Man!!! This Week Was Pretty Awesome!

This week was pretty awesome. We had 12 lessons, which might be the most I've ever had a week thus far on my mission. But this week we are going to have even more! And we're going to have like 5 people on a baptismal date by the end of the week too...hopefully. Missionary work is great. 

This week was Elder Thurgood's week, as part of the 12 week program, to lead all planning and teaching situations for the week. That was a bit hard for me. I think it led to me being a bit lazy too, because I had to let him do a lot of stuff I normally would have done. That probably could have been avoided, but unfortunately I'm not perfect...yet. But that's okay. I am recommitted to work super hard and have an amazing week this coming week. Especially because it could be my last full week in Llanelli and with my boy Elder Thurgood, with transfers being next week. It’s going to be amazing!

Let me tell you about one guy we were able to meet last week and start teaching. Actually Elder Thurgood and Elder Steflik met him on exchange when I was out of my area. Elder Steflik is one of the other Elders here in Llanelli (there are four of us now) and he has been here the whole time I have been here. He's pretty awesome--really friendly and everyone like him (reminds me of my brother Connor in some ways). He's just been baptizing people like crazy. But last Tuesday he and Elder Thurgood met this real nice guy named David. David has pretty much no religious background or belief or anything but he invited them in because it was cold and he's nice, even though he's had a rough life. We were able to go back and see him again Saturday ("you won't convert me though" he said to my companion over the phone). As we shared with him some of the basic truths of the Gospel (repentance and forgiveness, the power of prayer) you could see something stirring within him--a desire to learn more about the great happiness that can come from learning more about these truths. I could see more than just what was in front of me. I saw a man who was ready to change, a man who in a few years could be part of an Elders quorum presidency or something. It was quite fantastic. We'll have a chance to go see him again tonight. 

Another cool thing was Alex sharing his testimony in sacrament meeting yesterday. It wasn't much of a testimony, mostly just stories about how he met us and stuff. But you could tell, when he was talking about when we came over and began to teach them, that he knew that the things we have shared with his family are true and have and will continue to bless their lives like nothing else. 

I hope you all have an amazing week and keep working hard at whatever good things you are doing. 

Love, 

Elder Seth Poulsen