But YES! We have been affected by the fires, a lot. The smoke came in so the air quality has been horrible. The schools even got canceled this Thursday and Friday because it was bad. So President Meservy instructed us to stay in the apartment as much as possible (you don't hear that too often....). But that being said we were able to call through areabook completely and figure out some people got new phone numbers, find out some people still weren't interested, and we even set up some new appointments! But I say it was a great week because we at least got in contact with people!
We even had a great lesson with Rayen (the 9 yr old we're teaching), she wants to be baptized so we left her with the invitation to pray for a date. So hopefully this week will end with a new baptismal date! That all went well though. It was more getting to know her and letting her know some of the things we are gonna talk about.
Can I just take a second and testify of the power of patriarchal blessings? I was feeling a little lonely on Friday since I had been at my study desk A LOT (way too much) over the week, and I wanted to read my blessing. I started with a prayer asking god to show me that he's still there (since he has shown me so many times). Just for him to remind me that he's still aware of me and my circumstances. There have only been a few other times when I have felt as much comfort as I did then. God showed me something from my blessing that I had never noticed before, something that (although it doesn't apply to me now) has really been bugging my mind for quite awhile. I'm so grateful for the Lord and the knowledge I have. There are SO MANY scriptures that talk about him being with us, him helping us, him being there for us, him uplifting us. I can testify that he does, and he is there. If you haven't read your patriarchal blessing in awhile, I'd encourage you to. Because you will see something in there that you haven't noticed, or you something will stick out to you more than normal.
Also, we got some news this morning "In our mission president’s seminar, our Area President Elder Pearson asked that from here on out missionaries not eat in the homes of members Mondays – Fridays. He explained that this is prime finding time and yet we spend it sitting inside a member’s house. Fridays and Saturdays, you may eat with the members, although it is preferable you eat with non-members or less active-members, but Mondays – Fridays you are to eat on your own between 4:00-5:00 at your own apartment or eating out. Elder Watkins, our Area Seventy, was also at the seminar and yesterday in a meeting with all the stake presidents in our mission, he announced this new policy to them. Many missions in California are already doing this and have seen an increase in the number of people they are finding and teaching. This will begin December 1st --in about two weeks. I will ask for an increase in the amount of money you receive each month, it won’t be a lot, but you will get a slight increase. Sister Meservy and I will also be looking for a good deal on crock pots, so you can have one in your apartment."
So feel free to send my good crockpot recipes 
or food.
I love you guys! Have a great thanksgiving week!
Love Elder Larson
Book of Mormon reading (also we know in the facebook video the book of Mormon is backwards, we realized 5 minutes after it ended lol)
Workout in the morning with Elder McGladrie sleeping in the corner 
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