Hey Everyone!
Well, this week was just about like any other.
Like usual, I think of all these cool stories and things to write about, then
get here and all of the sudden the week seems pretty empty. But I'll
scrounge up a story or two. We went on exchanges this week, Elder Altamirano,
who is serving in the East New Orleans area, came over with me, and Elder
Gillett, my companion, went with Elder Mellor to their area. We met some cool
people and taught some cool lessons. When Elder Clarke of the 70 came to our
mission, he gave us the suggestion (commandment) that we should bring the
Bishops wife flowers and give the Bishop a tie on their birthday. Well, our
ward list has the birthdays on it, and it was the bishops wife's birthday, so
we went to the store and got some flowers and a cheap card, and then went by.
Well, they weren't home, so we gave bishop a call. He answered and I said
excitedly "So I heard a rumor that its your wife's birthday!" He
said "no... hers is in... April." After a brief pause I said, feeling
a little awkward "oh.... um... Ok. Bye." So we're like dang it.
Elder Altamirano was convinced he was lying to us or he misunderstood or
something, so he's like "who else could we ask?" on the same ward
list was his daughter. So we txted her and asked if it was her moms birthday
and she said "yup! We're out to dinner right now!" Hmmm... So we
asked the daughter if we could bring something by and she said sure. It didn't
work out that night, but the next day we did. We didn't say anything about the
confusion, she was just excited about the flowers.
We had a great lesson with Antonio and
Dora and Norma, about the Word of Wisdom. I always worry just a little bit about
the doubts they will throw out, but we gave a really good set-up to it, talking
about obedience and the blessings that come from living the commandments. With
a good backdrop of knowing the Lord will help us and then bless us, almost any
commandment seems easy to live! In the middle of the lesson, one of their
roommates came out and sat in the lesson with us. He was pretty into it.
Afterwards we asked about church, and Dora and Norma said they were working and
were going to take the car, so Antonio couldn't come because of a ride. So I
asked the other guy, Benjamin, what he was doing tomorrow, and he said he'd
come to church. So he came with Antonio, and brought his kids, and they loved
it! Awesome!
Last week, my companion and one of the elders
we live with went and bought a bunch of plants, so now we have a mini herb
garden outside on our porch. It nice, I've been a little sick this
weekend, so I've had some fresh lemongrass and mint to make tea with! Woo!
Well, thats about all thats going on for now,
we have a fun day planned. Hope to hear back form you soon!
-Elder Cardon
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