So about this week... it was a tough one! This week I am thankful for
trials. The causes are unimportant and mostly self-inflicted, but at one point
this week I was having a really hard time. I found myself on the ground in the
hallway surrounded by like 300 Polish note cards and absolutely in the dumps. I
was stressed out, I had so much stuff to do, I wasn't feeling good, and
everything seemed to be going just absolutely wrong. I probably said 500 prayers
that day for help and comfort and anything else that could help me. When I was
in my lowest moment, the Spirit prompted me to get on my knees and pray. I knelt
down in the middle of the hallway and poured out my heart to God. I asked for
help, I let Him know how I was feeling and what I wanted to get done that night.
When I ended my prayer, I sat back down in the hallway, and this time, something
new caught my eye. I noticed my favorite picture of Jesus Christ hanging on the
wall in one of the nearby classrooms. It's the one where he's dressed in crimson
and looking straight out of the picture. When I saw the picture, it gave me so
much hope. I remembered why I'm out here and what I'm doing. I remembered that
Christ is there for me when the world wasn't, and that I have taken upon myself
His name. Now every time I pass that picture, I can't help but point it out and
remember why I'm here. It is such a blessing in my life. Also this week, I was
given a priesthood blessing. I felt impressed that Elder Wright should give the
blessing, and I had Elder Wilcox and Elder Coutu stand in. The Spirit was sooo
strong. The blessing addressed exactly what I needed, and it was a gift from
God. I know the Priesthood power is real, and it blesses my life every
day.
I got to go through the temple for the last time for the next 2 years, and
I'm super sad! I had such an amazing experience this morning, and felt the
Spirit strongly! It is amazing how peaceful and wonderful it is within the
temple. It's the house of God, and I know that for a fact!
We've been practicing contacting a lot this week with the other Polish
Elders and Sisters. It's honestly one of my favorite things so far! We pray for
the Spirit, and go for it, and practice finding people to teach and teaching
them based on their needs. It's so much fun, and I love doing it! That's a
really good thing, since that's literally the first thing we do when I get to
Poland. We walk off the plane, put our suitcases in the car, are driven to the
Warsaw town square, given Book of Mormons and pass-along cards, and told to go
contact real Poles... LIKE WOW! I'm so excited to get out there and dive right
in!
We got 26 new Elders and Sisters yesterday, including the next set of
Poland-bound missionaries! Some of them are super cool! I get along really well
with this 24 year old Elder from Wales. He's super chill and I think we'll get
to be pretty good friends in the next few days!
I am so grateful that I was able to be blessed with such a hard week this
week. It is preparing me to be a better person and a better missionary, and I am
so excited! I just love it so much! The Church is True! It brings me so much joy
and happiness!
Love,
Starszy Quackenbush
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