Monday, July 7, 2014

1/12 of a teaspoon

There is not much time (the lady at the library won't give me more time even though nobody is waiting... hard times...) 

1. Zone trainings. Elder Blom, Sister Poklinkowska, and I presented some training in Warsaw and then in Lublin. It was a lot of fun, the focus was on self conversion and receiving personal revelation for ourselves and for our individual areas of missionary work. Something that I enjoyed was thinking about conversion - it's a process, remember that it's not about reaching the "point of conversion" as much as being converted every day!

2. I had to go to get my permanent wire fixed - it fell out. We went to this crazy place - we were having trouble finding it in the rain, it was in this weird warehouse thing. It was a super fancy warehouse with fancy stores and then this random orthodontist office. It was crazy fancy, tv screens everywhere, it was a little sterile, all the of the workers there had braces, it was all women that worked there. It was sort of an intense place, like a scary movie would happen there but we made it out alive. 

3. We celebrated the 4th of July by going out for ribs and burgers with the Elders here in Warsaw I. 

4. Wolodymyr received the Aaronic priesthood yesterday and Andrzej will receive it next Sunday. We are working with a few cool people. Tomek has a baptismal date. Dawid is probably the coolest person I have ever met. Rafał we were just led to yesterday (I am excited to work wtih him), and Edward is praying about being baptized. They could use your prayers. 

5. In a general conference talk from October 2012 Elder Ballard talked about honeybees and how they work. (it was a really good talk I would encourage you to read it). He talked about the incredible things we can all accomplish together but it takes a lot of work. One pound of honey requires bees to travel to millions of flowers with a distance equivalent to flying around the world twice. One bee will only add 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey to the hive before it leaves. So small compared to the hive's total and in comparison to the demand for honey. We can't do it all but the small addition of each of us is so vital. As I read I felt comfort, I felt reassurance that my Father in Heaven is happy with my effort despite my short comings and the things I still need to do. I am thankful for the realization that we must do our part, we must search to fulfill our roles in our personal positions and circumstances and not worry about the rest.

6. I feel so good. on top of things. confident.hopeful! 

7. Have a good week

8. Love, Starszy Kimball

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