Well,
I'm in the last week of my first transfer as a full-time missionary of the Salt
Lake City East Mission. I can't even begin to describe how fast the past 5
weeks have gone by. It feels like yesterday I was unpacking my bags and meeting
all these new people, and now I've just about finished my first transfer. I
won't know until next Monday whether or not I'll be transferred, but I really hope
that I don't and I don't think I will. Elder Ackley and I are getting so close.
I feel like we're getting closer and closer every day. He has a really funny
sense of humor and I think we're both starting to feed off each other's jokes
or funny comments. I would be pretty sad to get transferred already, but I
would make it alright. This week has been great. We've made a lot of progress
with our investigators. I think we'll be able to put a family that we've
been teaching on date for baptism. We got really close with them on the last
lesson we taught them. We're hoping to take them to a General Conference
Session. I think that would be a really neat experience to see them feel the
spirit by listening to a prophet of God talk. I feel like my own testimony has
been growing more and more with every lesson we teach by the Spirit. It's such
a cool and spiritual moment when the spirit prompts us to ask a question or
invite someone to do something that really touches and affects them. We've seen
that a lot with the less-actives that we've been working with. A lot of people
just forget what their testimony is and what the spirit felt like. It's crazy,
but very uplifting to bring that back to them. The Lord really does use us as
His tool in this great and marvelous work. I see that more every day. I emailed
Elder Jolley today just to see how he was doing. It was the first day I talked
to him since the MTC. He sent me back the most touching email. Here's part of
it,
"I know you know
all this. But I will say it anyway because I want to. Elder Clark the
experience we had in the MTC will be one I will always cherish. You were a good
friend to me when I needed it and some of things that got me through my anxiety
and dark feelings, were the lessons we taught together and the undeniable
spirit we felt in that combination of heart. I know that if you are true to the
man I know you are inside, you will be an invaluable resource in the Lords
vineyard raising up and preparing his children who live in the midst of Zion.
They know not where to find it. They may think they know. BUT THEY DO
NOT."
Obviously, this
brought me to tears. Elder Jolley was a huge example to me in the MTC. I felt
like I learned and grew more from being with him than anything else. We really
did teach with great unity and the spirit was so strong the whole time. He will
always be a great friend that I hope to keep in contact with. Anyways, I love
and miss all of you back home, and of course, Taylor and my puppy Ralphie are
always in my thoughts and prayers.
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