Companion: Elder Christensen
Flablam!!
The day is here and it came oh so fast!
This week has just flown by and I blame transfers, conference,
appointments, ward members, and Heavenly Father. :)
Thanks
for the Easter box! I loved it and am working on my duck calls now :0
I think Elder Jones was about ready to smack it out of my hands haha!
Like a kid trying to learn the violin for the first time.
Transfers
went great. I was good to go back into Independence and see all my
mission buds! Some went home this transfer which is crazy. It was sad
to see Elder Jones leave, but I know it was for the best and that the
Lord has His hand in this work. He was transferred to Raytown, which is
right next to my old area in Independence so I know it pretty well
actually. I was excited for him to go there. My new companion is Elder
Christensen from Idaho Falls, ID. He is a great guy! He has been out
for 20 months so he is on the down low, but not trunky non the less!
This is going to be a great transfer. I am grateful to have a companion
who has been out longer than me, I have been learning a lot from him
and that's what I need.
General Conference
was so great!! I loved it so much and it always seems to be exactly
what my missionary brain needs. Conference in the mission field is
amazing, I have never loved it more! It is such a great opportunity to
better yourself and get a nice spiritual recharge. I wouldn't have minded
if they had done another couple sessions! My favorite talk I would have
to say was Elder Kevin Pearson. I have always loved the tree of life
and how much is in that and he helped me see a lot of what I was
missing! I also loved Ucthdorf's talk on grace, really deep and
profound. A lot to think about. Can't wait for the next Ensign to come
out so I can read them all again.
That was
pretty crazy about the opposing sustaining's in the 2nd session. Never
heard of that happening before. But, these are the last days and there
are going to be many people who are going to try and raise a rebellion
against the truth. Thomas S. Monson is the prophet on the earth today
and that is all that matters. :) I'm sure Heavenly Father will do what
is needed to those people who rejected him. ;) The picture you sent was really funny!! :D
So Bobbi our investigator is doing well! We had plans to watch General Conference with her and have dinner as well Saturday
afternoon session, but that ended up not working out, but she still
watched General Conference by herself! That was great news. She said
she didn't feel anything too special that stuck out to her specifically
and that it was really boring. I just wanted to say, "Are you sure you
were weren't watch Joe Olestein?" haha! I was so surprised because I got
so much out of it. So we asked her to watch the Woman's session and
see how she likes that. She is now on date to be baptized on the 18th of April, so we are praying for her!
Overall,
Heavenly Father is just so good to us. Our mission president, President Vest shared something from Brad Wilcox this past letter to
us. There was one line I really liked out of it.
"The Atonement is not just about sins but also struggles."
This
has proven to be so true as we go about our days with whatever struggle
it may be. He is always there and always knows. One thing that I
really like in conference was the analogy of our church being like a
hospital and we are the patients, trying to become better.
Love you my wonderful family!!
Love,
Elder Shoemaker
My New Companion - Elder Christensen (with possible edits..ha ha)
Elder Shoemaker and Elder Christensen -- New Duo!
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