This week was a lot of the same as last week, we tried to contact a lot of people and no one was home or was interested. We did a lot of service chopping wood and raking leaves though. Pretty much every morning we go chop wood or rake leaves with Robert. Robert is about 60 he's a black guy and has only been a member for about a year, his favorite thing to say is he is a member of the RESTORED gospel haha hes super funny.
We had 2 lessons this week and we took him with us to one of them, he fell asleep about half way through and started snoring! So I said "Robert! (to get him awake) how did you come to know the Book of Mormon is true?" he jerked awake and he ended up bearing a super powerful testimony about the book of mormon and at the end he read moroni 10:3-5 to Earl our investigator and when he finished reading he stood up an yelled "Amen! I Testify!" in his aweome accent haha he's the best, we take him tracting with us too, he just hangs out with all the Elders. If Every member was as excited about missionary work as Robert the whole world would be converted.
Conference! conference was awesome!, I think this is the first time in all of my 18 years of conference sessions I didn't fall asleep. Not even once. I watched all 10 hours and didn't fall asleep.
My favorite talks were Elder Oaks talk on saturday about the family proclamation, it was awesome and makes me realize how lucky we are to have that knowledge. I loved the quote someone else gave from Elder Oaks that says "salvation is personal, but exhaltation is a family matter" or something along those lines.
The next one was Tad R. Callister's talk about the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith. Holy cow that talk was awesome! And the last was Neil L. Anderson's, this was my favorite, about how conference is inspired directly from Christ and that what they're telling us is what Jesus wants us to hear.
Also between sessions on sunday we had a huge potluck with all the members who watch conference at the church with us and after that we have a Joke/ story class before the last session, some elders started it a few years ago and its been going on in this ward ever since. the kids love it haha we all put our names in a jar and the kids pull draw names and if they draw you you have to go up and tell a joke or a funny story to the whole class. the called me and my joke was, "What did one ocean say to the other? Nothing they just waved" har har har yeah that was the best I could do......
In other news, it's finally decided to be fall around here and I'm excited! It's getting colder and colder which means no more sweaty bikerides, but also means I'm going to freeze my butt off haha I'll let you know in the spring time which is worse, the cold or the heat.
Thanks for all the love and packages and letters! You guys are the best I love you alll.
Elder McArthur
Our zone between sessions of conference
District meeting shenanigans
Last P day's hike
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