MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope everyone
had a wonderful Christmas. For my last Christmas on the mission, it
sure was better than my first Christmas. I was able to sleep in 1 1/2
hours (8 O'clock) then I opened up my presents! I was very excited to
see my long awaited quilt that I started in clothing 3 class when I was
in 12th grade. I had finished the pattern on the front side, but the
borders and the padding and the rest of it, my family finished for me!
Now, I'll have to send home my two other blankets that I was using, and
use my better one!
Today we had our Christmas with the Shumways and it was
great. The first part so from 9-12ish we had games and good activities
with the Tulsa, Tulsa East and Joplin zones. I had a lot of fun. Then
after lunch we got dressed in our proselyting clothes and had more of a
spiritual experience. They split the Elders and Sisters. President
Shumway instructed on us on mission rules that are most often broken. I
don't know the details but there will be some missionaries, who will be
going home, due to some serious infractions. When President had
instructed us on these. He said it with some form of tears in his eyes,
because of how much he truly loves each one of us in the mission. He
sees that when missionaries do things wrong, and are sent home, he sees
it as something he could have helped as well. We went over the things
that are happening in the mission.
I know I have my faults but I just was blown away
at some of the things he talked about. It's hard to explain how I felt
at this point. There's some missionaries that I have come across in my
areas or districts. It seems that when I say they can't do that or
something to that effect, they tell me I'm wrong and that's being too
strict. I feel that the way I was trained and the way that I follow my
leaders is truly the right way. Yes, I can be more diligent, but I
strive everyday to find something that is productive and will build my
key indicators. It sometimes is hard when nothing I do ever works, or
everything I do melts in my hands and I yield little from it. I try
every day to my best, and when I know that I'm doing that, I'm reassured
that I'm doing what the Lord wants of me. I'm so thankful for my
blessings, I'm so grateful for my obedience. For it surely has helped me
in the mission. Being obedient helps me to not get in trouble and helps
me with my physical and spiritual wellfare as well.
I'm so grateful to be on a mission. It has it's up's
and down's, twists and turns. WHen it is all said and done, I want to
stand before those I converse with after my mission that I served an
honourable mission. I did what I knew to be the right way. I hope and
pray that my fellow missionaries will heed the instruction from
President Shumway and even those who aren't full-time missionaries can
understand that obedience is required in the Gospel. I know this to be
very true, and I leave this with you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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Elder Colby Stewart Haymond
Oklahoma, Tulsa mission
Owasso, Oklahoma
Oklahoma, Tulsa mission
Owasso, Oklahoma
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