forward really, but I will go forward.. just kind of putting aside my fears, annoyances, and other ungodly attributes that contribute to this pain. But I'm not entirely sure which direction that is.
Hope all is well there, and thanks for your letters.
-Äldste Sargent