20 Years Later....

This was such an inspiring week for me in my life. Like always, some days were good, some days were bad, but overall I was amazed by the blessings that I have seen since I have been on my mission.

This week we had a few things happen but I really wanted to focus on a couple of stories that made my mind almost go insane. I'll start with a lesson that we had on Friday with a man named Ennis. We have taught Ennis a few times and I absolutely love him, he is so humble and willing to listen to and accept our message. We went to his home and talked to him about the Book of Mormon on Tuesday and then started to discuss the Plan of Salvation on Friday. As we spoke with him about God's plan for us on this Earth and about Adam and Eve, he just understood so well and continued to show love for what we were teaching and signs that he knew that it was true. As we were talking with him a woman nearby was shouting on the phone. Despite this I just continued to tell myself that I needed to listen and pay attention to him. I felt the spirit so strongly even though there was noise. Such a powerful lesson about our Savior's love for us.

Immediately following that lesson we met with a man named Brother Grey who lives not far from Brother Ennis. He came to church last Sunday along with Brother Ennis and had a good experience there. We had a good lesson with Brother Grey, but when we were about to close the lesson he said something that was so significant to me and I don't really know why. He said that in 1998 (almost 20 years ago believe it or not), there was a boy in his school named Nyanforh (don't think it is the Nyanforh that is now the stake president) who would always stay after school and share things with other students about his church and about the Book of Mormon. He said that the other students would always give him hard time but that he would just continue to talk about it. He went to serve a mission and he hasn't heard from him since and wouldn't recognize him if he saw him probably, but he said that he was always interested in the church because of his conviction and what he would say about it. So now, almost 20 years later, he is talking with the missionaries and has a strong desire to know the truth. You never know how much good you do...

Other than that, the week was pretty normal. We're just working hard and trying to share the gospel with as many people as possible :) Life is good. Today I found Oreos and bought a lot of them and they were really expensive but totally worth it.

Hope you have a great week!

Elder Bush