Week 55 7/13/15

7.13.15

Hello dearest family and friends!

This week i will describe in one simple word.

HOT!!!!!!!

I have always appreciated Air Conditioning, However, I have learned that sometimes we do not realize the greatness of the blessings we have until after they are taken away from us. Me and my new companion Elder Platt were fortunate enough to be able to fully appreciate the blessings of A/C this week when ours went out. So, for the last 3 days, we've been a wee bit warm at nights! haha. We put sun barriers in our windows and had fans blowing 24/7 and so we managed to keep it under 86 most of the time, but, we are extremely grateful that it will be fixed today and we will again be able to enjoy the rich blessings of air conditioning in our home! :)

However, the Heat was not just found in our apartments this week! With over 40 % humidity every day and high ninety's, we were left in heat index's pushing 105 every day! It is nice though because people tend to feel bad for you and so we've been able to teach a few lessons in people homes this week that otherwise may have not happened! blessings sometimes come in mysterious ways I guess.

Sadly this week was also a bit of a goodbye. Two of my best friends (Elders Bott and Jackson) went home this week. they faught a good fight and kept the faith. Its always a mixed emotion when your mission friends go home. its sadness and also joy, they are going to kill it out in the real world!

On the plus side my new companion Elder Platt is a stud! we've been getting up at 530 to work out every day and we've really been putting emphasis on prayer. always asking the lord for his spirit. There is a talk we both read called "confidence shall wax strong in the presence of god"

https://devotional.byuh.edu/script/thy-confidence-shall-wax-strong-presence-god

Its awesome, we really want to give it our all this transfer and trust in the lord. Personally i want to be able to live more in the presence of the lord so that at any moment i will be able to teach and testify with power and authority. so, im going to be working on that a lot! PMG gave 6 specific points im going to try to work on!

-Pray for the spirit

-purify your heart

-Keep the commandments

-Treasure up the words of god diligently

-teach so others can understand

-exercise faith.

(on pmg page 3-4)

i invite yall to read the talk and perhaps check those pages out in Preach my gospel. it gives really great insight on how to have to spirit with you always!

Well, that's all for today, i love all of you!