Good to here from ya, and good to hear
things are going positively! Things are going well here as well, for the
most part. We did a blitz of our area on Saturday, in which we had all the people in our district come into our area to
tract for an hour. The sister seemed to have gotten us 3 potentials and
the rest of us found service opportunities. We'll be checkin' up on that
soon. We taught the Ethiopian family again this week, just like always.
My companion snapped out of his anxiety problem last week and was good
for a few days, then he got sick. It was because we shoveled snow for
several hours for two days in a row, and one of those days was -30 C
with the windchill taken into consideration. I was wearing every layer
of clothing and head wear at my disposal and It was still freezing. My
lower back was killing me after that, and my comp. caught the sniffles.
We will do all we
can for Barbra to prepare her for Baptism. The Bishops wife and several other women in the ward are
eager to fellowship her and help her feel welcome. In these things we
must follow the admonition of Paul, that is to "Be careful for nothing
(i.e. Don't be unduly concerned about anything), but in every thing by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made
known unto God." So many that we come in contact with have had a full
measure of sorrow and turmoil in their lives and need the Physician of
the Soul so desperately. But we can't let their problems absorb us as
well, so we will do what we can for them and then pour out our hearts to
God, in thanksgiving for all that He hath given, and asking in humble
submissiveness, that Him who hath "overcome the world" might lighten
their load and cause them to rejoice, knowing that their redeemer lives.
My
companion and I have been listening to Brad Wilcox's talk "His Grace is
Sufficient" which has been incredibly insightful. The Lord surely does
love all of us to the end and will continue to plead with us to come
unto him, even at the day of judgment. Jesus has suffered the demands of
justice, but it is left to us to prepare to be comfortable in his
presence.
I love you all dearly! I had I dream
about being with everyone at a family reunion, and instead of causing
trouble I was trying to mediate peace between my waring cousins haha.
Man, my missions really is changing me, and my love for all of you is
expanding. Talk to ya in a week!
Love,
Elder Higginson
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