Alright so this
week was not too shabby at all. It was pretty dang good!!
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| Generational picture: So I'm on the left, Elder Allen (my trainer) in the middle and Elder Porter (Elder Allen's trainer aka my Grandad) on the right |
So we start off the
week with the normal p-day shenanigans whether it was basketball or podball or
laundry and all the other stuff we need to do. We did it all with some time to spare so we
goofed off for a while (haha). Anyway so
then later on that night we had a lesson with Mitch and it went super well the
spirit was super strong and we could all feel it!! It was so awesome!!
Then on Tuesday we
get a text saying that we are doing exchanges and that we are switching off
that morning so I had to scramble and get packed up before they got there. We met up at the church and went on our merry
way. I got to go with Elder Davis which
was super awesome!! This is like the
first time we've been able to be companions since the MTC so it was way cool to
work with him!! He's still as awesome as
ever!! We went around and tried different
people and whatnot over there in Hamilton. It was good. We got to talk to their ward mission leader
and it's super weird, I literally met the guy once but since then me and him
just hit it right off so it was super cool to go over there and talk to him a
bit more. After that we went to the
apartment to make brownies... yes I made brownies!!! It was fun and we had some good chats. Then we
went to bed and woke up the next morning.
I was under the
impression we were going to do some service in the morning so I purposefully
didn't shower because the way I see it is that no matter what after service I'm
gonna want to shower. It's just a fact. So why would I shower twice?? So turns out
they had the wrong day where they were going to do the service and it was
actually the next day. I then hopped
into the shower and actually got ready haha. 😅
We decided that we were going to go up
to Stevensville for the day and do some work up there since that's a part of
the area as well. So before we go we
contact this media referral that asked for a bible... so we search hi and low
for this bible and can't find anything. Then we find this bible but its large print...
so we're all like, "well its better than nothing!!" So we take this dude a large print bible and
he's all like "oh that actually works a lot better thanks!!" So that
was awesome!! Then we got to Stevensville
and did some service. While we were there we went and had a member slim up some
pants of mine so they aren't so baggy because nothing bugs me more than baggy
pants.
Then we went out and went to a wedding. It was pretty cool even though I totally
crashed it 😅 but it was
sweet. We got to talk to a lot of people
and I got to meet some people from up here so that was cool!! But like as we are leaving I take a look
around and holy poop!! There is a fire
going on just over the mountains and the smoke in the valley is so bad you can
barely see a silhouette of the mountains!! I tried to get a picture but the iPad cameras
can only do so much. Also it turns the
sun and moon red. So basically it's the
end of times. After we left and all that
we went and tried a few people. Then we
had dinner at the Gold’s place with the other missionaries. So we switched back after dinner but man I
love the Golds so much!! They're so
awesome to just talk to!! They each have
a genuine love of the gospel and you can tell just by talking to them!! It's always an awesome time going over to their
place!! Then after that we had a lesson
with an investigator we have, Chelsi, she is sooo close!! She knows it's true she just has to have a few
more questions answered that only the Lord can answer. But we had an awesome lesson with her!!
The next day we
went and did some service for a lady in the ward, Sister Gardner, who needed
some help with her weeds. Anyway so we
go out there to help her, and this lady is like 97 or something like that and
her husband is like almost 100. But we
are out there with a garden hoe and she's right there with us!! And we're going and she's going and I kept
looking over and being like, "if she can keep going then I could keep
going!!" So literally as long as
she worked I kept working!! Haha!! She is honestly the coolest lady ever and I
love her to pieces!! After we were done
she made us breakfast and boy was it good!! She made bacon and over easy eggs with pancakes
and fresh raspberries 😍 it was
soooo good!! I loved every bit of it!!! After that we planned for a while and went and
saw some people and then had a pretty good visit with Mitch!! We stopped by subway where he works and talked
for a while.
Then on Friday we
had our zone conference early in the morning. So we went and did that and it was actually
really awesome. Most times I'll admit
I'm not too enthusiastic about them but I was talking to President Wadsworth
and he told me that if I wanted to get the most out of it I could I would need
to spiritually prepare myself. So I
thought why not I'll prepare myself for it and holy cow ladies and gentlemen it
works!! Who would've thought!?! But it was so awesome I felt like I learned a whole
ton and the spirit was constantly whispering in my ear of different things I
should do and how I can be that much of a better missionary. It was awesome. Then afterward we made the long drive back. And honestly it isn't that far of a drive but
a few things were going on that made it feel like an eternity. First thing is our A/C is out in our car so it
got way hot. Second thing is we were
heading home at the hottest time of day in a big metal box and the only thing
that cools us down is rolling down the windows and picking up some speed. Third thing was we got caught in traffic for a
good hour and a half and I just sweat like mad.
I'm going to be screwed when I go home next year (haha). Anyway we finally got home and all in one
piece and things were good.
Alright then
Saturday we got a call from a member asking if we could help her son move into
a place in Hamilton so we went down and helped for a few hours moving some
stuff. So we helped him move it all and
honestly it was a piece of cake. After we did that, then he took us out to an
early dinner. So we went to DQ and
talked for a while. After we ate the
said DQ we went to a lesson with Scott and talked to him for a while and made
sure he was going to come to church. Then we tried a few more people and we were
able to talk to this lady in one of the wards who makes rattlesnake belt
buckles and belts. It was pretty cool. She told us how she makes them and gave us her
whole life's story. She started showing
us these knifes that she sells and when I say knifes they were more like small
swords!! Easily a couple feet long it
was so crazy!! After we talked to her
for a good while we headed on home.
Then Sunday rolled
around and gee whiz this was an awesome Sunday!! Definitely one for the books!!
Now you're probably wondering what made it so good. Well it was fast and testimony
meeting. All the youth had just gotten
back from a pioneer trek experience and they were all bearing their testimonies
on this. There was just such an amazing
sprit there as all these kids bore their testimonies on that trip and what they
learned. But Carter Reynoso bore an awesome testimony that almost brought me to
tears!! It was just so awesome and I
hope he doesn’t mind me sharing it with you because I loved every bit of it...
Basically
what happened is they got to the woman's pull part of the trek and a member of
the stake presidency in charge of trek told all the young men to get a rock,
that's decently sized. And so they each grabbed a rock and were told to put it
in their cart for the woman's pull then they were told to get a rock that was
bigger than what they grabbed. So they went and grabbed a rock and rather then
put this rock in the cart they were told to hike up a decent sized hill with
this rock. Well when they said to hike
this hill Carter just starts going and he's leading the pack. Well he ends up going the wrong way and takes
the steepest part of this mountain. He
said that as he was trudging up this mountain with this rock he had finally had
enough and tossed the rock to the side and knelt down and prayed and asked
Heavenly Father for strength to make it to the top of this mountain. Well he finishes and picks up his rock and
continues on. {Keep in mind that this
rock is probably about 50 pounds and that was later backed up by a leader who
went to trek}. He keeps going and he's
almost there but couldn't go any farther so he does the same thing; he tosses
the rock to the side and kneels down and prays and thanks the Lord for the
energy that he was given and then asked for a bit more to finish the hike. Well he ends up making it to the top of this
mountain and looks down and sees these specks of the rest of his group. Anyway they talked about how the rocks
symbolized the burdens that we carry with us and the sins that we carry with
us. They had everyone put down the rocks
in a pile and "laid their burdens to rest" so to speak. All in all it was really awesome and Carter
ends up getting to the group and putting his rock down in the pile as well. It was crazy the spirit I felt as he bore his
testimony on what had happened. It
honestly changed him. I don't do the
story nearly enough justice and I apologize if I didn’t get all the details
right but it was really awesome to say the least.
Anyway so that's
what made Sunday so awesome!! Then later that night a few things fell through
but we had an awesome lesson with Jacey and she told us that she's ready to be
baptized she just has to talk to her mom about doing it before she turns 18 but
she said that she either wants to do it in the fall or winter so she's well on
her way!!! Then we had dinner with the
Jessops and got to know them a whole lot better and got to talk to them about
their conversion and it was awesome!! And
that brings me to today!! But I'll talk
about today next week so stayed tuned!!
Love y'all!! Be good and remember to pray!!
Love,
Elder Zeller
308 E 1st street unit B
Corvallis, MT
59828
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