Anyways.. This last week has been SOOO much fun. Haha I got to do
so many things that missionaries usually don't get to do so it was fun.
On Wednesday we headed to Des Moines to have an ex-change with the
AP's.. And that was a blast.. haha It was a pretty good drive tho thats
for sure.. 4 hours! If i was in UT it would be like we drove to St.
George for a day then came back.. Haha and i'm pretty sure me Kash
and SKy have done that before.. So not the first time :) But
anywyas.. Downtown Des Moines is a pretty crazy place! Haha.. So many
funny things happened. I loved it! Then the next day we drove to Nauvoo
and worked the pageant and then came home that night. It was waay fun!
I want to tell you guys an experience that I had on Tuesday before
that.. We set up an appointment with this family, and the mom of the
family has had a SUPER rough go these last few weeks.. She had surgery,
and I have to idea how to spell it, but it sounds like this: ahurnea??
Haha.. its the same surgery that Kash had before he left on his mish..
Anyways.. She had one of those and she got MAJOR infection inside and
has been going to and from the hospital is St. Louis like mad.. Her
husband is a truck driver which only puts him at home usually 4 days a
month. As you can only imagine, this mothers stressors were off
the charts.
As she stressfully explained the hardships and trials that she's
been facing and is still yet to face, my heart wrenched and I wanted to
do anything I could to help her.. So we asked her if we could give her a
blessing, and she agreed. As we sat a chair down in the living room,
her kids got really quiet.. (which is a rare thing) and we gave her a
blessing.. When it was over, she was in tears and told us that she
couldn't explain how she felt inside. She said she knew from the second
that we put our hands on her head that it was all going to be ok. She
said it was as if the Savior spoken those words himself. It was another
one of the strongest spiritual moments of my mission.. And I love the
Priesthood because it allows us to help others in ways that nothing else
could.
Ha so another lady that we're teaching asked us to come over and
help her out with her yard. She told us she wanted us to get things
ready because she was going to pay someone to have some tree's trimmed
that were hanging over her roof.. So we asked her if we could just trim
the tree's for her instead of her paying for it.. She didn't really know
what to say.. And so we called our Bishop and he brought a latter and
some saws and we took care of it for her right there.. Everything worked
out perfectly.. Haha and she was blown away.. Her heart is being
softened and she says that she see's something different about the
people of our church. Its SO fun and she is so much fun to teach. I
really hope that she comes around..
Dad.. Thanks for that email.. That story was AWESOME!! Haha i love
tender mercies! I'm glad that it all worked out and everything is going
good! And to answer your question, I'm not sure if they have an exact
location of the Mississippi crossing. But next time we go up there i'll
look into it for sure!
I love you family! So much thanks for everything! I'm so blessed.
Love Elder Russell
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