I sent a bunch of pictures but no email. Hopefully the parents got the snail-mail letter with the explanation of the pictures, and maybe if they are very bored they can post that on the blog. But here are some more pictures!
1. Don't worry, this is as close as we got to the water.
2. Wind. And lots of it!
3. Want a boat? This was at Captain's Cove in Bridgeport. It's like a mini-outdoor mall on the beach. And apparently a great place to dump off the boats you don't want anymore.
4. Awww, cute little shops.
5. Yay for fun district pictures!
6. New England in the fall if only I had a photography skills, I could really do it justice. This was somewhere in Easton. The leaves are finally turning, yay!
7. Yes, yes, I know, we have womanhood and not priesthood. But isn't this the greatest picture?
Conference was wonderful as always. It went by way too fast! So many amazing talks, but of course Elder Holland's talk on the Book of Mormon…it was so gratifying to hear the Book of Mormon defended so powerfully. Especially when you spend all your time trying to defend it, to some who don't understand or don't want to. Why would you not want more scripture about Christ, more help in finding peace in a crazy world? And why attempt to put limits on how God speaks and when and where?
As I've studied the Book of Mormon, especially this transfer, I've noticed how many anti-Christs keep coming and going in the book. Take Rameumptom, for example. I'm so
special and God, who is a spirit, has told me there will be no Christ! All I need to do is stand on my tower once a week. In our day we have people not only disbelieving Christ, but attempting to prove that He never existed. This is not a new thing. People have been fighting, and still are fighting against Christ. Why so much animosity against something that has done so much good for so many? You would think that one could choose not to believe in Christ, but still allow others to do the same. But all of this opposition just proves how true and real He is. And it is so important to our Heavenly Father that the world knows about Him important enough to send another witness in the Book of Mormon. That's all it is a second witness. Christ is real! God is still speaking! Why would anyone not want to believe that? Anyway, to step off the soapbox
In mission updates, Foodfield is starting to pick up, slowly but surely. We have a
baptismal date set for November, and another ALMOST set. I found out yesterday that my companions are getting transferred. My new companion will be Sister Johnston, from Kaysville. So bittersweet! It's been such a joy to be in a trio, and it will be so hard to part with my wonderful companions. At the same time, I feel very good about the change. It's what needs to happen right now.
Until next week,
Sister Monson
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