Well, I guess I am 19
now haha.
Not much has changed, I feel like, and my birthday wasn't anything
special but that is okay because I know that you guys were celebrating with me
in spirit ;).
This week was a pretty good one, we taught a lot of lessons and I
was able to feel the Spirit really powerfully throughout them. I guess I will
just go through my days as always now!
Last Monday- After we finished emailing, the Zone Leaders invited me to go with them up to Dunnottar Castle. It was really cool! It's the first big old real looking castle I have seen so far on my mission, and I got some pretty solid pictures of it! I'll send them, other then that just a normal P- Day full of grocery shopping and cleaning our little flat.
Tuesday- My birthday! Like I said nothing special about it
haha, but Elder Elsmore did make me Crepes for breakfast which was really nice
of him to do. We had another district meeting, and I got to go on exchanges
with Elder Forward from Wales. Elder Forward is one of the funniest guys alive,
and he made my birthday pretty funny because every person we GQ'd he would say:
"It is Elder Copeland's birthday. You have to listen to him speak! We had a
really successful day and were able to get a lot of new potential investigators
numbers. When we got to the flat after a longgg day, Elder Tolk and Elsmore
made me a cake and had a little celebration for me, and the sisters also gave
me little gifts and so did some other members of our ward. I admit, it wasn't
as exciting as my other birthdays have been in the past, but I did have a great
day and am happy to be serving with all of these incredible people!
Wednesday- We said
goodbye to Elder Tolk and Forward, and went out to some of our planned lessons
for the day. A lot of people fell through and didn't show up, and we GQ'd
forever with no success at all. It was actually a really tough day and I was
missing home a lot. I realized that not every day on the mission are big miracles
going to occur, but by focusing on all of the positives and little miracles it
sure helps. I can't remember much else.
Thursday- We had a
lot of lessons planned out again with new investigators that actually
happened! I wish I could go into detail about some of the lessons we had, but I
had never felt the Spirit more powerfully then I did that day. Please pray that
the people my companion and I are teaching will be able to feel that Spirit
and come to know what we teach is true. We have so many people that are so
close! I really hope something works out with one of them. Other then that
another great day.
Friday- Another great
day full of lots of lessons, and one point Elder Elsmore and I were sitting at
different tables teaching different people haha. We were having a lot of
success all day and once again please pray that these people will know what
were saying is true and will feel that spiritual confirmation! After teaching
all day, we went over to the Geekies, a family in the ward who I really love,
and they had a little cake and celebration for my belated birthday haha.
Although I cant have my family celebrating with me, it's nice to feel at home
and loved by someone while I am here!
Saturday- A really positive day! A lot of our investigators are progressing really really well and the more my companion and I teach them, the more they understand! I don't have a lot of time but just simply another good day.
Sunday- We had ward
council and church in the morning which were all very spiritual! A few of our
investigators came over to church with us and we got to teach them and they
loved it! After church, we had more lessons with progressing investigators and I
really learned a lot about teaching people to their needs and wants and letting
the Spirit be the converter.
All in all another
good week here in Aberdeen. I was feeling homesick around my birthday missing
my family and friends, but I know that if I just work hard and try my best to
teach people that I will be blessed for it. I love my district and thank you to
everyone who sent me happy birthday emails. It made my day! I don't know when I
will get the packages that anyone sent me. Since no one is going down to the
mission home for awhile, I could be getting them in three weeks and that bites
:( But feel free to write me letters straight to my flat. I will probably get
those a lot faster and it really would help me out. The work is hard, but I am
trying my best and learning and growing and coming closer to our Savior every
single day.
I challenge everyone to focus on their families and close friends
this week and spend more time on them--more than their earthly possessions because in the end, family is all that matters, and I wish I would have realized
that while I was home. But that is why I am here! I am learning and growing and
becoming a better person and missionary and love it! I love you all. Have a
great week and be safe!
Elder Copeland
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