Well, this was a great week with some great stuff happening, especially general conference! I just loved it! What was everyones favorite talk? I was really excited about the announcement for new missionary ages! Thats going to be huge. We had a great time, just us at the church watching conference, only a few members came, and we just had one investigator. I guess just watching it online is a little more convenient. I loved Elder Cooks talk, he really boldy called the world to repentance! Elder Don R. Clarke actually came to our mission about 7 months ago, and shared his steps of getting more out of the sacrament. The priesthood session was awesome as well. conference is just the best as a missionary, I've got more out of on conference on my mission than any other time of my life. I always tell people I'm more excited for conference than my birthday. and its true!
We went on exchanges this week, with the elders in Morgan City, which is a cool little place south of Lafayette. We went with the spanish elders and the english elders down there, and did some great work with both of them. I had a cool experience with the english elders: So normally, we as spanish missionaries are "in the culture, but not of the culture" of Louisiana. We are very much involved in Hispanic culture as well. But on our exchange last week, I got to teach someone from a totally different culture. Normally, when we find someone who doesnt speak much english, its someone who speaks spanish and we're excited to teach them. But we had a great opportunity to teach a guy from india, who spoke a language called Myanlamar (or something like that), so it was kind of tough to communicate. But he let us in, and we had a short discussion of what he believed about Jesus Christ. In our talking, he mentioned that his brother had died about a year ago. We shared Alma 40:11, and he understood it, and we testified that his brother was ok, and that he was with God. The spirit was just soooo strong, and this man really could feel it, so much that he teared up a little, and I did too. He really did receive a witness that his brother was ok and everything would be alright.
We had a great zone conference this week, President Wall taught us some great things, and invited other missionaries to instruct for parts of it. Part of that, of course, was us, and we came up with a great idea for our assigned topic, companionship unity. We took one companion from each companionship into the gym, and blindfolded the ones that stayed. The ones in the gym were instructed on what to do, but the blindfolded ones were left quite aloof, being told only that their companion was going to come and get them and couldnt talk to them. Then their companion came in, brought them to the gym, and tied two legs together, and we had a blindfolded, non-communicatory 3-legged race. Luckily, there were no casualties. After, we said take off the blindfolds, talk, practice, learn, then we'll do it for reals. Then we all lined up, eyes open, adrenaline going, and had a REAL 3-legged race, down and back across the gym. Of course, Elder Dehart and I won. :) Of course, it had a spiritual connection, and the things that the missionaries learned were amazing, about trusting your companion, practicing, and getting a little competitive sometimes.
Well, I'm out of time this week, I spent a little time watching ABC's recent report on missionaries, which was filmed in our mission, with some elders I know, and also the press conference about the newly adjusted missionary age, found on mormonnewsroom.org. (check it out)
Love y'all!
-Elder Cardon
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