The Old Forest

Louisiana is so flat – all I see are trees and turns in the road, even on the freeways!

Mon 13th

Monday was our P-day and we played volleyball and threw a Frisbee around. But my favorite part of Monday was story time with Sheldon. He is a natural storyteller, super creative, and memorizes stories to recite with his own twist every week.

Tue 14th

We talked to the local firefighters in Amite and taught them about family history and showed them the family tree app. They also had a 28 year-old gator in their backyard as big as me.

Wed 15th

Wednesday was exciting. Elder Stubbs crashed into some other missionaries. I will not elaborate further.

Thu 16th

We made some good bread.

We also had a sad encounter with some people that said that they didn’t need Jesus, and that God had already blessed them so they didn’t need anymore Jesus.

Fri 17th

We talked to my trainer’s trainer, Elder Balls, and he had some really good wisdom to impart on how to become an effective missionary. Such as “the best way for you to help others grow is to be yourself in tune with the Spirit.”

Sat 18th

I got a little sick but Sister Cunningham gave me some medicine that got me back on my feet within a few hours.

Sun 19th

I am starting to get into origami and am working on creating tessellations.

I also gave a talk in sacrament meeting about how the power of Christ can help you overcome all challenges. 

A spiritual thought I had this week:

God keeps his side of the covenants we make and is bound by them. Why can’t we be more consistent about keeping our promises with everyone, especially God?

May the wind be in your sails

Elder Ward