Hey there,
“For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, my first-born in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad. Wherefore, all things must needs be a compound in one; wherefore, if it should be one body it must needs remain as dead, having no life neither death, nor corruption nor incorruption, happiness nor misery, neither sense nor insensibility.”
Yes yes, there always has to be a down after an up. Don’t get worried I am still on top of the world and we are doing amazing, but we did get a huge ball dropped on us this week. We found out the night before Joseph left for Lancaster that he is gay. Why do I get hit with the same trial over and over again? I had to deal with it in Shrewsbury, and now again. I think that this time is going to be worse though. I am not going to tell you why, maybe when I get home, but it is going to not be good. I am really glad that the sisters are going to be teaching him for a while, and that I will hopefully just get to pick up after the issue has been resolved. Please pray for him. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!!! Other than that we are doing great. E. Llaguno is an amazing missionary and he is a great example to me. I really want to serve with young missionaries for the rest of my mission because they have so much fire. I am getting old and slowing down a bit. Not mentally. I am actually getting quicker mentally, but physically I am slowing down, and getting tired. It is a good tired though, a very good tired!!!
Yesterday was really great. I got a chance to speak in church. It was supposed to just be a testimony, but that got extended right as I got up. I was totally winging it, but I thought that it was very, very good. Bro. Beverly who is in the bishopric and a very hard love Scotsman said that it was one of the best talks that he has heard from a missionary. It was not the usual thing. I used a lot of thoughts from a talk that I have by Elder Holland. He is my favourite. I talked all about Christ and how important the Atonement is. It was great, and I was really happy after giving it. I really felt the spirit speak through me!! I really love being a missionary, and being able to wing stuff like that and make people cry. My biggest fear when I get released, the mantle is lifted, and the badge taken off is that I will lose that ability. I really do not want that to happen!!!
We have been doing a lot of work with less actives this week. We got two of them back to church this Sunday, and that felt great. It was good to see a different side of missionary work for a change. We were still doing great things, but in a different light! The work is needed everywhere, and missionaries can do things that a lot of members cannot. The badge sometimes gets us in the door instantly!
I am running out of time so I really have to get running. I do love you all so much, and I look forward to your emails every week. It is Zone Conference on Thursday, so I am going off to Chorley. Then after that E. Garcia is coming on exchanges with us. He is going to be going with E. Llaguno so the two Spaniards are going to be out together! It is going to be hilarious! I am going with E. Ayers who is from Canada, so that will be fun. Have a good week, and always remember that you are in my prayers!!!
I love you,
Elder Neal
Sorry no pics this week
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