Dear family,
Its good to hear from all of you this week. Again...my email to President Pickett,
Attaching it to here:
This week was a roller coaster. I have been getting very excited because this area is beginning to show signs of life again and the work is starting to almost get to the point where I would like it to be. As you know our companionship has not been the best thing. After an especially difficult day I sat and had a conversation with him. I did as you said and focused the conversation on my faults and things that I am doing wrong but he told me that it was in no way me that was the problem. He said that he has been in this area for a good amount of time and what he is doing hasn't worked since he has been here. Then said that when you aren't being effective in and area its time to leave. I asked him what he meant by that and he said that I had told him that if he was just going to wait out for the transfer it was just going to be lost time for him. I wasn't in any way able to convince him that he needs to be here at this time and that there are people here that he needs to help find and teach. What worries me is that he always appears to be very sad, and the members are seeing this. They even comment about it every time they see us. To me it seems at times that he wants them to see that he is not happy. I don't want the members to be wasting their time in worrying about our well being when they could be using this time to help us with references or simply giving help in the work and that is what led me to talk to him. We are on the verge of getting this ward back on track and that is why the work we are doing right now is so important. President, all I want is to work my behind off and I need someone that will help me to do that. I will continue to try and help Elder ..... to be that someone.
I especially liked the email today and the goal for the next month! Change is something that recently I have been noticing is very important. At times I find something that works in the area and I become happy with that thing but in that moment that I become happy with the work I am doing and don't look to change, my progression will either not happen and just stay at the same level, or it will regress. I want to be that missionary as President Godoy that is climbing at the end of his mission and will continue to climb throughout all of his life.
President, thank you for everything and you can count on my all in helping to achieve this goal of 120 this month!
Its good to hear from all of you this week. Again...my email to President Pickett,
Attaching it to here:
This week was a roller coaster. I have been getting very excited because this area is beginning to show signs of life again and the work is starting to almost get to the point where I would like it to be. As you know our companionship has not been the best thing. After an especially difficult day I sat and had a conversation with him. I did as you said and focused the conversation on my faults and things that I am doing wrong but he told me that it was in no way me that was the problem. He said that he has been in this area for a good amount of time and what he is doing hasn't worked since he has been here. Then said that when you aren't being effective in and area its time to leave. I asked him what he meant by that and he said that I had told him that if he was just going to wait out for the transfer it was just going to be lost time for him. I wasn't in any way able to convince him that he needs to be here at this time and that there are people here that he needs to help find and teach. What worries me is that he always appears to be very sad, and the members are seeing this. They even comment about it every time they see us. To me it seems at times that he wants them to see that he is not happy. I don't want the members to be wasting their time in worrying about our well being when they could be using this time to help us with references or simply giving help in the work and that is what led me to talk to him. We are on the verge of getting this ward back on track and that is why the work we are doing right now is so important. President, all I want is to work my behind off and I need someone that will help me to do that. I will continue to try and help Elder ..... to be that someone.
I especially liked the email today and the goal for the next month! Change is something that recently I have been noticing is very important. At times I find something that works in the area and I become happy with that thing but in that moment that I become happy with the work I am doing and don't look to change, my progression will either not happen and just stay at the same level, or it will regress. I want to be that missionary as President Godoy that is climbing at the end of his mission and will continue to climb throughout all of his life.
President, thank you for everything and you can count on my all in helping to achieve this goal of 120 this month!
After much thought and concideration I have come to the conclusion that I DONT want to come home!! The mission is TOO GREAT!!! You hear that Russell. Don't even think that it goes slow becuase you will wake up and you only get 4 more transfers in the field. I'm never going to get this opportunity again so I dont want it to end.
Don't worry I still love you all even though I dont want to go home!
Yours truly!!
Elder Johnson #1
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