Hey Everyone, hope you've enjoyed your week just as much as I have. And have been rereading those conference talks because they are fire. Anywho, here's my week:
P day Today - went to Mt. Baker again and hiked Table Top, a lot less than last time, but it was so fun because we got to throw huge rocks down a cliff face. So fun. Here's a link for videos
Adam - is this dude one of our friends brought to the basketball night we have and he had questions about what we believe and everything. It was super cool and he was genuine so hopefully we can see him again this week.
New District - so now we got Everson, Lynden and Laurel in my district. In kinda doesn't make sense with the distance but it'll be fun. After district council, we went to lunch at Little Caesars and tried using a gift card but it wasn't working, so the dude just gave us 2 free pizzas. It was super nice.
James - we met this dude while knocking and he's got some different beliefs. He asked us what our message was today (meaning he's talked with missionaries before) we talked about the Restoration of the Gospel and he asked me for a scripture in the Bible about the Gospel of Christ. That made me super confused. I thought he was going to Bible Bash me, but literally the whole Bible has the Gospel of Christ, so now I had no clue. But me being me, blanked and shared Matt 5:12 about Christ calling us to be perfect and I said that's the goal of the Gospel of Christ. Then this man went off and shared a ton of random scriptures based on the names of God, The Son, and the Holy Ghost. And how even though they are all the same person their names expire and we need to know the new name. Jehovah was BC, Jesus Christ was AD to now, and now we must learn the Holy Ghost's name or we can't be saved. It was so odd. Now he's texting us and wants to teach us his thing. I'll let you know what happens next week.
Connor - he's a recent convert that received the aaronic priesthood this week so that was super cool.
Eddie - we met with him Friday and went over the baptismal interview questions and he was kinda nervous then the next day he got interviewed and he realized it was just fine. He's so ready, it's awesome.
Kevin - saw him Saturday night and screwed in some light bulbs for him because I didn't need a ladder. Then I asked him how he's seen his belief grow and he's doing so much better and finally recognizing the change in his life. Cool story: he prayed the other day for more work opportunities and got a call asking if he could do this large project for someone and he knew that was an answer to his prayer. Super cool.
Amy - we walked into church and saw her. Which is crazy because she has ghosted us for the last 3 weeks and hasn't been to church since she was baptized, and before that it was covid, so... But she came and enjoyed it and was invited to relief society. So hopefully this is a lasting change.
Dukes - awesome Family. Decided to feed us dinner the day of. Super good, super funny. Their son decided to build a random fire so we went out and talked around it, I almost did a front flip on their tramp, and despite eating way more than my companion, we weighed ourselves with their scale and I weigh a pound less and he's 4 inches shorter than me
Spiritual Thought - an excerpt from Elder Renlunds talk:
"The scriptures form the first element of this framework for personal revelation. Feasting on the words of Christ, as found in the scriptures, stimulates personal revelation. Elder Robert D. Hales said: “When we want to speak to God, we pray. And when we want Him to speak to us, we search the scriptures.”
Sometimes getting into the habit of studying can be hard, but the reward is a personal conversation with a Being who loves you and wants to help you. He's given us so many resources to hear His Word. I want to Invite all of you to increase your study, no matter where you are on that scale, start doing it, switch things up, or make it more meaningful. I promise that as you make that time to listen to God that you will find what you need. And I think it's important to note that I said need, not want. Please don't shut down an answer just because it wasn't delivered or answered in the way you expected.
I love you all and I hope you can have a stellar week.
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