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| Elder Conlin, Elder Lawson and Elder Record at the Alaska Pipeline off the Steese highway. |
When we were tracting the other day;
knocking on some houses on Wilderness
Drive, and we found a raspberry bush at the intersection where it
splits off and goes into the loop. That's pretty good. I really like
raspberries. I probably want to grow them when I get back. We got a
chance to go on exchanges with Elder
Lawson, who is one of the assistants to the president. We had a
really good time and it worked out well. That was the day we found
the raspberry bush tracting.
We found a new investigator. She is an
atheist, her ideas, when she explains herself, are pretty close in
line with the gospel's. So we'll see if we can't help her to
establish that belief in God, because there are too many times things
have happened for any of us missionaries to not have seen that God is
there and that God loves us and watches out for us. Just from all the
miracles that we see going on, and how God's in the details. He knows
exactly who his children are, where they are, what's going on and
when the time is right for them to hear about the gospel.
We had a good lesson with this other
guy. We taught him about the Plan of Salvation, and he's pretty open
and receptive. He listens well and thinks about things. Sometimes he
will be like, “well, I'm not sure about your beliefs, but my belief
is this” and then he says something or makes a comment, then we are
like, “oh yeah, that's true, that's what it is.” He has really
good questions. He thinks about it deeply. He has already prayed
about the Bible to know if it is true, and has gotten an answer that
it is. He said that if he can do it with that, he knows he can do it
with the Book of Mormon. So that is what he is going to do. He's
pretty cool. He's going to go to college soon at the UAF and study to
become a neurosurgeon. He's pretty smart guy.
We helped out [Name withheld] with her
Danish family history. I’m not going lie, that’s just about my
favorite thing to do is Danish Genealogy. We watched 17 Miracles
today. It was really neat to see the story of one of my ancestors in
there. It’s the story where the mother has no food for her family
and prays for help. She then remembers two hard sea biscuits she had
stored away in her luggage. She found that they were too hard to
break so she poured some water over them in a large pot and put it
over the fire. She then prayed with her family for the Lord to
provide for them as he had with the loaves and fishes to feed the
5,000. She opened the pot and it was full. From that they had enough
food to keep them going. Her name was Ann Jewel Rowley and in the
movie it introduces them as the Rowley family. I felt the spirit
witness that the Lord is mindful of us and will provide for us. I
know that as I diligently strive to serve my best out here on my
mission, the Lord will provide for me and guide me to where I need to
be and to what I need to do. I hope to be known as a hard working and
a humble person. I hope that when people remember me they will
remember that I was like that. I’m thankful for my ancestors and
their strength in pushing through those struggles. I also thank the
Lord for providing for them because I wouldn’t be where I am today
if he hadn’t. I’m thankful for the gospel and how light it makes
my burdens to bear. I’ve seen him answer my prayers and strengthen
me when I need his help.
We bucked hay with one of the members.
That's kind of some things with did last week. We have been kind of
going around, and transfers are coming up. So we are just getting
everything ready, working hard, and trying to finish strong. It's fun
to be a missionary (haha) and help people make changes, live better
lives, and be happier. It's very fulfilling, and I wouldn't want to
be anywhere else. I'm learning a lot for when I get back home. I feel
like I'm so much more capable. I know the Church is true, and I say
that in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Love, Elder Record
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