Patience & Trust

Well as of last Wednesday, I'm in Notre Dame. Yes, right in the middle of campus really. The school is really pretty and it has this "touch-down" Jesus which I will take a picture by and send it to you. I love this area so far because of a few reasons. One being the fact that it has a lot of mix cultures. It contains a large group of blacks which I really like... I don't know why but it's just great to be around them especially when you try to engage in a Gospel conversation. The sad part is that the commitment isn't there but at least we got to talk about Christ daily. This area is somewhat sketchy but I don't carry anything on me that could potentially be dangerous so I'm not too worried.

My new companion's name is Elder Gurney, he's from BC Canada. This Elder is awesome, very polite and thoughtful. He made me breakfast since day one. Maybe it's because he's still green or maybe it's true what they say about Canadian. Yesterday, we went to the mall because I needed a sweater and other stuff and so did he. So we looked for stuff and just browse around. We got into Jos. A Bank and the sale girl named Ali Salibury, very lovely young lady and obviously she was trying to make a sale. The shirts were fairly expensive and neither of us found anything that was "perfect" fit. However, he couldn't stop himself from buying the shirt because she gave us a great deal... So in a way we bought the shirt because she was kind and was working hard. Later I found out why he did what he did. He has a good heart and that's something I admire about him. 

I must say that I actually understand why I wanted to be out here now. Sad to say but I think the decisions I made recently were the best thing for me. It was definitely hard but I know that this is something Heavenly Father wanted me to learn and to strengthen my testimony.  I'm somewhat sad that it took me like a year to figure it out.  Anyhow, I think that if there's one thing I have learned since being out here is to have Patience and Trust in the Lord. The whole mess that I went through last couple transfers have been harsh for me but looking back, I have realized that Heavenly Father has been trying to tell me all along. I guess I'm just too stubborn. I can say now that I love my mission. I really love this place. Obviously there are hard days but I rather be on my mission than being back home... This is a lot easier all I ever have to worry about is where to go to find someone I can help and teach about the Gospel.