From Last Week - Thoughts On General Conference

General Conference was a great blessing to hear some incredible talks and speakers, but back to my week... 

New haircut? And does he have a double chin?

I'd been getting pretty frustrated with not being able to use my Spanish in lessons and had prayed for an opportunity to teach a lesson, and the following day, Tuesday, I was able to teach my first Spanish lesson! Unfortunately, it wasn't so good, but it can only get better I guess. Other than that, Elder Berry and I did a lot of finding, walking, and contacting. Earlier in the week we were just out contacting on the street, and we walked up to a young guy. We asked to show him the "He Lives" video, and he agreed. By the end of the video, he was in tears, and told us that is was no coincidence that we had ran into him. He readily embraced our message and said we could come by his home anytime. It was the greatest miracle I'd seen in that type of finding. We also met a woman who had been through a temple open house and said that she had tears in her eyes as she walked through the temple, which was really cool to hear. 

Elder Clayton and I went on exchanges again earlier in the week, and after a brief lesson, we walked for three hours to our next appointment. The day before I'd walked two as well, so lots of walking this week! Unfortunately, on Friday morning before our district council, we played basketball aaaaannnddd.... I wrecked my ankle pretty bad. I got pretty dizzy and couldn't see straight for a long while. Luckily, I was able to get that puppy raised up and iced it while at the church. It swelled up a whole lot, but I powered through and took the pain so it's pretty much back to normal except for some minor bruising. As long as you put the effort in, and not let obstacles stop you, the Lord will definitely bless your life. The work can be slow but we see miracles every week. 

 The sun is finally peeking out, the blossoms are blooming, and everyone's attitudes are brightening... even mine! Listening to prophets and apostles of the Lord was such a blessing this weekend, so don't overlook that wonderful opportunity we had. As the prophet said "Time is running out," so now is the time to grow continually closer to the Savior and to help others to do the same. Until next week,

Elder Shepherd