Good morning my friends and family, and any others that have come to
read this email today. 'Tis I, the ever witty and wise-cracking Elder
Z.S.Weber, coming at you live from the McKenzie's basement in Fort
Collins, Colorado. Today marks the end of another long and laborious
week spent out in the Lord's vineyard. Hours have been spent this past
week, working in the fields, nurturing the seeds and the sprouts that
we've been caring for over the past few months. The work of a
missionary is a hard one, I have come to know very well. However, in
that same breath, I also know with absolute certainty that it is one
of the most rewarding works we can be a part of. Above all else I have
felt on my mission, I have felt overwhelming joy and thankfulness for
being a part of this great and marvelous latter-day work.
Now, while those stirring words are still present—along with the epic
orchestral music that surely must have accompanied them in the backs
of your minds—I do have to say that this was, once more, a long and
hard week. Though we had many great and wonderful plans, one way or
another our plans fell through. People either weren't home, or they
had gotten sick and couldn't meet with us, or we got caught up in
something else and ended up being behind on our schedules. We really
struggled this week. It's hard to sing to yourself "I'll go where you
want me to go, Dear Lord," when everywhere you feel you are sent, you
come back with empty hands and a tired heart.
However, in spite of that, there were some moments of joy to be had
this week. This past Wednesday, Elder Swann and I went on exchanges,
and I went to his area to kind of see how things were going over
there. Perhaps I was a bad luck charm this week or something, but no
matter where we went in his area, we did not find any success.
However, the very next day, we were asked to help out with a move.
After grabbing the other elders to assist us, we headed over to the
placed and helped the small family move most of their belongings into
their building. It was a nice break for us missionaries. Rather than
having to think about the work and what was required of us that day,
we could simply sit back and unwind, helping out with some simple
service.
We got another chance to serve on Saturday. Apparently, a member had
come to one of the other District Leaders in our Zone and asked him if
he could gather the missionaries in our area together to help out with
a children's fun-run at a local school. We were asked to sit or stand
at major corners on the streets and sort of direct the traffic so that
the kids running or biking wouldn't be hit by on-coming traffic, or
wouldn't take a wrong turn and somehow end up in Loveland, several
miles south of us. Once more, it was a nice way to just not have to
worry about the work aspect of missionary work. And if that weren't
enough for us, nothing's better than a big pancake breakfast after
some fun service.
Other than that, though, this week has been a long one. To be honest,
I couldn't tell you what I most was able to get out of it. I guess the
one message that sticks in my mind is the principle of work. While
this has been a very hard week, I cannot say that it has been a bad
one. Certainly, it could've gone much better. We could've had all of
our planned lessons work out and met with all of our investigators
this week. However, still we were able to find joy in the Lord as we
went and did the things that He asked of us. The work is as hard as it
has ever been, and I don't care if you're in America or Argentina,
it's always a hard work. But as I said before, there is nothing more
rewarding and more satisfying than this work.
Sorry for the short message this week. Again, not much happened, and
honestly I don't have much of a spiritual thought to share this week.
However, we have a lot of good plans AND back-up plans for this next
week. Hopefully, the next time we hear from each other, I'll have
another one of my infamously long and profound messages to share with
all y'all. Until then, have a great week, and Stay Epic, My Friends!
—Elder Z.S.Weber
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