From Fall to Winter Fast

 

Okay, so “it has been a busy two weeks” is getting redundant. Here are the highlights from the past two weeks:

·       Held our Mission Leadership Council for this transfer cycle

·       Was able to go to dinner one night with my siblings and their spouses

·       Held and attended the monthly Missionary Health Council

·       Attended the monthly Member Leader Service senior missionary meeting

·       Attended the Rose Park zone multi-district council for this transfer cycle

·       Held our final Open House up in Evanston, Wyoming for the Wyoming and Coalville, Utah stake presidents and their wives

·       Attended and spoke at the adult session of the Bridger Valley Stake Conference with Elder Evan A. Schmutz (General Authority Seventy) and his wife (saw our first snow of the year)


·       Attended sacrament meeting on October 23rd in Evanston, Wyoming on our way back from Bridger Valley

·       Met with Elder Hugo E. Martinez (General Authority Seventy) to discuss plans for his upcoming mission tour November 8-11 next month

·       Attended the Murray Coordinating Council (12 stakes) one night, and the Holladay Coordinating Council  (a different 12 stakes) the following night with those stake presidents and Elder K. Bruce Boucher (Area Seventy)

·       Held a baptismal interview

·       Held planning meetings with the Assistants

·       Attended and participated in the Pioneer (North) Coordinating Council (one half of the Pioneer Coordinating Council (6 stakes) leadership meetings with Elder Blaine R. Maxfield (Area Seventy), Elder Kevin R. Pearson (General Authority Seventy and Utah Area President), and Elder Neil L. Anderson (Quorum of the Twelve Apostles), and President Camille Johnson (General Relief Society President)

·       Attended and spoke at the adult session of the Cottonwood Heights Wasatch Stake Conference

·       Attended and spoke at the Salt Lake Stake Conference with Elder Kevin R. Pearson

·       Interviewed 111 missionaries for their transfer cycle interviews

·       Dealt with an emergency extended companionship exchange and an emergency transfer

·       Answered a lot of questions relating to whether something would be permissible

Clearly the highlight of the past two weeks was the leadership meetings held with Elder Anderson. During the leadership meetings, I was assigned to sit right next to him on the stand. I have to admit that was surreal.

The second highlight from the past two weeks was Elder Pearson's talk in the Special Salt Lake Stake Conference this morning. He talked about aligning ourselves with the Holy Spirit and the power that comes when we do that. He analogized it to the alignment that has to occur along electrical switches for electric power to get to where it needs to be to power that light bulb or lamp. His talk was all from the heart and mind. I so wished it had been written out so that I could get a copy of it.

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