Ican't get
over how witty that title is.
I will
explain shortly.
So, this
week was pretty darn cool.
First of
all, you need to know a little bit of info: I was on exchanges
with Elder Millard last transfer, and I got him to finally tell me
about what his favorite desert from back home is. He told me it
was strawberry rhubarb pie. I thought, "Okay, heck no.
I'm not making that. That sounds hard." and kind of
jokingly said that if he got me a recipe, I would make it for him.
But then... he got me the recipe.
This week
started out by me baking a Strawberry Rhubarb Pie on p-day for Elder
Millard, who's birthday is actually in a few days.
How we got
this rhubarb is a miracle actually. You see, we were on the
street, contacting people, not really making a whole lot of
friends... when we met a guy named Sanya. I know. Weird name
for a guy. It's short for Alexander here. Anywho, he said
that he'd be into chatting with us some time, and gave us his number.
FAST FOREWARD!! We call Sanya to meet with us, and he
says that he's bringing us a surprise from his Dacha (house that is
not in the city). Sure enough, he shows up with rhubarb.
The thing
is, I don't know the first thing about rhubarb, or how long it stays
fresh... so I decided to make it as soon as I possibly could.
ANYWHO!!
PIE. I made one. You know when Nephi was commanded to
build a boat, but had no clue how to make a boat? Well... I'm
not drawing any parallels or anything... but... yeah. The
miracles just seem too crazy to be coincidental.
Unfortunately,
this whole incident did not mean that Sanya became an investigator.
In fact, whe only really could keep communication with him long
enough for him to give us rhubarb. Darn.
Okay, so
then the rest of this week. We at the pie at district meeting,
and it was amazing. I have been given a surprise gift on my
mission that I'm really excited about, just so you all know.
Now the
title -- We spent our last weekend with the other Elder's, because we
needed to do exchanges with them for this transfer, and we don't have
any hot water in our apartment. These two are part of the
oldest group in the mission, and therefore, old folks. It was a
lot funnier when I typed it up at first. I chuckled about it
for a solid 2 minutes. What happened to my sense of humor....
I digress.
It was incredible to spend some time with these two. Elder
Millard knows how to work, plan, and go about doing good. It's
become a part of who he is, and he's taught me a lot. Elder
Ward may as well be a Ukrainian. His language skills are
incredible, and he has no problem expressing what he wants to say.
His gospel knowledge is nearly flawless, and I really look up
to him in that respect a lot. We've learned a lot from them. I
mean, we spent 4 days over there... so I'm hoping something about
being an excellent missionary rubbed off on my somehow!
I've been
thinking a lot about goals, and about succeeding. I think that
it's been very therapuedic for me to really dig down inside and think
about what I really want to accomplish out here, and who I can help.
The best
goal I could think of is just to do what Heavenly Father wants me to
do. Follow all the rules, keep the commandments, and do my
best.
D&C
123:16-17. This my favorite scripture. It really
encompasses what I think I'm striving for. I hope you all can
find something enlightening from it as well!
Keep
studying your scriptures,
Keep saying
your prayers.
Keep loving
your neighbours,
I know God
really cares.
Elder
LeBaron
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