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Elder Haws' Confirmation Prayer |
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10-8-00:
Well, I've been in Trento a month. That was a FAST month. I found out that Elder Howse from Bolzano just went A.P. in his mission too. With some Elders you can just tell. He'll do a really great job. Here in Trento the Sisters both got transferred out with no one coming in. I'm now in a 2 man city with a whole mess of work to do. It's a little scary because I have to leave all the decision making and organization to Elder Haws. I'm learning to be a good counselor and to put a lot of trust in the Lord.
It's interesting trying to get along with Elder Haws because he's very quiet, almost never laughs at funny stuff, and has really extremist opinions about a lot of stuff. Sometimes it's hard to figure out why he's acting the way he is or why he made the decision he did. It seems he avoids talking in order to avoid conflict, which just confuses me and causes me to talk too much and make the situation worse. I wish he would consult with me more about the way things are going. But overall he's just an innocent simple hard working fella. (By the way the prayer to give Mariano the Holy Ghost went off without a hitch - Elder Haws did a perfect job. - Faith, Hardwork, with trust in the Lord = Success!)
The other night I was reading the D&C study manual and came across a subject that really struck me: That story from the Old Testament where the man reaches to steady the Ark of the Covenant to keep it from falling and is struck dead. It explained that this situation is fairly commonly applied to the church today - people (generally righteous with good intent) see, or think they see, the church stumbling or not proceeding as it should and presumtuously overstep their bounds in an attempt to "steady the Ark." They show their lack of faith in the omnipotent power of the Lord to make sure that everything proceeds as it should.
I applied this to my situation in that, in some moments, it seems our work here in Trento is stumbling and about to fall completely, and I'm tempted to overstep my bounds as Junior Companion and grasp the reins. I'm working on building my faith and trusting that the Lord will take care of it as long as I do my role within my bounds.
O.K. siccome non voglio che gli altri possano leggere le cose riguardo i miei sentimenti "del mondo" scrivero' in Italiano. Sono stati or'mai 2 mesi che la mia amica non mi ha scritto e che non le ho scritto. Siamo in un certo tipo di "Stand off" adesso. La cosa che me fa dolore e' che non si e' ricordata dal mio compleanno. Boo Hoo. Direi che questa sia la "esame" per vedere quanta buona e' veramente questa ragazza. Non so cosa pensare riguardo tutto quanto. Ormai mi sembra che quasi tutto sia perso. Sara' interessante di vedere il futuro. Una cosa interessante, ho cominciato di scrivere piu' spesso la sorella del mio amico a casa, e ho cominciato di "flirt" con lei nelle lettere. Piu' o meno sto solo scherzando, ma sara' anche interessante di vedere cosa succedera' con questa situazione. He He He.
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