(Elder Putnam)
So about a week and a half ago I got transferred to Rīga. I
was very disappointed that I was leaving Liepāja especially after everything I
had invested there. But I kinda have held to the talk from this past General
Conference about trusting in the Lord. I'm in a trio with Elder Woods and Elder
Roberts.
Since coming to Rīga our schedule has changed a lot. There
is a lot to adjust to, but I think I'm doing well. The meal plan and the bed
and study space are different and will require some adaptation, but with change
and adversity comes growth. Lets just say I'm versatile.
On Tuesday we had a random friend show up to the church at
the same time as a different friend. And since the random friend really only
kinda knew me, I grabbed Elder Leonard and we taught the dude about the Plan of
Salvation. He's gonna be there next Tuesday too 😎.
On Wednesday we visited an older member, the mother of the
patriarch of the Baltics. Velta Senkane. She fed us canned tomatoes, bread, and
a banana. It was awesome and then she didn’t let us share a spiritual thought
since she was already old and wise and didn’t need it. come on Velta!
We also went on finding splits with some Russian speaking
missionaries. On Tuesday we talked to this one dude who looked like he was on
the way from the airport. We talked with him about the plan of salvation,
realized that’s not what he needed, and then transitioned to something he
mentioned about peace. He said he was interested and asked for a card. He
explained that he was not in fact coming from the airport, but rather from the
mental hospital, where he had been staying for some time. He needed time to get
on his feet and promised to call us. I wont lie, we took it pretty well and are
still waiting in faith for him to call. Hence "Straight Outta the Asylum
in this emails title.
We had a fun weekend. On Saturday we took a train out to
Jelgava and did a service project for the Hare Krishna's. We got super dirty,
but they fed us super well. After we had washed ourselves off in the sink, we
changed into proselyting clothes and went out on the town. We had hardly any
good conversations. Everyone seemed to both recognize us, and have a bad
attitude towards us. It kinda left a bad taste in my mouth for what is Jelgava.
On Sunday we helped out at the youth event. I taught some
kids to pray more fervently. And then we taught the Elders Quorum lesson. It
was kinda cool cause while we hadn’t planned the lesson, Elder Woods and I had
prepared thoughts and thought-provoking questions. It was cool to see how the
Lord guided the lesson to make it clear, powerful, instructive and timely. The
grand cap of Sunday was a call that I received from Elder Bastow around 8:30.
He informed me that a rule was changed in the Europe North Area of the
missionary field. Missionaries who work with members towards baptism are
allowed to travel to the temple with that new member, if they are ready and
worthy to go through the temple. That would mean that Elder Bastow and I would
be able to go with Raitis to the temple in Helsinki if he chooses to go through
the temple before Elder Bastow and I go home. Pretty cool opportunity if it
realizes.
Anyways that’s the most part of this past week.
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