On Tuesday Elder Laubaugh and I went to Will Burnett's house. Will is a 52 year old hilarious black man/dad/grandpa. He just got out of a battle with cancer so he is still recovering. This is about the third time that we have taught will and it is so fun and so cool every time. When I asked Will to be baptized he responded with a muttered "aw hell yeah" !!! Yes! hahah I'm sorry but that was so nice to have him respond with confidence. We have a few more lessons to teach him but I am so excited.
A lot of things happened this week, but I want to focus on one of them. Every single Thursday, we go to teach Sister Gurzi at four o'clock. Sister Gurzi was baptized 7 years ago and is 40 years old. She recently, within the last year or two, realized that she needs to start coming back to church. She hasn't had a real job in two years and finally she got one. Her job makes her work every Sunday, and she has been missing church every week for months. Sister Gurzi has strong faith and really longs to be at church. She also really needed a job, she has a few children and bills to pay after all!
Why would God give her such a blessing as a job, when it forces her to break a commandment that he also gives her? I think of Adam and Eve in this situation. They were commanded to not eat the fruit, but they had to to bring forth the plan of salvation. I believe in our own ways, we all have situations like this. It can be frustrating. As Elder Holland said "Sometimes the only way to get from A to C is by way of B." God wants us to follow the commandments, but even more so he knows what he wants us to be. Sometimes, we need to go through the valley to appreciate the mountain top.
If anyone wants to write me letters or wants me to write them letters, send me your address!
Elder Burton
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