Um,so I got ET'd, (emergency
transferred...) Yeah, that was fun. It was so unexpected, hence the reason why
it's called an ET. That all happened on Saturday. Anyway, let me explain this
week.
Monday
We had p-day. We started
with going and picking up Sholtes. Then we all went to Winco and went shopping
for the week. After, we then went to the library and emailed for four hours. That
was long. From there we went to the post office, got some boxes, which I'm
sending one home this week. Then we drove to the stake center and played some games
with Sholtes. Elder Call got a game called Age of War. It’s a pretty fun game.
Later that night, we went on an exchange with Sholtes. Elder Allsop went to Sholtes
with Elder Jolly, and Elder Call came with us to Lakewood. So, we went to
dinner. After we had a lesson with the Lawson's. We taught them about the Holy
Ghost and the Godhead. After, we went and saw some more people. Then we ended
the night with coming home.
Tuesday
We started the day with
a lesson with an investigator named J.R. We talked about the Book of Mormon
with him. He was a former from the past, but he said he didn't remember much
from the lessons. After the lesson, we went to BW's with the zone leaders. We
had a fun time there. Then we went home and had comp study. After, we went and
saw some people in Carols Creek and the Lodge. Later that night, we had dinner.
Then we went to our lesson with Jordan and talked about the priesthood with
him. Then we went down to Sholtes and exchanged back.
Wednesday
We had district meeting.
Elder Oaks instructed on Faith, Hope, and Charity. After, we went home. We had
lunch and did comp study. We went and saw some people after, and later we had a
lesson with Nikki. We just read scriptures with her like normal. After, we had
dinner. Sister Schwagert was our dinner for that night, and she made sure we
had a good Valentine’s dinner. After, we went and saw some people before our
meeting with Bishop.
Thursday...
So, um, I don't know
what happened Thursday. We had nothing planned, and Elder Oaks was really
depressed, so we stayed in all day, except in the morning for a move we helped
someone with. It took us 4 hours. After, we then stayed in the apartment for
the rest of the day... I don't why! Elder Oaks never told us why he was down,
plus he's the senior comp so he would not get up to go do the work. He slept
for most of the day. Later that night we did get up to go have dinner with Brother
Noe at Junk Yard Grill, my last time getting to go there. That really ended our
night, besides going back home and chilling...
Friday
We had the food bank.
After, we went home, had lunch, and sat in the apartment again. We thought that
the work was going to happen, but Elder Oaks just sat there and did nothing, so
we gave up on him and went to go study. Later that night, we had a lesson with
Harlie and Jordan. Elder Oaks planned it out! If he had enough energy to do
that, why didn't we go work for the day? Ugh, it made me so mad. We taught
about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. After we went home and ended the night.
Saturday
I got ET'd to the Lake Wattcom
Ward in B-Ham (Bellingham)!!!! I am so glad I'm back in my birth area. The
assistants called me up that morning and told me to pack my bags because they
were going to pick me up in like an hour to go to B-Ham. Elder Milner sprained
his ankle, so I went to a baptism in Mount Vernon with the assistants. After,
we switched me with the B-ham zone leaders, and they drove me to my new area
with Elder Milner and Elder Valencic. I am now their designated driver because neither
of them can drive. The whole day we went and saw people and had lessons during
the day. I really can’t remember who they were with, but this area is doing
pretty well.
Sunday
It snowed up here. We
had ward council and church in the morning as well. The wind picked up and
pushed a lot of trees down up here. We went and saw a lot of people. I'll talk
more about the people next week, because I don't know the area yet.
Well, that's this week
for you, I just want to end with a spiritual thought. I haven't done one in a
long time, but I've been reading The Infinite Atonement, and I want to share
some words from it.
Talking about the
Atonement, Tad R. Calaster said:
"A person studying
the Atonement is somewhat like the man who retreats to his mountain cabin to
enjoy the scenery. If he looks out the window to the east, he will see the
snow-capped peaks of the Rockies; but if he fails to examine the view on the
west, he will miss the crimson-streaked sunset on the horizon; if he neglects
the scene to the north, he will never see the shimmering emerald lake; and if
he bypasses the window on the south he will fail to witness the wild flowers in
all their brilliant glory, dancing in the gentle mountain breeze. Beauty besets
him in every direction. So it is with the Atonement. Regardless of our vantage
point it is glorious to behold. Every principle underlying it, every
consequence flowing from it, rewards our intellect, animates our emotions, and
enlivens out spirit. It is a doctrine for all seasons..."
Such a doctrine must be
studied with that much depth and focus, otherwise we cannot fully understand
why God, our Father in Heaven gave it to us through his son Jesus Christ.
Brothers and Sisters, I ask, have you ever studied the Atonement with so much
depth? If not, I challenge you to do so. I know it will help you, and as I've
been doing it, it’s helped me to really see how much my Savior loved me, to do
this marvelous work for me. I know He lives, and I leave this witness with you
all in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Elder Hammond
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