Monday 11/28/2016
In the morning we finished our packing for our transfer. We moved everything in the apartment into the back room. It will give the illusion that the apartment is empty when they send the truck Elders to close the apartment. We loaded all of my stuff into the car then headed to the mission office where Elder Russell joined us. We went to find my new apartment to drop off all of my stuff. Once we finished we met up at Cali tacos to have a going away lunch for some of the missionaries departing. Joe's ice for a final time with Rubio and Russel for now. Then back to the mission office where we left Elder Rubio to get some things taken care of. We journeyed down to Garden Grove to pick up Elder Russell's new companion. Then back to the office. I then was with Elder Wright my new companion and we followed the other three up to Placentia. We loaded up Elder Rubio's stuff then stopped by the Placentia P Day activity before dropping off Elder Rubio with the ASL missionaries. We dropped off Elder Russel/Mills, then went to Orange where I unpacked my stuff for the rest of the night.
Tuesday
In the morning we went out to find people we caught a few people, but didn't get the chance to talk with them. We did lunch then cleaned till the zone leaders came to do apartment inspections. It really isn't the best time to do apartment inspections after transfers. Still managed to get a high score. Went out after dinner and tried some referrals. We met Ron a interesting guy that says he would rather stay in his ignorance then join a religion. Well if that is the prospective he wants to take there is not much we can do. We had a lesson with Linda and Pedro. After we went to the church and met Bishop Watkins and Brother Walker our ward mission leader. The Sisters attended too, Sister Lorton got her new trainee Sister Jensen. The Bishop told us of their goal to make it the best ward that missionaries serve in, which we shall see. We headed back after our meeting.
Wednesday
After studies we had an early lunch before we headed to Mary's kitchen. We did Mary's with Elders Cortez/Lee/Smith/Pehrson. We stopped by the mission office to drop off our car report, then hit Joe's ice. We did some finding, no one interested. We picked up a dinner from Sister Riley. We shared the Lighttheworld video and talked about the Savior with Nera. She told us about the service she has done for the homeless. She makes a bunch of lunches then brings them to the homeless. When we were finished it was time to go back in.
Thursday
We had district meeting in the morning. Since it was the first day of the 25 days we did a district service. We got some candy canes and tied cards with scripture references to them. We went to a nursing home and handed out the candy canes and sang them Christmas hymns. We all grabbed In-n-out for lunch then went back to the church. We went out finding and talked to Armando. Armando was a cool guy with a lot of faith. After dinner we went and saw Linda and Pedro. We answered some of their questions and clarified some things for them.
Friday
Service in the morning with the whole district at joyful. We stuffed bears that with be going to Choc (Children's Hospital of Orange County). We all got lunch at Cali tacos. We stopped by the mission office so I could drop off a phone and apt. key from my last area. Joe's ice. We did weekly planning till dinner time, but no need eat for the rest of the day after a Cali burrito. We went out to find, but didn't really talk to anyone for that long. We went back to the church to send our weekly correlation email with the sisters to Brother Walker before the night ended.
Saturday
Early lunch before we helped Mike the owner of Joe's at his house. We met Elder Hanson/Lee there. We helped take things out of a garage and put some furniture into a truck. We also helped him get all of his Christmas decor out of his garage. We finished up then went to go help Sister Walker with another service. We took more Christmas decorations out of storage for a single woman in the ward. Sister Walker brought us to Five guys for dinner. We tried to see some people before the stake live nativity. The nativity was pretty cool they had live goats and the Taggarts came. The funny thing was we walked in the door and I see a little kid drinking from a water container spout. I got him in trouble with his mom by saying "hey look at this kid". We had a lesson with the Wright family and talked about various different topics. That ended our night.
Sunday
Ward council in the morning with a mix of studies in between. If was a good fast and testimony meeting. It was more of a story time at some points so it went way over. We taught the lesson on the millennium in gospel principles class. I talked with Sister Smith from Ohio after church. During fast and testimony she was going to do the OH while I was on the stand so I would say IO, but she decided against that. After church was The First Presidency's Christmas devotional. So we went to the Sheffield's home and watched it with dinner. I liked President Henry B. Eyring's remarks on Peace, his family tradition and service. We went to the Orange circle after dinner to checkout the event that was going on that blocked off all of the roads. We ended up missing the event, but we still had the opportunity to walk in the street without having to worry about getting hit by a car. I also was able to get some picture with random strangers. No one seemed interested in talking with us about Jesus at a Christmas thing though. We did a little finding before the night ended.
Fears of Inadequacy
Feelings of inadequacy it is a thing I have seen in various people including missionaries. If we think back to Exodus where Moses was feeling inadequate when the Lord wanted him to be his spokesman. Moses's feeling is understandable having uncircumcised lips meaning stammering lips and slowed speech then getting asked to be a spokesman for the Lord. Well that seems like a very daunting task. We can see that Moses seemed quite troubled with his weaknesses. There is something we can learn from this just as Moses did. We must learn to trust in the Lord. Moses was eventually given Aaron to be a spokesman. We are given weakness and these weaknesses are humbling. It often takes someone to be humble to enable themselves to learn. When we are lifted up in pride we all to often don't like to listen for some reason. So the Lord gives us these weaknesses to ultimately help us. Growth often isn't comfortable that is why there is pain associated with growing hints growing pains.
In my reading I came across this verse this week that helps illustrate the Lords purpose in giving us weakness.
Ether 12:27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.
He wants us to be humble and as we are humble and exercise our faith in him our weaknesses will become strong no matter how painful. As we trust in the Lord and have faith any inadequacy will fall away eventually, sometimes it takes time. The Lord is always willing to bless those who are doing the things he has asked of us. So let us all trust in the Lord and be confident in the weaknesses the Lord has blessed us all with. So the weaknesses will become strengths.
Pictures
Didn't get to complete the water bottle sculpture before we left the area.
Some pictures from last week a Harry Potter wand from universal studies.
Joyful service stuffing bears.
Some pictures from the Orange circle event thing I got random people to pose as my family and friends.
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| Didn't get to complete the water bottle sculpture before we left the area. |
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| Some pictures from last week a Harry Potter wand from universal studies. |
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| Joyful service stuffing bears. |
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