Hello everyone!! Hope you all had a great week. This week felt a little longer due to transfers making our P-day today instead of Monday, anyhow it was still an awesome week!
We had lots of lessons with members which I love. I love getting to know the wonderful people of the Meramec River ward. They are all so loving and kind and I enjoy getting to know them.
One night this week we were driving to visit some members down these back, windy roads which were fun to drive down, we got to their house and they weren't home. They forgot about our lesson. So Elder Johnson and I decided since we were already out there to visit some other members close by. We went and visited a great man named Jeff. He has long since stopped coming to church but we were able to have a good conversation that otherwise wouldn't have happened if that family remembered about our lesson. Plus Jeff had a bunch of cool Corvettes from the 60's and 70's that we were able to check out, sadly I didn't get any picks.
I got to go on an exchange with one of my Zone Leaders, Elder Christiansen. He is an awesome missionary, kinda quiet but super powerful and very spirit led. He actually just went home this transfer so I was one of the last to go on an exchange with him. He taught me lots, including a reminder of how powerful focused prayer is. We had a great lesson with our friend Ken on those exchanges. We have been struggling to help Ken progress but Elder Christiansen and I with the Spirit's help were able to commit Ken to pray every morning! That may not seem like a big step but for Ken it's huge! It made me happy! God loves Ken so much and so do I!!
Transfer news came in last night, Elder Johnson and I will be staying in Meramec River for another 6 weeks! I'm pretty excited about that! I love it here, and I feel like I'm just getting to know the ward!
Quick spiritual thought:
I've been pondering success lately and what it means to have success especially as a missionary. Sometimes it seems like nothing I do works especially when our friends don't progress. But I've found that when I strive to do the Lord's will that is when success come. When I humble myself and focus on what he wants me to do I find I'm happier and see His hand in the work!! Trust in His plan for you! It's the best one!!
Love, Elder Spencer
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