First off, Halifornia is Halifax being California.. It was warm enough once last week to be in just shirts instead of the full suit :) the other days it was either foggy or rainy.
Last week was awesome. The district we are in killed it and the blessings are enormous! The other elders were able to help two investigators and a less active come to church in the family ward, and one of the investigators got up and bore his testimony. It was so cool. Then for the ysa branch we had over 45 people attend compared to the usual 30 ish. There were 3 investigators, 3 recent converts and 3 less actives all there:) it's soooo cool to be able to see the fruit of your labors. Just to clear things up, these weren't all people we are teaching, but the district. Super cool.
Johnathan got up and bore his testimony on trials, it was awesome. One of the sisters investigators got up as well and it was equally awesome. Johnathan also got a calling as a branch missionary! He was ecstatic. So were we... Last week we had some big miracles happen, many of which were just investigators falling into our laps. So the drought is over!
I had my interview with president Pratt last week, I will be finishing here in Halifax. He told me who my new comp will be but you will have to wait until next week before you find out:) I'm really excited and I'm sure you will be too. This will be a super busy week, we have a few exchanges and an MLC and starting Saturday we will start working on transfers which are next week. This weekend we will also be going to a nearby area for elder hart (our third) who was called by an investigator and asked to preform a baptism. There also is the French temple trip, which means I will be reunited with my frenchies for a few hours:)
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| Hassan (invest) elder Har, me, Wayne (RC), elder Hansen and Hassan's friend |
I was studying about fasting last week and I found some cool stuff. Isaiah 58: 3
"Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge?"
When I saw this scripture I thought of myself.. Sometimes I do things, the things God asks, then I feel entitled to blessings, or not having hardships and trials. I figured life would be easy or the work would be.. But in reality it is always hard we just learn to have peace in situations and trust God will bless us either now or later with his own timing. I really liked the scripture though because it is my complaints or murmurs in scripture, "why do I fast, when nothing happens after" "why do we endure living contrary to the world when it seems like the people who aren't living the standards are being blessed" things like that..
"If life were truly fair, you and I would never be resurrected; you and I would never be able to stand clean before God. In this respect, I am grateful that life is not fair." - Elder Renlund
Next time I email will be Tuesday.. Our Monday will be spent doing travel plans and getting the transfer all figured out.
Fun story for everyone... Sometimes I can't get to sleep, but both my comps pass out quick. And they both sleep talk Hahahaha.. So I mess with them. I got elder hart do make pig noises one night.. He would talk and I would answer with a pig snort and eventually he did them Hahahaha.. Elder Hansen woke himself up by sleep talking jibberish.. It was hilarious. My comps are just as weird as I am!
Je vous aime!
Elder Argyle
Elder hart fell asleep for a split second.. We have an album full of pics of him sleeping in random situations.. Like car rides hahaha. He knows though don't worry!
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