From: Braydon Carter <braydon.carter@missionary.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:12 AM
Subject: Just be who you are
Hello Everyone!
This week was such an adventure!! I just got transfer news and I found out that my companion and I will split up. We had transfers this morning. He will be leaving to a place called Puchong and I will be staying in Penang where I will be training a new missionary named Elder Lowe. He doesn't know yet.
You will be missed Elder Taylor❤
This week had a lot of super amazing things happen!! Elder Taylor and I have spent many days and nights talking about the people in Penang, and really asking ourselves what we can do to help the Penang branch grow. We came to the conclusion that we wanted to get closer to the branch, and help the members in the branch grow their testimonies. And so that's exactly what we did. We started to plan and schedule meetings with many members and it went great!! We were amazed with the testimonies and desire they had to grow in testimony and learn. But we were also surprised that not many of them knew what "Come Follow Me" was or how to use. So we went around to a lot of the members houses and share with them about the beautiful program that is being used in the church. As we did, the excitement and love for the gospel would shine in their eyes. It helped me realize that sometimes people just need a little extra help, and explanation . As we use just a little bit of patience and love, lives can be changed.
Then this week I really found out something about myself. I love to ponder. Like I absolutely love it. It started to come slowly. When I first came out on my mission I was so go, go, go. I thought the only way I could be successful is if I used every second of the day. So that is what I did. I was scared of just sitting down, breathing, and thinking about life. Little by little, I started to do just that. To breathe, and think, and I was nervous that I was wasting my time. But I started to realize when I would use pondering time that I would feel the spirit so strong. That I would get answers to my questions and just be so happy. So I have started to ponder. To just breathe, and think, and it is amazing.
Although the interesting thing is, you can't force it. You can't just enter into a pondering time. It's kind of similar to you can't just decide to quickly feel the spirit. And when I realized this, that is when I realized that you can't force yourself to be yourself. I have been trying so hard to be "successful and hardworking" that I wasn't doing it. It's really cool, because I kinda figured out that to trust yourself is really just to trust God. Then good things come out of it.
This week really was so special for me. It helped me realize that life doesn't always have to be go, go, go. But to stop and smell then many different weird Malaysian flowers. To have fun, and to feel the spirit. Then as you do everything is ok.
I love you all so much. Thank you all for your support and love. I am about to enter in a new chapter in my life and it's going to be incredible.
Love,
Elder Carter
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