Well its been kinda a rollercoaster of emotional sorts this week. I think i told you guys Elder Durfey came back, and Elder Clarke and President and I went to go get him from the airport. This wednesday we had another Zone Leader Conference. It was spiritually refreshing as always. When President asked him to stand up and kinda presented him for the second time and explained what had happened (he went home for 2 months), it was a powerful moment. A lot of guys go home sick and after having been in the mission for over a year, after having baptized, after having learned the language and everything, and simply dont come back to the mission. Its a hard thing to say goodbye to your family... twice. Very difficult. But Elder Durfey kinda set the bar high. I will always be grateful to him for setting a great example.
During a break, President and I stepped out and he told me what he was thinking about my time here. He said he wants me to really train Elder Clarke, really get him ready, and transfer all my experience to him as best as we can. He said i´m here until the 28th, so I´ve kinda buckled down. I need some new tactics to stay sane. It has been a very large task staying mentally focused, and just trying to find motivation. Everything seems the same. i´ve been in this office since May.. It´s super hard. I´m learning very valuable personal lessons on Enduring to the End. Wow, it´s been crazy.
The book of mormon is true. I find myself defending it with greater conviction, using it even more often in teaching. I keep finding that all the questions people throw at me, are best answered from it´s pages. Always read it. Keep studying it. Just as we have to consistently eat vitamin C, day after day, over and over again, we have to keep taking vitamin s, the spiritual one. We might get up one day and say, i´m so tired of vitamin C! I´ve eaten it every day for my whole life! Why do I have to keep eating it? But we all know its a constant process that we cannot interrupt, at least in this life. So for now, we must keep reading the BOM, even if we´ve read it before, if we think we know it really well, have learned everything from it. Keep reading it! Dont stop!
I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week. Saludos de Perú!!
Elder Hartvigsen
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