Week 53: It's Been a Wrecked Week!! 8/5/2019

Hey everyone how's it going? It's Elder Weese in the house again. You won't believe what happened this week. On Thursday I was on an exchange with Elder Wildman and it was a pretty good day to start off but around 5 o'clock we were running late to dinner on our bikes. And going a little too fast down a hill on a busy road I hit a bump that I have ridden over about a thousand times but for some reason I wasn't paying attention this time and I hit the bump a little too fast and my whole body went over my handlebars and I went arms and face first into the cement. I got up and I saw Elder Wildman laughing + a billion stars and 40 other people watching. I felt like a complete idiot. But, I got the injuries to show for it. I found out the next day that I fractured my elbow. So I am currently wearing a sling at this point. I'm also currently letting someone write my weekly email because I'm slow at doing it with my one hand. (this is Elder Oaks. I am writing for him) I also, because I hit my face on the ground, sustained an injury to my front tooth. And ended up cracking my tooth. The dentist told me if it wasn't for my permanent retainer I would've definitely lost my tooth. So... blessings. I'm doing pretty good right now. Just a little sore. And I feel some whiplash in my neck. So pray for me and my well being. (Elder Oaks: And thus we see Elder Weese is in need of much prayer.) 

 

Other than the accident it was a pretty good week. We had a lesson with Emma once again and we taught her the Word of Wisdom. In fact, it was right after I had my accident so I was trying hard not to die during that lesson. But regardless of that it went good. Emma is super ready to be baptized on the 17th! We are very excited for that day! She even came to church this week with one of her friends which was way awesome. We also had a lesson with Henry but unfortunately due to some of his concerns we needed to take him off baptismal date. He is nervous about talking to his mom and also how his friends would react if he became a member of the church. He really wants to be baptized but he can't be rushed at this moment. We taught him the Word of Wisdom and that helped him with some of his concerns with drinking tea and he's striving to live it so that is just an example of where his desires are at. He's so awesome! Another lesson we had was on Wednesday with a man named Delmar who I told you about a few weeks ago. It was so cool! He was very excited for us to be there that he even set up a spot for us outside before we even showed up. He also came prepared with questions he had about the Book Of Mormon that we were able to talk about while we were teaching him about the restoration. You could tell that the spirit hit him very strong during that lesson and how everything made sense to him. He didn't really know how to react when we told him about Joseph Smith because the spirit was so strong. He has some really good potential and is super awesome because he's very open minded about learning about the church. 

Well we also had zone conference this week where we talked a lot about perfectionism. It was very awesome to hear at that moment of time on my mission. Especially because of the injury I sustained a few days earlier. There are so many trials in life even little trials that can seem to throw off our daily routines and the things that we like to do. For example, no more basketball in the morning, no more riding my bike, I have to have my companion tie my shoes which sucks because I hate asking for help, but the thing I am learning from this experience, even in the short days that I've had it, is that when we put God first by submitting to his will and keeping his commandments he will provide for your needs. That has seemed to make things a little easier because it sucks being sick/hurt on a mission. God gives unto men weakness that men might be humble. And his grace is sufficient for all men who humble themselves before him. And if we humble ourselves before him and have faith in him he will make weak things become strong unto us. So don't be afraid to turn to the lord because he can help you and has the power to.

Well y'all thanks for all the emails and the wonderful support. I am very excited for this upcoming week. We have some awesome plans. I hope all of you are doing well and are livin' it up! Have an awesome week! Love y'all

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Elder Weese

1,2) Zone Conference

3,4,5) #getwrecked

6) P-days at top golf!