Mar 17,
2014
This
week we went on exchange; Elder Plyler came to Waterville with me. I was very
excited to teach Barbara, the daughter of Charles and Jeanette, who haven't
been to church in a few years. She is twenty and recently had a baby boy. Jeanette
is going to stop smoking in a little while (we're working on it), so we talked
about how the Holy Spirit can strengthen us with assurances of peace. They
unfortunately did not make it to church this week, though they intended to
previously. We also taught Damian, Dennis, and Rachel. Rachel is the only
member in her family and is returning to activity. Our lesson was a little bit
crazy; we put Damian in a giant trash bag with his head sticking out to
symbolize sinning (your parents have told you a million times not to do that).
You can move around in the bag UNTIL we suck out all the air with a vacuum
cleaner. Then you're stuck. Satan has you. But through the Atonement you can be
freed if you repent! (the point of the lesson)! Unfortunately, they didn't come
to church either! What's up with that?! Anyways, most of the exchange was spent
baking cookies and shoveling snow. We met some very nice people while
shoveling, and when we took cookies to the Bishop he invited us in for a
lesson.
The last
three days in a row I saw the sun. I don't even know what to think. Wait a sec,
YES I DO! I FORGOT HOW BRIGHT IT COULD BE OUTSIDE! I LOVE IT!
Me in my
work suit. Just kidding, we didn't have time to change and it was only for a
little while.
LOVE,
Elder Jon Harrison Richins
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