2Lovellscalled2serve: Simeon at the Summit

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Simeon at the Summit

At the summit. Conquering Stone Mountain!

This week was really good. I went again on a Spanish splits and just like before I only knew about five words out of every few sentences. I still need a ton of work with my Spanish, but hey the work of the Lord goes on. We were able to find a few persons this week who were super interested in what we share. In fact, yesterday as we were looking for someone, two ladies motioned us over and asked who we were. When we told them she gave us high fives, then as we were talking with them I noticed the car in which they drove had a Trinidadian flag inside. I asked who was from the Caribbean and was able to talk to the man who owned the car!

We were also blessed to see the miracles of the Gospel in the lives of two persons who received the Gift of the Holy Ghost on Sunday. They are taking those steps down the path of enduring which is so wonderful to see. We also had a good sit down talk with our mission President on how we can best help everyone including the missionaries we serve.

Elders Haun, Hope, me, Nelson and Snedaker
at the top of Stone Mountain together

It got me thinking of a talk I heard in the MTC by Elder Bednar who talked a lot about charity. In that talk something he said stood out to me. He said, "Charity Is not something we can possess. It is something that possesses us." I pondered that for a really long time because I always love to serve others but had never really thought of it in that way. So I have set about to be more worthy to receive the wonderful gift of charity and indeed serve and show love to all. Hey, you may never know how much you can bless the life of someone who is in trouble just by saying good morning or even hello when you meet them. Those simple words can make their day a whole lot better. The gift of charity is and will always be here for the Lord to give us. I pray we may all show a little more love, patience and long suffering as we show the Lord we are worthy of his Gift.

PS: This week my companions also got back at me for finding out their failed plot to catch me asleep so they funny stringed me "big time." All my efforts to fight back were in vain but they still did not get a picture, so hurray.

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Funny, interesting or amazing things they say

May 15 - Selwin spoke twice today - once in the Southgate 3rd Ward and then at Brookdale's Sacrament meeting. After the meeting one sister approached him and whispered in his ear saying, "my sister always told me to 'never forget how important you are'."

The second sister told him, "you should always smile because your dimples are so adorable!"

April 3, 2016 - The Cannon's, who had returned home on Friday after 18-months managing missionary apartments in the Mississippi Jackson Mission, stopped by the house to deliver a package from Elder Selwin who they described as "an exceptional missionary and an outstanding young man."

March 16, 2015 - Hi, my name is Deborah Albert, and your son (Elder Selwin) is here serving in my town (Gulfport) right now. I just wanted to tell you that he is a pretty awesome missionary !! We like him a lot !!

May 7 - Almost every day someone asks about our missionary twins. Today it was my doctor. We chatted briefly about how they're doing and how well Simeon and Selwin were integrated into our ward / neighborhood. "It doesn't surprise me," he said, "because they are fine young men and so easy to like!"

May 5 – We were at a funeral and in the middle of the service my caller ID showed an incoming call from "Jackson, MS." Since I only know ONE person in Jackson, MS, I jumped up to take the call, my heart pounding fearing something might have happened to Elder Selwin since missionaries are only allowed to call home on Mothers' Day and Christmas. I answered to hear a familiar voice asking, "Hi, do you know who this is?” It seems they can still make me smile - even from a thousand miles away!

April 1 - Kenrick Benn writes: The time is just around the corner when “our” two sons will be out in the mission field. I believe those two can convert even the hardest heart. Sister Benn and I would like to thank you two wonderful people for all you have done for us and for the two young men I love as a father loves his sons.

March 24, 2014 - Upon our return from SoCal, Selwin sheepishly said, "if you left the car in the driveway and the keys on the hook as a test, you should know, I failed!"