Well
everyone, here is another one. You are probably getting sick of these, so I am
going to mix it up a bit. I am going to send a PICTURE or two!
But
first the important stuff, so this week was a grinder. Things just didn't quite
go the way we wanted them to. We are struggling to meet with our investigators,
the family named the Eagle Speakers (yes they are natives, and yes that is a
regular native name). They are still on date for the 28th. But it is looking a
little like we might not make that date if they can't visit with us. But I am
sure the prayers we will give will help. But then Conference was a great
refresher I needed. What an amazing general conference. All I can say is wow!
We have a prophet of God again on the Earth. I will share some more thoughts at
the end about that one.
This
week it also snowed, a lot, like 6+ inches. In April. So that was exciting I
love when it snows. It was also cool, yesterday we had a little time before we
had a lesson and we went to visit Jason. He is a less active who we had
previously been working with. Cool dude, his wife is not a member and she loves
us, the hard part is teaching her. Well Jason has been gone since about
February working up north and he might finally be back for a bit because of
spring break up (when working up north on the oil rigs there is a time in
spring where the ground thaws and all the equipment has to shut down or it will
sink in the Mud. they call it spring break up). So it was exciting to talk with
him and we are going to go visit him tonight and hopefully be able to help him
again. He is a cool dude he wanted to take us snowmobiling down the streets, he
also told me to come back and visit after the mission and he has a friend who
could hook it up with heliskiing! So that’s dope! But we are hoping to help him
quite smoking.
As for
General Conference, I hope you all understand we are a part of the Restoration,
the dispensation that ushers in the Coming of Christ. Well he isn't here yet
and we are still apart of the work that only began with Joseph Smith and has
not ceased and will not cease until Christ comes again. HOW COOL IS THAT! DON'T
YOU FEEL A PART OF SOMETHING! It is so exciting! With all the changes it is
evident that the Lord is continuing to hasten his work!
Ephesians 1:10 "That in
the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all
things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in
him." I know that these changes are for exactly that, fulfilling
scripture by helping us come closer to Christ, by bringing others with us,
member or not. I am so excited for these changes, it is evidence that the Lord
will come and a testimony builder that the Lord trusts us to perform them. He
loves us and I love him and am so happy to do his work here in Canada! Love you
all! Ponder the magnitude of what happened!
Love,
Elder Ollis
In an
email to dad: Holy cow was it just me or when President Nelson came out of
the tunnel to begin conference did he look like a lion sprinting out and ready
to take on the world! I whole-heartedly support the changes that have been
made, absolutely. It makes much more sense to me. I feel as there have been
remarkable changes to missionary work even since Draper has been out that you
may not know about, and the changes at conference just reflect, simplify and
improve the ability to do the work. After all that is what these changes are
for, to bring us as members more prepared and inline with the Saviour and bring
others closer to Christ as well. It is truly inspired.
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| 03/12/2018 - Cardston Horses |
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| 04/02/2018 - April snow in Cardston |
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