Well this has been a really interesting week! A lot of exciting shenanigans went down, so I'll give ya'll the spiel:
We had a lot of really great lessons this week. Christina is still in the hospital, but we've been visiting her when we can. She's not doing quite as well as she was, but she's hoping and praying that she'll be out by this Sunday so that she can come to church. But she's had a lot of time to get some good reading done, so that's good ;) We also had some great lessons with a LA named Shannon and her 10 year old son, Eric. She's really wanting to get back into church, and he's as sharp as a tack. We talked with them about the Restoration and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and they both just soaked it all in. We're hoping to be able to get a baptismal date set this week, and if so we'll probably have 2 baptisms next transfer! That would be awesome :D
The weird moment of this week happened on Wednesday at Zone Conference. The conference itself was nice, but it was held at the Santa Maria Stake Center, which, for those of you who may not know, was the building I was raised and baptized in. That was kinda weird. It brought back a lot of fun memories and made me feel like I was 12 again, which isn't necessarily a good thing but it was fun anyway. The greatest part of all of this was that President Felix gave me permission to visit with my grandparents while I was in town. That was a really awesome experience :) They were so excited, and so was I haha! Plus my aunt was there helping them, so that just made it all the better. We were able to talk for awhile and we had a small dinner in the cafeteria of the complex they live in. Anyhow, its not something that many missionaries get to do and I'm really grateful for the experience :)
As for the spiritual thought for this week, I just wanted to talk about a big testimony building experience that I had this Saturday.So we had an exchange with our Zone Leaders, and I spent the day with Elder King in San Louis Obispo. It was a very interesting day to say the least. SLO is a college town, and this whole last week was their "week of welcome" which, essentially, is a week long party to welcome the incoming freshman. Almost the entire day was spent witnessing people my age make absolutely horrible decisions, and the saddest part of it all was that I could tell they were earnestly seeking some sort of fulfillment and freedom. But they were looking in all the wrong places. It made me incredibly grateful for the knowledge I have of who I truly am, where I came from, and what my potential is. We take for granted sometimes the knowledge that we have and the power that it gives us. Those who don't have it can and often do waste parts of their life trying to find that power, but they are "kept from the truth because they know not where to find it." (Doctrine and Covenants 123:12) It's given me a renewed sense of duty and love to spread the gospel to those of my brothers and sisters who are lost, and I encourage all of you to seek after them as well. Often times all that stands between them and exaltation is an invitation to accept the truth.
I hope you all have a marvelous week! Keep on keeping on everyone :)
Love,
Elder Brennan Jon Rosenlof
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2. Me and two of my favorite people :)
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