Well you know you've had a great transfer when you're idea of a bad week is still a really great week! This week wasn't as great as the others have been, but we still had a lot of really great experiences this week :)
On Tuesday we got to drive all the way down to Oxnard for a trainers/trainee meeting. This was the first time that they decided to do this, and it was really great. We had a lot of great discussion, and the trainers got further training on how to help their trainees as they train. (Boy that sentence was like Grand Central Station. So many trains. (*buh dum dum tss*) ( Sorry I really couldn't resist.) The trip took up basically the entire day, but hey road trips are always a blast :)
Christina also was released from the hospital this Saturday! She's feeling a lot better, and they are planning on putting another power port in, but not until AFTER she gets baptized. I love how the Lord works :) We talked more about baptism and went over some of the interview questions, and it amazed me how ready she is. As we talked about it, she bore a simple but powerful testimony of Joseph Smith and her Savior, and she told us that the Church has helped to fill a void that she's had her whole life. That was a pretty amazing experience :) She was planning on coming to church as well, but she's been in the hospital so long that she thought yesterday was Saturday haha! She felt bad, but she's definitely planning on coming next week!
Also, one of our LA/PM families came to church yesterday!!! Shannon and her son Eric and daughter Jaden came to our ward for the first time, and they loved it. I was so excited about the ward's outreach to them, and the family that had us over for dinner also invited them, and we had a great lesson on the Plan of Salvation with them all. They had a wonderful experience yesterday, and Shannon is now talking about setting a date for Eric to get baptized!! That has made my week.
Now for the funny story/spiritual thought of the week. So last Wednesday, while we were at Barber Dan's (a member) getting Elder Crook's haircut, we got a call from the 2nd ward Elders. Long story short, they slid into a ditch while trying to do a U-turn and were stuck. So we went and picked them up and brought them back to talk to Barber Dan about what we should do. While we were talking about it, a construction worker walked in and overheard our predicament. He freely offered to help and asked where the car was. We told him, and he went out, hopped in his backhoe, and followed us over there. He hooked up a chain to the car, and hauled it right out no problem, no harm done. It was awesome, and there's a lot we can learn from this story. First, don't judge. That really rough looking construction worker named Tiger could be one of the most charitable guys you've ever met. We've also drawn a gospel analogy between the whole situation because we're missionaries: when we commit sin, we spiritually get stuck in a ditch. We can't move forward. We've halted our progression. But Christ can provide a "spritual backhoe" for us and haul us out as long as we're willing to accept His help.
I hope you all have a wonderful week! As a reminder, transfers have come around once again so be conscientious of that. However I don't think I'll be out of Atown quite yet. But I'll let you know what the verdict is next week! I love you all!
Much love,
Elder Brennan Jon Rosenlof
1.The backhoe!
2. Elder 'Murica
3. Greetings from the A-Town Elders
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