CACTUS, CHILI DOGS AND
CHERRY CHEESECAKE
Sept 18, 2018
Ok, where do I start this week? It was pretty nuts! That being said, it was more like the good kind of nuts. Like, lots of super good, Mind-Blowing Stuff! Not the bad kind that makes your throat all itchy and swelly and makes your lip all swelly. That would be bad.
Speaking of weird things we're eating, someone we are teaching invited us over for her birthday dinner. There we had chili dogs, with Mayonnaise mixed in the chili. THE. BEST. CHILI DOGS. We also had some cheesecake with Cherry filling on top. And then, her mom gives us each a piece of cactus. Like, CACTUS. Like, they have cactus in their backyard, and they just cut off a blade-thing and peeled off the spines, and we ate it with lemon juice and salt. So, we had Chili dogs, Cherry Cheesecake, and Cactus. Yep.
There is this woman learned that she needed to move out of her house this weekend. She called the missionaries and ask for help. So our Friday and Saturday were mostly camp rise of service! We helped load and unload basically an entire house. But, some of her family aren't members of the church, and we got to get to know them a bit as we helped there!
We also had an amazing Zone Conference with Elder Pearson! He is a member of the Quorum of the Seventy. (Remember in Luke 10:1, where Jesus gave Seventy others similar duties as the Twelve Apostles? Same thing with Elder Pearson.)
He instructed us on how we could be more effective missionaries. There are so many things we learned! I think that the biggest lesson that he drove home was that God loves us! He is our Heavenly Father, which means that, at the core of our Identity, we are His Sons and Daughters. With that pressed into our minds, we then understand that there is nothing that we cannot do when we align our lives with the will of our Heavenly Father. He will never abandon us. EVER! Everytime we ask sincerely in prayer with real intent if He loves us, then He will answer everytime. He will answer, usually, through His Holy Spirit. We can recognize that Spirit through the feelings of love and peace that are brought to our hearts.
He encouraged us to go out and invite others to do this, and I wish to invite all of you! Even if you know, based on knowledge or past experiences, that your Heavenly Father loves you, please pray again. Pray and ask if He loves you, and the answer will come!
After you receive that answer, you will be able to find comfort as you remember and reflect on that experience. You will be able to know that God is there, He hears your prayers, and that He loves you, His Child. I know this will happen for you if you will pray and ask!
I know Our Heavenly Father lives and loves us. The Entire Gospel of Jesus Christ is put into perspective as we understand that that principle.
From,
Elder Richardson
P.S. If you want to hear some of the other things I've been learning about this last week, try these two links. A lot of what we learned was covered in these two talks!
P.P.S.S. So, this book came out recently, and it's called "Saints." It's about the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, starting with the Restoration of the church by the Prophet Joseph Smith. Well, I kind of binge read it, and it was delicious. I finished it, and it was really good! If you've ever been curious about the History of the Church, this novel is the best way I know to learn about it! It answered some of my questions, and it helped me to learn some new things as well! Here's a link! I highly recommend it!
1) Me!
2) Some other missionaries with Sister Pearson and Sister Dixon!
3) Here's Elder Equatore, my new Companion as of this Transfer!
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