Hope yall had a great Easter Sunday! Down here in Mississippi or (Missippi, how people down here say it), it was a great Easter Sunday. It was cloudy, but I still had a great day! We had fast sunday, and both Elder Galorath and I bore our testimonies. Along with a lot of others in the ward which was great:) Then came the best and worst part of the day. The food! O man can I just say that I have never eaten so much food in my life! It started out with a less active family, the Millmans, that we have been visiting wanted to feed us. So we went up there right after church. She was still cooking so we didnt eat until around 2. Then we went to another less active family that is coming back to church, but they fed us desert again. That was around 3:15.
Then right after that there is a lady, Mary Rogers, who got baptized in December that wanted us over for dinner at 4. So we went to her house and ate another dinner! Haha I literally had to loosen my belt after that one! We played checkers with her and I could hardly reach the pieces it hurt so bad to bend over! Haha but after that we took Scott out to a play we had been invited to called the Risen Lamb. It was at the Oakland Baptist Church, but we figured we would go. It was a good play. Its kind of interesting how they portrayed Jesus and the messages in the songs and things were kinda different. Plus on top of all of that, Jesus and most the other actors all had a southern accent!! haha it threw me off a little bit :)
Me and Elder Galorath, His mom sent us matching easter ties:) I wore that one half the day and mom's Half the day:) But I just want to share a little Easter message real quick. First I want yall if you havent already done so to look up the mormon message from Elder Holland. Its called None Were With Him. It is such a great clip that we were showing and have been showing to everyone. But I love a line in there that he says Jesus walked a long lonely path, so we do not have to! What a great message. Sometimes I feel down on myself. I feel like no one understands what im going through that im all alone. I have felt that on my mission at some points. But we arent! The only person that did anything entirely alone was Christ. And he did that so that we wouldnt have to! On saturday our Zone Leaders told us our zone was way over on our car miles and we had to pick either saturday or sunday to leave the car alone. We chose saturday. Saturday here was pouring rain the entire day. As we got on our bikes and headed off into the rain, I started to complain a little bit. I said our zone leaders are crazy and stupid for making us do this when its raining! We rode about 2 miles away then parked our bikes and started tracking. By this time my pants were soaking wet and muddy from the bike, I was wet. But as we walked and knocked doors for a whole hour I couldnt help but smile and be so grateful to be out here on a mission. I knew that this little sacrifice of giving up the car for a day was nothing compared to what Christ did. And I know that Christ blessed me that day to be happy and have a good attitude! There were so many people that told us we were nuts for being out in the rain and told us to get back inside. But we knew that people needed the Gospel. No one let us in to share anything, but I needed that lesson and those blessing in my life so I could be grateful to be out here. To know that God has blessed me so so much to even be out on a mission! And to know we are never ever alone!:)
Earlier in the week we got to go to the Birmingham Temple! What a great experience, but can I just say that is probably the smallest little thing ive ever seen!! haha Just go online and look at the pictures of it. They are life size in the pics, thats how small it is! haha It is only one floor and has a few rooms in it. But i was so glad to get back to the temple! I love the temple! O and I forgot to bring my camera with me so we will have to wait til the next time for me to take pics and send them to yall!
The blanket that the mowers made and sent to me! Thank you Mowers i love it!:) But this week we got to talk to Scott again. Last week I told you that he dropped us then called us back again. So we went over and talked with him. He told us that he wanted to get away for a day or so and compare his church to our church. To see what he was missing. He told us that he didnt want to go back to his church and that our church was 10X's better! He felt the Holy Ghost in our church. We have been able to teach him this week alot and yesterday after we went to the play we went back to his home and taught him. He said that he wants to be baptized on saturday right before the Priesthood session of conference!! What a miracle! He is such a Golden investigator! He tells us all the time how much he loves us! He actually told us that he was going to come visit us after we got home from our missions! I wish yall could met him because he is the most amazing man! But he said he wants us to baptize and confirm him so I can get redemption from my mistake last baptism:) haha but I know the Lord has truly blessed me in my life! If it wasnt for him I would be nothing!
Scott actually bought a 9mm pistol with a laser sight. He kept wanting us to shoot it and it was such a temptation to shoot it, but we couldnt. We got to watch him shoot and it was so much fun! It made me miss going out shooting in mesquite:)
Me and my old and new buddie:) But that was more or less my week:) Hope yall are getting excited for general conference! I cant wait! I love listening to the prophets and apostles! Its such a blessing to have modern revelation in our day! We take for granted that we are the ONLY church that believes in modern revelation and prophets! Its such a blessing so pray for me to stay awake!;) hah but I love this gospel! Its the only true gospel that is run by Christ himself. That through Joseph Smith it was restored. Joseph also through Gods power translated the Book of Mormon which is living evidence that our Church is true! If the Book wasnt true our church would be a lie! Im so grateful for Temples and the ordinances and covenants we make there! Im grateful for the strong spirit we feel there! I love yall! In the name of Jesus Christ, my savior, Amen.
Love Elder Hall
Abes Grill. An amazing town restaurant. Stay tuned for more pics of inside and even Abe the owner and cook.
No comments:
Post a Comment