Last Monday (1/6), my companion and I received some bad
news. He went to the city to get his
foot x-rayed and it turns out it was fractured in two places. He has to rest for a month minimum. The news was a little humbling because I
thought he was being a baby the whole time.
This is just another testament that no one can understand another’s
pain. Even if we have had similar
experiences as others, the way feelings are manifested within others is unknown
to us, and my even be incomprehensible to us.
We have only one friend who has lived on the earth who can truly
understand our feelings – Jesus Christ, who “suffered the pains of all men, yea
the pains of every living creature, both men, women, and children, who belong
to the family of Adam.” (2 Nephi 9:21) He suffered the pains of all, each in their
unique way. It is no wonder that this
suffering caused Jesus Christ “even God, the greatest of all, to tremble
because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit”
and would that he might not drink of that bitter cup and shrink. (Doctrine and
Covenants 19:18) I hope we can all find
the humility and consolation in this sacrifice; humility that we might find it
in ourselves to worship the Almighty God who suffered beyond comprehension that
we may be saved, with broken hearts and contrite spirits; and consolation, that
we may be comforted when we are at our very lowest by the knowledge that we
have a friend who truly understands.
We spent our time inside studying and cleaning. I wasn’t surprised to get the call from
President Cook on Friday 1/10 that I was getting transferred. Unfortunately, he didn’t tell me where
because he wanted us to stay focused. I will find out where I am going the day
I leave, Monday 1/13.
I feel like my first six weeks in the mission field were
more for my benefit than the benefit of anyone else because I spent the first
few weeks finding people to teach and the last few weeks inside studying because
of my companion’s foot. I’m excited to
meet my new companion and begin my adventures in a new area next week.
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