Hey Everybody... It's another week..
The Church is true!
This last week was pretty great. My new companion Elder Fukuyasu gained a plethora of nicknames, and we really get along well... Despite he being Japanese. Just kidding, I know that the Japanese are good people. hahha... anyways.. It was a humbling and a growth filled week. I learned a lot and remembered a lot of lessons I've learned in the past. Turns out I probably will never stop learning and re-learning.
Some funny ones....
Elder Fukuyasu had some first time experiences of America...
-The drivethru at McDonalds couldn't understand a thing he said, he was already stressed and blurting out random things... accidentally ordered a large sprite instead of fries, and asked for a double cheese burger with mcfrysauce.. (idk?)... to add to it, the people behind us were honking their horn making him even more stressed, he has since vowed to NEVER DO IT AGAIN. haha
-Struggled to use the 'self checkout' at the Fred Meyer.... after sliding his card a million times, I pushed the checkout button.. and the checker lady informed him he only scanned half of his stuff.. so he had to start over.. hhahaha... afterward he again vowed to not use it and exclaimed "Gosh, AMERICA SUCKS!"... hahahaha
-At some fo the elderly members of the ward, they were struggling to say his name Foo-Coo-Ya-Sue, petitioned to call him 'Chopstick'.. it stuck.
-Sister Wie also wants to call him Chopstick, but with her thick vietnamese accent, it comes out 'Chapstick'... it also stuck.
-He's also very ticklish, homophobic, does not speak Tongan at all.
Some more spiritual sides of the week..
In having a companion that hasn't been out for very long.. a lot of the weight of the work falls on me. It has been a while since I've really played this specific role, especially because with merrell he was almost home so he knew how to work with me, Elder fullmer.. was... different.. and Jackson before that. I've really seen a lot of blessing from the Lord. I've seen how little my personal knowledge matters in teaching, How important a pure testimony is.
-Last night I was teaching a part member family, Brother Pipkin is a guy who has dodged missionaries forever, is now openning up and wanting to change. I Taught him of the atonement, the love that Heavenly Father has for us all.. and applied it by teaching the Word of Wisdom.. It was so powerful to be able to honestly promise him that if he would fully commit, that he could drop ALL of his bad habits and ask the Lord to make him able..... I could feel a spiritual confirmation that it was the Lord's way for us to give him our burdens.. (matthew 11, end of chapter..) .. So awesome. I just simply testified that it will change his entire life. I could tell he felt it.
-The Yost family has been a dream of the ward for a while. Really wonderful people... sister Yost joined the Church as a youth but left shortly after, brother yost and she are both very spiritul and close to God. They have asked to hear the lessons so we thought we'd catch them and give them a short pre-lesson, to get them ready. It was a beautiful spirit as I complemented her ideas with testimonies of truth. I can't take credit for any of the words I used, the scriptures I referenced or the spirit that was there. It was so powerful, I know they felt it and I know I felt it.
It was really a powerful week helping me to realize the Lord's hand in my life. .. .. Also it was great to see another Apostle visit :)
Elder Oaks and Elder Rasband of the presidency of the 70 and Elder bussey (an area authority) and also Elder Oaks' wife.. who was shockingly energetic and pretty funny.. she should speak in conference.. haha
Elder Oaks was really... REAL.. it helped me to see again how the Lord takes the weak and the simple and makes them more than they are. He told us all about what missions can really do for us.. loving the people, having the spirit. .. Something kinda interesting, he emphasized was the difference between the sacrament prayers.. how one says "always have his spirit" and the other says "that his spirit may be with you"... very different promises.. He talked about the restoration, how the first thing to dissappear in the apostasy was the nature of God.. the first thing restored was that true nature.. that he is a man and that he is our father.. separate from Jesus Christ. ... Very powerful speaker and very funny.. I got to shake his hand.. that was cool haha .. Idk, The Lord loves our mission right now keeps sending people here.
Overall.. it was a week for the ages. Very much learning and progress.. Also- I cought a cold. hahah But we won't go into that. I'll just work on it...
The Lord has reallly blessed me and I'm so grateful, this week I'm going to try to be as grateful as possible and really remember all the things the Lord has given me. I'm not sure what exactly He has in store. But I know it is right. I know it is best..
I love you all keep it real my homies.
-Elder Hill
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