Monday,
February 9, 2015
Man...
I have been dang sick. I’ve got a cough, chest congestion and nose congestion.
But, I’ve been taking medicine and haven’t let it stop me at all. Some people
stay in for that, but I’m glad I’ve been able to stay out. Got more cold meds
today and feeling better, don’t worry.
But howdy hey! Did
you get a letter from pres about me training? I’m about to be a 'dad'!
President called on Thursday and told me the Lord has asked me to be a trainer
for a brand new missionary and was wondering if i was up for it. It was kinda
funny. I responded " oh!... yeah i guess! IIt was just nuts and I couldn’t
believe it. It’s really neat though because this is what I wanted. Usually
things like this come when you aren’t expecting or don’t want them. I wanted
something to stretch myself. I wanted to get close to a companion, feel more
responsible, be looked up to. It’s amazing that the Lord has trusted me
with this and believes I can do it. We had a training on Friday that got me so
pumped. I have been and will be praying a lot more, ha ha. I pray for this new kid that he can be ready
to work and that I can show him all the love that I have for him.
And this week was awesome. Things were good. Had more fun
with the companion. Had a chance to work my area with my zone leaders and show
them what I got. I met some new peeps on the street, just need to get lessons
in now, and taught less actives. But, Eva... so, we met with her this week. No
she hasn’t been baptized. She still isn’t committing to it yet. Tomorrow, I’ll see if she can accept a date so we have
something specific to go for. But this week she actually looked up some anti
material, yikes! It was bad news. We were just eating dinner there and she told
us she had done some research. She pulled out some negative stuff that crazy
people wrote and wanted answers from us. She was mostly worried about polygamy.
We explained why that came about, that we don’t have it today and that when we
want to do research, we need to consult the Lord and not with the internet.
But, we helped resolve concerns, I hope. Her husband said we handled it well.
We also taught about temples, family history and eternal marriage. That went
great. She thought it was very interesting. She’s the only investigator we’re
working with. Johnny is who knows where, Brian is too busy and all the other
people we met, we only had a short talk with and are waiting to get a sit down
lesson with. But, we had a miracle yesterday. Some lady came up to us and was
way interested in the church and started asking questions. Turns out she
already has a Book of Mormon and watches BYU tv, go figure. So, I’ll get goin on that.
But, it was just a
good week. Basketball went awesome. Taught a sweet lesson on priesthood and
missionary work. The guys enjoyed it and kind of got an eye opener of what the
gospel can turn men into. Then, I actually played ball with them again! I haven’t played with them for a while. But,
this time, I did way good. Scored a handful of times. It’s probably because the
Spirit and the lesson got me all riled up! So,the guys were way impressed with
how I played and I gained more respect in that sense.
My
companion left today! Ya, he needed to go. He got trunky. He worked hard
though. He wasn’t a pain, but he just was so excited and stressed about it. I’m
very excited about training the new missionary from the <MTC! It was a great week, had lots to do and had
positive experiences.
Love you,
Elder Janz
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