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Haws Dead - New Birth on the Way |
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Sept: 20, 2000
Well today I sent my buddy Anziano Haws to the other side of the veil. That is I put him on the train back to america. It was sad to see him go. Our last few days together were good. We had a lot of fun. I'm glad we ended off on a good note. Those were some of my toughest times in the mission - but they were also times of great spiritual and emotional growth. I learned a lot.
Big news - On top of being a new senior companion and District leader I will be receiving a new missionary. That's right folks I'm gonna be a daddy. I had that small little feeling that it might happen - but I just pushed it aside in hopes that it wouldn't. I feel like a great responsibility has been placed on my shoulders. I don't doubt that I can do it, it's just a little scary to have to be an example at all times.
It felt good to have president Curtis say all those neat things about me (and he also praised me publicly in the recent testimony meeting) - but now I understand the after affects of that praise. TRUST = RESPONSABILITY. I hope God will help me to get through it well - I'll need his help because this is something that I've never done before. I feel like I'm being put through the refiner's fire here in the mission and also in life - Surely, if I show my interior integrity I'll come out what the great Blacksmith wants me to be - but if I crack then we'll all know my true nature. I'm grateful for God's patience.
Other news: Bad news: Sjlvie is not married to her husband and drinks a lot of coffee (but is still brava) and even worse: Mariano (recent baptism) asked to have his name removed from church records. Heart braking and in-comprehensible. He just wrote a letter to the B.P. and said that's it. No explanation. VERY confusing to me. Hopefully things will turn up.
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