Week 81. Spring Break

 Hey guys! It was spring break this week and so half the ward was gone. So it changed up what we normally do, but it was still great. Here are the highlights: 

Transfers - so transfers happened but not much changed. I'm still in Seattle and the rest of the Zone is basically the same. Everyone has been here for a bit. But it's a party. 

Caitlin - we didn't see her this week but something happened to make her scared and doubtful. Because of that we have kinda lost touch with her but thankfully she had lots of friends in the ward who are talking with her. Prayers for her to overcome this challenge 

Moving Michael - he's this ysa kid who hated Seattle weather that he left and went abroad for a year and half,  before coming back and buying a house because he's a software engineer. If that's not God telling me what to do I don't know what is. It's actually crazy the amount of them here and I've had some good convos with them. And this guy is super fun. 

Tracting Downtown - because everyone was gone for spring break we had a lot of time to check up on old records. That was pretty fun and God even blessed us with a nice day to walk around in. Also found a set of twins named Urim and Thummim. I am so glad my name's Braden. 

Hoedown - there was a stk activity that we got to go to. There wasn't really a Hoedown part, it was mostly a chili and pie cook off. And YSA represented with 2 wins. 

Bam - she's super shy and usually only comes to church every other week when her boyfriend, who is a member, can come too. But we invited her and this last Sunday she came without him! Not that I don't like him,  cause he's cool, but just that she's willing to take that step and do it on her own. We read Mosiah 3 with her and talked about how the Atonement of Christ works 

Bowling - Monday nights we usually have basketball but this p day our ward had a bowling activity. It was super fun and God must have been helping me because I got 147 my first game, and I almost got a Turkey, one pin off. I was not the winner overall tho, there was one guy who scored a 171. It was great and we had Dylan and a new guy there. 

Spiritual thought - one thing I'm doing to prepare for General Conference is to read through all of Pres. Nelson's talks from 2018 to the present. I haven't finished yet, but here's one of my favorite things I've found so far:

"Nothing is more liberating, more ennobling, or more crucial to our individual progression than is a regular, daily focus on repentance. Repentance is not an event; it is a process. It is the key to happiness and peace of mind. When coupled with faith, repentance opens our access to the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ."

Amen.

Love y’all and did a photo shoot for my mom