Week Something

Elder Devine and I looking mad for no reason at all

Greetings!

This week has been pretty decent. Nothing crazy happened, but it was still a solid week.

On Sunday we watched a fireside broadcast by Elder Cook of the presidency of the Seventy. He and his wife spoke together about marriage. It was a really good devotional, but it was slightly distracting for some of the Elders hahaha. Of course, I would NEVER be one of those ones distracted by that topic haha.

On Monday we didn’t have anything going on in the evening, so we played a game of soccer. It was fun as always, and provided a good distraction from the fact that I am in Utah. I’m getting progressively better, and have been able to run longer without getting as tired.

Tuesday was a really solid day. I taught two classes to seniors who are preparing to leave the mission, and was told by a few in both classes that I did really well. That night, my companion and I went to the temple to do a session with a couple other Elders, and a senior sister whose names we were proxy for. I have helped her previously in family history, and we found out that we are distant cousins. She asked me if I would go through for her deceased husband. It was such a powerful experience. I felt so much peace and had some questions answered during the session.

Wednesday was interesting because I had an allergy attack in the office. Someone brought in guacamole and the particulates in the air were heavy enough to cause me to start having a reaction. Yay allergies! So I didn’t really do anything all day. I took a nap in another part of the office at someone else’s desk as they were working.

Nothing happened on Thursday. Like at all. It was such an off day. I finished all of the projects that I was working on early in the day, so I did some extended study. In the afternoon my companion had an appointment, so I had to wait in the lobby of the place we were at. 2 sister missionaries from the Salt Lake mission were also there, and one of them struck up a conversation with me after my companion went into his appointment. We talked for a little about the work we were both engaged in, and for the first time, talking with a proselyting missionary didn’t make me feel absolutely terrible. I still sometimes think it would be nice to be serving elsewhere, but I can finally say that I am glad to have been serving where I have been, and that is a blessing in and of itself.

Friday was a pretty good day. We had our mission conference up Parley’s Canyon, at a park near the golf course up there. It was awesome. We were taught about Joseph Smith and about the Restoration of the gospel. It felt amazing to be up in the mountains, and not in the city. I really needed it. What I didn’t need however was the sunburn that I received. I didn’t think to bring a hat or sunscreen, because the weather was going to be cold when we got there. It was about 45 degrees when we got there, but then it heated up and felt pretty hot as we sat on tables in the sunlight for a few hours. I have a pretty gnarly burn on my forehead, my nose, and on my arms. I guess that’s what happens when you work inside of buildings all day every day for a year. Oh well. I still had a great time.

Today has been all right. Nothing going on today, just normal preparation day activities.

Well that’s pretty much it for this week. Hope you all had a good week as well.

Love,

Elder Bartholomew