Surprise!!! No transfer news here. I am staying to be killed off by
Elder Merkley. I start probably the craziest 6 weeks of my life today.
Last night we had a super awesome missionary fireside, where we watched
bits and pieces of the Hastening the Work broadcast with members and
discussed how to become better missionaries. It was a very spiritual
evening and we heard some great comments and strong testimonies of
recent converts that found the gospel through the help of friends. It
all comes back to the members, never the missionaries. We are nothing.
We simply guide your friends to receiving personal revelation about the
most important message on this planet. That's it! The member does the
real work. Out of pure love for their friends and family members and
newly found strangers they extend inspired invitations and help these
children of God enter into the one true fold. At least that's how it
should work and that is why we had the fireside. It was a great way to
kick off this last transfer of my mission.
This last week was full of miracles because we have a great member,
Pedro, who has one mission in mind. He has the strongest desire to
bring every Latino in this area into the church. He will probably buy a
bus to get them to church once we have enough investigators to fill up
his van. He invites everyone to church. And the best part is he isn't
afraid of rejection. The worst they can do is say no and then he moves
on and invites the next Spanish-speaking stranger he meets. The work is
starting to pick up here.
I am super excited for General Conference next week. I have a
feeling this will be a huge one for me when it comes to receiving
personal revelation. As I have gotten older in the mission I keep
getting more questions I need answered. I'm excited to see what the
Prophets have to tell me specifically this time around.
Well family time is getting short. I love you all. Hey some more
boxes may be coming your way soon. I am going to try to thin out as much
as I can over this month so I am not bringing so much junk home with me
when the time comes. I guess I'll see what my companions want first and
then just decide what to leave behind and all that stuff. Hey should I
get my bike shipped home or leave it in the mission? It is still in good
shape and is a nice bike, but I don't know what it costs to ship that
home. Let me know what you think.
Hasta luego,
Elder Burnham
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