HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN TOP ...
October 2, 2018
These weeks are just FLYING by! It has been a month since Elder Ford left, and 4 months since I got to Yucaipa, and some amount of time, that I am not trying to count, since coming out on my mission. AAAHHHH!!!!
So, for this email, I think that I will do one of those Bullet point-y ones full of random short thoughts. So here we go.
- Today, we went on a hike! We walked around these gardens, and then there was this trail that led to a 2 mile "Steep and Strenuous" hike. We all kind of like, "Eh, that's not too much! How bad could it be?" We come to find out that it is basically a straight uphill route! We were all dying by the end, but we took some great pictures of Yucaipa and the surrounding landscape, mountains included!
- I can't remember if I mentioned this before, but we were helping out our Zone Leaders with some service, which consisted of loading up most of a house into a moving truck (Missionaries are not certified movers, but they are often called upon to transport counches and like heavy furniture). Any ways, we help out this family, and the husband comes up to us and asks what T-shirt sizes we wore, because he wanted to give us a couple that he knew he wasn't going to wear ever again. After we tell him, he goes to his closet, and then proceeds to stuff half of his closet in a giant black garbage bag! So six of us missionaries got updated wardrobes of exercise and casual clothes! It was pretty cool!
- We had 4 lessons back to back on Saturday! We met with Richee, and then our Bishop was able to make it out to a lesson with Marcus! We've been working on that for months! Our Bishop later told us that he really enjoyed coming with us, which basically meant that he wants to work a lot more with us. WHICH IS AWESOME!
- The other two lessons were with Janet, and then a dinner. Janet came out for our lesson, and just whipped out a Children's Book of Mormon (You know, a simplified book telling the same stories with pictures included. It's sweet!) and tells us that missionaries in the past had given it to her so that she could read the Book of Mormon a little more easily. This is super awesome, because that was literally the exact same thought that I had had a couple of times, but we didn't have one on hand! Miracles!
- Elder Equatore is probably the most fun-loving companion I've had yet! He is just utterly ridiculous! Sometimes, we're not as good of a combination, because we will both get distracted and zone out at the same time, and then we're just sitting in silence for a few minutes. But other times, we can be a dynamic duo! We are both trying to do our best to serve Jesus Christ during our missions, and that is the best things that you can match up with any companion on!
- By the way, Elder Equatore's name is always a point of interest for people we talk to! First, they aren't sure how to pronounce it, so we always tell them "It's like Equador, but with a T!" And then he talks about how his name came from Italy, starting with His Great Grandfather, and BOOM! We're talking with someone about Family History!
- I can't remember if I mentioned this before, but we were helping out our Zone Leaders with some service, which consisted of loading up most of a house into a moving truck (Missionaries are not certified movers, but they are often called upon to transport counches and like heavy furniture). Any ways, we help out this family, and the husband comes up to us and asks what T-shirt sizes we wore, because he wanted to give us a couple that he knew he wasn't going to wear ever again. After we tell him, he goes to his closet, and then proceeds to stuff half of his closet in a giant black garbage bag! So six of us missionaries got updated wardrobes of exercise and casual clothes! It was pretty cool!
- We had 4 lessons back to back on Saturday! We met with Richee, and then our Bishop was able to make it out to a lesson with Marcus! We've been working on that for months! Our Bishop later told us that he really enjoyed coming with us, which basically meant that he wants to work a lot more with us. WHICH IS AWESOME!
- The other two lessons were with Janet, and then a dinner. Janet came out for our lesson, and just whipped out a Children's Book of Mormon (You know, a simplified book telling the same stories with pictures included. It's sweet!) and tells us that missionaries in the past had given it to her so that she could read the Book of Mormon a little more easily. This is super awesome, because that was literally the exact same thought that I had had a couple of times, but we didn't have one on hand! Miracles!
- Elder Equatore is probably the most fun-loving companion I've had yet! He is just utterly ridiculous! Sometimes, we're not as good of a combination, because we will both get distracted and zone out at the same time, and then we're just sitting in silence for a few minutes. But other times, we can be a dynamic duo! We are both trying to do our best to serve Jesus Christ during our missions, and that is the best things that you can match up with any companion on!
- By the way, Elder Equatore's name is always a point of interest for people we talk to! First, they aren't sure how to pronounce it, so we always tell them "It's like Equador, but with a T!" And then he talks about how his name came from Italy, starting with His Great Grandfather, and BOOM! We're talking with someone about Family History!
I am so Excited for General Conference! If you don't remember, this is when the Prophet and the Apostles speak to the world over a broadcast! Everyone is invited to watch and listen to the voice of them as they help point the way to Jesus Christ! I can't wait to learn this weekend! I also would invite you all to tune in at gc.lds.org! It's going to be a great spiritual experience, I know!
That's it for right now! One final request for today, if that's alright. We have been working hard to find new people to teach, but have been struggling a little bit as of late. I know that there are people here who are ready to learn more about Jesus Christ, and I just wanted to ask for your prayers as we keep searching and praying over here to find our brothers and sisters!
Thank you so much!
Elder Richardson
Elder Richardson
1) Elder Equatore and I atop this mountain.
2) The Elders that I live with now-a-days.
3) The view!
Benjamin Richardson
California Redlands Mission
Feb 28, 2018 - March 3, 2020
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