So I'm very saddened to hear the news of the burning down of the Provo Tabernacle. I literally burst into tears as I read an article my dad sent me, just remembering some of my greatest memories there. From The National Day of Prayer concerts, to the Masterworks Concert to Stake Conference that place was very dear to me- and now it's gone! I'll return to Provo, Utah in 21 months with no tabernacle! :( Things change fast- but alas, we hold our heads high, and move forward. My dad showed me a neat picture of the savior found in the Tabernacle. All the picture was charred black, except for the Savior- The Church is true.
So this last week was weird- last Sunday I mentioned how we didn't get to go to Church because of it beign cancelled due to weather conditions- well there definately is a difference in your week when you have not taken the Sacrament. Something I believe very strongly is about how if a missionary loses the spirit sometime in the week, then he has to wait until Sunday when he takes the Sacrament again to get it back- we must have that spirit to be with us always!
Monday we were on our way to meet with Jessica and Mark but she told us not to come over because she didn't feel like she should have us over that day, [remember she got anti'd the day before] so that appointment fell through- and we scheduled a new one on friday. That monday by the way was the WORST P-Day ever! It was so boring, we didn't do anything fun! So this P-Day we're going to be sure to play some basketball or something.
I don't really remember anything else from this last week other than this exciting news:
WE HAVE SET A BAPTISMAL DATE FOR MIRANDA NUTTALL!
It's really exciting- the date is March 12th, and it's a date we are just shooting for her to be ready for. If she feels she can be baptize sooner she can be baptized sooner, if later then later. But for now that is the date! We're super excited, and she is really working hard with us! So yee haw! :) She's awesome, and willing to make a change, and she really wants to be a part of this- which is key because you must have the want to change if you are going to try to change.
So I had the opportunity to speak in Sacrament meeting this last Sunday. It was a really crappy talk- I didn't feel very organized, and I was super nervous because as soon as I stood up to speak I noticed Sister Jergensen in the congregation... so it made me super nervous that my Mission Mommy was there! But people said it was a good talk to close the meeting with [I was the concluding speaker], and that I really brought it home. So maybe it's all in my head and I really am that awesome? Be humble Elder.. I somehow ended up singing in the Ward choir before my talk too, which was awkward, and the two pieces the brother chose were terrible, and weird. "Candlelight Carol" and "Winds Thro' the Olive Trees" <=Ugliest Choir piece EVER! I had to take the lead as a tenor though because for some reason all the other tenors decided to follow ME of all people, who I might remind you hadn't rehearsed this song before... but to my surprise I SOMEHOW could read the music, and I followed it perfectly. That was quite the blessing, but the tenors still didn't follow me so it was bad. But that choir conductor just shouldn't be conducting... anyways!
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OH! We had a Zone Conference! I forgot about that! Tuesday was Zone Conference! And it was amazing! How did I forget this?! Yeah, I was at my first ZC on Tuesday and it was really neat, they did show us one of those videos on youtube of the people singing that hallelujah chorus song- it was really cool. The APs gave a really cool lesson thing on being consecrated missionaries, and it pretty much made me feel like a really crappy missionary. I found I have A LOT to improve on, and that I am no where near consecrated, so I've been working really hard on that, and I will have you know I believe I am doing alot better! My teaching skills have improved too. So I really love my mission president, not only is President Jergensen to best mission president out, but he is so freaking uplifting! He gave the best lesson during this conference, the spirit was so strong! Love the guy. After that we went and decorated cookies and had a talent show. It was really cool. Then we did other stuff less cool, other than Sister Jergensen's awesome talk she gave! And the testimonies born by the departing missionaries going home in January.
Then Wednesday I went on exchanges with Elder Connell, who replaced Elder Price in the Des Moines 3rd Ward, and he is really freaking funny. He's currently waiting for a visa to go to his mission in Brazil Sao Paulo- but he's been out here for I think 5 months now so President Jergensen is considering trying to see if we can keep him- because it doesn't look like he's getting his visa soon. We did alot of cool stuff, like tracting and tracting. It was good stuff and cold.
Anyways I don't really have much more to add- oh yeah, Jessica and Mark dropped us. They want to stay friends, but they don't really want to hear the discussions anymore. It's really sad, but we had dinner with them on Friday and we're going to schedule another appointment soon, and we're gonna totally get them back. So keep them in your prayers, people!
Elder Prows out!
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