Nyob zoo!!!
This week was a crazy one!! here are some of the
highlights!
-President and Sister Clark went home!! Which is SUPER
sad. But, our new Mission President, President Mackay, came in! My companion
and I had the privilege of meeting him on Sunday as we were leaving church; he
is AWESOME!! It's really different not seeing that name tag on President Clark,
but at the same time, I know that this is the man that is now receiving
guidance and counsel from our Heavenly Father on how the work is going to best
progress here in the central valley!!!
-We found a cool new investigator named Vue. He's met
with the missionaries pretty recently in the past and he is definitely
considering baptism!! We need to help him see the importance of the Book of
Mormon and then he will be set!!!
- On Sunday I got up and bore my testimony. The theme of
fast and testimony meeting that day was definitely the importance of families, 2 members hadn't gotten up and talked about deceased
members of their own family (one a spouse, the other about their youngest child). I got up and bore my
testimony about my own family and some of the things I've learned from them. I
really pointed out 2 qualities that have stuck out to me in my life.
My mom's self-less love. My mom has hauled and continues
to haul around all of us kids to our different activities that we do. Most of
her day seems to be spent in the car doing things for us kids!!! And when she
does have a moment to herself..it's not long lived before we need to be taken
somewhere again. My mother could very easily say no, but she loves us,
unconditionally. Even though we don't deserve any of the things we ask for, she
continues to give and give for us just to see us be happy. I'm so grateful for
my mom's selfless love and hope to emulate that to my own children in the
future.
My dad's selfless service. My dad serves EVERYONE! He has
always been willing to drop what he is doing to help someone in need. That has
helped me see something important. The Savior served EVERYONE that could be
served! if someone needed his help, he was there. He didn't say, "Hold on
a second." He stopped and went and ministered to those in need. I'm sure
my dad has lots of other things he could be doing, but when someone needs help
moving, or maybe needs help building a shed, etc...my dad is there. This is
something that I feel I am picking up on more and more as I go and I love it. I
LOVE helping people, I love the joy that comes across people's faces as i get
to help them, no matter what it is!!!
I love you all!! Have a great week!!
Elder Richardson
I was able to go see Noah's baptism in my old area. I had the privilege of working with their family. His dad was able to baptize him. When he saw me walk in he ran up and gave me a huge hug. It was awesome.
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