Hey everyone, This week was pretty interesting.
We did our regular P-day things and dinner with the Hills on Monday. The Hills are a part-member family that we have been working with for a little while. The nonmember family members have been a bit apprehensive to our visits in the past so we have to be a bit cautious when we are there not to offend or be too forward. It was a good visit and we also got to do a free load of laundry while we were there. Not a bad deal.
Tuesday was a bit rough. We got dumped about 6 inches of snow which wasn't too bad.
We went and saw a guy named Don who we found on Facebook. It turns out that previous Elders had seen him in the past and he had interest in discussion. We went over to his house and it became pretty apparent that he had no intention of keeping commitments or learning more beyond what is scholarly. Hopefully his heart will be softened in the future.
After Don we drove down to Littleton to see the Watts. Brother Watts is a minister of another faith. He and his wife feed us almost every week. They love the work that we do and they even love the Book of Mormon and the other standard works; they just don't really "get it" it has been somewhat frustrating but they are wonderful people and we simply want them to feel the joy that only the gospel can give.
Other than that not too much went on, Austin and Justin were out of town for Thanksgiving so we weren't able to see too much of them, however we were able to video-call Justin over facebook to prepare him for baptism. We saw and helped Albert a little more. He is struggling with quitting smoking right now. That's his vice at the moment. I know that he can do it though.
For Thanksgiving we went over to Sister Donovan's house in Littleton. She made a pretty traditional meal with the turkey and potatoes etc. She made a sweet potato casserole that was pretty similar to ones that I have had in the past, of which I was very excited. I really appreciate them for having us over.
On Saturday Justin got home from his Grandmothers house for thanksgiving and we all jumped in a van and drove to the Joseph Smith memorial for the live nativity and the lighting. It was pretty cool. Justin had a great time and he got to meet President and Sister Blair which was fantastic!
I know that this turned out to be a bit of a wall, but I wanted to share my thoughts about trials
I think a lot of the time we have the tendency to only have gratitude AFTER have overcome difficulty. I have found that what is even more valuable to me is, when I am feeling particularly burdened, to thank Heavenly Father for this trial and for the knowledge that I can accomplish anything that he needs me to.
I know that this work is true, I love you all, have a great week!
-Elder Connor Starr
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