Elder Drake McFall: Week 42

That is hello in Samoan, so you just all learned something new today! Man this week was definitely a trying one. To be honest, the situation is looking bleak. Not to say that I am in the place of,"Oh ye of little faith" but it just seems like we are stuck in a rut right now with the work. Most of our days are spent tracting, just knocking on doors and trying to talk to people. It has been a while since we have had someone really seem interested in the message we have to share, usually we don't even get words out and they say go away. We did have one guy who we came across on Sunday who was like yeah I have a few minutes.. but I am in the middle of supper. So we were like well okay can we come back another time, maybe tomorrow morning? And he was like absolutely I will be lookin' for ya. Okay now this seems like someone who actually does want to hear the message. So we go out the next day, and got stood up...twice. We will try back for sure, it is just a little frustrating when things like that happen. It gives you all this hope, and then it is dashed away in the knock of a door.

I guess one of the highlights of the week didn't even happen in my area! ha we were on exchanges, I was over in Innisfail, and we went tracting. There I could have so many good conversations with people in such a short amount of time! And ended up getting a return appointment with this lady, something that really hasn't happened in quite some time over in Rocky! So it was good in that regards! I just wish it was happening here..

We will probably find ourselves doing more tracting this week, probably will have the town tracted out in the next little while, then hopefully things will pull through with member referrals or other ways of finding. It can prove to be discouraging, but we are doing all we can to stay diligent and positive in the work regardless of what we may see occurring. I think that is all we are really asked to do anyways. not just in our missionary life, but in our entire lives. That is what the Atonement is for, to make up the rest, after all we can do. 2 Nephi 2:25 "It is by grace we are saved, AFTER all we can do." How true it really is. That is something that I am always trying to keep in my mind as I am serving.

It is weird to realize how fast the time is going.. 10 months this week. It seems like I just came out a couple months ago. Who knows what the future holds, I am sure it will be good though! Hopefully this week will go well, not just for me in the missionary life, but for all of you! You are in my prayers!

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