Repentence

I'm repenting of not writing an email and I'm sorry.

But I'm back at it.

Anyways, things have been good. I think. I can't remember too far, not gonna lie. We've been finding plenty of people to teach and we're just trying to find people who are prepared now.

My comp, Elder Bennett, is going home at the end of this transfer, so I'm trying to stop the trunky from getting him. It actually hasn't been too bad. He's from Wakko, Texas, BTW. My comp is a pretty funny guy and always tries to make me laugh during prayers in front of people.

Conference was good. I came out of conference with a lot more questions than I went in with. It's honestly spiritually overwhelming to me.

I feel like I've been doing pretty good spiritually. I feel like my missionary skills have grown a lot. I do feel like I'm still, as usual, pretty hard on myself. But I've found so much love and grace through Christ as I try to see myself as He sees me. Right now, I'm just trying to be trustworthy to God. I want to be trusted with people who need the gospel. I want to be trusted that I can act when I'm on the Lord's errand. I want to be trusted that I can say what He needs me to say. We earn His trust by being loyal to Him. A dog can poop on the carpet but still be a loyal friend. Sometimes we mess up and feel like we are in a stinky mess too. But as we're loyal to Christ, we keep His trust. I know that analogy might not be the best, but it's what the thumbs did. Worry more about being trusted than feeling approved or liked by people. Be trustworthy of the Spirit.

I love y'all. I'm so thankful for this time I've consecrated to Him.
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Love, Elder Berry
























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