Well all is said and done. i sent you my flight plan today and as
you can see it is scheduled for the 19th of February. i will be leaving
my beloved land at 1.25 in the morning and arriving in a unknown and
uncharted place at noon. it feels so weird to be on the other end of the
scales. i remember when we flew into peru there was a sister missionary
who was returning home with us. and man did that day seem like a
lifetime away. . . . well here we are.
i am trying hard not to count down the days but my companion is
making that hard for me. as i told you on thursday he is without doubt
the most special companion i have ever had. Elder Narvaez has about 2
months in the mission and has yet to really understand why he is here.
the good part is that he wants to work so there is no problem in that
aspect but the problem is that he doesnt know how to work. and wont
accept my advise on how to be and do better. we had a total of 19
lessons in the first week together and in all the 19 lessons i think i
talked about 1 hour in all. he has this attitude of taking control and
then never giving me a chance to drive. he teaches things so so so so so
so complicated that sometime even I have a hard time understanding what
he is trying to say. but .......... we did finally have a breakthrough
yesterday. we had a conference in Huacho and after that i sat in my
chair and refused to get up until he sat and talked for a bit. i wasnt
really sure what i was going to say that i hadnt already said but i
remembered a training we received from president Dorius when i first go
to the mission.......... the thesis was "THE DIFERENCE BETWEEN PERFECT
AND EXACT"
Perfect- you define as "Excellent or complete beyond practical or
theoretical improvement, entirely without flaws diffects or
shortcomings."
Exact- "Strictly accurate or correct, precise, as opposed to approximate."
But is it possible to be exact and not perfect???????
Absolutely!!!!!! God didnt send us here to be perfect . . . . but to
be exact. perfect is without mistakeless exact however is precise. i
tried to help my companion see that being perfect is impossible but that
if we both can be exact we would be able to hit the target more times
than not. and . . . . . . . HE UNDERSTOOD. he promised to be humble and allow us to help each other out. but now comes your own study and application. study the scriptures and conference talks on Perfect and
Exact and i know it will help you out a ton with your goal of being 100%
i dont tell you more because i have started to write my homecoming talk
and this subject is part of it. LET US BE EXACT in all that we do.
I love you all so so much and remember (do i even have to say it
anymore :) ) I AM WORKING AS HARD AS I CAN AND WILL DO SO UNTIL I AM
DEAD.
Elder Landon R. Welch
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