This week has been absolutely legendary. I love it down here. The people down here are pretty epic. The spirit is super strong, and I'm not nece
ssarily excited for when we get to the field and the spirit isn't spoon fed to us.
Last night was crazy. And such an answer to prayers. Last Sunday as I layed in bed between hourly alarms at about 2 am I felt like I was missing something in my studies. I got on my knees and prayed for guidance in my studies for the week. I got the answer to listen to some talks by Bednar. I listened to probably 20. I loved them and shared them with some of you. Last night we had a typical Tuesday night devotional. Right before the meeting they stood up and announced that there was a member of the 12 speaking. Out walked Bednar. I've always known that guy speaks with power, but when you are sitting 20 feet from him and he looks you in the eyes, it's on a whole different level. I still haven't processed everything he said, but took better notes than I've ever taken in school. I will send a few of my takeaways in my email next week. The meeting was absolutely unreal. We started with Called to Serve. Then heard from Bednar and his wife. Then we (the choir) sang Hope of Israel. Unreal. I'm still in awe. Elder B (my comp) is an absolute legend. As I'm writing this he is methodically examining the hymm book to find the most recent addition. He is very confused as to why the church hasn't had any album drops in the last 50 or so years. Pretty good point tbh. Let me know if you know the answer. Personal study is the best part of every day. I've already finished the book of mormon once. I plan to read it a few more times before I head out to Peru.The eye is doing better. I should be fine. I've had migraines and been sick since I got here. The doctor said I just need some sleep. Go figure. They need to get me out of this unsanitary place and send me somewhere clean like Peru. I have realized that feeling the spirit every single day is crucial to missionary work. It makes it so much more fun and happy. I've found myself thinking abt people back home and stuff a lot this week. This has made me pretty sad. I don't like it. There's no doubt it's Satan trying to mess with me. My branch president told me in my intro meeting with him that I'm prepared and the only way Satan is going to get to me is through people at home and through Spanish. But the spirit always drowns satan out. I'm still terrible at Spanish. I'm just trusting that it will come. It will. I'm completely sleep deprived. I can't even explain how horrible I feel all day. Waking up 15+ times a night to an extremely loud alarm is not it. However, Jesus said to love one another. So I do my best. I made a cave and sleep with ear plugs and it still wakes me up at least once an hour. I get in bed at 1020 every night and am asleep before the lights are out at 1030. Just in time for the 11 pm alarm. That's how tired I am lol. You'll notice I'm writing this email at 4 am. That's because I've been up since 1 with the alarms so I just hopped in the shower and got ready, now writing emails. 2 hours of sleep a night can't be healthy... I constantly have headaches and just feel terrible. I finally asked him if there's anything we can do to all get more sleep and he did not take kindly to that at all. Bummer. Guess I'll stick it out for 18 more nights. Really testing my patience and faith.Anyone who was a fan of my snap story back in the glory days might remember a story about fat ties. I said to resurrect the fat tie. Well that resurrection is coming to pass. Fat ties are lit. If someone can find me a tie with about 6-8 inches of girth, I would really appreciate it. Have a good week everyone. God loves you. Elder Pohlman does too. I challenge everyone to read 2 Nephi 9 and email me how you felt after you read it this week. We truly do have a God that loves us. I'd love to talk to anyone today, feel free to reach out. Élder Pohlman
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