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Consecration (Ch 5: G2 pt2, Week 2)

And it came to pass in the second week of the fourth transfer we have 4 people on date!?!!

Mission vehicles have a thing that tracks EVERYTHING. Acceleration, speeding, seat belts being buckled, aggressive driving and you need to log into using a card. I went on exchanges with Elder Fox in the first ward on Thursday and he got robbed a couple days before the exchange so he didn't have his card so I drove for the first time in 6 months! I drove a 2025 rav4 with 8k miles on it. Mission vehicles are really nice. They also get them straight from the factory in bulk for a good price then resell them at a certain amount of miles for a similar price as what they bought them.

Anyways, the exchange went really well! We talked to many really cool elect people and it was just a really good day. I later found out that in my area Elder Howell and Elder Fonger stopped by some people formerly being taught and ended up putting 2 people on date for baptism! Then we stopped by them on Saturday and one of their other siblings was there too and he also wants to be baptized! So between Jane from last week and three new ones we have four people on date for baptism!

Unfortunately the three siblings weren't able to make it church on Sunday because the ride they had planned ended up not working out. We'll for sure get them there next week though! We also ended up talking during sacrament meeting.

This week has been really great! I've studied much on the topic of consecration/being all in and it has helped a lot. My last companion gave me "The Fourth Missionary" as a parting gift. One of the most influential things I learned is that I need to surrender completely to the will of God, including giving up my righteous desires. At first that didn't make sense to me, but now is the time to focus on being a missionary not what the future holds, even if my desires for the future are righteous. I discovered that while I have let go of my desires to be with my family, Lizzy, and other friends, I have not let go of my love for them. And I don't need to. All I have done is allowed myself to fully enjoy the work, to truly be all in, to not wish I were somewhere else. 

Before this week I had days I was all in and a lot of days I wasn't. Now I have a lot of days I am and a couple not. It's still a work in progress and probably will be for a while. God doesn't need us to be perfect, He just wants us to make progress and improve. I invite all of you to think of one thing you can do, one desire or habit to build or let go of, and work on it. As you do so you will find more joy in your life!

Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

Love y'all!
And thus ended the second week of the fourth transfer.

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