Hello from Karlskrona!
On Tuesday I left my beloved Skövde for good. It was a sad
day, I'll miss that place and the members there very dearly. I stayed the night
with the elders in Jönköping then continues on my way to Karlskrona the
following morning, arriving around 11:00AM.
The city is so beautiful! It's a little warmer down here so
it feels like spring is on her way already but the people who live here say we
still have to wait a month or so before it really gets here. The town square
here is apparently the largest square in all of Scandinavia and boy is it
large. I'll attach a picture below. If it's this beautiful now, I can't wait to
see what it's like in the summer!
Elder Harris is amazing and we're having a ton of fun and a
ton of success. It's incredible to see how many people's hearts have softened
to hear the word of the Lord. We're teaching a good amount of people who aren't
necessarily religious right now but are genuinely searching to find the truth.
Luckily for them, we've got it!
Moving to a new area has given me the opportunity to compare
myself and my current missionary skills to those I had when I first got to
Skövde. It's amazing and faith-building to see the difference in the person and
missionary that I've become. I've been impressed with myself (hopefully not TOO
impressed--pride cometh before the fall) but more importantly I've been
thankful for the difficulties that I had and the ability the Lord has given me
to see His hand in my life.
I love Jacob 4:7 because it teaches us that God gives us
trials and weaknesses, not only so that we can learn and grow and eventually be
able to overcome them, but so that we can realize that our progression and
achievement have come from a source independent of ourselves. The Lord will
bless us when we turn to Him. In our humility, He will strengthen us. And then
in our strength, we humble ourselves before Him as we see what we have been
able to accomplish through His grace.
I am so thankful for Jesus Christ and everything he has done
for me. He has blessed me and strengthened. As expressed in the lyrics of a
familiar song, "[He] lift[s] me up, so I can stand on mountains."
Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Cummings
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