October
6th, 2014
Hello all…
So I
wrote this week’s email on Word and then we lost Internet. We had to move to
another Internet café after waiting a while. So I’m sorry if this email is
short—the original one is gone!! And, it was a good one!
Here’s
the VERY short version! MY WEEK WAS SWEET!! WE ARE MEETING SOME GREAT PEOPLE
AND TEACHING SOME SWEET INVESTIGATORS!! I am sorry this is so short!! I promise
it was longer!! Steven Lunguzi is being baptized on the 11th of October! And
I’m getting a new companion this week. My companion is going home!! Pretty
crazy!!
I was
studying while my companion got her hair done. The topic was pride. And, yes,
pride is the opposite of humility. As I’ve studied, I’ve come to know that
charity is a good antidote for pride. Here is why:
"Pride
is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in
ourselves. Most of us consider pride to be a sin of those on the top, such as
the rich and the learned, looking down at the rest of us. But there is however
a far more common ailment among us---and that is pride from the bottom looking
up. It is manifest in so many ways, such as faultfinding, gossiping, backbiting
murmuring, living beyond our means, envying, coveting, withholding gratitude
and praise that might lift another and being unforgiving and jealous."
I’ve learned
that the best way to stop doing something isn't just to stop it, but to replace
it with something good. So what’s the opposite of pride? Looking for the good
in others, speaking well about others, being positive, living within our means,
being kind and wishing the best for others.
So I
feel like developing charity is the best way to combat pride. (I hope combat is
the right word.)
And I
have discovered that 99% of the time if we have a problem with someone, it is us
not them that has the problem.
That’s
my little bit of inspiration for the week. I am thankful for everyone who wrote
me and has supported me!! And I love you all!!!
Love
Sister
Falco!!!!
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