Hi.
My companion is now Elder McCook. He is from Scottsdale AZ and he is going to be my companion for 3 months. He is on a trial mission to see if he can stay healthy living the missionary life. He has had some significant health issues in the past. But, his doctors said that everything he had is in remission. So here he is, with me, getting trained, never went to the MTC, so I get to train him in everything. Like how to use the planner and stuff that you learn in the MTC. And you learn a lot more than you might think in the MTC. So it is a lot of work. To add to that we do not have a car anymore. We have to figure out how to work in an area on bike. I'll tell you what, it takes a lot more planning when you're on bike. For example instead of taking five minutes in the car to get to the library it takes about 18 minutes. To get to the church around 30 minutes. So we have a lot to figure out.
"Patience is the capacity to endure delay, trouble, opposition, or suffering without becoming angry, frustrated, or anxious...When you are patient, you hold up under pressure and are able to face adversity calmly and hopefully" (Preach My Gospel pg.120). What an important attribute to have. The ability to endure and then to calmly handle situations. There is power and you have great influence when you calmly handle a situation.
Love Elder Fagersten
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