Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Sept 2, 2012


Hey All love you so much,

So Elder Shamo wrote me and I can't write him back without his address
can you tell him that. waltershamo@aol.com
  
TO answer your questions: How often do you use balloon tying as a missionary? Weekly, and this last week was the first time we decided to go balloon contacting only and actually saw success (Found a prepared family that was looking for a church) so I might start to use it more, they have those balloons in Taiwan so I can go buy them, no need to ship them here.   What is your apartment like? My apartment is small one room with four segments, study area, kitchen, bed area and changing area along with a bathroom, and is also full of cockroaches.   Do you have specific mission goals, like the Standard of Excellence that my mission used? We do and do not, President Grimly had them and President Day hasn't changed them but he has brought a huge change and a different focus so I would be surprised if the golden standards remain the same. 

My letter to president,
This week was good but interesting. From last Monday to Thursday our companionship's relationship got better but then on Friday from the meeting with the Zone Leaders on has deteriorated until yesterday. Elder Wang felt that I wasn't doing my part because I didn't discuss with him how to work with ward council and I didn't prepare well enough for lessons and didn't care about others enough. On Sunday he went in the elevator without me twice because I was too slow. So I told him that was disobedient and that he should wait for me and he yelled at me for 20 minutes for not doing my part, I told him my side and told him I would try and do better, and since then on our relationship has gotten better. I think he is a cherry bomber, he lets things build up inside and then lets it all out at one time. I hope and pray that it will stay better, and the change I make will be enough to satisfy him, it is hard that he isn't willing to change anything he even said that if I get to the elevator after him he will still go down without me. But this week I had a great thought I had was I believe Jesus is happy with my work and my mission president is happy with my work, and I know that my family is happy with my work. This brought me great comfort. Elder Wang and I are extremely different people but we still have the same purpose and are still seeing miracles. I am thankful for your prayers and ask you to keep praying.
Outside the companionship issues we are doing great. WE have a great ward, area and investigators. We have many progression investigators, one is a 9 and 10 year old who I teach on Sundays after church and they should be getting baptized on the 15th when you come to give your talk at the ward mission fireside. I am so excited. Thanks for the great training and invites. I learned a lot.
Elder Sabey
One funny story was Saturday night my companion and I didn't really talk much, and our relationship wasn't great and I just wanted to feel loved so I felt like reading a letter from mom, but felt I didn't have time, but them I had an overwhelming desire to read a letter from mom so I did and mom’s letter was about how even when some companions are like a Dementor, you all still love and pray for me. I felt so loved and understood by god and you all.
SO for the miracles, this week we had one great new investigator who set a baptismal date and felt the spirit as we meet with him and afterwards went to lunch with us and after lunch bought us some great milk tea.., I believe, I never tasted it. We gave it to the owners of the restaurant to drink. 
Love you all and thanks for your prayers,
Elder Sabey
PS sorry today's was short but I had a ton of letters to read.

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