Hey Everybody!
Another week come and gone. I'm proud to say that I look forward to reading these posts I have written since I have been gone. They have probably been a lot more regular than my journal recently. Sometimes it's just hard to stay on top of some things :)
This last week was a little trying. Everything felt a little off but yesterday allowed me to stop and get going again. A lot like stopping a heart and re-starting it again so it beats regularly. Not exactly the most fun experience but WAY necessary. I know that this week will be filled with great experiences and ones that will really shape me into the missionary I can still become.
We didn't have any major meetings or events that happened this last week. Just a simple work week with a couple of exchanges. Since my time as an assistant I have reallly learned to appreciate those. There is nothing like being on bike in South Phoenix. It is incredible! I received a letter from a friend a couple of weeks ago who is getting ready to go on her mission. All I could think about was the nervous excitement that I had before I started my mission. OH how I wish I could go back to those days and start over knowing the things I know now. But, that isn't the way it is supposed to work. All I can say to her is to hang on because she is going to learn a lot. President Beck has compared the mission to that of drinking from the fire hose: It comes very fast with a very high volume. Just hang on and learn as much as you can. There is nothing like being a missionary and the best part is, it's only the beginning! The MTC is the training for the training that occurs in the mission field. The real mission field comes after the mission when you can do the REAL finding. It is going to be an incredible experience for the rest of eternity.
As a whole the work continue to improves in our ward and in our area. We have 16 baptisms coming up in the next 4 weeks or so. Absolutely nothing to complain about. The ward is quickly changing into a missionary focused ward. I had the opportunity to talk in church Sunday about "2 Teams, 1 Goal". I discussed about the conversion process and how each investigator needs to obtain a testimony (spiritual conversion) and be apart of the church (social conversion). I had SOO much material I wanted to cover but could only talk for about 15 minutes. I guess I just had a lot to learn on the subject. :) Apart from the talk they are allowing us to present a ward Noche de Hogar this week AND we are having some incredible member visits. I feel like we are laying the foundation for some incredible changes down here. To all those parents wondering what advice they can give to their missionary son or daughter, what I suggest is to be PROACTIVE! Attack issues head on and always try to think of new things to do or improve the old method of doing things. There are so many things that one can do to improve the work in their areas. Just go out and get it!
Other than that things continue to go well. It has been incredible to be back "home" in South Phoenix and we have found some awesome people. I think we will continue to see great growth. I know I have experienced some of the best and worst experiences of my life since I have been here and look forward to continuing the experience.
I hope you all have a great week! Remember how special you are to our Heavenly Father and look at the glass as ALWAYS full!
Love,
Elder Klemme
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