Second, for Grandpa’s birthday I bought a brownie and ate
it. It was good.
Third, we did service with a member and he fed us
breakfast. He always feeds us weird stuff, but somehow it tastes good. This
time he fed us eggs with onion, tomato,...banana, and.... orange juice. All
those good ingredients in one somehow worked to taste good.
Fourth, the President of the Branch had his birthday this
week so my comp and I made him a missionary cake. What is a missionary cake you
ask? A missionary cake is a little cake with a Snickers bar put in the middle
for the candle. Cool right?
Fifth, I had a bit of a break down one night. I don't
know what happened. All I know is that we got home one night and I was hungry,
so I ate. After I finished eating I realized what I had eaten. I had eaten 4
sandwiches, one piece of cake, 2 glasses of water, and the Zone Leaders left
over Chinese food. So the good thing is that it was not really a break down but
a loss of control. I told myself that that could not happen again.
Sixth, this week I was in the mood for an American
breakfast. So a couple days ago I made pancakes. And this morning I woke up and
made French toast and bacon for me my comp and the other two Elders in the
house. It was a lot of cooking but it was worth it. I also realized that four
18 to 22 year old young men can put down a lot of bacon and French toast.
Now for the story of last week. Well, in the month of
October I seemed to have a lot of encounters with people who were passing
through the biggest trials of their lives. Whether it be problems with heath,
money, family or all of the above. They were all being battered by the
realities of life. Whenever we talked with these people the only thing that I
could think about was our Savior Jesus Christ. The life of a missionary is to teach,
teach about the Savior. But sometimes we lose sight of how great and infinite
his Atonement is for us. All these people were having the biggest trials of
their life and to think that our Savior, Jesus Christ suffered them all and
much more so that we could overcome. At times we overlook the
fundamentals. We try to say something inspirational to give others the strength
to carry on. Return to fundamentals and bear testimony, true testimony of the
Savior. And if their heart is open the Spirit will enter and give them the
peace and love that they are looking for.
I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer.
Without His atoning sacrifice we have nothing. I know that no matter what trial
we have in life He has felt it first and has overcame the trial. All the
strength we need in life to overcome our trials can be found in the Atonement.
"The Savior had promised angels on our left and right to bear is up. And
He always keeps His word" President Henry B. Erying.
I know our Savior lives. I testify in the name of Jesus
Christ, Amen.
Until next week
Love, Elder
Rucker
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