Yes, the sweatervests are classy.
Hello everybody! I hope you all had a wonderful conference weekend, because we certainly did! We met up with some cool people, and had plenty of spiritual experiences this week!
To start, we did more service as always. It has become a weekly event to go to Mama T's food pantry and volunteer. We go every Tuesday and help people in the community get their much-needed groceries. We also helped some people dig up plants, move sheds, and do some other things. Our work has never been better in the service department. Plus, we were about to translate a Kirtland tour again yesterday when the person bailed so we got another free tour. So cool.
The work in the area is going really well too! We have found a ton of people between offering English classes and soccer night. With the teaching pool we have accrued, we should stay busy for a little while. Meanwhile, a few of our close friends have been progressing quite a bit! Our friend Mary is actually going to be renting a room at a members apartment starting next week! We are super happy that she is integrating herself with the branch family. She watched some conference with us too! She is so awesome.
We also bought sweater vests at the thrift store just so we could take some fly pictures. Judge if you'd like, but they were like 4 dollars each.
Conference was so amazing. I learned so many things and felt so uplifted spiritually. I would have to say, I found the theme of preparation during the Saturday sessions to be most interesting. We understand through the scriptures, that this life is a time to prepare to meet God. We are preparing for the second coming. And we are preparing for the storms ahead. Our lives seem to be full of preparations of some form. It is important that our preparation comes upon a foundation of truth and light. That foundation can be found in Christ and the words of His true and living prophets. As you go back and study the words that were spoken this last weekend, think of the things that you can apply to better prepare yourself for what lies ahead.
I love you all so much! Have a fantastic week!! And a huge thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Bryan and Grandma and Grandpa Perry who have supported me with packages, emails, and donations! You are the best!
Love, Elder Perry
