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This week was amazing. For the reason that I was able to go out and missionary with the missionaries!! It was a test run for the meds at the dosage I take, to see how well I could hang with the big kids. Play with the big boys. Run with the big dogs. You get the idea. It was a good test. I was nervous that I'd get super tired since Texas heat is like a vampire to any kind of productivity. It sucks it right out of you, with or without narcolepsy. There were students walking around with umbrellas. Enough said. So I was excited and nervous but really just ready to share the gospel. We went up to the college campus to find and talked to a lot of students and incoming freshman. Target rich environment to talk about the gospel with others!
Well, around halfway through I look out down the walk about 200 yards away and see a familiar shape but I couldnt place it. Tall. Sauntering confident gait in their walk. I then realized who it was but didnt believe it, and then I saw him walk by and was like it IS HIM. I ran up and said hi to one of my old cross country buddies from high school! I ran a lot with him and we paced each other fairly regularly in practice and such so it was amazing to see him after almost 3 years. We talked and caught up, and it was cool for him to see me as a "missionary" out sharing the gospel, it made me feel like I was showing those people I knew what really mattered to me, and that is the Gospel and it's spreading to everyone so they may choose for themselves freedom or captivity. That was super cool. And then the rest of the day we found 2 new people to teach and taught a couple other lessons. Miracle after miracle after miracle came and went as I was with them for just 2 days. I don't remember having that many miracles but I do remember not being able to write them all down.
After that I felt good, and the second day went just as well. Back to back days that were high energy and high hoping. And did not disappoint. We went to a part of town and had a lesson, but that lesson fell through. So we decided to go up to the next two guys that we saw. And we started to talk to them about them and about life, and the first guys name was kevin and the other bill. Well Elder Orvis decided to talk to Bill, and Elder Butterfield and I were talking to Kevin. And man, it was a deep gospel discussion. He had some deep thoughts about life and society, but we eventually found the segue that always seems to find its way into our conversations, and Butterfield proceeded with the restoration lesson and man, that spirit never fails to come in in force. It was an awesome feeling. Even if I couldn't teach him as a missionary as I am not set apart, I was testifying of the book of mormon and Joseph Smith and his divine calling. I love doing that haha! As fun as these two days were, it did make me miss the mission a little more, and motivates me to do everything I can to be on my way back to Hungary even more, kinda like a doubled bladed sword.
I have been pondering over diligence the last few days, and it's connection to miracles. Diligence is a tough one though, cause most of the time those that are the most diligent don't ever FEEL they are. Always looking for some way to be even more diligent. Which is not bad, but when the forward mark overcomes the present success, that is when we fall into a trap of never ending shortcoming. We must trust that we are doing all we can. And give the most effort we can in the moment. And sometimes we can only give 50%. Or 40%. Or 76%. But we must lean and rely wholly on the grace of Christ that has already filled that can help us to become better. For the next day. Whether it be in school. At work. In church. At home. Personally. Anything and everything. And that is the key to diligence is to NEVER give up. Giving up is almost like saying that the Atonement of Christ can't help us, so why even try. But it does if we but use it.
Szeretlek Benneteket!
Jake
(He's cleaning windows to earn money if anyone is interested! :)
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