¡Aló!
For those of you that are still scratching your head at the subject line, I have been officially called to be in the office as the mission Historian. According to the records (which, coincidentally, I have now) that makes me the youngest Elder ever in the office, in terms of mission weeks. Basically I am in charge of all of the records of the mission, including inputting all of the convert records and generating reports and powerpoints, cell phones, Computer and Software support, Weekly letters from the office, and being the general record-keeper/type monkey. It looks to be a pretty fun job, and because of all of my previous experience we are already automating a lot of it. I´ll also be in charge of taking over the brunt of the responsibilities of the Pensionist (we´re reducing the office size) and a gigantic end-of-the-year mission journal record that is kept in the granite vault at Headquarters as a general Journal of the mission. Finally, I´m also keeping all of my jobs as ECM (Especialista en Cuidado de Misioneros) and whatever random projects the President throws in. All in all, I´m excited to take something new on, and it´s a blessing to be able to continue working with the ward here as we´re moving forward with various things.
As for the work here, we are working with a whole bunch of really fun people. Right now it´s mostly members as we´re trying to get this ward functioning, but we still have various investigators with whom I am really having many wonderful experiences. Primariamente, tenemos Hector. El es un hombre de 80 años con quien estamos compartiendo. He learns kind of slowly, but he is attending church and knows that it is the only true church on the earth (he told us without us needing to prompt him, so that´s bakan..) so we are working with him to prepare him for his baptism. I love him so much for his effort- it really is inspirational for me to work with him, and SO easy to bring the spirit into his home.
I also received a letter from my dear hermana Lorena, from mi primero sector. She is still doing really well and staying really strong, and after talking with the elders from Lo Prado the other day I really feel good about her and about all that she has done and is doing to stay strong. She even said that her son is becoming more and more interested in the Gospel- and quite a few of the contacts that I made in my last week there are progressing towards baptism these next few weeks. I am so blessed to have been a part of something that big. If you have not experienced the thrill of watching somebody´s life change for the better, get out and serve- because there is nothing better.
The other day we were out proselyting when a rock flew past my head and hit a wall. Suddenly it was followed by another and another, and as we came to the top of the stairs we saw two teenagers with their faces covered chucking rocks at us. I felt like Samuel the Lamanite as rocks whizzed past, and I felt no fear as I began walking towards them. Even though my companion and I were getting closer and closer, the rocks would always miss us- and finally the two kids got scared and ran away. It was one of the coolest physical protections I´ve been part of so far- and upon further reflection, as always, I have some thoughts to share.
Samuel the Lamanite was a prophet of the Book of Mormon who was sent by God to prophecy to the Nephites about the impending birth of the Savior on the other side of the world. He began to teach once and was thrown out of the city, but God told him to go back. He climbed the city wall and stood to prophecy as the people shot arrows and threw stones to try to kill him. He stood his ground until he was finished with the work he had been directed to do, and all of the stones and arrows miraculously missed. When he was done, he left to continue on his way, and we do not hear more of him.
In my case the other day, it was a literal manifestation of this same miracle- however, we are also afforded another protection by applying the same principle. Samuel prepared himself, and then received the will of the Lord and acted on it immediately. We must do the same. Many times we feel fear because of the things that appear to be coming our way- the fiery darts of Satan have never been easy to resist if we are doing what is right- however we have the assurance of protection from the Lord. Each of us can experience this same miraculous protection physically, emotionally, and spiritually if we act in the same way, with perfect faith and the intention to endure to the end regardless of the cost. I can promise, as do the scriptures and the prophets of our day, that as we do what is right we will receive and be witness to that protection.
I know it sounds like I´m lecturing you all or writing a book, but this is really how I think when I write- and it doesn´t make it any less true!
Go Fight Win Take State!
Vaya Con Dios-
-Elder Wheelhouse
Side note- I also solved a rubik´s cube for the first time the other day- I feel really good about life right now. :P
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