August 8, 2016
Heylo Eberyone!
Here's an update on the family that we put on date for the end of this month:
Two weekends ago, the family texted us about a meeting they had with
the bishop. In our previous meeting with them, we found out that
they weren't married. When they met with the
bishop, he told them that they couldn't be baptized unless they got
married. Though this is true, the text they sent us showed signs of
them being overwhelmed with everything in their life. With the recent
move, difficulties finding a job, and many other things weighing on
their shoulders, things were worrying them. Then they went up to
Flagstaff for the whole weekend, to get school year shots for the
kids. (Side note: the school year for the public schools started on
the 25th of July! So early!) We tried texting them a couple times, but
we heard nothing from them. When they got back in town, we were able
to meet with them the next day. We decided to focus our lesson on The
Family: A Proclamation to the World. With the insight from that
document, and the combined testimonies of the two of us as well as the
member of the ward we brought with us, they were comforted by the
Spirit. They accepted a commitment to be married, and they are
currently praying to know what date to be married on. If that date
happens to be after the day we had set for their baptism, they want
their kids to be baptized on that date, regardless of whether or not
their mom will join them. Their faith never ceases to amaze me!
We had some crazy storms this week. We even got hit by a thunderstorm
so hard, we were stuck inside for three hours! After that storm, which
was on Tuesday, the parks and green areas were flooded. When I first
got to Arizona, I noticed a whole bunch of water runoff ramps and
areas, and I was really confused. Now I realize that Arizona and India
have at least one thing in common: they both have monsoon seasons.
There are still puddles and lakes scattered around the area. The
picture I have included is of me standing on a sidewalk which should
be completely over the water. The sidewalk was submerged about 2-3
feet under nothing but rain water. It was so cool! And Arizona has the
best thunderstorms, too!
Thank you all for your prayers and support! I can feel them every day.
Love,
Elder Grover
1. Pico Bread from the Hopi Native American tribe. Basically just corn
meal made as thin as possible, and colored a greenish-gray. Not the
tastiest thing in the world.
2. Us preparing to eat the bread.
3-4: Videos of us in the monsoon.
5: The aftermath of said monsoon.
6: A lizard got into the church building, and Elder Pavlakos caught it!
Here's an update on the family that we put on date for the end of this month:
Two weekends ago, the family texted us about a meeting they had with
the bishop. In our previous meeting with them, we found out that
they weren't married. When they met with the
bishop, he told them that they couldn't be baptized unless they got
married. Though this is true, the text they sent us showed signs of
them being overwhelmed with everything in their life. With the recent
move, difficulties finding a job, and many other things weighing on
their shoulders, things were worrying them. Then they went up to
Flagstaff for the whole weekend, to get school year shots for the
kids. (Side note: the school year for the public schools started on
the 25th of July! So early!) We tried texting them a couple times, but
we heard nothing from them. When they got back in town, we were able
to meet with them the next day. We decided to focus our lesson on The
Family: A Proclamation to the World. With the insight from that
document, and the combined testimonies of the two of us as well as the
member of the ward we brought with us, they were comforted by the
Spirit. They accepted a commitment to be married, and they are
currently praying to know what date to be married on. If that date
happens to be after the day we had set for their baptism, they want
their kids to be baptized on that date, regardless of whether or not
their mom will join them. Their faith never ceases to amaze me!
We had some crazy storms this week. We even got hit by a thunderstorm
so hard, we were stuck inside for three hours! After that storm, which
was on Tuesday, the parks and green areas were flooded. When I first
got to Arizona, I noticed a whole bunch of water runoff ramps and
areas, and I was really confused. Now I realize that Arizona and India
have at least one thing in common: they both have monsoon seasons.
There are still puddles and lakes scattered around the area. The
picture I have included is of me standing on a sidewalk which should
be completely over the water. The sidewalk was submerged about 2-3
feet under nothing but rain water. It was so cool! And Arizona has the
best thunderstorms, too!
Thank you all for your prayers and support! I can feel them every day.
Love,
Elder Grover
1. Pico Bread from the Hopi Native American tribe. Basically just corn
meal made as thin as possible, and colored a greenish-gray. Not the
tastiest thing in the world.
2. Us preparing to eat the bread.
3-4: Videos of us in the monsoon.
5: The aftermath of said monsoon.
6: A lizard got into the church building, and Elder Pavlakos caught it!
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