Well, this week was really weird. So the plan was for me to leave for Paraguay on Wednesday morning. The day before on Tuesday I would get dropped off in Columbus and stay the night with the assistants. Well, on Tuesday before heading down I got an email which told me the COVID test that I sent to get tested in Utah was stuck in Indiana, and I wouldn’t be able to get my test result before my flight left, which means no flight to Paraguay. The person who emailed me said I could possibly get a rapid test done in Columbus and get my results that same day and then I wouldn’t have to get my flight canceled. And so we drove the hour down to get the test done and also handle some stuff at the mission office. To make a long story short, our wild goose chase ended in us realizing that the mission didn’t accept rapid tests and that my flight would have to be rescheduled. I was kind of bummed on the drive back to Mansfield but I’m really grateful for the extra time the Lord has allowed me to serve here in Ohio. I know that there are still seeds that need to be planted here and I am happy to serve the Lord wherever I am called!
This week went pretty fast with the whole COVID test fiasco. The only things of note are a few lessons here and there and how everyone is obsessed with Ohio State’s win over Clemson in the CFP semifinal game. We’ll see if they win in the championship game though.
In life we can have lots of obstacles and challenges in our way, and we may wonder why we have them. Whenever I wonder that, I think back to what the scriptures tell us. In the book of Mosiah, we read this about the people of Alma:
21 Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea, he trieth their patience and their faith.
22 Nevertheless—whosoever putteth his trust in him the same shall be lifted up at the last day. Yea, and thus it was with this people.
I know that as we focus on trusting in the Lord, not complaining and practicing patience, he will support us in our trials and we will eventually be lifted up at the last day.
Stay Safe
Elder Watson