It's a balmy 5 degree's
outside, and sunny, mostly clear skies. It's glorious :). Happy Birthday
dad! I hope it was wonderful! Thank you for the tie food recipe mother I appreciate it! My tight wad tendencies have left me with like 100
dollars of allotment left, so I think I'll get a little more creative in
my food buying. As a rule most stuff here is a bit more expensive, but
at Costco it's great. The hotdogs are still a buck fifty with a drink,
which is actually cheaper than in the states, due to differences in
currency value. Are apartment is tidy and a house of order, though
sometimes the dishes don't totally done and put away for a few days at a
time haha :)
Missionary work is moving forth
here with increasing rapidity, and is stagnating in other aspect haha,
but we do what we can. A friend of one of the ward members will be
coming to church with her son next Sunday
which was kind of out of the blue and awesome. We may begin teaching
her in a few weeks if everything goes well. Barbra is sick off and on
and therefore hasn't been able to make it church. But she is progressing
and we will be committing her to a date of baptism for the 28th of February.
She is super prepared and readily accepts the truth of the restored
gospel and all that accompanies it. She's golden and we love her. The
family we are teaching from Ethiopia is progressing as well, little by
little. Hopefully the two oldest kids will be able to get out to
activity's next Wednesday
and hopefully they'll all be able to get to church as well, but they
are always so busy with work and sports. Someday, someday they'll find a
way to make coming to church a priority in their lives.
We
helped a man in the ward move yesterday. Leading up to his house was a
steep and slick driveway, about 40 yards in length. As the other Elder
in our area ascended the hill, they hesitated for a moment, and the car
lost momentum. It started sliding back, and they were force to withdraw.
Likewise, in our lives, if we are not spiritually progressing, we are
regressing. without the constant nourishing of our spirits with the Word
of God and praying daily and refreshing that channel of communication
with our father in heaven, we grow dimmer and dimmer in our testimonies
and become less willing to fulfill and magnify the callings to which we
are appointed. "Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in
Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of
all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of
Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall
have eternal life."
I love you guys so much
and I'm thankful for your example. I truly was born of goodly parents
and I am seeing the truths of what I have been taught Illuminated and
expanded as I have put my hand to the plow in this corner of the world.
Keep on Keepin' on!
Love,
Elder Higginson
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