First time for everything

Hello Everyone.

This week was a pretty good. Pretty average really.

Monday we started with our regular p-day stuff. Shopping and emailing and overpriced laundry with some apartment cleaning. Regular stuff.

For LightTheWorld elder Smith and I made a hot meal for some of our investigators that are going through a really rough time. Brendon, the father-figure / boyfriend was diagnosed with lymphoma and is going through the trials of chemo therapy. Jessie, his girlfriend is out of work as is he and they just can't seem to get a break. We made some super cheap and easy soup and rolls and brought it to them. He seemed really appreciative and we were glad that we could help out his family for the day.

On Wednesday we taught this part-member family that we have been working with for a little while. We decided to teach them about the word of wisdom and the importance of living it and the blessings that we are promised as we do so.  One of my favorite parts of the gospel is the small and simple truths that it holds. Simple yet powerful solutions to complex and often overwhelming issues that we could be faced with.  I know of the power and importance of living the commandments and dedicating our effort to following Christ's example. As we do so we can see and know for ourselves of the merits of living them. He descended here to show us and teach us how we should live. How we need to serve one another and overcome our carnal and fallen state through the sacrifice that he volunteered to make for all of us. As we remember him, as we promise to do when we partake of the sacrament, we know of a surety that what he said was true and that through His servants that His church was restored in it's fullness to the earth.

So yesterday I was pulled by an officer of the law for the first time in my life. It was actually pretty funny how it happened.  Elder Smith and I were driving home when it happened, we were driving along on a somewhat busy highway. I saw the bright blue lights and my gut sank for a minute. I quickly pulled over and I felt safe when the officer pulled in behind a Papa Johns delivery man that was in front of us. I started driving away when the officer quickly got out of his car and stopped me, telling me to pull in front of him. My gut sank again. All I could do was remember my years of training from my good father. All I could think in my head was don'tlethimsearchdon'tlethimsearchdon'tlethimsearch. As it turns out I was just driving with the daytime lights on so the taillights were off. He was really nice and after he checked my license to see if I was a criminal he let us go!

That is pretty much all that I have for this week! I love all of you!

Until CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!

-Elder Connor Starr