2/20/12 Email

Well this last week was interesting. Once again it has gone super fast. Its a new transfer already. We have yet to hear if anybody is leaving or staying though. I guess you'll have to wait until next week to find out! But, if things go the way we are thinking, some crazy stuff is going to happen... and we are going to stay here together in this area. But I dont want to spread any rumors, so you'll just have to wait.

 

I dont really have a whole lot to write about this week, but I will fill you in on our meeting with Elder Christofferson. So we were able to have the meeting on Saturday morning. We had a huge storm that morning as well. Because of all of the rain, the parking lot at the church building was partially flooded. It turned out that there wasnt going to be enough room to park everybody, so they had to call a quick audible and send everybody to a different building. So, everybody got their stuff together, hopped into their cars and were off to the next building. Eventually everything got settled and we were able to have the meeting. To begin, Elder Christofferson wanted to shake all of our hands, so row by row everybody got up and went to shake his hand. Then we had the meeting.

There were a lot of things talked about. A little about hope, companionships, repentance and the sacrament. It was opened up for questions which of course led to talking about a bunch of other things as well. It was all very good and were the things that we needed to hear.

 

We had a couple of exchanges this week, both of which were very good for their own reasons. One of them was a surprise exchange. The zone leaders, who are in our district, felt impressed to go on an exchange with us. They told us that morning at a meeting and so that night, we switched. The day we were on that exchange was not what you would call a normal exchange at all. There were some events that we usually try to avoid having on exchanges so as to make the exchange as productive and rewarding as possible. For example meetings with the ward mission leader and planned service like our Enlgish class. But even with these things, that inspired decision to exchange with us was the right choice. We all learned something that I'm sure we needed and some things happened that wouldnt have happened if we were in our normal areas. So I guess the lesson for the week is that the leaders in the Church are inspired. They receive guidance for us. Even when they dont understand the reasons for their counsel, God does. We need to always follow their instructions.

 

Well, thats about all I've got. Have a good week!

 

Love,

Elder Manhardt