Dear Family!
How are things going? Thank you so much for the package! That was
incredible! Everything was great! Just curious who picked out the
tie? Oh, did you guys get the SD card?!?! please email back.
So things are going great with me, we picked up a new investigator! We
got a referral for a lady named K, she works at a local
gas station. She has 6 kids. She's
Catholic, and was picked up by some missionaries street contacting. We
covered the whole first lesson and she was very excited to read from the Book
of Mormon. As we were talking, we found out two of her daughters used to
be good friends with two of the T's daughters and so Sister T has met her and
is really excited to help fellowship her and give her rides to church.
I have been on a bike this week. The one I was handed down is AWFUL. It's a
mountain bike, real old, too small, and the previous owner did a lot of like
make-shift adjustments and installments. We only had to ride a total of 4
days though. 15 miles the first, 18 the second, 10 the third, and I don't
know about yesterday, probably only like 6. We got a new Corolla this
morning. I am glad, my bike had brake pads always rubbing, and a bent
rim. And Elder Mendez has a nice, new street bike. On Friday I bunny
hopped off a little like ramp curve and got a flat, and then I had to ride
almost a mile with no tube in it, it was kinda fun though. Except it's
scary, there are a lot of big mean dogs with really low fences. Oh and on
the bike, the previous owner left duct tape all around the handle bars, and the
glue or whatever just melted in the sun all summer, so I had to use paper
towels, and constantly replace them the first two days, but it's pretty much all
gone. And I had to do a little work on the brakes so they didn't rub so
hard (they were bent and the screw didn't do anything) so I got some rubber band
on there, so now the brakes are pretty much useless. But anyways, I
learned quite a bit about bikes, and my experience with them is over. But
on Thursday night we were leaving our appointment a little late (about 10) and we were driving by the Pirate's Cove apartments and we heard 4
gunshots, real close, and right after we heard them, this big lifted truck with
gold rims sped out and disappeared. We never heard anything more about
it, so I dont know what happened, but it was exciting.
Oh, we got another new investigator the
other day too. I haven't met her or anything, she comes from a part member
less active family, is 10, and just decided she wants to be baptized, and her
parents are very excited. She has been coming to church for years apparently
with her grandma who lives on our street. Oh, and we went by to visit
the M
A couple days ago I got to go on splits
with two other trainees, while our trainers were at a leadership meeting. It
was a lot of fun, and was probably my best day from the mission so
far. I really enjoyed getting to know both of them a lot better (Elder
S and Elder B), and I think we were all able to learn a lot from each
other, and it was a lot of fun serving. I really didn't want the day to
end. Elder S is from all over, mainly Venesuala, Miami ,
and Utah Arizona
C is still doing well, and we were
able to visit her again. I am getting really excited for conference, I
never thought I could feel this way about it. It is so amazing we get to
hear the prophets inspired word from God about issues and things pertaining to
US at THIS time. I am sure there are other things I could talk about, but
I will wrap it up. Oh, while I've got time, one scripture I found a while
back, and that I find really cool is somewhere in Ether. Sorry I don't
have a reference maybe chapter 6, but it's about the Brother of Jared, and they
get all their friends in families into the barges. So they take this
ENORMOUS leap of faith. And while they are in the barges for 344 days,
they sing, rejoice, and praise the Lord. All while there are
"mountain" waves and what not. It would be so hard to not lose
faith for even a little. I'm not even a father, but can you imagine being
in that situation, and even once thinking that you possibly just basically
sentenced your wife and kids to death, by following a vain impression to
follow, and do something as pointless and dangerous as herd them all into a
barge and go across the sea? Just one little thought along those lines, one
thought over the course of 344 days with terrible storms and waves... but that's
not even my favorite part. Those waves and storms that can so easily
scare them into losing faith, are the same waves that are pushing them across
the sea to the promised land. So often in life we see those waves that
come with taking steps of faith, and it is so easy to perceive those things
as dangerous. But as we do as they did, and hold faith, knowing that we
have a perfectly loving and all knowing Father in Heaven whose goal is our
happiness, we can see those waves for what they really are. It also
reminds me of when Peter is walking on the water, and just SEES the winds
coming, and loses faith and falls. (But the Savior catches him) but
I guess that story is a little different. I love sharing the brother of Jared
things as spiritual messages after dinner appointments, I hate reusing some
because there are hundreds of things I could use, but that story is just so
meaningful and symbolic, and is overall just a personal favorite from all the
things I have found. There is something in that relates to everyone we
visit, and is great for opening a spiritual discussion. It is simple but
deep. And I had never or at least never remember hearing it until I read
it, and it stuck, so it just feels really personal. So I guess that's
my thought. I don't reuse it because it's easy, but because I just love it. Anyways,
enough of that. Keep keeping me posted on the stuff of Richmond
Love,
Elder Pyron
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