April 6, 2011

April 6, 2011 - Week 3 of Transfer 10


"When the Saints meet the Heaven's weep!" So it was with this past weekend and so it is with me right now. Just the weeping part. Let me explain why. I just took fourty five minutes to right a extra long and detailed email. Well I save often and on accident I pressed Discard! And now its gone and I have about fifteen minutes left and I still need to write President. You don't know how frustrated I am right now. I leaned over (in the public library) and told Elder Atwood and he started to laugh. So I took my anger out by biting his arm. Sadly I am going to have to summorize this in five minutes.

This week was great and I have never enjoyed my mission like I am now. I love Elder Atwood and we always have quite the experiences togther. I'll give you an overview of our week. Worked super hard, got a new 12 passenger van (2010 Ford 350, its sick), rock out to music in the van, beat each other up, scare each other non-stop, enjoy companion study for the first time in my mission, sing songs together, make each other meals, got kicked out of a WML's home, always make sweet dances, throw tennis balls at each other while landscaping, and the best of all, feel the spirit super strong when we teach together! I've never had a companion who can teach so well. We have a good time.

Conference was basically what my entire first letter was focused on. Not preaching it again to you but sharing my experiences and favorite parts. Kensey caught me outside the doors with Lindsays friends. That was awkward because President and the Assistants were right there and they/we emphasized to the missionaries not to have family/friends meet you downtown. There I was looking like a hypocrite, but they were cool with it. Then I saw Mitch James and his dad, that was really nice and relieving to see Mitch alive. It took him a minute to recongize me, not sure if I've changed or I just needed to register again. He seems 100%. I was able to shake Neil A. Andersons hand right before he spoke in Priesthood session. I wanted to text Dad and tell him that man who is speaking shook your sons hand a few minutes ago! After C. Scott Grow came and shook a few of our hands, mine being one of them. He said to me, "nice to see you again Elder". I think he remembered the glasses. If you remember he did a mission tour with our mission in the fall and worked alot with the leadership.

Conference was unreal. They threw down hard this past weekend. I love how you can feel that a couple of the talks were directed right at you! They are so inspired. When I typed earlier I shared some stories of investigators attending and how it was the perfect session for them and why. I definetly had some favorites but can't list them all, just to many. I did in my last email! Ughh.. Still so mad. I loved the ones about marriage! I better be obedient when I get home and heed that council quickly! Haha, but really I can't wait. Don't worry I'm still focused. Just quickly some of my favorites were. D. Todd Christofferson's about accpeting correction and seeing chastisement as love. Lynn G. Robbins (who I met personally a few weeks ago) about christ like attributes, to do and to be. C. Scott Grow's (who shook my hand) about the miracle of the Atonement. Jeffrey R. Holland's was insane as always. David A. Bednar's about revelation, I felt that was perfect for many memebers (including myself). Ahh the list goes on of course President Monson's and I didn't even get to the ones from Preisthood!

The area is slowly picking up! We picked up two new investigators and should be picking up two new ones this week. I love the tender mercies of the Lord and am grateful for the many miracles we witness daily. Last night after a diligent day of working we got home at 9:10. We then planed, updated area books, and made phone calls until 9:45. After we closed with a prayer the phone rang and it was someone who wants to meet with us! Doesn't get any better. When we are exactly obedient (what we've been working on) and working smart/hard the Lord just seems to bless us. I'm grateful for it. I hope this was still a good updated. My earlier email was alot longer and had more stories/detail.

I love you guys, have a great week and I'm going to be extremely careful to click the send button not the discard one!

Elder Pizzey!