Things are going well with me and my companion. He had a trial mission to see if he would be able to manage the day to day life and stressors of missionary work, and to see if he really wanted to serve for the full two years. Even though he has gone through the training before, we are going through it again. The most difficult thing is just to keep him on task and focused. A lot of times I just have to stop him in the middle of whatever it is that he is saying and tell him to focus. He has been improving, though. He still isn't a big fan of getting up in the mornings and exercising, but I still get him to do it. My companion is pretty obedient in the work, but he lacks some motivation for certain things that he feels aren't important like waking up and exercising in the morning. I am trying to convince him to shop and eat healthier because so far all he has been living off of is microwave pot pies and Tostino's pizzas, and that is basically it. He is a good Elder, I think that a big portion of my purpose is to help him with sociality and life skills. :)
The most rewarding thing of this week was my personal studies. For the last few weeks, I have been focusing on the Plan of Salvation and I have learned so much from the scriptures and P.M.G. The hardest thing this last week was me eating a ghost chili pepper that a member gave us. That was SO hot!
So what exactly happens when a missionary returns and is released? Does he just have an interview with the Stake President and takes his name tag off, or is that when he reports in front of the whole High council? Shad gave a talk in Sacrament two weeks in a row?
This week we will be having a mission wide conference and a movie night for the ward. We will be watching the Saratov Approach. I'm excited for that.
I hope that this week goes well for you! Love you!
Love,
Elder A. Whaley
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