Going In Slow Motion

June 5, 2023

Hey, what's up, my people?? I hope it's all going well wherever you are.

For me, this week felt slow because my companion was sick for some of it, but ehh we chilling! On Tuesday, my companion and I hit all the gray points in our area, which, to be honest, is not effective at all, but it's the only way I can get my comp out of the house, so it's what we do, haha. I will say this-- it's been a rough week, only because I'm used to working really really hard and till you can't, then you sleep, and then you do it again. But my new companion goes at a different speed, so I have had to adjust.

On Wednesday, I got to cut wood with an axe for the first time, so that was crazy. 🤪 Let me tell you how relaxing it was just to throw all of my emotions into that work for a bit. After that, I was pretty sore, but it felt so good because I haven't felt that sore since my time in the gym. We're going back again this Wednesday, so I'm really excited!! Oooh, also on Wednesday, we played play ping pong with our ward, so that was super fun. The next day, we had 2 lessons with 2 friends who are really progressing. The first one was with a girl named Belen. She's super cool. It's hard to teach her, though, because she's a very loud evangelist, but when I can testify, I feel the Spirit so strong. Also, being able to say a prayer out loud with her the correct way is super powerful. The next lesson we had was with a friend of ours, Ariel. He's super cool! He also is hard to teach because he has tons and tons of questions. I think it can be overwhelming. But we love helping him learn, so, of course, we're not mad about the questions. I'm learning too. Thursday was the same as Monday. Friday too. On Saturday, my comp was sick, so it gave me time to read Saints and really dive deep into it 🙃 which I love! But anyway, that was my week. Kind of short, but maybe I'll have more stories next week.

Love you all and miss you so much

- Elder Mergenthaler

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