Last Friday was crazy. I was on exchanges here in our area with one of the spanish elders, and come to find out the morning of when we woke up: he can't drive because his license is expired and neither can I. So we didn't have a car, and the other Elders didn't want to switch up the exchange. So we ended up getting out the bikes. Except I couldn't find my pump or bike lock (until later that night when I looked again), so I had to ride this other old bike that was in their apartment. The seat hurt so bad and these tires were flat too so we had to go to a gas station and get air. Then all of our appointments that day fell through. This missionary that I was with didn't want to go out tracting, so it was like he didn't even care, he didn't want to do more than two hours, so when everything fell through I could tell he wasn't happy, and we ended up tracting the whole day. My butt felt like I was riding on a rock between my legs. By the end of the night I felt like I'd been kicked between the crotch all day long, both figuritively and litteraly. I was hurting, it had been a long time since I'd been on a bike and my butt was not used to sitting. It was a rough exchange. I was glad to have Elder Layton happy and smiling back.
Then Like I said on saturday Conference was amazing as always. I took notes this time focussing on things that I want to do for the rest of my life, things that will help me for life after the mission and to be able to make the transition back into the world. I had been praying for this to be answered in the talks. I wrote down a lot of things that I want to do and remember to do throughout my life. Especially things that will make me better.
Then during the Break between sessions on Saturday my companion and I gave blood. The lady said that my companion looked like he was heating up and she told him to loosen his tie. He looked at her and she said it again, demanding him to loosen his tie. Then she put an ice pack behind his neck. She was making a big deal out of it, but he said he felt fine. So we donated blood. Sunday was awesome as well, and we had easter dinner over at the Geigle family's home. It's just been raining like no other here, its ridiculous. Thanks for all of the love and support from home. I did buy some shoes last wednesday, a 39.00 pair. I'm trying to slowly break them in. I didn't want to have you get me another pair of echos because those are super expensive, so I'm just hoping these will hold up. Thank you for all that you do though family. I love you all so much. I hope to hear more from you next week, especially about spencer's soccer. Love ya tons.
Elder Adams
Last night we met with a less active family. It's been a while since we've been able to get in with them, the Ralphs. Their 8 year old daughter who is unbaptized, there sophmore Brock and the the father and mother were there. All but their senior, Shyler. The father is really disinterested and wouldn't commit to coming to church, he says it's his day of rest. But we sat together and read from the scriptures, even the little girl read. It was just like the brethren had counciled in conference. It was so good to see them all reading. When I asked Brock what he thought of reading scriptures as a family, he said that he liked hearing his dad read. He said he'd never heard his dad read. It was incredible to see the whole family reading together. 3 of them should be at church this Sunday. Elder Layton and I both felt so good after that lesson last night.
The other day I studied the laws and ordinances, and when we were out business contacting a lady said, "Oh I've used the family history search." I was then able to talk about families and temple work and family history. What I studied I got to use. What's more is I had prayed for this before we left the apartment that we would be able to teach what we had studied. My prayer was answered. She had a relative that was sealed and she didn't know what that meant so I explained that to her, right there in the eyeglasses shop. I was Awesome!!!
This conference went by way too fast. Faster than all of the other conferences, I don't even feel like we had it. I took notes this time focussing on things that I want to do for the rest of my life, things that will help me for life after the mission and to be able to make the transition back into the world. I had been praying for this to be answered in the talks. I wrote down a lot of things that I want to do and remember to do throughout my life. Especially things that will make me better. Elder Layton and I have been going over notes with each other and sharing testimony together of these things and it has really invited the spirit. He has a bright optimistic view of life after the mission and shares some great insights during our discussions. These are making for some great companionship studies.
I’m going to put all of these things that I found and wrote to myself, these little exhortations , I’m going to put them all in a list form. I want to write them all down as goals or things I want to do and make a part of my life when I’m home. That’s what I got from conference and there’s a lot of good things. It was deffinately some revelation to me, and I have an outlook on what I need to do with my future. I’ll deffinately have to share some of these with you all because a lot of this conference as you probably noticed is about family. So a lot of the things I want to do involve you. I do want to let you as my family know that I love you and that God has a plan for our family to be together forever. I love you all, don’t you ever forget that. You're my family, and are so important to me. We have to become strong together and help each other. I want to do everything I can to help and support. I love you all.
Love Elder Adams
P.S.-Next week is transfers as well. It’s the last one, next Tuesday morning I will know how I am spending my last transfer. I’m hoping to stay here in Elgin with Elder Layton to finish it out.
As well I'll inform the mission office now that you are not going to pick me up.
Make sure this gets to Josh: I don't think I have his new email address, or did his not change like mine. Just forward this to him please.
As one of my companions used to say, "You're part of the dub club" That's what happens when you turn 20. I don't know it's a little weird. I'm so sorry that I didn't write and say happy birthday last week. I hope you had a good one. What did you do for your birthday, did you do anything fun, or go anywhere to eat. I hope it was a good one. Do you feel older. 20 deffinately felt different for me. 21 not so much. Keep tearing it up out there. This is the greatest time in our lives, we're in the Lord's hand, what more could you ask for. These are the times of blessings and prosperity. I love you Bro. Write me next week. Love you tons.
Your Elder Elder,
Elder Adams
Hope you had fun with Jury duty. I love ya
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