the one where your mom got out of bed

"Boom, you looking for this?"

Well, starting with Monday, we had another basic P day... it was raining all day, so we didn't end up playing baseball, but we had indo curry again, so that was fire!

Tuesday was just a regular Tuesday. We had DCM, we went finding, and we ended the day with ping pong.

Wednesday wasn't raining, so we played more baseball, and I'm really starting to get better😆😆

And that night we had a little surprise... we got woken up by an earthquake (hence the title)! It wasn't anything too crazy but our apartment was shaking a lot, and my lego Boba Fett Slave 1 fell off my shelf😭 That was pretty traumatic, but other than that, it was all good

Friday, we went to a city that was pretty far south that we had never been to. Missionaries haven't been down there in a while, and we found out why... nobody lives there. There are TONS of abandoned houses and stuff. Still a fun day, though.

Saturday, there was a big board game night at a community center, so we pulled up, and I steamrolled these guys in every game we played. It was pretty funny and we all had a good time. We invited them all to our ping pong night some hopefully they come 🙏 🤞

Spiritual Thought:

Alma 32:42

And because of your diligence and your faith and your patience with the word in nourishing it, that it may take root in you, behold, by and by ye shall pluck the fruit thereof, which is most precious, which is sweet above all that is sweet, and which is white above all that is white, yea, and pure above all that is pure; and ye shall feast upon this fruit even until ye are filled, that ye hunger not, neither shall ye thirst.

"My beloved brothers and sisters, Christianity is comforting, but it is often not comfortable. The path to holiness and happiness here and hereafter is a long and sometimes rocky one. It takes time and tenacity to walk it. But, of course, the reward for doing so is monumental. This truth is taught clearly and persuasively in the 32nd chapter of Alma in the Book of Mormon. There this great high priest teaches that if the word of God is planted in our hearts as a mere seed, and if we care enough to water, weed, nourish, and encourage it, it will in the future bear fruit “which is most precious, … sweet above all that is sweet,” the consuming of which leads to a condition of no more thirst and no more hunger.

COVID and cancer, doubt and dismay, financial trouble, and family trials. When will these burdens be lifted? The answer is “by and by."” And whether that be a short period or a long one is not always ours to say, but by the grace of God, the blessings will come to those who hold fast to the gospel of Jesus Christ. That issue was settled in a very private garden and on a very public hill in Jerusalem long ago."

– Elder Jeffrey R. Holland 

Yeah, I don't got much to add to that... Elder Holland is just the best. But I'll just add my solemn testimony that in the gospel of Jesus Christ, blessings come to those who are diligent. 

It's been raining a lot most days, so hopefully, it will start to slow down🤞🤞That's all I got this week, but feel free to email me!

"My old enemy, stairs..."

–Po