Trials Make Change Of Heart

Why do bad things happen to good people? Do they deserve it? Did they bring it on themselves? Or is that truly the only way we can progress in this life is to go through experiences that will change us to be stronger and better? I'll let you find the answer hehe.

 

 

This week has been a good one for teaching lessons. We taught so many this week. Lots of people want to learn here in Zenu so it is a nice change from Madina. So let's see what we got here.

 

 

Tuesday we had our district council meeting like always and had to update everyone in our district about our area. Learnt a few things too. Afterwards we taught three different people who all live in different parts of our area so it was a lot of biking haha. But was good nonetheless. Good day.

 

 

Wednesday was good. Some of our appointments fell through so we had to make up some time but we were able to and was able to meet with members and investigators. We met with some people who aren't maybe the most serious A.K.A. my 4th wife I think? Random people like to claim me as their husband so I'll take them to America. Weird times.

 

 

Thursday we had our weekly planning as usual. Then most of our appointments fell through the rest of the day so we just tried to find some people to teach. Nothing too much this day.

 

 

Friday was like Wednesday. Just a solid day of teaching people. Weren't able to see a whole lot of people but we got to teach a few so it was good.

 

 

Saturday was one of the busiest teaching days on my mission haha. We went the 30-40min bike ride to monsu and literally taught their the entire day just going to appointment to appointment to appointment. Nothing fell through and everyone was able to meet. We probably rode around 20 miles that day. But when i hit my bed that night I felt satisfied. Now to address my subject and question. Our last lesson of the day around 8:30pm we went to this referrals house who we have never been to before and never taught. We just talked to her maybe 2 times briefly on the phone just to find out where she lives. Her name his Naomi and her husband name is Joshua. Both are probably in their late 20s early 30s. They both just seem like sweet honest people trying to make it in life. They have an ok house and are just living humbly together. Aftersome time passes in our lesson we find out that they had a child and he passed. So we didn't bring it up much after that. The lesson was great and they both had really good questions to ask. After our lesson though we had about a 15min walk back to the main road and they walked us because we didn't quite know the best way back. And mind that it is now around 9:15 at night and we are pretty for from the main road hearing random singing and screams. Fun times. Anyways on this walk back, Naomi is talking to us alone because the husband is a little far up, and tells us the she has had a miscarriage. But not just one or two, but four miscarriages. And on the 5th try it came out alive! But then after four months of just being a great and healthy baby, it dies unexpectedly. Now if that is not enough, she is also worried that her husband is going to leave her because she can't have kids at least at this time. Now I've talked to the husband also alone at this point because I walked up and started talking to him. He seems just like a humble guy trying to make money for his family so he probably wouldn't do something like that but still that is a lot to handle for Naomi. So the question is why do bad things happen to good people. Now I believe that this question can't be answered in one sentence, but I believe one answer is that Jesus couldn't just learn all of our sins. He couldn't take a textbook and learn our sins and consequences and mathematically pay for them. He knew and had to feel them. With physical suffering he had to feel them and go through that experience to bring justice to our sins. All because he loves us. And  now he can help us through our experiences. Now I relate it back to us. We can't read from a textbook and then be done. If that was the case we wouldn't be here on earth. The point of being here is to go through experiences and to take those hits. And then take the Hand of Jesus Christ and get back up. Then to be the hand for someone to grab so you can lift others up. But the only way to be the hand for someone to grab, is that you would have had to feel what they are going through. So ask yourself, whose hands can I grab and lift up today? I hope this all makes sense and came out they way I wanted it too haha. Sorry if it sounds wrong, just putting my thoughts on an email. 

 

 

Also after rereading this, I totally realised I went off what I wanted to say so I'll try to summarize what I wanted to say here. We also go through experiences because it will put us in situations and help us grow in ways that we would have not been able to otherwise. Because of these experiences Naomi and Joshua went through, it opened them up to talking to us. After their children passed away, they started to realise the church they go to doesn't sound all that right and is teaching false doctrine. So that made them leave and now they reached out to us and want to hear the truth. And they have already said they felt something different with us. Not my words but theirs haha. That's the spirit testifying for you. So in short, experiences help us grow and be the hand for someone else. Sorry this is so long but I feel like someone needs to hear it. 

 

 

Sunday we confirmed our three baptisms from last week!! Was very cool and they are now members and thriving. Not much after that.

 

 

Alright sorry this email is already long but I love and miss you all!! Write me if you can!  Love reading your replies and hearing from home! Till next time.

 

 

I'll send pictures in the reply to this email.

 

 

Ether 12:27

Much Love,

Elder Abe Busschau.