Monday: February 10th
Great pday, lots and lots of progress ;) Buncha goofs. We played zone sports and we went hard in basketball. My brother Kyler would be proud of me, haha.
Elder Cruz, bball legends
We had dinner with some great members but we got a text out of the blue from one of our best people that we were teaching. They told us that they were flat out no longer interested. It's very saddening to see people turn so quick, I personally know how much this Gospel can bless them in their life. It's brought me great peace and joy! This Gospel can heal broken hearts, mend fragile relationships, and strengthen family bonds. But it's not my job to force it on them, neither to get upset if they don't see these blessings. I just hope and pray that one day they can respark their interest and seek out what more the Gospel of Jesus Christ can truly bless them with!
Elder Cruz, bball legends
Hey! My desk is very organized...
Tuesday: February 11th
Went to District Council! So weird not being the district leader, it was a great training talkin about ways we could be more personable with people as we teach. Went knockin, we met a STUD named Christy. She's been taught by Sister missionaries in Florida years ago, has read the Book of Mormon, and has only been praying to God to know if Joseph Smith was a prophet. And she's just someone's door we knocked on, the Lord definitely guides us to those who are elect and already prepared to receive the Gospel message! :) We had a great conversation with this guy named Elijah. He's super humble and has been searching for answers his whole life. Missionary life is all about finding those who are humbly seeking "a more excellent way!" (Ether 12:11)
Sunset Missionary!
Wednesday: February 12th
Had a good MLC call, and we picked up two people today to start teaching. Elder Kofford and I worked a bunch till we got home. Pretty stressful at times but it's good.
CRAZY STORY:
Okay so every single FREAKIN lightswitch in this mansion apartment is haunted I swear! I'll be just waking up at 6:30 and walk over to turn the lightswitch on and it shocks me!! THEN I walk over to turn my desk light on for personal study and that flippin thing shocks me too!! Haha, I swear, every lightswitch here is just waiting to shock me. Living here keeps you on your toes though, haha :)
Elder Kofford's expert leakage solvent
Thursday: February 13th
Did some more service today for the KidsAid. It was a pretty hot day outside, nice and warm. Perfect top ramen weather... haha! ;) We had two good lessons, one about the purpose of trials and another about the blessings of the Restored Gospel. Both themes are related to each other so much, we must somehow find and show appreciation to God for our trials. We may not always understand why we had to go through such things, but the important and most vital thing to understand is that you have a Father in Heaven that loves you. He wants you to be happy and progress in this life, we don't always know how or when, but we do know He loves us!
Friday: February 14th
Happy Valentine's Day!!! Goof. Today my mom sent these in the mail and when Elder Kofford saw them and I explained to him our crazy LaRose tradition he said, "You are NOT touching my face with those" Haha! :) Also, allergies must've loved me today cause I had a stuffy nose all day, haha.
This one's just for you mom... ;)
We flat out had a CONVERSATION with someone in freakin Spanish, haha! It was funny cause all I understood and found out was that they were Catholic, and all that they got from us was that we were missionaries of Jesus Christ. I took Latin, I don't speak Spanish haha. But all in all, never tell me the odds though... ;) Great Valentines day!!
This one's just for you mom... ;)
We flat out had a CONVERSATION with someone in freakin Spanish, haha! It was funny cause all I understood and found out was that they were Catholic, and all that they got from us was that we were missionaries of Jesus Christ. I took Latin, I don't speak Spanish haha. But all in all, never tell me the odds though... ;) Great Valentines day!!
Mom! You didn't send me enough candy for my trail!
Saturday: February 15th
Today we worked hard trying to invite a bunch of people to church cause Elder Niel L. Anderson, an Apostle of the Lord, is coming! This'll be the second time I'll meet him on my mission. We had a lesson with this lady named Crystal. She was interested in the Book of Mormon, I hope she's all there! Elder Kofford and I planned more for Zone Conference next week.
CRAZY STORY:
We were teaching this one guy at his house. He was totally high. We're trying to teach him about God and he straight goes into this long story where he ends with, "I've died 8 times you know. And God has a marijuana field waiting for me up in heaven. God's taking care of it for me right now." Ah ha, every classic Colorado dream... haha! ;) #OnlyInRado
You know you've been in Colorado too long when you think this reads, "WEED FOR SALE"
Stake conference was amazing. Elder Anderson is such an amazing disciple of Christ. He truly is an Apostle of the Lord and I bear witness of that! He talked about the importance of following the counsel of living prophets and apostles. As well as how the world is descending in unbelief so must we strengthen in our own hearts and families hearts that Jesus is the Christ and our Savior. The rest the night we worked hard and found some more people. Also very very proud of all the time, sacrifice, and faith it takes to have trust in the Lord and His will for us.
Love you all, keep strong in the faith even if it's hard - it's worth it!
Love,
Elder LaRose
My NEW ADDRESS is:
2946 D Rd. Apt #D-3
Grand Junction, CO 81504
Mailbox - #15
keldon.larose@missionary.org
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