I love the gospel. It is so obvious to me that it is the true gospel that we are living. I love the perspective that it gives me on life and helps me understand what things are important and what are not. I am especially grateful for our knowledge on families and the importance of them. Yesterday we showed up to a house of a family of investigators that we are teaching. When we got there and "knocked" (here you don't knock, if you have read Christian's emails you "knock" the same way here, screaming into someones house until they come out.) Nobody answered, but they were obviously home because the door was wide open.
Eventually the husband came out and he was very sad. This is an awesome family of a recently married couple who both are in their 40s and they are raising 3 children together. They have been very happy and have been to church about 4 times (The reason they haven't gotten baptized yet will be obvious in a sec.) He was leaving to go somewhere and was obviously upset about something. He asked if he could talk with us in private and we got into his car to talk. He goes on to explain that he thinks he is going to have to get divorced with his wife. His wife is a good lady who once was part of the evangelical church but has since left it. She also has a huge drinking problem. It is something that we have been working with for a long time. She, and basically every other Christian in the country, knows that it isn't good and that she needs to quit but believes that even though she is sinning and knows it, she has accepted Christ as her Savior and believes that she will be saved in the end.
Last week we had a very strong lesson with her about what it means to actually accept Christ in our lives and we read 2 Nefi 28 with her, we felt the spirit strongly but he told us that after that lesson she still hasn't changed and he said that it has gotten worse, to the point where she has put it in priority over her family. We didn't really know what to say especially because we can't really counsel him. So we told him to pray and to seek guidance from the Lord and if he wanted he could talk to the Branch President. But I left that car very sad. Very very sad. It is such a good family that Satan is trying to destroy. I am so thankful for such a good family who has always taught me gospel principles, even if I didn't always want to follow them. The family is sooo important in the plan of God and it is so important that we always stay close as a family and all families have a Christ-centered home and relationship, I know I still have some time before I have a family of my own but when the time comes, I will definitely try and model it after our home. Thank y'all for always being so strong in the gospel. Y'all are the best!
Speaking of families, I don't know if y'all remember from last year but Mother's day here is two weeks after Mother's day in the states so we celebrated Mother's day again yesterday and I just wanted to take a moment again to say that I have the best mom in the world!!! The branch had an activity and it turned out super well! But it made me miss Mom a ton! Mothers are awesome!! Especially mine!! I love you Mom!
I can't wait to make some awesome memories this summer! I can't believe it has already been two years since the last time we were all together! I can't really describe how weird it is going to be coming home, let alone going back to the United States. I am SO excited to eat food!!! There is so much food that I miss from the States, mainly dairy products! Milk here sucks. So I mean if y'all wanted to have a gallon of milk waiting in the fridge that would be dope, also a block of cheese. Man how I miss cheese. Also, maybe some Ben and Jerry's Phish food ice cream? :-) Also I still haven't decided if I want to go to Torchy's or I want y'all to bring it to the airport. I think it will mostly depend on when I am going to get released. If we have a lot of time before President Germann can release me we might as well just go straight to Torchy's and eat and talk there.
President Smith sent me an email last week telling me that in our last interview we will be discussing my goals and my plans FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS!! That is a year!! I barely have plans for the first day the I will be back! I mean in our mission we don't do My Plan or anything similar. He just told me to start making some plans. I mean I have thought a little bit about rules and stuff but I gotta think about the whole year! That is crazy! It is weird finally letting myself think a little bit about home. I have put it off trying not to get "trunky" but I feel like I have to start making some plans because I don't want to get there with nothing. It is WEIRDDDD!!!.
Mom that doll house you made looks awesome! You are so talented!!
I am looking forward to this week! I got one more week to leave it all out here! Gotta give it my all!
I love y'all a ton!! I will see y'all in a week!
Love,
Elder Robertson
