{Letter #27} Allergies, Social Media, and a Broken Bike
Hey y'all!
This week was a pretty eventful and a bit chaotic with quite the series of events. especially the last few days! A quick summary of what happened this week: stake presidency council, allergic reactions, social media lessons, and lastly a broken rear axel (again).
First off, this Saturday morning we had the privilege of participating in a stake presidency council with our whole zone! It was a really good discussion of how we can help the stake members to progress and liken the scriptures to themselves. After the meeting finished, we helped clean up the church. It's probably one of the weirdest church buildings I've ever been in.
Saturday ended up being a very busy day. After the council and church cleaning, we helped a member reorganize the furniture in their house. We also had quite a few lessons with people that we have found over social media recently! It has been a really cool experience to see all the digital tools that have been created to help further the work of gathering Israel! Through the tools that are mission is testing, we have found 3 new friends to teach in the last week, just over Facebook! It's really cool how accessible the gospel is becoming to everyone! https://www.facebook.com/ComeUntoChristinPortland
Sometime on Saturday the rear axel on my bike broke again. Not sure how it keeps happening, but I am now on my third bike this transfer. nothing too exciting about that, just funny that it's happened twice. in the last 6 weeks.
Yesterday my companion and I got offered some cheesecake that the other Elders in our apartment had brought home. It was some really good cheesecake, but we rather quickly determined that the crust had pecans in it, which Elder Goff is allergic to. So basically we had to call the area medical doctor to get it figured out. Thankfully it wasn't too severe of a reaction and he was able to just take some Benadryl, and it wasn't too bad. We also discovered that riding a bike drowsy, is decidedly a little bit safer than driving drowsy.
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This week we have had a hard time getting in contact with a couple of our friends that we have been teaching previously, however it just sounds like they were having a busy week and we've been able to regain contact again.
My spiritual thought this week will be from when I was recently studying in Jacob 4 (a book of sacred writings found in the Book of Mormon). https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/ps/book-of-mormon-lesson?cid=C19643789977G145770794597A592765240012&adlang=eng&source=google&network=g&gclid=CjwKCAiA9NGfBhBvEiwAq5vSy63QoCFdA28snhbrjRb5ENcTcctefhCU-T-aLl8W-ZAPF9lnOEYD_xoCJacQAvD_BwE
First off, this Saturday morning we had the privilege of participating in a stake presidency council with our whole zone! It was a really good discussion of how we can help the stake members to progress and liken the scriptures to themselves. After the meeting finished, we helped clean up the church. It's probably one of the weirdest church buildings I've ever been in.
Saturday ended up being a very busy day. After the council and church cleaning, we helped a member reorganize the furniture in their house. We also had quite a few lessons with people that we have found over social media recently! It has been a really cool experience to see all the digital tools that have been created to help further the work of gathering Israel! Through the tools that are mission is testing, we have found 3 new friends to teach in the last week, just over Facebook! It's really cool how accessible the gospel is becoming to everyone! https://www.facebook.com/ComeUntoChristinPortland
Sometime on Saturday the rear axel on my bike broke again. Not sure how it keeps happening, but I am now on my third bike this transfer. nothing too exciting about that, just funny that it's happened twice. in the last 6 weeks.
Yesterday my companion and I got offered some cheesecake that the other Elders in our apartment had brought home. It was some really good cheesecake, but we rather quickly determined that the crust had pecans in it, which Elder Goff is allergic to. So basically we had to call the area medical doctor to get it figured out. Thankfully it wasn't too severe of a reaction and he was able to just take some Benadryl, and it wasn't too bad. We also discovered that riding a bike drowsy, is decidedly a little bit safer than driving drowsy.
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My spiritual thought this week will be from when I was recently studying in Jacob 4 (a book of sacred writings found in the Book of Mormon). https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/ps/book-of-mormon-lesson?cid=C19643789977G145770794597A592765240012&adlang=eng&source=google&network=g&gclid=CjwKCAiA9NGfBhBvEiwAq5vSy63QoCFdA28snhbrjRb5ENcTcctefhCU-T-aLl8W-ZAPF9lnOEYD_xoCJacQAvD_BwE
In this Jacob is teaching his people about Christ and what Christ will do for us. Jacob taught:
I love how simply Jacob teaches about the atonement of Christ in these few sentences! When we diligently seek counsel from God and seek to act on this counsel, we can be forgiven through the power of mercy and grace that comes through Christ's atonement!
My invitation for all of you this week is to pray to God ask for how you can show your love for Him and His children! When you receive an answer, act on it! I know that as you all do that, you will receive an answer! You will be able to feel God's love more in your life! You will be able to feel the power that comes through the atonement of Christ acting more in your life!
I love all of you! I hope you have a great week!
Love,
Elder Goold
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"Wherefore, brethren, seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in wisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works. Wherefore, beloved brethren, be reconciled unto him through the atonement of Christ, his Only Begotten Son, and ye may obtain a resurrection, according to the power of the resurrection which is in Christ, and be presented as the first-fruits of Christ unto God, having faith, and obtained a good hope of glory in him before he manifesteth himself in the flesh." (Jacob 4:10-11)
I love how simply Jacob teaches about the atonement of Christ in these few sentences! When we diligently seek counsel from God and seek to act on this counsel, we can be forgiven through the power of mercy and grace that comes through Christ's atonement!
My invitation for all of you this week is to pray to God ask for how you can show your love for Him and His children! When you receive an answer, act on it! I know that as you all do that, you will receive an answer! You will be able to feel God's love more in your life! You will be able to feel the power that comes through the atonement of Christ acting more in your life!
I love all of you! I hope you have a great week!
Love,
Elder Goold
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