Praycation

Dear everything!

 

It's been a good week! we're starting week 4 of this transfer which is absolutely insane.

We had the ward Halloween party this past week.  Was it a success?  It all depends on your point of view.  On one hand, we had a couple of part member families and investigators show up who really enjoyed themselves. On the other hand, we didn't win the chili cook off, nor did I win the dance contest. 

 

All disappointments aside, it was a good night. 

 

Guess what?  Another round of Firesides are starting up!  They will probably be pretty different than our last ones, but any musical fireside sounds like fun to me.  We're having a practice this coming Friday (And I'll be able to see Elder Bowen!)  and then our first fireside is in *drumroll* Olympia!  First weekend in November, I believe! 

 

So I'm stoked :)

 

I've been learning a lot this past week in my studies, so that's been fun.  I've made scripture flashcards, and have been able to remember them remarkably fast.  If I could have remembered things this well in high school and college I would have aced every test, haha.  Hopefully it sticks with me in college too, but I'm not banking on it, I'm pretty happy just to have this ability for now :) 

 

By the way, I don't know if I mentioned this, but my companion Elder G is one of the funniest people in the whole world.  I would tell you his jokes, but I feel that they are all jokes you need to be there for haha.

 

So I was reading in Ether chapter 2, and in verse 13-14, Mahonri takes a little Praycation (hahahahahah get it?) for 4 years, and then gets chastised.  In the past I've looked at these verses and figured "whoah, I guess even the best of us forget to pray sometimes".

Maybe that's true. 

But really, Moriancumer was a Prophet, and a spiritual boss.  Did he really "forget" to pray? Maybe, but I feel that one of the main reasons why people who have been/currently are living the gospel don't pray, is because they already know what they're supposed to do, or they just don't want to act on an answer they might receive.  I bet Mahonri was pretty happy living on the seashore. 

Sometimes we shy away from opportunities to grow, because we don't want to increase our accountability, or basically just leave our comfort zone. 

But if we trust in the Lord's  a) ability and  b) integrity to fulfill his promises, that should never be an issue.  10 seconds left, so I gotta go!

 

Love

Lonas