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| Elder Truman at the arboretum! |
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| David at the Arboretum! |
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| The arboretum! |
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| Elder Truman and Elder Alkonis at the Arboretum! |
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| The arboretum! |
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| The arboretum! |
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| Elder Truman, David, Elder Meads and Elder Alkonis! |
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| Rims in Texas! |
Buenos dias Familia y Amigos!
So this week was pretty good! On Monday some members that the zone leaders live with took a bunch of missionaries out to lunch and then to the Dallas Arboretum, a big and super fancy garden in Dallas where you just walk around and enjoy the scenery. Not exactly what I get excited over, but it was nice and kind of a fun preparation day activity! The English Elders are still living with us. They were about to move back to their apartment until they stopped by to do one last bedbug check, and they found more. So we might be stuck with them for another transfer. Elder Truman's companion is Elder Walters. We go home at the same time. I got to know him pretty well last year about this time when we served near each other. He is a cool kid and a good missionary. The four of us get along pretty well. On Friday we had a zone meeting, and the zone leaders asked me to give a training. Normally I get excited when we have a zone meeting, because that means we don't have district meeting and I don't have to do anything! But Elder Adams and Elder Cheathum took that away from me this week. Giving trainings is definitely not something I enjoy doing, but it went well, and it is good experience for life. So I'm not complaining. The highlight of our week was, of course, General Conference! I learned a lot, had some questions answered, received some good counsel that I am excited to apply into my life, and I was spiritually reenergized with a boost to get me through the next six months! It is hard to distinguish just one central message or theme of the Conference, because every speaker is answering different prayers of different people in different situations. But I do know that God spoke to all of us according to what we needed to hear at this time. Multiple names that I have been praying for lately came to mind during certain talks and I had the thought "hey! this is for _____! I just pray that they are listening right now!" But the great thing about it is that General Conference talks are so accessible these days that we still have a chance!
Here are a few things that stood out to me as I watched General Conference:
-TRUTH is TRUTH and we should not look for ways around it but trust and support the Brethren, having faith that there counsel comes from the Almighty God of TRUTH.
-We should be saints of INTEGRITY with complete loyalty to the Lord, taking accountability upon ourselves for all we do and are.
-Stick to and LIVE the FUNDAMENTALS. In my notes, next to every name that spoke, I put P's and R's and O's every time prayer, scripture study, and obedience were mentioned. My notes are filled with "PRO"s! I wrote down a handful of questions before Conference, and I know doubt received answers to some, but at the same time, as I think about certain questions that I wrote down, something tells me that I already know the answer to these questions. We have been told what we need to do time and time again. We just need to do it!
-I did get Em's mug. She is a pro with this pottery stuff now! Unfortunately, the handle was broken into three pieces when I got it. But fortunately, there's super glue! So I glued it and it is good as new! Thanks Emmy!
-My feet are a lot better and the prescriptions are really working. No need for reinforcements.
-We watched Conference in the chapel and it was absolutely superb!
-There was a pretty nasty storm on Thursday I believe. We went into a rec center because it was looking like it was about to down poor any minute. And sure enough, it did. Then the tornado sirens went off and they told everybody to get in the bathrooms. I was thinking "oh snap this is serious!" Luckily the English Elders showed up right then, so we hussled out to the car, and five minutes later when we showed up to Chik-fil-A it was over and that was it. Last night we woke up to hail hitting the window and some pretty intense thunder, but now it's sunny and just looking like a beautiful day! So we didn't see anything too serious here in Garland.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOST FAVORITE SISTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (to be delivered the day of)
Thank you for the updates on everyone!! I'm super jealous about Jim Gaffigan. Did he do his hot pocket jokes or was it all something you haven't seen before? That sounds like a super good time! I love and miss everybody and I am grateful for all the love and support that I receive from everybody back home! I recently received letters from Dad and Sister Iba. Thank you! Your letters truly make my day! I hope and pray that eveybody has the best week ever!
Elder Williams
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