This
week was a lovely week. Missionary work as usual. Elder Thurgood is still
awesome and is learning so much (and so am I!). He will certainly be ready to
stand on his own by the end of the transfer, as he probably would be able to by
now anyway.
The
proper welsh weather is beginning to set in...Lots of rain. I heard it will be
like this for a while, then it will get too cold to rain, then it may snow.
This winter will be a fun one, for sure.
My
personal studies as of late have included reading The Book of Mormon each day
and marking every part that helps me learn about Charity and Love, the pure
love of Christ. This involves lots of red pencil and writing with a pencil my
thoughts in the margins and cross-referencing, etc. It also has, with the
persistence of doing it every day for about two months now, helped me begin to
see a change in myself for the better. It has been a really cool experience.
Something
that has really surprised me is the many things that we can learn about being
loving towards others, not just from the example of the prophets and others,
but by the example that God sets for us by the way that He deals with His
children. A great example is Mosiah 24:14. It is a beautiful verse, leading up
to the final statement, "I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their
afflictions." Do we do this? Do we visit and help our friends and neighbors
in their time of afflictions? We should follow God's example and do so. And we
will find so much joy and happiness as we do.
Have
an excellent week, full of service and love,
Love,
Elder
Seth Poulsen
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