January 20

Hey!!

 

This week has gone by really fast. It always seems that there is something going on and something that we need to do. I have to honest though as I look back over this past week there really isn't too much for me to report on. We have really spent a lot of time working on the "Rescue" and trying to find people to teach that have gotten lost. That is a major focus right now in our mission and especially within our ward.

 

But there were a few really cool things that happened this week though. Jeff got the Priesthood on Sunday which was really cool. It is really interesting to me how much it means to him. Growing up in the church boys just get the priesthood and that is all there is to it. But that isn't something that Jeff has grown up with so he is so honored to have that opportunity to be part of that brotherhood of God. It really makes me think how much being a holder of the priesthood should mean to me.

 

We have also been working with another family to try and get her to accept a baptismal date but they haven't been keeping any of their commitments to read... So we committed them to read the Book of Mormon everyday as a couple. We set up that we would send them a text every night and remind them to read and give them a "scripture of the day." Well on Sunday they didn't make it to church so we were really disappointed about that but then during Sunday school we got a text from them saying that their 2 year old had a really bad cold and that is why they didn't make it to church. Also in that text they said that they decided to give us the daily scripture reminder and gave us a scripture to read. That was so cool!!

 

Today was really fun. We were talking with Sister Metler last Monday and talking about how we were missing the snow. So today the Metlers took us up to Mt. Hood so that we could see/play in the snow. That was really fun but really different than the snow in Idaho. It was really wet and mostly ice. It was still a lot of fun.

 

Thanks for all that you do for me. I am so grateful for the opportunity that I have to serve the Lord. I love you all so much!!

 

Dustin