We had so many rendez-vous scheduled at the beginning of the week, but one way or another most of them ended up getting canceled. It was kind of weird and disheartening. But those rdvs we did have were just that much better! It's the kind of "Fourth floor, last door" mentality that you have to have as a missionary. (Editor's note - he is referencing this talk: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/fourth-floor-last-door)
It's just because we're impatient human beings. As I've heard said many a time, "'No, not now,' does not mean, 'no, not ever.'" People change, but often not as fast as we'd like. God's time is not our time, He doesn't even count! So when we do His work, we must remember that it works on his timetable. Like with the growth of a tree, we usually won't notice the progress until it's already finished. So we shouldn't be surprised if we don't see the end result right away. We often just plant the mustard seed that will one day, in the distant future perhaps, lodge the fowls of the air under its shadow.
À plus tard!
Elder Wood
Double rainbow! |
Photo received from Elders Ritchie and Poll in his district; they said "Our most quickly progressing ami..." |
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