Dang! This week was crazy busy. We had a meeting every single day of the week and tons of getting people out of tough spots. On Tuesday, the Hazeldale Sisters called us in distress. They told us that they were doing some service and the guy that was building his house in our area had gotten his tractor stuck in a ditch. So we went as fast as our Hemi powered mini van could take us and still obey the Tiwi system to help them out. What the sisters failed to mention was that it wasn't just a tractor. It was a CAT- back-hoe. And it wasn't just stuck in a ditch, but the track had fallen off the gears on one side. You know the wheel track that a tank has?? Yeah, that thing! It weighed over 800 pounds. So we got some 2x4's and we put it back on. It took us an hour and a half, but we got her done! It was an adventure for sure.
Then we totally transformed J-dog's back yard for a
birthday party this Saturday. We cleaned moss off of tables, benches,
and grills. We mowed the lawn, set up a fire pit, and a couple of patio
sets, it was fun.
Then we put in plumbing in a house at the edge of our area on the south side.
Then
we pulled off 4 moves on Saturday. 1 family moved out. 1 Family moved
within the ward. 1 family moved into the ward. 1 family moved all of
their belongings within their house for painting and renovation. I was
exhausted! I ate like a bear that just woke up from 3 years of
hibernation. I had 7 slices of pizza, 2 ice cream bars, 2 thick homemade
burgers (comparable D.'s homemade burger's) a plate of cake and ice
cream, a cake pop, and like 6 or 7 bottles of water. I think that may
have made up for all the energy I used that day. I'm not quite sure
though...
It was really good to talk to some of you over skype
just yesterday. It was odd for me, but it was good. Hope, y'all had a
great Mother's day.
I got to go to the temple
and do the work for G.'s (a recent convert from West Linn) father. It
was a pretty neat experience. I love going to the temple. There are
things there that I feel are placed there just for me. I found a lot of
peace in the Celestial room, just pondering and praying about life and
things to come. I wish I could go to the temple more often, because that
peace doesn't come as strong in many other times and places as it does
there. I won't get to go back to the temple until the end of my mission.
So it was way cool this last week. The B.s came
to church this last week and the husband was contributing like crazy in
class as we were talking about the purpose of the Atonement. He was
very insightful. I learned a thing or two from him about the life of
Jesus Christ. It was pretty sweet. The Spirit was strong during that
class. I know they were feeling it. They were saying just how logical it
was how we believed in the different aspects of the Creation, Fall, and
Atonement. They were getting pretty excited about it. I can't wait to
see how are lesson goes this week with them.
One of our investigators this week had her boyfriend
brake up with her the day before prom. I felt kind of bad for her, but
from what she had been telling us about the guy it sounded like a really
good thing. I do feel for her pain though. Brake ups are almost never
easy. I really hope she turns to the Savior about it like we taught her,
but she has an aversion to praying sincerely. I think it's a defense
mechanism. I think she's really afraid of just getting an answer since
she's never known that there was a God before. Sometimes in life you
just have to give things a leap of faith to see if things really can get
better. We can't just hope that things will fix themselves, we have to
turn outward. When it comes to turning to Christ for healing, I can
promise he will NEVER let you down. He is the most caring and
encouraging person that ever existed, and he truly brings peace to the
soul and confidence to out countenances. It happens 100% of the time,
all the time.
I love y'all! Have a fantastic day and week. We're gonna go play some broom hockey today.
Love,
Your Elder Lloyd.
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