Hey everyone! This week was great. There was a ton of stuff and very little time to rest and also my body is breaking down. But despite all of that God is good and I'm loving it. Bada ba ba baaaa
Here are the highlights:
Caitlin - meeting with her is always a blast. There's usually some drama she tells us about and then we have a lesson and help her feel the spirit. This time we weren't able to make a lesson plan, so my companion asked if we could start with a prayer and then said that "Elder Tolman has something to share." There's being thrown under the bus and then there's pushed out the airplane with no parachute. But I had listened to a talk that morning, pulled it up, and scrolled to a random paragraph and shared it. The coolest thing was it talked about receiving Revelation and reading the Scriptures. 2 things that Caitlin really wants in her life. From that we were able to set some good goals with her to help her have Christ in her life more.
Mos - he's been gone for a week and actually left again but before that we were able to see him. I don't know if y'all remember or not but his decision date (to decide if he wants to be baptized) is July 5th. So we talked about that, his current feelings, and how he can involve Christ more in his life and his goals. And he asked us questions like, "if I'm baptized, could..." it was super fun and he's a great guy. I'll let y'all know what happens next week
ZC - so we knew about this for a week but couldn't actually plan for it until the day before. It turned out really well and we were able to have our stk president talk and have everyone share a miracle from their area, and how that comes from making plans and working with the Lord.
Ravenna - apparently it was Grimace's birthday today. So we went to McDonald's and got froot loop shakes. Then exchanged and I went with Day to knock some doors and we got Kat to come with us. We didn't get her to knock on a door but she did give someone a pass along card. He was just a random guy who said he wanted to come to church and if there was a dress code. It was pretty cool. We didn't see him sadly. Then on our way we ran into the new bishop of Beverly Park (my old area in Lynnwood) and he got us second lunch. It was a fun exchange
Pizza Exchange - so right after I got home with Elder Day the APs came to exchange with us. So I went to their area and found out they were moving apartments. So we worked on that and set everything up in their new place, and ate a whole loaf of banana bread by myself. Went to bed real late. My watch was 2 hrs behind and it said 10:30. Oops. The next day was fun though, we talked to a lot of great people, got to joke around, and help teach people. The only other thing is by accident and without planning, we had pizza for every meal that day, all from different places. It was fun
Urgent Care - so I get back from exchanges to find out that my companion, Elder Niven, someone got an allergic reaction to a cat at dinner and it was getting worse. So we got to Urgent care around 9:30 and didn't get home til 12. It was hilarious tho, and sadly I didn't take more pics, but there are some below
Kyle - Azalee had a friend visiting her this weekend and so we met him on Friday, playing pool at the Institute. He's a pool shark. But we talked to him for a bit and he let us share a message with him. He knows a bit about our church and so we answered some questions then gave him a Book of Mormon and promised it would strengthen his relationship with Christ.
Later we got a text from Azalee, she had continued talking with him and said he might be interested in being baptized! We talked to him the next day and he came to church Sunday. He's a great dude and is sadly being deployed for 8 months. The timing was sad but I'm glad I got to meet him. I told him with that much time he better be done with it by then
Camille - Elder Niven keeps setting up appointments with her while I'm on exchanges, but this week she came to church for the first time and although there were some things she was iffy about I think she enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll be there for the lesson next week
Spiritual thought - less of a thought and more of just a testimony. I know that enduring to the end can be hard sometimes, but I also know that God will always give you strength when you need it. Some of these days I was really surprised I got up on time and got through the whole day and I know God carried me. I know that even the little effort we put in is enough because God does everything else. It's like riding on an electric assisted pedal bike. Just keep pedaling and He'll do the rest
Love y'all, pics
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