This week was pretty big for me with service and spiritual
experiences. We didn't do a whole lot for P-day but we did talk to this guy
named Alex in the college housing about some of his questions. He wanted to know about the Kingdoms of Glory
so we discussed and described each one. Last time he tried to get out of seeing
us but we made a point to come back. We also another appointment with Henry,
but that fell through. He actually disappeared the whole week so I'll keep up
with ya’ll on “Where’s Henry?”
We had a good amount of service this
week. We broke up some rotting walls
that were piled on top of each other so we could find the good boards and the nails
in them. This was a service project for B. Goodwin. While we were there, we met one of his
friends that he has helped get over his addictions and given a Book of Mormon
to. We also did a deep clean of our apartment for the first Tuesday of the
month and inspections were the next day so we made sure to do a good job and it
looked a lot more empty. We also split logs for a member, Sister Seamster. It took a lot of effort, using a splitting
mal and a sledgehammer. I used the heavier one. We did the first bit dressed up
and came back later in the week to split the rest. We split like crazy to get the job done. I
was going crazy at it to hear that good crack when you get it really nice in
there. I got some gnarly blisters afterward and they still hurt now. Before and
after splitting the wood, we helped out at Faces with lifting and getting bags
full of food. It was a pretty intense day. I passed out that night.
We also had some good lessons with our investigators like Shirley. We read the Book of Mormon with her so she
will find more interest in it. While we
were reading, stink bugs were flying around above us and were just going crazy.
It was funny seeing her smack them as hard as she could. We are teaching this
guy named Dre. We went over and he was smoking and saying that he needs some
religion so we can talk to him. Well, I started off with the Restoration,
relating to him that the church has been restored. He cuts me off and tells us
about a stream you go to after you die that is like limbo between heaven and
hell. Really bizarre, but it got worse.
Then he says some of the angels hate us because we have souls and they
have black hearts and black eyes and are really scary. He also told us that Satan
now has an invisible car and he drives people over to tempt Dre to do bad
things. Some weird stuff! We made a return appointment with him, too. I wonder what that will be like. We also saw
one of our investigators, Shawn, who had gotten out of jail on bail. He was so
much more humble and had read to Jacob in the Book of Mormon which made me
super happy. I was also happy because he
personally wanted to see us.
Also this week I was at my last zone
meeting and they asked me to bear my final testimony. At first when I was
speaking I made an old man impression because I was the oldest one there (of
the missionaries). Then I got very emotional about how much my mission meant to
me with all the blessings that have come to my family. I read the scripture
that I had chosen for my plaque back home and it made more sense than just a
scripture I had chosen. I was very glad that the out pouring of the spirit came
from Heavenly Father to help me help others.
General Conference was probably the
best thing of the week but like all day Saturday we were stuck in the
Burkeville chapel instead of ours since we have no signal. It was really hot in
there and it made it hard to stay comfortable and take notes of conference
while we were in this heat that was making us sweat. We had fun with the
Burkeville Elders while we were there. Before the first session, we got there
earlier than them so we tried to break into the library to get the television
so we could watch it. I tried picking it with two paper clips and also turning
the handle with a paddle, but neither of those methods worked. It got opened
properly with a key later. We really enjoyed conference even though there weren’t
too many huge rebukes happening, especially from Elder Holland and Bednar. My
favorite speaker other than President Monson is President Utchdorf. Funny thing
is that the night of Saturday was Octoberfest for the college kids so we came home
from watching conference to see kids drinking and walking around the streets
drunk after we had been spiritually fed by the Prophet. Different world.
Well not much else to say but that
you only have to wait another 3 weeks to see me. Love you all!
Elder McClure
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