Hey Everyone!
I can't believe another week has already flown by! There's been a ton of things that happened this week, so I'll probably only get to share some highlights, yet again. I don't think I'll ever get to fully tell you all about the crazy adventures we get to have each day, or else my email would be forever long! Anyway, we've had a couple pretty great experiences this week that I wanted to tell y'all about!
The first was that on Tuesday we had a lesson with an awesome family where we watched "The Touch of the Master's Hand". It's a super old movie, but it was still really awesome and the spirit was strong. We also had a couple other super spiritual lessons, one of which was on Friday where we talked about the Plan of Salvation and it was just awesome. There was another spiritual lesson with a lady who's best friend growing up was a member and she basically just wanted to ask us a bunch of questions, so it was cool to see the spirit guiding our answers and to see her change as we talked.
Of course, I can't fail to mention how awesome the members are here, especially since we have a meal most everyday. But, more importantly they're doing missionary work! It's super awesome to see the members - especially the youth - invite their friends and neighbors to learn more about the church and the impact it has, and the strengthening affect it has on their testimonies. It's pretty neat to see.
Of particular note, was of course Saturday! Those are like the best days here in Choctaw, and this one was particularly good! The Harrah Band was having a pancake breakfast, and since there are a couple members in the band that would be performing there they bought us some tickets to come eat and listen to them. It was super neat, especially because there were a ton of people there! Later that day, after doing some studies and other important things we went to eat lunch with a couple members, because they wanted to buy us hamburgers at the high school soccer game's concession stand. It was super awesome for one because the lady working the concession stand wouldn't take the members money, and also because the members ended up being asked questions by people about the church just because we were there for a short time. It was awesome! Then we got to go out and help the Grants clear some brush for their fence line they're putting up to get ready to have some cattle, and that was a blast. Their home teacher is awesome and was there even longer than we were! It was super awesome because their home teach is also the Elders Quorum President and yesterday he opened it up for this next Saturday for anyone who wants to come help to get some work done, so that was awesome. That night was of course awesome because we had dinner with a ton of members since the family that signed up was also having a birthday party for their little girl, and it was just a ton of fun. Then we got to play volleyball with some members and a couple investigators and so it was just a fantastic day!
Well... since this email is already a touch longer than I wanted it to be, I'll have to just do a quick list of scriptures I found I liked in my studies this week with a couple talks that I enjoyed.
- 2 Nephi 6:9
- 2 Nephi 9:4
- 2 Nephi 9:19
- 2 Nephi 9:23
- 2 Nephi 9:39-40
- 2 Nephi 9:51
- 2 Nephi 10:23-25
- 2 Nephi 11:8
- D&C 38:23-27
- D&C 38:40-41
- D&C 39:6
- D&C 39:10-12
- D&C 41:5
- Romans 8:16-17
- "Faithful Parents and Wayward Children"
- "These Things I know"
- "Come, Join With Us"
That's all I got for this week! Love y'all!
'Til Next Time,
Elder Jordan Nielson
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