Hey Family!!!!
Thanks for your emails!! I loved reading them! Wasn't conference like AMAZING??? Ever since last conference when I learned that they aren't assigned topics and that they come up with their own topics, I think it's really interesting how there tends to be "themes" throughout conference and how they speak about similar topics. Obviously it's important! I felt like there were so many messages directed to the youth and that was so cool. There was a lot about Christ like love, obedience, and just the basic gospel truths. It was so good!!!! Oh also! There were a few talks about how important it is that we defend our beliefs. Here's some other things that stood out to me
Elder Anderson: talked about how the way you feel in the temple is a pattern of how to live your own life - so true!
President Eyring: Every day and every hour you have the opportunity to KEEP a covenant.
Robert D. Hales: Why do any of us choose to be disobedient when we know the eternal consequences? (something to think about).
W. Craig Zwick: Words that can be firm in information can be made soft. I liked that because even when you are frustrated or upset, there are ways to word things or ways to not raise your voice that can completely change the situation.
M Russell Ballard: Hahahaha his missionary/meeting his wife story was hilarious!!
Gary E. Stevenson: LOVED THIS ONE! I liked how he talked about how we have years or preparation all for a "four minute performance". And I also liked when he quoted the olympic athlete when she was like "I want my fellow competitors to do their best too!" And then he was like... This is YOUR 4 minutes. SO GOOD!
Pres. Monson: Don't have the regret of having a second chance to be kind.
Hahaha I don't know why buta when Marcos Aidukaitis was like "one should not roam through garbage" I couldn't stop laughing! I think it was just how he said it. Basically, conference was just so good!!! And guess what? We were watching it at the same time!!! Guess what else? Ken and John both came!!!! Ken is totally already Mormon, he acts like one and since his Dad was Mormon he is familiar with some of the phrases and words we use and he's just great!! He's like a hipster grandpa haha. Anyway, I guess I will tell you about my week now!
Last Monday we went roller blading and... ummm.. it's hard. I didn't fall but it's really hard to get the motions down! So we pretty much just probably looked like we were walking with roller blades on. It's a pretty good work out though! Ken texted us Monday afternoon just to tell us he had read and prayed that morning. We also had a lesson with John and like he's progressing but we just get a weird feeling around him so we are going to bring a member to lessons with us from now on.
Tuesday we had president interviews and district meeting and we played the game head bands and we used Book of Mormon characters and you can only ask yes or no characters and on Sis. Scott's forehead I put "just say no every time" and it was hilarious! Then we had a lesson with Ken and he is basically amazing!!! Like seriously. He is starting to make all of these connections with Mormons in his life over the past few years and doesn't think it's just a coincidence. He said he feels good about what he is learning so far and he is reading the Book of Mormon and like actually comprehending it and applying it to him! He's so cool. And he's really funny.
Wednesday I was on exchanges in the Oakville sisters area and it was really neat. We decided to visit a less active member who they hadn't met yet and we went there and she told us about herself and that she was addicted to drugs, alcohol, etc. And she was trying to do better but she had had a really bad week and that just minutes before we came over she was about to leave to go get high and she kept saying "So I find it really weird that you came over tonight..." It's just cool that we went there when we did! It was so sad though just to hear about her life.
Thursday morning at like 5:30 the tornado alarms start going off and there was a ton of rain, thunder, and lightning and I was still with Sister Barret on exchanges and I feel like I'm kinda desensitized to them now so I was just like ignoring them and trying to go back to sleep and Sister Barret hasn't ever been here for tornado season so the next morning I felt super bad cause I'm sure she was nervous and I was just like trying to go back to sleep! Anyway, it rained like crazy all day and then that night there were multiple tornado alarms and warnings and watches and the sirens were going off multiple times but like Sis. Scott and I still had things to do haha. So we were out driving and it was like 8:30 and the tornado sirens were going off but like it wasn't for Fenton and then we get a text that was like "take shelter - NOW!" from the local weather station but like members of our ward told us it was for a different city still (I'm telling you, like the tornado alarms hardly phase me - you would think differently right?). Anyway, the whole situation that night just made us laugh.
Friday we were FINALLY able to see Shannon again! I was nervous that she was avoiding us but she wasn't and we were able to set up a lesson with her for this week. Afterwards we were also able to finally see Virginia and I thought she was avoiding us too but we got there and she had read the introduction, the testimonies, and started Nephi and read somewhere in the introduction that there was a Joseph Smith History so we left and copied that for her and brought it over and she is really interested in reading that as well as getting her son involved in the church! That night we saw Teena LaRoue (a less active) and it made me so sad. We have been visiting her every week and she has been making so much progress and we were going over there to talk about the temple so that she could start preparing to go and we get there and she was like "I'm not going back to church anymore" and basically I guess the Bishop made her feel bad about a food order and her feelings were pretty hurt. We watched the talk "Come Join with Us" by Uchtdorf and talked about how the church is perfect but it's run by imperfect people. I hope she is able to forgive him though and come back.
Saturday we watched conference - yay!!!! Afterwards, we visited this lady the Elders tracted into and she lives in our area. Her name is Jia and she is from China and she is seriously amazing!!! Oh my gosh. She didn't grow up Christian so the idea of a God to her is new but she believes there might be a God. She was asking us how she can find out for herself and so we taught her how to pray and then she prayed right then and there and told us that was the first time she prayed ever! We asked her how she felt and she said she felt happy and cared for. You could like feel God's love for her - she was so cool!!
Anyway, that was pretty much my week! Today we have zone pday so we are going to have an Easter egg hunt and then we are watching Ephraims Rescue. Once again, conference was amazing!!! I feel like President Packer and Monsons testimonies of the Savior were so strong and powerful. Also, Packer and Hales are looking soo old!!
Anyway, I hope you all have a super fabulous day and week!!!! I MISS YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Love,
Taylor
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