Tornadoes!

Hey Kimmie!

Well what a not so exciting week.... I guess all the exciting things that happened were the tornadoes blowing through Atlanta. Nothing too bad happened with us. We were just on a watch for a couple hours but the storms were just all around just to the east and the west. So I guess we were just in the "eye of the storm” but we got a lot of rain and for most of the day we were soaking wet. But it was fun. I just tried to keep my faith and spirits up and tried to keep on trucking.

Transfers are on Wednesday and I found out that I am staying together with Elder Smith and staying here. Kind of a bummer I wanted to leave and see more of Georgia but it’s not my time to go yet so I will stay until the Lord says it’s time to go. I love being able to go to transfers and being able to see all the new missionaries. Sometimes I wish I could be more in leadership but I know that it’s all on the Lord and he tells president and the assistants.

Nothing has happened this week. I don’t know what about this area is but we just can’t seem to find solid investigators that really want to learn the gospel. Most of our investigators are just "floaters" it’s not a bad thing but I wish they would just get their confirmation they need to help them receive eternal life. Anthony just hasn’t had his witness yet and it’s frustrating because of everything that we keep teaching him about the spirit he understands he just doesn’t feel it yet. Tasha is the same way. She understands but she is afraid of commitment and is hard to keep her sometimes when I feel she just doesn’t want to help herself. It’s so frustrating but our faith increases after a trial and tribulation. That’s a promise from God. But I’m constantly praying and hoping that things will change.

I keep learning a lot as I continue to push on to my mission. Sometimes I feel super lazy and just want to give up. I don’t feel that I am good enough and I don’t feel that what I do is making a difference. But as get down on my knees and ask for help I receive that new strength needed to keep going. I keep learning and asking. I love the fact that as you ask for help and as you do the things heavenly father asks like reading, having a good attitude, going to church he really blesses us for it. I have been trying really hard to live through Christ and really align my will with His. It’s hard because of the natural man within us. But I’m constantly trying.

Those pictures are awesome Kimmie! It gets my heart beating just looking at them. I wish I was there rooting him on!

Thanks for all that you do love you!

Elder Macoubrie