Dear Family,
Well here i am at the end of my first transfer. Life as a missionary is pretty great (although I think that I have already said that). The cold is starting to settle in and the rains have begun. Everyone is pumping up for Halloween and Jack-o-Lanterns guard every entrance to every porch. Ghost and goblins are beginning to creep in and out of the orchard trees.
This past week was pretty eventful. It started with an exchange with one of the zone leaders, Elder Thomas. In our discussions he brought up something that has completely changed my point of view: "You are what you think you are, and God thinks you're the greatest. Don't think you know better than Him." This has changed the way I view others, this has changed the way I view myself; this has changed the way I view God. God thinks everyone is the greatest and, ultimately, my goal is to help everyone i meet feel that way. My discourse among the people of Milton-Freewater has become light hearted and my mind has completely expanded to include all walks of life. I hope you can help this investigator to the Eagar III Ward feel this same way.
As I try to treat everyone this way, especially less-actives, miracles happen. We are helping one less-active go to the temple, and helping him become involved in the ward is becoming easier now. That my focus has changed. Helping him is becoming better (trust me, he has A.D.O.S...Attention Deficit Oh Shiney!)
Later in the week was Elder Olsen's birthday. I gave him the blond haired, blue eyed girl he is always talking about (Okay, it was Cinderella). We ate dinner with a convert family he baptized before I got there, and they threw him a little party. he is a pretty good kid, but I have to keep him out of trouble.
It seems that with every passing second that God gives us miracles. Either we are the miracle or the miracle is disguised as a missed opportunity. Elder Olsen and I were tracting down a street when he received a distinct impression to go see the recent convert mentioned above. As we walked back to the car, a vehicle pulled into a house where we had previously knocked with hollow echos as our greeting. In an attempt to "open our mouths" (Oyming) we began talking to a woman and her children. As we kept talking, she said we could come back to share our message. This happened two or three weeks ago, and when we tried back, no one was home.
Finally this week we got back in touch with her. She said that she had been praying for help and guidance in her life and in the life of her friends. She said that since we talked with her she had been reading the Bible and praying! We are excited because SHE asked US if she could have friends at the next lesson!
I hope all goes well with this investigator! Do ALL you can to help him!
Love, Elder Rex Hamblin
P.S. Tell everyone that I am sorry I can not write them. There is SO much to do, and no time to do it in!
P.S.S. I really did write this on P-Day (Monday) But accidentally left it in the notebook...now it is Thursday...and this won't be picked up till Friday...Sorry!
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