Get Thee Off the Mountain

Hey all!

Our car got stuck on a mountain this morning and then we got a flat tire. Four hours of rolling in the dirt later, I am finally here to email.

It's been the best week ever here in California City, mostly because I am the judge of how the week went and I say it's the best.

We actually spent a terrible amount of time driving and in Palmdale this week. Zone conference, doctor appointment, etc. The usual nonsense. It was weird to drive through Lancaster though, it feels like I've been away a lot longer than just six months.

Thanksgiving was cool! We got to eat with our ward mission leader and his family. I really appreciate people opening their homes and their traditions to us, I think that's what I've been the most grateful for this holiday season so far. And obviously, we ate leftovers for the rest of time afterwards.

On Saturday we tried again to get in contact with Nicole. We hadn't heard anything from her in almost two weeks, so we were worried! We'd stopped by her house and called her and texted, and she never responded. So I felt like we should at least try texting her to see how her thanksgiving was. She responded several hours later, saying it was good and asking if we could find her a ride to church. YES. I felt like Oprah. You get a ride, and you get a ride, everyone gets a ride to the church! I was so happy to hear from her and that she's still interested.

It was a good sacrament meeting, too- we had three returned missionaries all speaking on the same Sunday! Hopefully with that boost, and the Light The World initiative for this year, we'll be able to see more incredible miracles!

I find it awesome how the introduction video for this year's Light The World cuts between the service people give now and the service the Savior gave to individuals. Really it's almost the same thing- just instead of the Savior doing the work, it's men and women who've covenanted to take upon them the name of Christ and serve Him. We know the the service of our fellow beings is the service of our God, so what better way to fulfill the divine mandate to serve? It's an awesome thing too, because it's not complicated- we call our parents. We donate money and water. We reach out to our neighbors and friends. Cumulatively, all the little things we do add up to make the world a better place. It's like one of my favorite quotes goes: "The telling blows against evil are struck one act of love at a time."

Thank you for all your support everyone! Go #lighttheworld!
Elder Adams