So to begin, in the
weeks beforehand we've been seeing many people wanting to listen to us. This
week was the same. We found others to teach and had two who said that they
would come to church. We got everything ready for them to come, but they never
came. I'm not going to lie; I was a little upset when this happened. Then after
that all of our plans fell through, my companion and I went to the streets and
came back home with no fish. I wasn't the happiest person last night. I felt I
had worked so hard this day and saw nothing.
We then received a call from our
district leader to talk about how the week went. I told him that all was good
for the week but Sunday was rough. He said that all will be better this week
and that was it. I then remembered that there was another companionship of
missionaries that had a hard week this week with one of their investigators. So
I called them up and asked how is their investigator doing. I was expecting
that she was doing worse or stayed the same. But they said that she has a baptismal
date for this upcoming week! It came as a surprise to me that things went well
for them, but I was extremely happy for them and their success!
At times we view the
success of others as a hindrance to ourselves. We're jealous of what they have
and what we don't have. There is no growth if we view it in the way of the
adversary. In fact, it corrodes our foundation. As members of the Church of
Jesus Christ, we should rejoice for the success of our siblings. Our faith in
the plan of happiness will grow, the need of humility will increase and the
love for our own callings also. I leave you that the Savior is here with us and
we need him every hour.
Love,
Èlder
Broadbent
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