April 30, 2012

Hey Family!

Things are slowing down for us a bit this week. Purdue is having finals this week so every one that we are teaching that is going to Purdue are graduate students, and are slammed with studies. So unfortunate it hasn't been very busy this week. It really effects us when stuff happens at Purdue. But all is well even tho we didn't teach to many lesson we did however do alot of service. That is always a nice change and is quite refreshing to be able to do some service every once and a while. We did alot of yard work, I also did some sheet rocking, some gardening, rebuilt some lawnmowers. So all in all it was a pretty good week for some service. We also moved 2 families this week. One nonmember and one member family. It was pretty cool, the non member family is from Mountain Home.  They are here because he grew up here and they are both going to Purdue. So it was really fun to be with some good ole Idaho folk. Even tho most of the ward here are Idahoans. This week I had an unfortunate event happen that was kinda heartbreaking. As a district leader I get the privilege to interview candidates for baptism from the members of the district. Our wonderful sisters have been working with an older gentleman that had a baptismal date for this weekend. At the interview this fellow and I were talking and I was getting to know him. He is amazing. He use to be a truck driver for a potato farm in Burley way back in the day. It was pretty cool. But as I interviewed him  it became very clear that he was not living the word of wisdom and had strait up lied to the sisters about not drinking  coffee. To me discomfort I could not let him undertake that covenant of baptism. It was heart wrenching to see him confess to the sisters that he had not been living the word of wisdom and that he could not be baptised. This week my testimony has grown immensely of the spiritual gift of discernment. I have also gained a greater testimony of the book of Mormon and the spiritual guidance that it has provided for not only me, but also for my companion. We have been having like a family scripture study as a companionship. It has been absolutely amazing. The spirit has been super duper strong as we read the words of Christ and to talk about how they apply to them in their individual life. I hope and pray that everyone takes a little bit more effort this week in feasting upon the words of Christ. I love you all and hope that you have a great week!