Week Ninety

Hello everyone!

What a long and busy and crazy week I have had. I hope yours has been a little more easy going. Life here in Delhi is starting to get hot again, and I am not that excited for it. I am, however, excited to sweat off all the weight I gained over the last two or three months. I'm positive that by the time I come home I will be skinny and ready to put down a burger and a shake. This week I was sick again, but not as bad as I have been before. I thought over time I would get stronger, but I honestly think that when living in Delhi you just get progressively worse and the food and water just eats at your immune system. It's all in good fun though.

This week we had the wonderful opportunity to conduct a Ward Missionary Activity. It was a blast. Indians are some of the most fun people you will ever meet, and they love competition. I mean I'm a very competitive person, but some of the ward members are right up there with me. I'm talking about Relief Society president's Primary teachers, young men and women, and even the Bishop. They all want to win, and that makes simple childish games at a Ward activity the best night of the week. We had relay races and scavenger hunts and way more and you would have thought they were playing Pakistan in cricket. After the games we sat them down and talked about the new Stake Vision for 2018 which is based off the scripture in Matthew 6:33. "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and all things shall be added unto you." We talked about what our priorities are and about how if we all put God first our newly formed stake can rise and reach out to many many people in need of the gospel light. 

The members here in the Munirka ward might be my favorite in all of Delhi. I mean I can't really choose a favorite I don't think, but I truly love this ward and its members. They love us and we love them, they give us referrals and we eat their food. It's just working really well;) But it all starts with having a great relationship with them. I truly care about these people. I care about my Bishop and his family. I care about the less actives across the ward. I care about the Primary kids and what their favorite color or favorite chocolate is. The lesson here, which is for everyone not just missionaries, is that when you truly care about and take interest in other people’s lives, you build true friendships that will last a lifetime. You don't do it because you have to, you don't do it because they are the family you home teach, you do it because it's the right thing to do. Love your neighbors and care about them, they will do the same for you, and that's when your home, ward, or stake will become as Zion. Where everyone is of one heart and one mind. That's the dream.

Love,

Elder Armstrong

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