Monday was so amazing. It was the perfect day to be outside and we were. The sun was out, there was no wind, and it was 50 degrees out. The Snowbergers, who are one of the members here, invited us to their home. They literally live on a lake. It is so beautiful. We even got to pull out the cornhole board and play some of that. I haven't lost my groove in case you were all wondering. They had a BBQ for us and it was just one for the books. I love it.
We had a very interesting lesson that had to make the email. We went over to our friend Joseph's home for a lesson. As we were concluding the lesson, he begins to hold his knee and asked us for a blessing. We began to explain the importance of blessings to him and as we were about to do it he said,"no it's for him," as he pointed to his sick cat on the couch. We had to awkwardly tell him we don't give priesthood blessings to animals. It was actually really funny when Elder Madsen and I left the lesson. You literally could only experience that when you are serving a mission. What a time.
Monday night we were notified that there was a shooting at MSU. None of the missionaries serving there were injured. 3 students were killed and 5 were in critical condition. Please keep the families of those who lost a child in your prayers. It really put a damper on the mission.
Wednesday I led an exchange with Elder Damian Laudie. I went into his area which was Marshall. It is a small town about 20 minutes east of Battle Creek. I went on an exchange with Elder Laudie last transfer. He is a brand new missionary as well. We had an extremely successful day in the area and set up a handful of return appointments. The Lord loves diligent and consistent effort.
The Kalamazoo zone conference was on Thursday. It was from 12:30pm-4:30pm. It was heavily focused on an address Elder Cook gave to the missionaries on how we can be more effective and successful missionaries. It was mainly on the first great commandment. The mission always leads you to have charity for other people. As I have served other people selflessly, my love for them increased. Even the people I do not get along with. Service is most of the time the cure.
Saturday was the most fatiguing day of the mission. I woke up with a cold and my body just seemed slow. It was mainly a headache, sore throat, and my nose just hurt. I probably could have stayed inside and did nothing, but who would do that. We had 4 lessons and did a lot of finding. We went into the night and we had basketball from 7:30pm-9pm. We went so hard at basketball and when I arrived home I wanted to collapse. My head was pounding, my nose was aching, and my throat was hurting. What a day. This was memorable. We stay all in for the Lord.
This wraps up my week. Sunday was very similar to Saturday except minus the basketball. I am glad that the week is over. I am ready for a rest day. We did finish off the week strong however. Sunday nights are always the hardest, but we had lessons stacked on top of each other so we were busy until past 9pm.
"The Lord loves effort. The Lord loves consistency. The Lord loves steadfastness. While we surely will come up short from time to time, our persistent efforts to hear Him and follow the inspiration He gives us will help us to 'wax strong in the Spirit'" President Nelson. Consistency is a Christlike attribute, don't forget that.
Love and miss you all!
Love,
Elder Clouse
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