August 29, 2011

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Hide Details FROM:Brett Robert Graham TO:Cherise Graham Message flagged Monday, August 29, 2011 6:11 PMMessage body
Thank you for telling me about Austin. I still don´t really understand what happened, but I´m sure whatever you guys decided to do was best. I´m just glad I´m in my place and you guys in yours. I can´t imagine having to deal with that kind of stuff as a parent. I just pray and hope the promise in Doctrine and Covenants 31 is true.


On Saturday, Patricia was baptized and offered a very moving closing prayer in the baptismal service. . She´s very happy. And the good thing is that there´s a family that lives close by that we introduced to her a while back that has helped fellowship her a lot. I´m so grateful for their support. It´s so important that new members have a friend in the church. I invite you to be the people the new members in your ward can rely on as their adapting to a totally new way of life. Don´t just say hi to them at church. Be their best friends. Oh, funny story. I scraped up and bruised my arm when I fell as I was walking down the stairs into the baptismal font. That had nevery happened to me before. It was a little embarrasing, but most people couldn´t see it because the wall was in the way.


The ward missionary activity we had before wasn´t a very big success. Of the 300 people that come to sacrament meeting on Sunday, only the ward missionaries and the few members to whom I gave assignments in the activity showed up. In total, there were about 30 to 40 people. Pretty sad. And only the high priest group leader, the young women´s president and the bishop showed up to ward council on sunday. The ward mission leader came nearly at the end. Poor bishop, he´s trying so hard, but there hasn´t been very much support, but he still keeps a positive attitude.


My companion seems to be doing better. President Reeves talked to him before our district meeting on Wednesday, but I still can´t get him to participate very much. I feel like I´m not helping him very much. I´ve just been feeling tired latetly and kind of stuck in a routine. I wish I could feel more joy and satisfaction while going about my daily activities. I mean I´m still able to laugh once in a while and I feel about the progress of Patricia, but a lot of times I feel frustrated and tired. And sometimes when I´m teaching I feel like I don´t really mean it. I just wish I could feel more love for the people and be happier. I think it would help my companion more too. I feel like something is holding me back. People always talk about doing the best you can and leaving the rest to the Lord, but I still wonder, what is my best? How do I know when I have reached the peak of my abilities? How do I know if I´ve fully repented of my sins?


Thank you for your prayers and support. I hope you know how much I love you guys,


Brett