Okay so this week we had transfers, where we move around as missionaries. Wednesday is when a majority of that took place. So we drove out about 20-25 mins to a church building where someone would come pick up Elder Bowers and take him down to Lewiston and we took Elder Hull back to our area.
While we were there we had to wait for some people, so we decided to go get some pictures by the river that's nearby. As luck would have it, I ended up falling in. Not the most fun thing ever. I was mad about it for a little while to be honest. So mad that I didn't talk for about 5 mins and on the way back to the church I turned and got in one of my best friends' ways while they were leaving the church... (Sorry Sister Palmer, I didn't mean to be a jerk)
So that was a fun Wednesday. Then up until yesterday we didn't have a SIM card. So our phones didn't work, and we couldn't use the internet unless we were at the church. So everything was a little bit crazy, it's all worked out and we're back on the grid! Also a random thing I did this week, I braided a mop. Idk why I did, or why I'm sharing :)
While my week was awesome, missions aren't easy. This week had some extremely low points. I haven't been homesick my whole mission, but this week for a couple days I just wanted to go home. I didn't know why I was out here, I didn't know if I wanted to be out here in the first place, I couldn't wrap my head around if I'm even doing any good... I don't say this for any pity or any attention. I'm saying this because while it may look all fun and easy and like all we do is get blessings since we're servants of the Lord, it's not always true.
Satan works as hard as he can no matter what to get people to feel hopeless, useless, lost or scared. All of those feelings are the opposite of Godly. I came a little closer to my Savior this week. I came to know that He and Heavenly Father watch over and look out for me and my family. He loves me, and He loves each and every one of you too. I want you to look at a scripture for me. It's in the Book of Mormon, if you don't have one you can find this passage online. (*mom attached it at the bottom of this email) It's Alma chapter 26 verses 10 through 12. This scripture helped me realize that I don't need to try to do everything myself. In fact that I need to rely on the Savior to succeed. I understood and started that more this week.
I know YOU are loved. If you feel it or not, you are loved. I know that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior and that He felt the anguish of the deepest pits in life, so that we can come out of them. I LOVE ALL OF YOU, and I hope you take that and share that love.
Sorry this one was longer but I felt like it needed to be. I'll talk to you all next week!
Love
Elder Henry
caleb.henry@missionary.org
"10 And it came to pass that when Ammon had said these words, his brother Aaron rebuked him, saying: Ammon, I fear that thy joy doth carry thee away unto boasting.
11 But Ammon said unto him: I do not aboast in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my bjoy is full, yea, my heart is brim with cjoy, and I will rejoice in my God.
12 Yea, I know that I am anothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will bnot boast of myself, but I will cboast of my God, for in his dstrength I can do all ethings; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever."
