Before I say anything else, it rained last night. I haven't seen rain in like five months. Wow. Everything smells weird. Deserts are weird.
It's been the best week ever out here in good ol' Cal City! The week started out a little slow because Elder Simpson was still sick, but we built up momentum pretty quick and things turned out great.
We had zone conference this week. The whole first half was all about how when we get smart phones we are the bosses of the phones, not the other way around. They're tools to help us do missionary work (and whatever other important things we do after the mission, I dunno. What even comes after the mission, I forget.) We also talked a lot about making a spiritual connection when finding.
We got to see another case of instant blessings when we put what we learned at zone conference to work the next day. The very first door we knocked on, we really tried to do as we'd practiced. We definitely weren't perfect, but it worked anyway- we found a really cool lady from Syracuse in New York, who knew a little bit about the Church and thought the blessings we were offering sounded good. Neat.
We were walking along after trying to visit a couple people in our neighborhood when we heard a lady shout out "LDS!" Yes that's us. "Mormon boys! Come here!" It was a less-active lady who'd moved a while back, but just moved back into town. We helped her carry some furniture around and she told us about how she knew it was time for her to come back to church. We gave her our bishop's number and ours, and when church started, so hopefully we'll be seeing her there from now on. Funny enough, lots of people seem to be calling us 'Mormon boys' recently. Maybe we just look really young.
Also got to meet with James again this week. He's the one who ordered the bible. He's a great guy, but still thinks we do bible studies! Just wait James, we do lots more than that! We talked to him about the Plan of Salvation, and he seemed to really know it already, which is cool. People are taught stuff by the Spirit.
I was sad to hear that President Monson passed away, but he's likely doing much better in the Spirit World. He's there with his wife and he can visit all those widows he used to visit as a bishop. It's just like it says in the Doctrine and Covenants- the faithful elders of this dispensation continue their labors on the other side of the veil. Only now, they're not constrained by the many physical troubles we have here. They could teach all day! I better learn to love the work like President Monson did while I'm here. His life can be a great example to us- "These, the marks of a true finisher, will be as a lamp to our feet in the journey through life. Ever beckoning us onward and lifting us upward is He who pleaded 'come, follow me.'"
I'm really grateful for the way succession in the presidency of the church works. It's easy to see God's hand in how each man gets to the office of prophet. President Nelson will be a wonderful leader, I know it. I know President Monson was a man of God, called to lead this church, and that the keys still reside with the current President of the Twelve.
I hope you all have a great week!
Elder Adams
PS I'm Canadaizing, I really wanted to spell labors with a u for a minute there. Labours.
Pic 1: Me and my tall blonde sons.
Pic 2: E Lancaster zone
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