Hey fam!
Well change day came and went, and I have a new comp. Like really, a NEW comp. I got an oro, just got to Uruguay this morning. His name is Dallen Davies from a ranch in Oregon (he says it is to the south, but there aren't any cities nearby as reference.) He's a cool cat, we are super excited to work together. Here's a photo. Also training this change are Elders Draper, Montgomery and Allen from the group (also Lira my MTC comp and Bonilla). So that's that.
Well Elder Luke had a hard time saying goodbye. He cried a few times... with the Balbi fam and Lucas' fam. Poor kid. But he's going to tear it up in Estaciòn (which is the neighbor branch of Asamblea Florida). The Balbi fam were all crying, they were sad to see him go, but expressed thanks for helping them get on the right path as a family, which really helped us see their progress towards baptism.
General Conference was AMAZING! Too bad you guys missed it... a ball tournament conference weekend in Utah?! lol out loud but it was really good. Quick overview: new temples in Lisbon, Grenada, Tijuana, Indianapolis, and Connecticut. Holland gave a long talk about gratitud. It was alright, not as ground shaking as his BoM talk last october. The Primary President talked about teaching young children the plan of salvation. Christofferson gave a killer talk on consecration. Uchtdorf talked about aviation as usual and about how you should slow down in turbulence, not speed up and try to get past. Hales gave a good talk about agency. Cook talked about philosophy and the role of religion in making the world a better place or something like that, I got a little lost. Bishòp Edgley talked about making the choice to have faith. Anderson talked about being true to the Savior. Elder Scott tossed in a string theory reference (I think), he talked about quarks and how they are the smallest discovered component of everything - but he knows there are things even smaller. STRINGS! (look up the talk when the text is released Thursday. gc.lds.org) hehe he talked about character and testimony. Sick talk. The Priesthood session was the best EVER. Nelson talked about missionary work. Elder Kearon (70) gave an awesome talk about choices and the healing power of Christ. Uchdorf dropped the pride cane based on Benson's 1989 pride talk. It was intense. Eyring talked about Priesthood power and the power of the Holy Ghost and how they amplify each other. Monson talked about the 3 R's of choice - right, responsibility, and results. He said it is easier to keep the commandments 100% of the time than 98% of the time. Then Sunday Eyring talked about faith enough to trust. AWESOME. Packer talked about agency. Oaks talked about how God communicates to us both through the priesthood line and the personal line. Monson talked about gratitude. Perry talked about the Aaronic priesthood, good talk for Corry. Bednar gave an alright talk, it wasn't as intense as usual. Talked about the Holy Ghost and how to get it. Elder Lawrence (70) gave a sick talk about raising teenagers. Elder Arnold (70, president of the area down here) gave an awesome talk about agency. Ballard talked about agency and addiction.
>> 3 months left...about 120 days!!!
How many days are in a month? Haha Elder Draper told me today (I'm not keeping count, he is) that we have 84 days left. That's the official count.
Dad, could you start looking at the primary song that starts "stars were gleaming?" We would like you to try an arrangement of that for a female voice and solo clarinet (1st verse vocal, clarinet verse, 2d verse vocal). We'll see what you can do. Oh, and can you make the song sound like Eric Clapton? (hehe that's a joke. love you!)
Well that's all for the week. Love you all (don't forget to look up the conference sessions on Thursday!)
Well change day came and went, and I have a new comp. Like really, a NEW comp. I got an oro, just got to Uruguay this morning. His name is Dallen Davies from a ranch in Oregon (he says it is to the south, but there aren't any cities nearby as reference.) He's a cool cat, we are super excited to work together. Here's a photo. Also training this change are Elders Draper, Montgomery and Allen from the group (also Lira my MTC comp and Bonilla). So that's that.
Well Elder Luke had a hard time saying goodbye. He cried a few times... with the Balbi fam and Lucas' fam. Poor kid. But he's going to tear it up in Estaciòn (which is the neighbor branch of Asamblea Florida). The Balbi fam were all crying, they were sad to see him go, but expressed thanks for helping them get on the right path as a family, which really helped us see their progress towards baptism.
General Conference was AMAZING! Too bad you guys missed it... a ball tournament conference weekend in Utah?! lol out loud but it was really good. Quick overview: new temples in Lisbon, Grenada, Tijuana, Indianapolis, and Connecticut. Holland gave a long talk about gratitud. It was alright, not as ground shaking as his BoM talk last october. The Primary President talked about teaching young children the plan of salvation. Christofferson gave a killer talk on consecration. Uchtdorf talked about aviation as usual and about how you should slow down in turbulence, not speed up and try to get past. Hales gave a good talk about agency. Cook talked about philosophy and the role of religion in making the world a better place or something like that, I got a little lost. Bishòp Edgley talked about making the choice to have faith. Anderson talked about being true to the Savior. Elder Scott tossed in a string theory reference (I think), he talked about quarks and how they are the smallest discovered component of everything - but he knows there are things even smaller. STRINGS! (look up the talk when the text is released Thursday. gc.lds.org) hehe he talked about character and testimony. Sick talk. The Priesthood session was the best EVER. Nelson talked about missionary work. Elder Kearon (70) gave an awesome talk about choices and the healing power of Christ. Uchdorf dropped the pride cane based on Benson's 1989 pride talk. It was intense. Eyring talked about Priesthood power and the power of the Holy Ghost and how they amplify each other. Monson talked about the 3 R's of choice - right, responsibility, and results. He said it is easier to keep the commandments 100% of the time than 98% of the time. Then Sunday Eyring talked about faith enough to trust. AWESOME. Packer talked about agency. Oaks talked about how God communicates to us both through the priesthood line and the personal line. Monson talked about gratitude. Perry talked about the Aaronic priesthood, good talk for Corry. Bednar gave an alright talk, it wasn't as intense as usual. Talked about the Holy Ghost and how to get it. Elder Lawrence (70) gave a sick talk about raising teenagers. Elder Arnold (70, president of the area down here) gave an awesome talk about agency. Ballard talked about agency and addiction.
>> 3 months left...about 120 days!!!
How many days are in a month? Haha Elder Draper told me today (I'm not keeping count, he is) that we have 84 days left. That's the official count.
Dad, could you start looking at the primary song that starts "stars were gleaming?" We would like you to try an arrangement of that for a female voice and solo clarinet (1st verse vocal, clarinet verse, 2d verse vocal). We'll see what you can do. Oh, and can you make the song sound like Eric Clapton? (hehe that's a joke. love you!)
Well that's all for the week. Love you all (don't forget to look up the conference sessions on Thursday!)
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