Last night I found out that tomorrow I will be moving to a new area and Elder Troy will be staying here in College Station. We were pretty shook because Troy has been here for 6 months. I am excited to try a new place and meet new people!
On Saturday, Rudy was baptized. My heart was so full during the program. Rudy is a miracle. Two months ago Sister Missionaries knocked on his door, but his wife told them they weren't interested. Three days later a member referred him to us after he had been having lots of depression over his sister's recent death. He then agreed to meet with missionaries and Heavenly Father really wanted him to meet us. When he met the sisters, his wife asked if he could meet with Elders instead. A week later Elder Troy and I took over the area and were able to meet with Rudy. God wanted him to meet us and put us in his path.
Rudy has seen so many miracles between then and his baptism, and we are so blessed to be a part of it. He now glows and has so much light in his life. He told us last night that since his baptism he has felt like a new person and that his depression has left him. Christ heals. Baptism gives us a new step. God is soooo real y'all.
We got to go to the recently rededicated Houston Temple this week. I felt so refreshed after we went. I was able to take a family name I had found and do all the work for him. My heart was full. I felt like I was in the perfect place to be. The temple is such an amazing place and a place that brings us so much closer to Christ. I am so thankful for it.
Being a missionary is tough. When someone asks "What's it like being a missionary?" I laugh because it is like getting left on "read" by 15 people in a row that you text. Everything is work and nothing is easy. I am so happy to be doing this work though. There is always something we can do to work harder and be better. Missions make you stretch but stretching creates growth.
I was reading 3 Nephi 13:21 which says, "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Wherever we find our treasure to be is where we will also be. I challenge all of y'all to find out what your treasure is and to have it bring you closer to Christ. If Christ is our treasure, our heart will then follow and we will be able to become as He is.
I am so thankful to be in Texas. The people here make the heat not so bad. I love having my Savior walk with me daily guiding me along my path.
Love y'all and God bless.
Elder Jarrett Pinster
1) Elder Troy and I (a member celebrated my birthday with us because he knew I would be transferred when it was actually my birthday)
2) Houston Temple
3) Rudy's Baptism
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