Ay You Gotta Keep Peddling
How’s it going, everyone? It’s been a long week, but fairly okay. This week, our house changed in the sense that we got three new elders in Madera, and one of them is in training. These elders eat SO much food. Like, it’s just gone. They’re also super stubborn about changing all of their flat tubes on their bikes, and their patches keep failing. But it’s a hoot up in here.
Anyways, there are lots of stray dogs in Madera, and Elder Bunker and I had to bike. Some dogs started chasing us, and Elder Bunker yelled, “Elder Berry, help me!” I looked back, and he was really slowing down, and I was like, “Pedal!” (The dogs were small chihuahuas.) We’re okay, and he never got bit, but you can’t be scared of the ankle-biters.
Most of this week was hard. It felt like a lot of stuff got canceled, and no one really wanted to talk to us. I went on exchange with one of the APs, Elder Gibson, and it was fun. We did get into a bash, but that’s okay.
What’s been on my mind this week is trusting in the Lord. Most of the time out here, I have no clue what I’m doing or if I’m doing it well. Sometimes, me saying I gave my best effort still looks bad. A lot of things aren’t panning out the way I thought they would out here, and it is frustrating. But despite all of this, I trust in the Lord. (Or I try to.) Sometimes it’s okay to not know the “why” behind everything. For example: Why is this so hard? Why did they do that? Why don’t they understand? Why am I here? Why do I have to go through this? And the list goes on and on.
Mosiah 4:9
Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.
It doesn’t really matter the “why.” What matters is that we trust the Lord. The Lord loves us. He loves you. And sometimes, that’s the only answer we need. I’ve recalled several times where the Lord has almost immediately uplifted me. If we knew the “why” and “how” for everything, it would compromise our faith, and the Lord isn’t going to do that. This life is a time to walk by faith.
Anyways, I love you all so much. Thank you for all your support. P.S. My brother Conner got engaged! I’m so proud and happy for him!
— With swag,
Elder Berry
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