Dear Family and friends,
Another
week has flown by—Sister Andrus and I are as busy now as we have ever
been. The opportunities to serve just
keep coming our way. We are so blessed. We think about our wonderful family and dear
friends often. We miss you; however know
we are where Heavenly Father wants us to be.
We are continually reminded that “sacrifice brings forth the blessings
of Heaven”. We especially delight in the
thought that you are all striving to serve the Master in various ways. Happiness in this life and in the life to
come depends on our willingness to serve.
We pray we will all keep our “shoulders to the wheel” being valiant in
our efforts to serve the Lord. Remember “inasmuch
as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it
unto me”.
The
young man from Africa we talked about last week who called on the phone asking
us how to get a copy of the Book of Mormon—He has had 3 missionary
discussions. He came to the Baptism last
night and has a baptismal date set for early November. He is such a gracious and wonderful
person. A mother and two of her
daughters are candidates for baptism next Saturday--they were at the baptism
last evening also. They are so excited. Sister Andrus has really made an impact on
them—they love her and she loves them.
The mother of the two daughters is a large lady who is requiring a
special dress to be made. Sister Andrus
is so glad she brought her sewing machine.
She has been to the fabric store and is busily putting together
baptismal clothing. She continues to
amaze me at her abilities to love and share.
People are naturally drawn to her and her loving ways. I am proud to be her companion and mostly
just keep out of her way and do the dishes.
We met a wonderful couple while out jogging yesterday. We hope we can work with them. I truly believe Heavenly Father places people
in our paths—all we have to do is open our mouths. It feels like the work is hastening. Maybe that is just because we are more
focused and in the middle of lots of baptismal activity. It really is exciting, however.
Our
office assignments continue to be challenging.
There are lots of little fires to keep putting out. Some of them are man-made caused by
inexperienced missionaries—I wonder who (ha ha), however some of them have been
burning for a long time. We are so glad
there is wonderful support people in Salt Lake who I’m sure just laugh and
shake their heads at times. It makes me
wonder if Heavenly Father at times just laughs and shakes His head at some of
the dumb things I do. At any rate isn’t
it comforting to know we have places and people to turn to in times of
need. It makes it all possible and worthwhile.
Fall
time is beautiful in North Carolina. The
leaves are beginning to turn. There is a
chill in the air. It is really a lovely
time of the year. There are lots of
Canadian Geese flying around. You see
flocks of them on open green spaces.
Sister Andrus is trying to get some pictures of them.
Well—time
to get going. Thanks for your continued
prayers and thoughts in our behalf. They
do make a difference. Remember the Lord
loves each of you. May we each
continually strive to be eternal in nature and strive everyday to become more
like the Master. In do so we become like
Him and will be worthy to enter back into his presence. See you next week
Love Elder and Sister Andrus, Mom and Dad and Don and Ruth.
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