Hey guys!
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| Sonic the Hedgehog |
So this has been quite the eventful week. A lot of things happened that were pretty cool. First of all, I hit my 20 month mark this past Tuesday so that is super exciting! Then also today is going to be a fun day since it's Halloween! We aren't allowed to go out so we get to hang out in the church and watch a movie. Wow, I remember last Halloween and I can't believe it's been a year already. Pretty awesome! Our ward also had its Trunk or Treat this past Friday and it made me miss being able to dress up so much. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays just because it's super fun! I mean, how often do you get to dress up in some weird costume and people don't look at you funny?? Oh well, next year I'll be able to enjoy it anyways, at the trunk or treat there some cool costumes. This one goes out to my brother who loves sonic the hedgehog.
These are the kids of a family I worked with a lot back
in Little River. They ended up moving and are now in Old Town so it's really
cool to get to see them again.
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| "Your Trunkies" |
Also this week I had a pretty firm reminder of just how
difficult it is to be a missionary when you try to judge your effectiveness off
of how many people you try to baptize. You see this week we had a pretty decent
plan of who we were going to visit and which of our people we were going to put
on date. Every single thing we planned fell through. Everything. Like it was
one of the hardest weeks I've had in a while but on Saturday I realized that I
can't judge myself based on other people's actions. My purpose as a missionary
is to "invite other to come unto Christ," not to go and 'baptize
everyone.' This especially rang true to me as we were driving home Saturday
night. It was just "one of those days" because literally every single
plan we had fell through. But you know what, I didn't feel bad about it one
bit. I came home tired because I had worked my tail off. Planning, confirming
plans, tracting around where we go, adjusting plans when lessons fell through,
more finding. When something would fall through we would just knock doors in
that area. It wasn't all a waste. We were able to manage 2 return appointments
for the upcoming week.
Overall it's hard to determine success as a missionary
because 100% of the success you have is determined by other people. They have
to be home, they have to let us in, they have to choose to act on the message.
I came home feeling like a successful missionary, not because I got a ton of
lessons but because I knew I tried as hard as I could. That is a what makes a
successful missionary. I'm grateful for the experience I had on Saturday to
realize this once again. I know that this is the Lords work and that it will
move forward, I just needed to relearn a lesson I've already been taught so
many times so that way I don't focus on how much I'm not getting but how much I
am able to accomplish. Preach My Gospel says no effort is wasted as a
missionary and that is so true. Now I'm looking forward to this upcoming week
because I'm ready to work!
I love you guys and have a great Halloween!
Elder Biehn
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| Signs in Spanish |
This is how ghetto my area is. The signs are all in Spanish rather than English. Remember I'm still in VIRGINIA.
Then there's this. This is my absolute favorite.
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| O'Henry Bars! |
I got a Halloween package from my parents as well. With a
little piece of home included. Delicious O'Henry bars!
Probably my favorite part of that whole package.
