Hello family!
We had a pretty good week here in Bay City. Here are a few of the highlights and lowlights:
Highlight: We taught 20 lessons this week. I'm hoping we're getting into a good rhythm where we'll be able to sustain this as our average in the area and work our way up from there. It has been very rewarding to do more teaching; I wish I had understood the importance of teaching regularly at the outset of my mission. Elder Holland says a teaching missionary is a happy missionary and I believe him.
Lowlight: I lost two pens. They were Zebra F-301 planner pens, which are probably used more widely in the Celestial Kingdom than anywhere else. The unfortunate part was that I just bought them the week before.
Highlight: Ward Conference was excellent. President Jones, the Stake President, gave a fantastic talk in which he discussed the various ways in which Jesus Christ succors us or runs to our aid. How privileged we are when we allow ourselves, through our obedience and our closeness to His Spirit, to be His means of succoring another.
Lowlight: I can't think of another lowlight.
Highlight: We started teaching a cage fighter. His name is Patrick. He's got a couple of broken ribs.
Lowlight: I ran out of bananas so I couldn't have one on my cereal this morning.
Highlight: Today is preparation day and I will buy more bananas!
Another highlight: Elder Taylor is amazing. He has specifically challenged me to be more confident. I've really enjoyed our discussions and studies about where our confidence comes from. Preach My Gospel states (and I'm quoting from memory so I might get it wrong): "remember that your confidence should be in Christ, not in yourself." As I read the words and account of Nephi in the Book of Mormon, I'm consistently impressed by his confidence, which comes entirely from His knowledge that the Lord has all power and all knowledge. (I apologize if I mentioned this last week. I'm still reading Nephi's account this week.)
And I can't think of anything else newsworthy.
Love you all,
Elder Cloward
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