Hey everyone! It's been a fantastic week! I hope you're was too! So funny story regarding the subject line... it has become very apparent that I need glasses... so I set up an appointment for an eye exam and let me tell you! It was so wild after the eye drops holding a paper farther away than normal so my eyes could read it... I guess that's how actual bad eyesight feels like... but the doctor that did the test kinda chuckled. He told me they were barely good enough to pass a driver's license test... like I was pretty much guessing accurately the smallest few. But yeah I'm getting glasses! On the bright side I don't need to wear them all the time... just in school, or driving, or situations like that. That'll throw most of you off when you see me wearing glasses!?
That took up most of our morning on Wednesday since we had to drive down to Healdsburg and Windsor (about an hour away). Not to mention Elder Boehner losing his Tiwi card (the card that pretty much gives missionaries permission to drive) so I've been driving for the last 2 weeks...
We had a fantastic district meeting on Tuesday! The spirit was so strong for all of us. Elder Boehner and I were asked to lead a discussion on something and we showed a video called "staying spiritually fit." You can find it on lds.org, but it was so good. We've shown the video to several people throughout the week. There are 2 parts that stick out to me when I watch it. One is when he's talking about when you aren't on a spiritual high and when it's a struggle and you don't want to read your scriptures. But it's the times like those when you still do it, where your testimony really comes from, where your dedication shows. The other part that sticks out to me is at the end when he says "I want to get back to his kingdom and look him in the eye and say I gave you everything I had, I really did, just like you gave me everything you had." It gives me the chills just thinking about it. I love that video and the message it contains.
As far as investigators go, most of our lessons fell through this week. Ann took a 10 day trip, so we won't see her for a little while. Jacob is still golden, telling a lot of people about us and we are still trying to have a pass off lesson with the Ukiah 1st elders. Not too much has happened with anyone else. But they are awesome! I love Ukiah! There was this one lady that the first time Elder Boehner went by she came off... kind of aggressive, didn't like them at all and wanted nothing to do with missionaries. Now she's a friend and tells us to "not be strangers." That's the type of thing that has happened with most of the people here. It's awesome. All the pot smokers at the park now cheer when we start walking up to them, it's really cool. No words can describe the love that I have for these awesome people. I just want them to understand the gospel and God's plan for them.
Transfers came and I'm getting a new companion but staying here in Ukiah! His name is Elder Kelso and I met him at the Christmas Breakfast devotional thing and he's hilarious! I'm super excited to be with him! I really do miss all you guys more than you think! You guys are all awesome and appreciate hearing from you from time to time. I hope you all have a grand week and that you guys can stay spiritually fit! Keep your flame of your faith burning. Talk to you all next week!
Love Elder Larson
Getting ice cream last P-day at the coast with Brother Lukas
Fish and chips on the coast
Studies sometime during the week haha
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