Family and Friends,
This week has been a
really great week! We have a new Elder in the house and he is probably the
nicest person I have ever met! He's great. We also have a new district leader
that is really outgoing and fun as well. So even though it was sad saying bye
to a few Elders, it was also fun to welcome the others. Elder Martinez and I
have been focusing this week on finding people and selecting the people who are
ready and prepared to accept and listen to the gospel. So with that, we've done
quite a bit of tracting and following up with former investigators. We were
able to find a man called Ricardo (everyone calls him Rico), and he is super
prepared for the gospel! It was fun and exciting to teach him. Although he does
have work on Sundays, so that will be a little bit of a hurdle.
Tourist season is
starting to die down here. At the peak of the season we had 800+ people here
for sacrament, so we had to have our services in the middle school. Normally
we've been getting around 300 people but for the past week we've had just a
little over 200. Everything around her is starting to die down. Which is sad
but also really nice for the traffic. Lots of stores are getting ready to close
soon, so in a little while just the big chain restaurants and stores will be
open.
Earlier this morning
we were able to go to the Bodie Lighthouse. That was really cool to see,
especially since I've been there before when I was little! We also went for a
little hike in some sand dunes after. We hadn't planned to do that so we were
in our proselyting clothes. Everyone was giving us weird looks haha.
Just a quick story. A member gave a talk yesterday in church
talking about when she went scuba diving. When they were in the boat, the waves
were really choppy and the waves were really big. They jumped in the water and
she started panicking. The waves were crushing her and she was struggling to
descend. Then, she heard the captain yelling to grab a hold of a chain
connected to a buoy, and use that to pull herself down. Once she was 15 feet
beneath the water, the waves and currents above lost their hold of her and she
was in a peaceful, safe environment. Even though we have trials and
tribulations in our life, if we listen to our "Captain", He will
guide us to safe waters. I know that's true. God sees the bigger picture even
when we can't. I hope y'all have a good week, and be safe!
Love,
Elder Adams
Harrison at Bodie Island Lighthouse on a family trip.
Harrison at Bodie Island Lighthouse as a missionary.
Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet in background.
We always cross this bridge on the way to the beach.
Outer Banks dunes.
We went to hear Harrison's trainer, Elder Berry, speak in sacrament meeting after returning home from his mission.
We went to hear Harrison's trainer, Elder Berry, speak in sacrament meeting after returning home from his mission.
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