I don't know what it is. Maybe my companion hates the area, the members, the entire south in general, me, or just being a missionary. But he doesn't want to do anything. Like literally nothing. This week I probably did the least I have ever done in a week. Lets see Monday a lot of nothing. Tuesday we did do some stuff!! Then Wednesday we were at the temple all day (I'll talk about that later). Then Thursday we had district meeting and we worked a little. Friday (I got a year in the mission) and we honestly did a whole lot of nothing again. That Friday night I called the zone leaders like "you guys have to help me". So that Saturday we did divisions all day with the zone leaders. One of them talked to my companion. And he apparently told him a lot of great advice...... nope, I think he just angered him hahaha that whole Sunday he was ticked off!! We may have talked for like 10 minutes in total yesterday. I asked him in the street "hey are you okay?" And he responds "what do you think?".... and I was like oh great. So I asked if he was mad at me. He says, I don't know yet. So I said if you angry you can hit me in the shoulder to cheer you up! He just didn't respond to that at all. So I called the zone leaders in a panic like "what did you tell him" and so they actually came and slept over at our house yesterday. I legit thought my comp was going to try to stab me with a make shift jail knife yesterday. I definitely said like 100 prayers yesterday. And well he didn't stab me so that is good. Fast forward to today. This guy is all rainbows and sunshine.... he is talking to me, jokin with me, and he even gave me a hug. I am just so confused as to what I need to do with this guy!! I would appreciate a lot of prayers from you.
So good things!!
We went to the temple!!! I had been looking forward to the temple this whole week because of the madness going on. We had to wake up at 4 to get to the temple by 9. I was so tired!! I literally got on the temple grounds and just got slapped in the face by the spirit. We went through the temple and when i got to the celestial room, I just straight up started crying. Luckily I was the first one so no one saw me, but I just looked in and started crying because of how frustrated I was. Then I did my prayer, and then I just sat there for like 15 minutes. And I just relaxed. That was so nice. It was so awesome just leaving behind all of the problems that i had for just 15 minutes. I just love the temple. I just prayed and just talked to God about how hard my week is, how hard everything has been and then I wiped my tears and I just relaxed. I got some really cool ideas. I was sitting there waiting for like the answer to tell Pres. Bowler or to ask for emergency changes but instead, what I got was just to love him more. So after that day I started trying to do everything for him. I tried to be a better friend. And I guess it is getting better because he is happy for the moment. That was just a good day.
And I got a year in the mission!!! What a ride it has been! I mean this has been the fastest year that I have ever had. I was waiting for this point to come my whole mission and I always thought that once I got to a year, the time would be soooo much faster and that I would need to start packing to go home! But on Friday I just realized that I have to do my mission all over again! hahaha I was like oh shoot, I am really not that close to going home. But the truth is that I don't want to go home yet. I still feel like there is so much for me to do here. I feel like I haven't even scratched the surface. I feel like there are just so many more people for me to impact and change. And so I am really looking forward to this next year. I look forward to all of my new adventures and new stories. I got to burn a shirt as well. I don't know what it is. Maybe the type of shirt it was or maybe just that it had a years worth of sweat in it but that thing just burst into flames! I mean it singed my eyebrows a little!
SO yeah, pray for me that I can know what to do. I love you all!
Elder Garry
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