Family!
The highlight of
course for this week was general conference. I was super excited to
listen to it, and I wasn't disappointed! After Elder Ballard's talk, I'm
expecting all of you to read through Preach My Gospel... =) I really
liked something said by Elder Hallstrom during the priesthood session. He
said something along the lines of "The purpose of General Conference is
only fulfilled if we are willing to act, willing to change." There
are always things that we can do better in our lives, and I enjoy the
opportunity to receive personal revelation at general conference for how I can
improve and be a better person. I went in to general conference with some
questions, and I came out with a whole bunch of answers. I know that as
we sincerely study the messages and look for ways we can improve, the Lord will
help us know things we can change to become more like our Savior. I also
liked one of President Monson's closing remarks about how we should all take
the time to review and study the conference messages.
Well, as always, this
week was filled with a whole bunch of experiences. It started with me
cutting my hair again right after emailing last Monday. I decided to try
and do it fancy and do different lengths. It wasn't too bad, but I've
still got some room for improvement... On April Fool's day we received
two voicemails on our phone from Sister Porter. On one of them
she said that they had just got a call from Salt Lake, and our mission would be
receiving iPads very soon, and on the other she said "Happy
April Fools!" But the messages got mixed up, so we got the
"Happy April Fools" message first! It was a nice try... =)
We taught a guy this
week who told us of a dream he had recently had. He was in this place,
and before him were two paths. One was like a highway: straight and
wide and easy to follow. Lots of people were telling him to follow
that path; they told him that it was the path that led to happiness. The
second path was a narrow, winding trail that looked a lot more difficult
to follow. Even though everyone was telling the other path was
right, he said he knew that the trail was the way he should go. That
morning I had been studying in 3 Nephi and had read 3 Nephi
14:13-14 which talked about two paths. I was able to share those verses
with him and explain to him that he could follow that narrow path by following
Christ and being baptized. It was a cool experience for me, and it
reaffirmed to me that the Lord guides both investigators and
missionaries.
I taught about
footnotes for the first time this past week! We recently met this super
awesome family, and when we introduced them to the Book of Mormon, the mother
asked us what the "tiny letters above the words" were!
I've never had anyone ask me that! So we were excited about that.
We had a guy run away
from us in an apartment complex. He was walking across the lawn, and
we asked him how he was doing, but he just kept on walking. I was pretty
sure he was ignoring us, but just in case he hadn't heard us, we started
walking after him. He saw us walking up to him, and he just kept
on walking. He went around a corner, and when we got there just
a few seconds later, he was gone! The only way he could have
disappeared is if he had sprinted around the building and gone into a door on
the other side! So yeah, we are scary I guess.
In the English ward
here a missionary just barely returned home from Guatemala. His mom
had us come over for dinner the following day so he would have someone to
speak Spanish with. His Spanish was amazing! I wish my Spanish
could be that good. I can get it good to a certain point, but I don't
think it will ever be like his was. He was around people who spoke Spanish
for 2 whole years, so he learned it on the streets. I've learned a
lot of Spanish from natives, but I don't spend as much time around them,
so there's some things that I'll never really master, like the slang or
country-specific vocab. Those were just observations I made in
talking with this RM. I also got a glimpse of what it will be like to
come home in just over a year. It will be weird. =)
I think that's about
all. Today we are finally fulfilling our dreams and going to the Dayton
Air Force Museum! I'll send you some pictures of it next week!
Love,
Elder Foote
P.S. By the way, thanks for the conference package!
We watched all 5 sessions of conference at the church, and we got the package
just as we were headed out the door for the first session on Saturday.
Perfect timing! You're the best!
Love,
Elder Foote
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