Yall,
Hello everyone. I'm so sorry that I haven't been writing, but these last couple weeks have been really busy. Apparently when people say that you're now a ZL all it means is you get way more phone calls and more meetings which equals less time in your area. This is really sad.
Elder Parkinson and I have been doing a lot of really good work together. We work together well and we teach together well. Elder vaca was in our companionship but last week he got moved to a completely different area of the mission. That's why I was not able to write an email last week.
Elder Parkinson and I have had some really cool experiences together with a lot of different people this week. We have had several meetings with the stake president and mission president because we are both white washing to this only your area. So far we have been doing a great job...Or at least that's what President Stubs told us. We are so grateful for the opportunity to serve together and we know the Lord had us put together because we are already good friends. Honestly these last two weeks have really flown by because of how hard we've been working and because we have had so many meetings and teaching appointments.
If there's anything that we have learned together this far that really has affected me, it's been how much God loves us all. I think it's really hard to comprehend how much God loves us even though we can see the effects of his love all around us. In my life I know it's the people that I care about. All of you I care about and a lot of people out here on my mission I really care about. I love my family. I love my companions. And I love Jesus Christ. They're a lot of reasons for people to come out on a mission but I think reasons change from why you came out to why you've stayed out I came out cuz I knew I need to serve the Lord. I've stayed out because I love people and I love Jesus Christ. I live in serving I found myself caring less about myself and more about of the people. I think that this is an amazing blessing from sure.
Every night in my prayers I thank the Lord that I have this opportunity and chance to be here. Every once awhile God gives us blessings that sometimes we don't deserve to be very honest with all of you, I think my companion is one of them. I have had a rough go with some of my companions in the past, and this is affected our work. In our companionship, we don't focus on ourselves, we focus on literally everyone else around us. With our companionship, the Spirit of the Lord directs our work.
I've had some great priesthood holder examples in my life and I've wanted to become a lil bit like all of them and some of my companions I have added to that list. I'm grateful for all of these men and I'm grateful for the love that I've learned how to show through a lot of the women of my life.
Anyway, now I'm kind of rambling and I didn't have that much time to begin with. I love you all and I hope you all have an amazing week I hope that you guys all get to see my blog that my sister puts up every week. I don't really send pictures in my emails cuz they're up there. Anyway I have to go now, and I want to make sure you all know that God loves you and I love you thank you so much!
Love Elder Stephen
