12/9/13
We definitely did have another amazing week! :) It snowed
like crazy! AND it was Elder Abbott's first time driving in the snow!
Definitely interesting! Haha! I don't have
a lot of time to write this morning BUT I want to tell you guys and a wonderful
and incredible story! There is a man here in Pocatello. He used to chew and drink and live a lifestyle that really wasn't
working very well for him. He also would spend every other 2 weeks working at
the oil fields in South Dakota in a terrible and vulgar work environment.
Overall, it was hard for him to be away from his family and hard for him to
live each day. BUT! This last spring, he stopped chewing, and drinking and
recently quit his job at the oil fields to be home more, to spend more time
with his family and go to church more! The crazy thing is, is he quit his job
without having anything to go back too (something really unlike his
personality). what seemed like quite a gamble really was something he described
as "going with God" :) Also, pretty much the cherry on top of it all
is his family wants to be sealed together soon! He was raised LDS but fell away
for a while but has since returned and is trying to get his life in order! We
have been able to meet with them twice and watched a video called, "The
Mountain of The Lord" last time we were there. The video is all about the
sacrifices that were made to build the magnificent Salt Lake Temple. :)
Overall, he is an incredible inspiration to me. No matter what, God will
provide a way! He interviewed with the Railroad this past sunday and finds out
today if he made it! Keep your fingers crossed! :) I love this wonderful family
and I hope and pray that they make it to the temple and just keep climbing upward
and upward after that. :) Other than that, this week we had Zone Conference! We
got to have a Christmas program, so many good talks and trainings, a slide show
of the mission and a talent show! Man, it was one fun filled morning/afternoon!
:) Over Overall, this week has been wonderful. Elder Abbott and I have had
great opportunities to teach (we even got to speak in Sacrament Meeting about
member missionary work), we got to meet a lot of wonderful people that we are
hoping we will be able to help progress toward the temple and baptism, AND we
had a ton of fun in the snow..... even though it's freezing outside. ;) But, I
promise I'm good! I'm doing well! ;) I hope you have a wonderful and fantastic
week! Be safe and have a WARM and wonderful week!
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