This week was nothing short of amazing. We are finally
back to teaching a ton and really doing great things! I really enjoy Elder
Simmons, he is a lot of fun and we are always finding ways to make every day an
adventure! I really am enjoying my time with him. This week has been really
busy also, so that is awesome. We are quickly coming back from Winter break and
we are coming back stronger! I love it. I can really feel the Lord helping me
out every day. It was interesting something that we taught and I learned when I
was teaching it. The Lord is always doing things for us, it is never a matter
of Him not, the only thing that changes is us noticing and showing gratitude
for them. There are days that I have had that I feel like maybe the Lord was as
present, but when I really look back and think of all the things I was grateful
from that day I realize that the Lord played a huge role in that day and I was
just focused of other things to notice all he did!
On Monday we learned how to knit from this Member. I am
in the process of making a Tie. Don't judge, I have a lot of down time at night so I have to creative. The Tie is going to be so cool. We found this huge stack
of CD's of talks from Church Leaders and there was one that I honestly think it
was made for me. It was amazing, the name is Lot's Wife by Jeffery R. Holland. I love that talk so much, I have never felt more
like the Lord was speaking to me through a talk. It really talks a lot about
how we need to always look forward and not look back. It really just stood out
to me because we can not let the past drive us. Whether it's something we wish
we could take back or something that we are wanting to go back to, I realized
this: If I had a super fun day in the past why can't I make today or tomorrow
just as fun? I really am making this my new goal, ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD. I feel
this talk was a answered pray. I am very grateful for it.
Church was also such a blessing. We had 3 investigators
come and a lot of Less Actives came as well. I know that we worked hard this
week, but I know that the success we had in church today was only part of us
and the Lord did the rest. I am so thankful for that. I see the Lord in
everything. We got this call from this girl in Norway on Saturday night and she
told us that her father is very sick and he is living in our area and he was
wondering if we could visit him on Sunday and give him a blessing, bring him
this special water and bless and pass him the Sacrament. We hurried and ran to
the store to buy him the water and then the next day we were able to go and
visit with him. He is the nicest man ever. He has cancer and on top of that he
has had the flu. He was so nice and humble. I had the honor to give him a
blessing, and that was such an amazing moment. I am so grateful for the Power
of the Priesthood and how is can help and change lives. When we asked the man
if he knew how a blessings worked he replied: "Of course I do, they are
the reason I am alive." What a blessing that they are, I am so grateful
to have that power and to be apart of this Church. I am reminded daily how
blessed I am to be in this church and how blessed I am to be here sharing this
message!
I love you all so much. I am grateful for you thoughts
and prayers! I can feel the love! I hope you all have a great week! Just know
that you always have someone in Sweden praying for you!
Äldste Farnworth
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