Dear Family,
First I must beg for your forgiveness as I didn’t write this last Monday. Here at the office throughout Saturday night even until Sunday morning there was a big lighting and thunder storm, which really kept us up through the night because it was very close and loud. As 6:30 rolled around we got up and prayed and headed to the bathroom when all the lights in the building flashed on and it seemed as if outside was just lite up with a super bright light. At the exact same time the roar of thunder cracked in an ear deafening way. After the light had dimed and consciousness came back we realized that the building had been struck with lighting.
This was all a big detriment to us as it had zapped the internet satellite on the top of the building, so needlesstosay we haven’t had internet since Sunday morning. So sorry ya.
I just going to briefly sum up cause I aint got too much time.
This week was good!
Love,
Elder Cowskin
(The white African)
hahah sorry but I really need to go enjoy the letter I wrote to President Kirkham. I love you all and don’t worry I am doing great and I am healthy!! I love you all.
Dear President Kirkham,
I have realized some things in these last couple of days. First off about fasting; making a physical sacrifice in order to receive spiritual blessings. Yesterday as me and my companion joined in the church wide first Sunday of the month fast I asked myself, “Why am I fasting?” What is the real reason why I should take part in this fast? Am I just starving myself because that is what everyone else does or am I fasting with purpose? I had knelt down the night before asking heavenly father while I fast to grant me with the blessings I needed or at that point felt like I was supposed to receive. I realized something through-out my day as my body was tired and hungry, that we can fast for specific reasons but it is still our Heavenly Fathers will on what we receive. Ever since I have come into the office I have been praying that I will be able to retain more information, remember names and faces much easier, and to be able to ask the right questions to get the desired answers. I look back on it now and I have improved on each of these things I just haven’t realized it because it has been maybe a slower process then I first had expected.
Yesterday as we were following up the situation between Elder Conners and Elder Jemba with Elder Zolo and Elder Ngobi I realized I was being very lenient. They hadn’t done anything to resolve the situation even after we had told them to. I found myself just trying to tell them in a not direct or uncomfortable way. I was just very lenient. After talking to my companion after the conversation he reminded me that Leniency is not Loving. I was trying to be as loving as I could I thought but I realized that I wasn’t truly loving them because I was lenient. My question then I had towards myself was, “Do I love people enough to not be lenient to them?” I have never wanted to be in the situation where I was just too mean or angry at a person to love them but I guess it’s kind of opposite for me. I’m just too nice for some peoples benefit. Makes me think about what Elder Dube said this last week about what a leader does. “A leader is someone who takes a person or a group of people from one place to another.” Thinking back on the conversations I had with the Caldwell Zone leaders helps me understand what exactly I need to do to truly help people. This is really a change that I need to make. Improvement requires Change. So hopefully I will be able to help people by “Truly” loving them enough to say the things that are needed to be said.
This week my companion and I had many service opportunities. One of them was being able to give priesthood blessings. After Bro. Kessellie turned into Elder Kessellie and was set apart as a full-time missionary he had the chance to give a blessing. Sister Muzambi was not feeling very well and so we traveled to her apartment to give her the blessing. This was his first one so we guided him on what to say when you anoint the person with oil. The blessing that Heavenly Father wanted Sister Muzambi was very direct and clear what things she needed to do not only for her body but also her companionship. This was a sweet time for all of us as we used the Priesthood power to perform this blessing.
President the work is going great!! I love the opportunity I have to be serving with Elder Pentreath. He is a great help to me to learn things that are going to help me in the future as well as now. Thank you as well for giving me this opportunity to be one of your assistants. I hope we will be able to assist you in the best way we can! President thank you again.
Love,
Elder Skouson
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