So it has been a good week out here in Hammond! Things are going well and the people are as awesome as ever!
This
week ended up being a service week. Our mission is partnered with the
American Red Cross and we got to go to Amite and help two times this
week! It was so much fun! First, on Wednesday, we were helping people
sign up to get free smoke detectors put into their house and then on
Thursday we go to go out with the Red Cross and the Fire Department to
install the smoke detectors! It was so fun and we got our own Red Cross
vests! Winner!!
I also got to go on
exchanges this week with our Zone Leaders. Elder Orison came here to
Hammond with me and Elder Magee went to Denham Springs with Elder Hall.
It was a good time! I was able to get with a few people that we haven't
seen for a little while and It was awesome! Saturday morning Elder
Orison and I did more service for a recent convert named Kenneth. We
were helping replace the floor of his trailer. It was kind of fun! I
like doing stuff like that!
Other than that
this was a pretty normal week. The work has been pretty slow the last
few weeks but we are getting it picked up again. The coming few weeks
should be good and we should be getting some awesome work going!
So this week I have been thinking a lot about Psalm 23. My favorite verse of it is verse 4;
"Yea,
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
It
is strange being out here. 100% honesty, missionary work is hard and
sometimes dangerous, but we are not here to fear what men or what the
devil can do. Yes men have power and so does the devil, but God has more
and because God has more so do we. We are doing His work. He doesn't
want us to be afraid, He wants us to love others and "perfect love
casteth out all fear". I can say that out here I have learned to say
like David "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;"
I hope y'all have an awesome week!
Elder Stoddard
