This week was really good. Our teaching pool is still really low, but Elder Rudd and I worked our very hardest. And we felt very accomplished. One thing that I learned this week was to have patience. That has been something that I have let go the last couple weeks & one of the things that I saw help with that, is prayer.
Prayer is something that you can just start to take advantage of in your life and your prayers become less thoughtful. But this week as I made my prayers more specific and special, the blessings that I saw from it were amazing. One of them being more patient with others.
Elder Rudd and I are really getting along with each other. It is weird having somebody that you have never seen in your entire life, and in 5 minutes you are told that you have to be with each other 27/7. (typo is staying because of the irony...:) And this last week we have really bonded and have really good companionship unity. And it is cool how we see the spirit working through us like we are the same person. For instance, I felt like we should stop by one of the members in our ward and when I talked to Elder Rudd about it he was feeling the same way. So we stopped by their house and helped them overcome some of the trials that they were having. So that was cool.
WE WENT TO THE TEMPLE!!!! It would be facebook official (if we had facebook) that the San Diego Temple is my favorite temple. Oh my goodness. I have been on the grounds before, but being there as a missionary just made it so much more special. And the spirit was so strong! It was the best experience of my entire life. I am so grateful for temples.
Yesterday we were told that we were in charge of teaching the Gospel Principles class in sunday school. We were informed of this at the end of sacrament. That was definitely an adventure. But the topic was easy and that helped the lesson flow a little bit easier. That was another good experience of learning how to rely on the spirit. As in D&C 84:85 "Neither take ye thought beforehand what ye shall say; but treasure up in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall be given you in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto every man."
Well that is about it for this week. I love you all.
Love always,
Elder Miles