I hope you all have had a great week! I have also had a very wonderful and fulfilling week. I was talking with Elder Sanchez yesterday as we were driving around to visit a few members, and was realizing how much I feel my foot has been on the gas pedal the last few weeks. I am so grateful for the chance to work hard and give it my all everyday.
Here are some highlights from the week:
- We were able to help do some service for the Adams family on Friday morning. They needed help cleaning many many boxes out of their garage. We showed up at 10:30 and began working. We moved the boxes from their garage to their basement. By about 11:15 when Sister Adam's came outside to check on us and to tell us to make sure we were taking breaks, we were already 85% finished and ended up finishing about 10 minutes later. I am so grateful again for the blessing and gift I have been given to work hard and to dedicate my efforts to helping those in need. Such a huge blessing for me.
- Super interesting story. So, about 2 months ago, the apt bathroom sink began leaking from the pipe. The landlord told us he would call the plumber to come and fix it, the plumber came 4 weeks ago but didn't fix it yet. We literally are bucketing 5 to 6 buckets of water from under the sink on the daily. The lady who lives beneath us said that the water is starting to seep through her ceiling and make things moldy for her. We are calling the landlord this week to hopefully be able to get things figured out for that.
Training a new missionary again has been super fun for me. This is the 3rd missionary I have trained, and I can honestly say that each time I train I learn something new. The last few days I have really been studying about the principle of "communication" and how that effects our life. In April 2021 conference one of the speakers spoke on the topic of "Essential Conversations". She said that it is so important that we as mortals know and learn how to have conversations that can help us to learn and to grow to be our best self. As I have been training I have been reminded of my 12 week training which was 20 months ago. The growth and the strength I have experienced and gained since that time has taught me about the need I have for my Heavenly Father to be in every single part of my life, easy or hard.
Me and Elder Sanchez have been working super hard and diligently these last few days on being bold with the people we talk to, and making sure we are always energetically moving forward. We walk many miles a day here in Akron, and have some pretty cool interactions with people as we wave to them on the sidewalk or as they drive by us they honk their horn. I have gained a strong and very distinct testimony of what missionaries are doing really matters. Here in Akron, we usually have until about 5 pm everyday to call/text/and go on walks. By the time 5 pm hits, people are on their way home from work and we can begin having in person lessons. Throughout each day as I am being creative to stay actively busy until that 5 or 530 pm time slot, I find myself referring to Nephi so many times. His example of finding tools to build the Lord's ship. I truly have desired and felt that same way. I want to be finding those tools to build the Lord's ship. Because with COVID19 and everything going on in the world, the Lord needs us all to be apart of the Gathering or Israel.
Overall this week has been super good. Again, I truly am just so happy and so so grateful for each and everyday that I have to open my mouth and to share what makes me happy and what will make me happy for eternity. I am super excited to talk with everyone today :).
I love you always and forever . . .
Elder Dylan McEwan
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