...But At Least I'm Nice And Dry (10/10/2018)

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Title explanation: I've had no baptisms...

So hi guys.

Well, it's a good thing I know some prospective elders might be reading this or I might be tempted to be negative. Just kidding, being negative in emails home is against the rules! 😁🙂😁

I do make it my quest to follow all the rules. But sometimes staying positive is the worst rule. This email's probably pushing it.

I've just been thinking about how every email I get from other missionaries seems to talk about how many great things they have happening and the people they're about to baptize and I don't think I've ever been able to write a single email like that! Missionary work is never perfect or easy and I don't need it to be. But I feel like I'm doing something wrong, because we are not finding any people to teach here in Ashland, and the people we were teaching are no longer being taught or are just completely absent or are otherwise not progressing towards baptism. And I'm not satisfied with it. I don't want to coast; I don't want to numb my failures with any disobedient selfishness; I don't want to focus on self-improvement; I don't want to "plant seeds"; I want to baptize!

All I know is we're never, ever done learning, seeking, and being challenged. Life will never be easy. We can't turn back or forsake the Savior. He needs us to bear it for a little while so we can save his people. For some reason He needs me here and I just haven't figured out what it is yet.

All I can do is keep trying amidst the great many hardships I'm having to deal with and the lack of fruits I am currently seeing. And perhaps solicit your prayers.

Hopefully you all watched General Conference. I really enjoyed it and I'm anxious to be able to read over all the talks.

Love,
Elder Gallagher

Pics: A conference meme about memes. A foggy night. And the beautiful day that preceded it.
 



 
 
 

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