Doo doo doo doo, doo dee, doo doo doo doo doo...
Yes it has been pouring buckets over here. I stay somewhat dry with my pea coat, and it's not too cold yet. We've discovered that we stay much dryer by
walking with an umbrella instead of biking, but most things are too far away for
that to be plausible. So we just get wet and enjoy it! We're definitely
protected with super immune systems as missionaries, because pretty much
everyone is sick in Corvallis except for us.
Most of the people we had hoped would come to church this week didn't come,
but they either gave us warning beforehand, or they turned up sick.....
I am sooooooooooper excited for General Conference! Partly because we
think we can probably get a lot of people we're working with to watch at least
one session, and also because it's just the greatest time of year. For
Christmas I would love a copy of this October's Conference Ensign (a member gave
me a copy of April's issue).
For Corvallis 2nd's 5th Sunday we learned about family history and temple
work (secretly, I like Haymarket's topic better) and it was awesome. The part
that hit me real strongly was a quote from Richard G. Scott, that said something
like: Family History is a sure way to protect youth from the influence of the
adversary in their lives. Yeah something like that. Sweet! All youth should
do family history! There's something about remembering our fathers and mothers
who have gone before that just gives so much meaning to life. To seek out names
that have been lost to time, and then to repeat those names, something like
twelve times(?) in the temple, and to offer them the saving ordinances really
does make you feel very strengthened spiritually. Yup that's what I learned
from church.
Not a whole lot happened this week though, what with everyone being sick
and all.
Hey did you get that Family Mission Plan thing I attached to an e-mail?
Did you do it? :D
Love,
Elder Georgia
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