Hello!
Runcorn
is a "four dimentional" experience, along with capturing my heart,
might, mind and strength it seems to have leaked into my soul. Even my
dreams are very much missionary investigator focused. We have taught 30
lessons this week and I have experienced the joy of sacrafice. How is
love shown in missionary work? I would reply: Consecration, it is the
only surrender which is also a victory. When we withhold nothing and
give absolutely everything, we come back to the flat, tired, drained and
when I hang up the phone and sit on our couch, most of my evenings are
spend vegetating. I don't even want to think. It just builds my capacity
the next day, just like growing muscles we need to destroy and tear and
break down the muscle before we are able to grow again. I am
absolutely coverted to this principle. After the couch, I have to get
together enough strength to crawl into bed.
Something I also
love is doing things for the right reasons, I do not teach to "lead the
mission" or because of any other principles, it is really fun to see
other missionaries think that, "if I work hard on my mission Heavenly
Father will bless me with an attractive wife" that is completely the
wrong reason to work. However once the lifestyle of hard work is
performed, if it ever comes to an end, it is quite amusing to think, if
the principle was true: what would my spouse look like? But it must not
be the motivation.
This
week we have travelled from Birkenhead, to Manchester to Liverpool to
Chester, there really is no rest for the wicked. Perhaps if you remember
our miracle investigator who shared her testimony last sunday. This
week she asked me: "will you come back from London when I am Baptised?"
to which I replied something around the lines of I will actually be here
to witness it. The only thing preventing her at this curent time to be
Baptised is her surgery on the 19th. She has medical issues. It was
amusing that lesson with her, she taught us the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
why repentance and Baptism are necessary, she is just so ready.
Well...
here is a piece of quite exciting news, missionary policy has
changed... anyone can e-mail me from now on (except recent converts of
the opposite sex living in the mission boundaries) but absolutely
everyone! Get this e-mail around! E-mail me at: jared.sapaden@myldsmail.net
I'm expecting 50 e-mails next week. That is faith, huh? It is snowing outside so I'm going to enjoy that!
With Love,
Elder Sapaden
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