Hey! So week 5 down, and it was a week of highlights for sure. I'll just give it to ya quick.
I'm a zone leader and 50% of my zone left this week...so awkward. But Saturday we got to go to the Conference Center...Best experience ever.
We missed all but the first talk of the morning session, because we were riding up. (There were 7 coach busses, but ours got canceled, so we rode up in MTC vans...why me?) We sat in conference, and looked out at over 20,000 church members, and sang to them. The spirit was STRONG. Not to mention you could see apostles poking their heads up over their chairs to look at us, which was cool.
I loved how Elder Eyring did the sustaining votes, any opposed........far off "opposed!".....please manifest it. I think my favorite talk this conference was the one by President Nelson about Joy. But also, Elder Rasband about if you felt to sing the song of redeeming joy, I would ask can you feel so now?
I think people forgetting spiritual experiences is a big factor in why people leave the church. We got to eat lunch, and dinner at the conference center in a little theatre place. They must have plays or operas in there, which is cool. And we got to go in secret rat tunnels through the conference center...okay, they were normal tunnels, but it was cool to walk under and around the building.
Also the organ on the screen looks HUGE, but in real life it looks a LOT smaller, its weird. I got to touch the organ, didn't play it, but its basically the same thing.
On the way back we had to ride in a prison bus, or so the driver called it. It was a schoolbus bus, without ac, but it did have seatbelts, and we had to wear them---uggghghg!...
I couldn't take notes on Saturday, because we couldn't take anything, and we got back just in time to see priesthood, so we had to go straight there.
Sunday was SWEET! I loved the messages that were shared. Also, the devotional that night was by BYU Vocal Point, and they sang the 'Come, Come Ye Saints' song we listened to all the time, among other cool songs.
Also there have been 3 cases to date, where a missionary in our zone had pink eye, in both eyes..nasty! We have soap for a reason.
Our companionship changed. Now I only have one companion, because the other one is companions with a Thai elder who couldn't leave for medical reasons. He'll be going in 2 weeks, and we'll be a tripanionship again.
Happy removal day to Derek!!! 25 years since you were removed, keep em coming, am I right?
Have A great week everyone!
Elder H
Also, the other day, this mans Xander, maybe you've heard of him, wore light brown dress shoes, navy pants, a black shirt and a PINK tie to school!! Pray for that kid. I thought it was hilarious! Just know we all prayin for ya, Xander. It sounds like he's followin in dad's fashion footsteps, which are hard to fill, but he's doing a great job.
This is me being sad. We couldn't take cameras to the conference center to snag a picture with President Monson, (Tommy boy). But this week was great anyway.
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