Hello Everyone!
I hope you are all doing well back in the US. It's been a pretty good week here on the other side of the world. My companion and I have had a lot of learning and growing experiences this past little while. If there is one thing that I have learned on the mission and am still learning (probably will the rest of my life) is the principle that Heavenly Father will never push us further than what we can handle. He knows us better than we know ourselves, which means he knows our potential and our limits more than we do. The mission is full of challenges, but full of miracles as we come to see who we really are and what we and all of God's children can achieve in this life as well as in the next. I'm so grateful for the many examples I have in my life. You guys are the best!
Here are a few of the cool experiences we were able to have this past week. Up until Saturday, we had been struggling to find people with interest in this special message. Saturday afternoon though, we went to meet with a potential investigator we had run into while knocking doors the week before. She had invited us back to teach her and her grandchildren. Elder Bennion and I weren't too sure if she would remember our appointment with her, but she did! AND she had 3 of her grandchildren there, ages 9,10, and 11. We were able to teach them about prayer and share part of the restoration of the gospel with them. They were so great and invited us back for next Saturday evening when the kids' parents will be home! The lesson we taught them turned out to be our only lesson with investigators this past week, but it was a definite set up by Heavenly Father, which ended in four new, pure hearts that were willing to learn about the gospel. You definitely have some "humbling moments" while out on the mission. I think my faith was a little lower before that point, but once again, without fail, God has shown me that he is ALWAYS watching over us and tending to his field the way he wants to.
This next week, we really hope to be able to meet with our other investigators that have been busy lately. We have many that have such great potential! I hope they will all choose to stick around and see the blessings that this gospel will bring to their lives.
Another cool experience we had, happened last night. We decided to go street contacting in an area of the town that usually isn't very populated. After talking to a few people who weren't interested, we came to the end of the more populated part of the road and were about to head back, but then decided to keep going a little further. We quickly ran into a high school student who is really interested in Christianity. He has recently started to read the bible and wants to be baptized, but hasn't been to church before. We quickly invited him and he said that he would love to come and also meet with us! We are super excited for him and hope that all works out! Life is full of so many memorable experiences.
This mission is awesome!
I hope that you all have a wonderful week back at home.
Love,
Elder Bastian
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