December 6 2015

Hey so this week has been crazy too, I've been doing a lot of Learning and there has been a lot of rejection, and there has been a lot of Cold weather, and a lot of Czech, and a lot of not having enough money because I spent it before I got my Monthly Boost. This week we have been not finding very many people who want to talk to us, and We made a discovery last night that we (my companion and I) probably need to take care of the Sheep our Father in Heaven's given to us, before we go out and try to find more. We noticed that our key indicator numbers were shot... we had 0 people at church, 0 people on Baptismal Date, 1 person Progressing, and 0 referals recieved. This week has been very dry in terms of working hard. But amid all of these things. I have been learning so much about my Father in Heaven, and my Savior, and the way that they have prepared this plan for us, to be happy. Let me show you what I mean... I have learned some basic principles while I've been out here this long, and I want to share them. 1. I am serving a mission, BECAUSE I love my Father in Heaven and my Savior. Now I'd like all of you to think about that for a minute and just consider it. I have learned to Love my Heavenly Father so much over the last 18 years, but I never actually acknowledged the simple fact that the ENTIRE REASON I am who I am, Is because I Love my Savior and my Father in Heaven. I realized this one fact after something happened. I was out contacting one day, and I got back that night and I was upset. I was ticked! WHY were people not willing to hear this message??? I am a terrible missionary, was my thought. I was not having success... but then my companion asked me, "Elder Dean, why are you serving a mission?" I thought about it for a minute and then I came to the Conclusion, "I am serving a mission so that I can find people to teach." Then my companion Elder Page said, "is that really why you're serving a mission? really??" I thought about it even more, and then I was blank... I then heard my Companion say, "Elder Dean, I don't know about you, but I am serving a mission because I Love my Heavenly Father." Then It all made sense... If I serve because I Love my Father in Heaven and my Savior, then Everything else falls into place. No matter what happens, I can trust in the fact that I Love them, and that Is why I do what I do. So that is the first principle that I learned thus far on my mission.