Hey Yall!
So I just want yall to know that this has been one of the fastest weeks of my entire life! I don't even know where it has gone! It feels like just yesterday I was sitting here writing to yall haha but that is really good because I have been trying to not think about myself. These first few months I have been trying to get the hang of missionary work and I have been kinda selfish. I have not put all my thoughts on the work. I would think a lot about home. Ive been trying so hard to become the best missionary and learn so much and just know everything right now. Well I have learned that its not going to happen like that haha that it takes time. But something Ive been working on lately is to just forget myself and go to work. That should sound familiar. Its a note written to President Hinkley from his father. This transfer especially I have tried to reinforce that in my life! And I can see how it has helped me! The month of May just flew by and this past week went by like it was nothing. I know that is because Im forgetting myself and focusing all my efforts on others! Its the best feeling!
So this week we really wanted to save on miles because we had gone over. Which technically is a bad thing but a lot of our miles were used to go back and forth with meetings. And also I wanted to walk further then Elder Jensen had ever walked before, not only here in Highland Home, but his whole mission. So on Wednesday we did just that! Wednesday was a super hot day as well, but it was so much fun! We started the day out at 1:00 and started walking. A lot of people we wanted to see weren't home but a few of them were. We walked between 9 and 11 miles that day to get to the last house. We got there around 5 or 5:30 which isn't too bad haha but it was exhausting! Then the next day we walked a little less but it was still super fun! From those walks I got some pictures of the beautiful city that we live in so be excited to see those;) haha
There is a family that I have talked about a little bit, that we are trying to get to come back to church. Its the Lowe clan. The grandma and her granddaughter Jade both are active, but the parents and Jades other siblings haven't come in years. They are the coolest, down to earth family you'll meet! So yesterday after church we went to visit them. One thing that if funny about this family is that the missionary that I took his place was here for 7 months. Never once did he see the entire family, parents and kids, together. But one time in 7 months he saw all the kids together. There are 3 girls Karah, Jodi, and Jade and the youngest is a boy Colt. Well 2 weeks after I come here we see all 3 girls together. On Monday we saw the whole family together and yesterday they were all there again and we were able to talk and play with them. So a little more info before I tell yall the story. Karah is 15, Jodi is 14, Jade is 12 and Colt is 5. All 3 of the girls are all on Softball teams. And softball down in Alabama is huge!! Karah is batting, Jodi is pitching, and Jade is in the back, back up catcher:)
Alabama loves football and softball! Karah and Jodi are playing on the same team right now. Karah is the pitcher and she is one of the best pitchers around here! Some of the college pitcher pitch between 60-70 miles an hour. Karah pitches around 55 mph. Well yesterday as we were talking she wanted to go pitch. So I told her I would catch for her haha so as she was warming up she was pitching kinda slower and she would back up a little. Then she started really pitching. Well one of her pitches was a little high, but I stuck my glove up and I thought that I had caught the ball. The only weird thing that I thought was strange was that I heard a really loud bang!! Well as I look up I didn't have the ball in my glove and everyone was pointing laughing at me and all in shock at the same time! Then it hit me..... I just got hit in the head with a soft ball!!!! Haha coming at me at 55 mph haha well I just laughed and was trying to find the ball while everyone else was seriously concerned for me and thought I had a concussion haha I kept saying I was fine. The top of my head felt like it was 10x's bigger then it was but it didn't really hurt until we got home that night haha after I made Karah throw me more pitches just as hard to show everyone I wasn't an Idiot haha:) Its kinda hard to see but that's my little bump I now get to live with for a couple days:)
But the work here is going great! We have gotten a lot of less actives to come to church. We are teaching 2 investigators, Wayne and Elaine. Both of them are so ready for baptism but are scared and hung up on the little things and other things that don't matter. We are still teaching them and loving them and being patient. They are growing little by little. We are still walking on the lovely dirt roads. I just love the people here! Me catching the ball with a helmet after my head injury haha and yes my face is epic!
I hope that yall were able to help someone this past week! I know that if you did that not only are you blessing there life but your blessing yourself as well!
Me and my comp playing softball! Ill share another quick scripture. Its in 3 Nephi when Christ visit the Nephites. He comes and visits them, gives them the sacrament and teaches them. Then He tells them He needs to go back to His Father. Well they have been waiting all there lives to see Him. They are so sad to hear that He has to leave. Well Christ shows compassion on them. He shows patience and He stays with them. He tells them to bring all the sick and afflicted, the blind, lame, deaf. So they bring them all to Him. Well something that's interesting is that they are helping serve there friends and family. They are bring others to Christ. Well the only way that they were able to bring others to Christ is if they went to him as well. So everybody was able to come to Christ. That's how it is with service. Not only are you helping someone else out in there life and bringing them closer to Christ but your bringing yourself closer to Him as well. Just a cool little thought about service:)
I hope that yall have a great week! Keep reading praying and doing the little things that will bring eternal happiness. "By small and simple things, can great things be brought to pass."- Alma 37:6. I love all of you! I pray for all of you! Im grateful for all of you that you have helped me become the person I am! I have learned so many things from each and every one of you. So I say thank you!:)
Love Elder Hall
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