Did you Know? If you think through things, it's WAY easier in both the long run and generally the short run.
So much happened this week:
-- We put Angel on date! He didn't like the number 14, so he bumped it up to 12:) What a pal!
-- We biked through the rain to give brownies to Claudia (who was a recent convert friend in Windy Ridge then moved here, in case I haven't said that enough) and she was THERE!! THAT'S never happened before! We got to bring her some love, chocolate, and ...a little chastisement. #alreadylessactive :(
-- We drove up to a baptism in the Valencia area where Hna Robbins was before this. Baptisms are so cool! You just feel so good in that moment right after they come out of the water. Mmm. The Holy Ghost :)
-- The ward figured out I play piano. Estoy frito!
-- We got a call from a Brother Storm who lives in one of the other 49 states of America, and he gave us the information for a less active who wants to come back to church. [For those of you who HAVE served missions, you know that sometimes these are not the most solid of referrals, so... slacking happens. Sorry.] But then, about 5 hours later, we're literally between parking our bikes and walking up to the front door of our investigator's house when we get a phone call from the mission office. There's no delaying those calls, but upon answering, it turns out that our beloved ..."Secretary"(??) had just received a call 100% Spanish phone call and called us with the number to call back. It turns out that it was the SAME LESS-ACTIVE MEMBER! Apparently, she really DID want to come back! We pulled some strings (and a couple teeth) and got her to church. She's the cutest!! We'll pump her up full of love and hope, then send her back to Colombia in 4 months! ... :(
That was about it. But I read a super cool talk that explains WHY we need a body; think about it: Why DO you need a body?? Well, let Elder Bednar tell you! It's a fabulous talk called "Ye are the Temple of God." I invite all of you to read it! But here's my favorite quote: "The body that has been given to us was for the purpose of allowing the spirit to exalt itself to a nobler condition. The lightning that is seen flashing from cloud to cloud, from mountain top to mountain top, is an electrical force that may tear down buildings, set fire to property, and destroy life. Conduct electricity through the dynamo wire, and motor, and behold its wonderful results working for the service of man, accomplishing something under the control of a physical instrument, it thus becomes a power for good. So with steam, if allowed to evaporate freely it does little good, but restrain it in the boiler, send it through the engine, and under its power you may travel across the continent or sail from shore to shore. And so, too, with this highest, most potent of all spiritual forces, the intelligence that is in man; enshrine it in a spiritual body, that it may have the experiences of spiritual life; and then give it a physical body, that it may enter into and obtain the joy and experiences of physical life, and you have enlarged its powers immeasurably.”
Mmm. On that note, Ciao!!
I LUV CHURCH! Alejandra made it!
The one time we remembered to take a picture...
Because it was raining SUPER hard and biking in lightning is scary.
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