Monday, October 27, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Hello Everyone,
So this week went by super fast! It was crazy! last pday it was fun we went out to a place called Clear Creek and we did some hiking there is a canyon with a bunch of water in it out there so that was pretty cool to look at! We had a rough time as well this week. We had some investigators that were all ready to be baptized on November 1st and everything was going as planned. They had told us that the church was true several times and they told us that Joseph Smith was a Prophet as well! So we had one last lesson to teach them, the Word of Wisdom well they refused to live the Word of Wisdom they ended up kicking us out of the house that night and now they won't answer our calls or answer the door anymore when we go there! It is just crazy to think that just because of one thing, it can blow up your whole testimony and now all of the sudden the church isn't true anymore! That is the one thing I just don't understand about the world we live in today! I think I heard Elder Holland say this but he said "We live in a world today where God is created in the image of man, rather then men created in the image of God!" Its sad! I wish people could understand that Gods laws never change! As much as we may want them too they never do! I have seen that time and time again throughout my mission, where people just won't accept the gospel because they don't agree with a commandment! Gods commandments never change! Anyway I'm super excited for this next transfer and the opportunity I have to stay in Winslow! We have some awesome things that are happening here! I am also super excited I found out this week that I get to be companions with my old high school buddy Elder Marcus Yazzie. I can't wait! It definately will be a good time! Anyway not much to write about this week but I hope you all have a great week and take care!
Love Elder Rushton
Monday, October 13, 2014
Hello everyone,
So this past week we had a lot to do again. It seems like that has been the story these last couple of weeks! It has flown by! It is crazy how all the days for like an entire week can just blend together while your on your mission! On Wednesday we had Zone Conference in Tuba City, AZ man that is a long early drive! It started at 9 oclock Tuba City time so that meant it started at 8 o'clock our time. This different time stuff is really hard to get used to! Anyway, so we ended up getting up at 4:30 on Wednesday morning and heading out the door by 5 so that we could be in Tuba on time! Man that was an early morning! Zone Conference was amazing though my favorite part was that we had the opportunity to watch Meet the Mormons! That show was simply amazing! It honestly just leaves a good feeling in your heart at the end of it! The show really just goes to show how we as Mormons are normal people living normal lives! We experience challenges just like anyone else but we also experience some of the happiest of times! My favorite people in the show was definitely the football coach because he was just an awesome guy. He had so much fun with his family! I also loved the story of the missionary mom! It just made me think about my mom back home and the tears, and how hard it was for me to leave and how hard it was on my family for me to leave! The movie really helped me to come to realize that I am out here doing exactly what I need to be doing right now! It just affirmed that the church is still just as true today as it was the day I left! I would definitely encourage everyone to watch it! So as for the rest of the week, we got to meet with both Stake Presidents this week again those meetings are always good! Its amazing how much the Stake Presidents really care and pray for each missionary that is working within there Stake! So I kind of have a sad, and also kind of funny story to tell. This past Friday night in Winslow there were some 20 year old guys who decided to go around and burn down a bunch of random buildings. On Friday night half the town of Winslow was on fire! They ended up burning down some old historic houses and also buildings and also the only dry cleaners in Winslow! It was kind of sad! I hate to hear about things like that because its like those guys didn't have anything better to do then to burn buildings down???? So here comes the funny par! There is an elder in our zone who serves on the reservation. He asked us if we would take his suit to the dry cleaner haha, anyway yep his suit ended up burning down with the dry cleaners! It was kind of funny having to call him and tell him that! Anyway he is ok he is getting a new suit so everything will be good! Anyway I hope everything is going well for everyone and I hope you have a great week! Take care!
Love Elder Rushton
Monday, October 6, 2014
Hello Everyone,
So this past week was busy that is for sure! We had our MLC in Farmington, NM on Tuesday and got to Sanders late Tuesday night then we did an exchange I went with the Sanders Elders and Elder Gnehm went with the Wide Ruins Elders! We stayed with them until after there district meeting on Thursday! It was a great exchange we had a lot of fun together! We did a lot of tracting I love tracting on the rez! It was fun we really emphasized the importance of the Book of Mormon and tried to leave one with every home we knocked on! The next day was fun going to the district meeting I love going to the Wide Ruins Chapel haha because it is so rezzy! It was a great training by Elder Young! So this week was also General Conference! I love General Conference as a missionary because it is that one time of year you get to sit back on the couch and watch some TV I sure do miss my TV! But General Conference was amazing I usually always have one talk that really stands out to me but this year I started to get a little worried I hadn't heard a talk that I thought really stood out. There were a lot of good talks just none really stood out! Anyway the last speaker was Elder Bednar and his talk was the one that was my favorite! He talked about how as mormons we like to share our beliefs with others because they mean so much to us! He told a story of his two sons and it was halarious, it made me think a lot of my little brother Cody and me. I sure do miss that kid! Anyway if you didn't get a chance to watch that talk I would definatly encourage you to do so it was a great talk! The moral to the story is, we have something that means so much to us in our lives why wouldn't we want to share it with everyone around us! Like I said that was the last talk given Sunday afternoon by Elder Bednar! Anyway things are great, starting to cool down which is good! I would like to wish my Grandma Rushton a happy birthday coming up tomorrow! Love ya grandma! Have a great week everyone!
Love Elder Rushton
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