Hey everyone!!! It's a bright beautiful day in Virginia. It's getting hotter and hotter by the minute. This next week It's supposed to be in the 80s all week so I'm excited but I'm also not. It's my last summer here so better enjoy it before I get swept with the AZ heat wave lol.
Things are going good here in the mission, this past week has had many upsides and many many downs but needless to say I can never be more appreciative for all your prayers than right now. It's kinda crazy but I've never felt such a power from the prayers I've received. I echo exactly what Holland said in his talk about how I will be eternally grateful to all who thought of me in their prayers. I've honestly come to recognize the importance of prayer this past week. If I’m being completely open I have never been good at saying my prayers at night, I've just always been too tired and unable to focus so I never did them. But this past week I've said more personal prayers than ever before and I have seen the power that comes from talking with your heavenly father. No matter what situation you are in, no matter how long its been since you last prayed, no matter what you have done, God will listen and answer your prayers. He is honestly more joyous when we just talk to him about stuff.
So anyways, this past week we've had lots of finding, we haven't taught a single return appointment all week which is kinda sad but we've been able to find a good amount of people. Hopefully some will start to progress because our teaching pool is empty.
Our friend Fernando is getting baptized this upcoming Saturday though so I'm super super excited for that. It's been a couple years since this area had a baptism so we are super pumped and so is the ward and so is our friend. He basically got adopted into this one family so that has been super helpful for his conversion and he is so ready to just recieve it all!
Other than that, things are just chillin! Hopefully this week things will calm down and we can focus a lot more on the work. I've got about 5 months left on my mission so I'm starting to work my hardest, I've only got so much time Till I'm home and I want to make this last stretch the best it can be. I'm gonna do everything in my power to be diligent, strictly obedient and spirit led in all things and see how much I can change before I come home. The mission is the only time in my life where I can become the man God wants me to be. My brother would always say, you've git two years to prepare for the rest of your life and I dont want to waste it.
Anyways I hope you all have a wonderful week. Keep staying strong in the gospel and always remember that God loves you!
Favorite general conference line:
"Be still, and know that I am God"
-Bednar
Love you all!!
-Elder milius
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