For Tuesday the Adenta Zone had its interviews with president Judd. We heard from the mission Doctor first and he told us all about how the water and hand samples some scientists had taken all came back with them registered to contain fecal matter, in an effort to make sure we are keeping healthy living practices here. We also got a book called A Witness and a Warning by President Ezra Taft Benson. The book is a compilation of his talks regarding the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is helping our mission go to greater heights with our investigators and ourselves. Sister Judd also talked about how we have our personal agency and that we had already chosen God in the preearth life so the question we have to answer is not are we going to follow God, but are we going to continue to follow him? This was very strengthening because it is easier to continue to choose the right if we know that we have before. With my interview with President Judd he mentioned how I am always wanting to learn and become a better me. While I am not perfect we were able to see how I have come a long way and that I want to be the best I can be.
Thursday was good for feeling the spirit during the morning and Elder Cooley and I are really getting along. I am currently working to oust the devil's advocate from my mind with the things of the gospel. I know the church is true from it's fruits and how it has been internalized in my life; I am just not a fan of the devil's advocate to come into my head. I know that with my continued Book of Mormon studying and praying I will be able to reach my goal.
Friday we met a referral from Nii Tackie. The referral's name is Samuel(19) who also lives with his girlfriend who is 21. They have a recently born baby and live in a place made from plywood the size of an office cubicle. There are many families like this, but I recorded this one in my journal because it was clear that Samuel needs the gospel. Elder Cooley also asked him, in an attempt to invite the spirit utilizing the subject of family, how he felt with the birth of his baby, but it backfired when Samuel said that he was distressed and burdened because of his current life situation. Oh, for a child to be a burden more than a joy! The blessings of the gospel...
Saturday there were some mission workers to come to deep clean our apartment as President Judd had asked them to do so with every apartment. We were confused on why they were there because they didn't tell us why they were there at first. I had served in both of the mens' wards so I knew who they were. They cleaned well in preparation for all of the apartments to be painted, though until we had cleaned ourselves today, we felt that they had just picked up the dust and settled it over everything. We also had splits with our ward missionaries and I was with my recent convert, Enoch. It was great to see him teach the gospel.
Sunday Elder Jones and Elder Lindsay came to interview Stanley Kaydick for baptism. Stanley is a great guy; definitely quality over quantity. He had given up the small income he received from coaching and playing football in order to keep the sabbath day holy. One fun thing with Stanley is that he is a footballer and in order to play with more attention from scouts he, along with everyone else, uses a false age which is three years younger than he really is. He has even gone to the extent of having all of his government documents contain this new age. It's strange. I also had to do interviews in Adenta so Elder Jones took me back to his ward so I could do them. It was great to spend some time with him. He is my best friend. Oh, I almost forgot that the two mission cleaners had cleaned the zone leader's apartment and had thrown away their shoe polish so they had me bring mine to church where I took advantage of the situation and shined them on their feet like a shoe shine boy in the streets of London.
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