September 21, 2015
So as the title
indicates this week things were kind of intense. First of all I got a new
companion, Elder Davenport. He's a huge stud. He's from Layton Utah, he's a
huge skier, he's 18 years old and he already has his associates degree! We get
along really well and we even convinced each other to exercise one day this
week ha.
Having transfers also
means having transfer meeting, so we all had the opportunity to enjoy that. In
transfer meeting President Taylor talked about baptism, and why it is so
important. When Jesus visits the Americas in 3rd Nephi 11, the first thing he
preaches to the people is baptism. In that first chapter he talks about how
baptism is his doctrine like 7 times. Making and keeping covenants with God is
not only good and a way for him to bless you - it is absolutely necessary.
Without making covenants we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. That's another
special thing about our faith; we are held accountable by covenants. A lot of
other faiths preach good things like we do, but we are held accountable to act
in the way that we are taught.
So another way this
week was intense was that I had to learn a lot of things I relied on my trainer
for. This week I...
1) relearned how to
drive a car
2) learned how to
count key indicators ...and learned what key indicators were.
3) learned that no
matter what the ward boundaries say, some areas should be out of bounds after
dark.
4) learned that you
should poke some holes in a potato before you put it in a microwave.
This week is also
titled "taking things up a notch" because the dreaded event has
happened. My belt loop hole of preference has changed and not in a good way.
Despite my fasting almost every week and 10 push-ups in the morning, the food
has got to me arghh. Apparently the average weight gain in the mission is 30
pounds (I'm a third of the way there) but one elder 3 months ago shattered the
record with a gain of 144 pounds!
I pray that you all
have a great week and enjoy your skinny skinny bodies!
Love,
~Elder Thomas
Elder Davenport and Elder Thomas
(Above is a pic of me
with Russell Brown, a friend from Skyline)
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