Day 251

How was your week?

My week was good, although fairly busy, Except saturday.. Saturday was sooooooper slow. Other than that, it was great!

What did you end up doing with all your extra K's?

We just didn't do anything, Hopefully they won't reduce our K Allotment.

How's Eric the pizza guy?

Eric the Pizza guy is getting closer, but he's got a long way to go. He keeps trying to imagine a situation where he is in charge of his destiny, Kind of thinks that prayer and luck and that stuff exist because people believe it does. Ticks me off ;)

Is Tess interested also?

Yes, she is the driving factor. She would like to be baptised, but the only thing holding her back is that she's still living with Eric, with a kid, Moving out would be difficult and she hasn't shown that she's ready for that.

So are you enjoying this area more than swift or is swift special just because it was you first area?

I do like this area quite a bit, I think I do like it more than swift, but that could be just because I'm here right now. We do however have a meal every day this week, that's really amazing :)

Best Moment?

We ran into one of our investigators who lost someone they loved, at Walmart. She ran up to me and was going to hug me and then stopped, and said "oh I was going to give you a hug but your a missionary" and I said "yeah I know it's lame right?" then she hugged me anyway. I don't know her that well, but it was nice, then she told us about how she'd been struggling. So we listened. We had just prayed before that we could run into someone that needed us, and then we ran into four people that we knew and were able to help in some small way. That's the best moment. 

Did Eric do his reading assignment?

Nope, what a slacker. We are supposed to meet with him this week.

Any new PI's

Not really. :/ a few I guess.

What made you laugh this week?

A lot of things, I'm hilarious. Naww just kidding, but I do make it a point to laugh everyday. You know those laughs that come from your stomach and make your whole body shake. Most of the time When we go to Eric and Tess' house we laugh a lot, Eric is pretty funny. Do you know why the lamanites legs were sore? Because of all the Knee Fights!

Why didn't the nephites have a dinner? because Moroni hid the plates!!!

What did you learn this week?

Faith is Power. Power from on high to do work and improve. Faith is reading your scriptures, staying healthy, Praying, going to church. Faith is a Verb, it's what you do. #Ifaithprettyhard #doyoufaith When we sin it damns or stops our progression, If we are experiencing a time when we are not progressing, it's probably because of something that we are doing that is wrong, or something we are not doing. If we continue to show faith, and learn and grow. we will progress. Also, President Uctdorf said that "If we are going the right direction, it will always be uphill" But I learned that hill isn't so much a mountain, It's probably more of a handicap ramp. We just take slow and simple steps, and we can make it up. The mountain we are called to climb is handicap accessible. We are human, therefore we are handicapped. It's not easy, it's not comfortable, but it will never be too hard or too uncomfortable to bear. Don't focus on all things, focus on the most important. Lastly, It is near impossible to change, unless you change something small that you do everyday.

What do you and elder Peirson Poulson do for fun this week?

It's always a lot of fun to go to member appointments. Especially with the Christiansens. Did you know that Brother Christensen is the son of Dr. (Gordon?) Christensen. He's like a world renowned dentist. Any dentist would know who he is.

This week was good. We had quite a bit of service in the last week. Being a missionary is Great!

Love Elder Peterson