Email received March 10, 2014

Hello all,

Hope you all had a great week. I really enjoyed Brent's email about Brighton in little league! My favorite was the picture where he's decked out in all his Dodger gear! Made me so proud. I hope he likes it and is still playing when I get back! I'd love to go to his games. Well this past week was really rough. Transfer 4 is kicking my butt! We met with the man that we met last Sunday on Tuesday. My companion's bike tire popped so we had to walk. We were 20 minutes late so we only had time to teach the first half of the Restoration. We haven't been able to get in contact with Laura lately. We haven't seen her since Wednesday, which doesn't sound like a long time, but it is. haha. The rest of this week was just us trying to find people. Rejection after rejection. Which is pretty hard and discouraging, but I know the Lord needs to trust us to open our mouths before He will place prepared people in our path.

Here's a cool little experience I had this week. Friday, I was on an exchange with Elder Su'a. We were teaching these two people that we have met with a couple of times before. They are lovely people, but I don't think they can actually mentally grasp the concept of the things we teach. We watched the Restoration DVD with them and they liked it and felt the Spirit. I was sitting in there, during the lesson, and my mind was racing. I was thinking to myself: "What on earth am I going to do to help these people?" I was kind of stressed about it. I knew they were placed in our path for a reason but I had no idea of how we could get them to progress. As I was having these thoughts, somewhat selfishly, I looked up on their tv stand and on it they had 3 Book of Mormons stacked neatly and reverently. They had all the pamphlets we had given them neatly stacked next them. I got the biggest smile. I knew that although they don't really understand, they know that what we teach is important and sacred. I got the biggest feeling that although they do not have the capacity to understand and accept the gospel in this life, I knew that God knows that. I had the strongest feeling that, one day, when they can understand it, they will accept it. I know that we have a loving Heavenly Father who is aware of us and our individual situations. He will provide a fair way for of each of us to be able to accept His gospel. I'm grateful for these 2 people and the example they are to me. I love them. I also love you all and miss you. I know that this gospel is true. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't. I'm grateful that I will be able to see you all again in 18 months, and that I will have the opportunity to be with you all for time and all eternity. Have a great week. Love you :)

love,
Elder Steed



P.S  Also I messed up on my grammar. meant to say. "As I was having these thoughts somewhat selfishly, I looked up...." Not I somewhat selfishly looked up. haha


And I didn't take any pics this week. sorry!