5.02.2016

Bus dodging, Small steps. Hot temps. Hello from Hydrobad (possible humidity and thirst wordplay?)

Jonathan said that they will visit The Seven Tombs in Hyderabad on their day off this week.
In case he doesn't get any photos to us, here's one that we found for reference.

What is up what is up!

This week was pretty plain and simple, nothing too exciting haha.  Unless you think that workin' hard in 113 degree weather is exciting, that would prove my previous statement incorrect.

We did a lot of locating our members this week.  It was a difficult task, as our area is HUGE, but we were able to find a lot of our less actives and simultaneously become acquainted with greater Hyderabad.  We did get lost once though, and I almost got hit by a bus I think almost once a day this week, but I'm alive!  They should feature me on that show "I Shouldn't be Alive," one day.

One cool experience:  Elder Larson and I sometimes think that we're not doing all that much good because so many people are not keeping their commitments despite our diligent efforts.  Yesterday at fast and testimony meeting we were proved wrong.  One sweet couple that we meet with is well into their sixties.  The wife is the relief society president and her husband has been inactive for a long time.  We go to their home a couple times a week and they LOVE having us over haha.  Every time we visit, we invite the brother to come to church with us, read his scriptures, pray, etc.  He always commits, but rarely follows through.  Yesterday, however, the sister (her name is Esther Rani) got up and bore her testimony and thanked us personally for coming to her home because now, after a long time, her husband is reading his scriptures and praying!!  Sometimes our vision becomes a little foggy, we think that getting them to church is the goal and there's no other progress.  That's not true.  Change is often made in small steps, rather than giant leaps.  I gained a firm testimony of that this week.  I love this work.  Our efforts are not wasted, how sweet that is to know.

I hope everyone has an awesome week this week.  Keep fresh, stay rad (and cool).

Keep the faith,
Elder Tuscano

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