Time is flying here
in Dripping Springs! I feel like I just got here but the transfer is
almost up already. Here's what's been going on.
Service!
This week we had some awesome service opportunities. One morning we
helped out our friend Tina, she's a little german lady who lives out in
the middle of nowhere. Her husband passed away a few years ago so we
help her with jobs every now and then. This last time after we finished
she mentioned that she had lost two boys in their infancy and it was
like we were her two boys. We thought that was cute. We also helped out a
man named Christian. He also lives in the middle of nowhere and is an
older man. We go up with our ward mission leader and help clean up
garbage and do dishes and help fix up his place. He can't really take
care of himself and lives pretty humbly so it's a big help when we go up
and help.
Social Media!
We keep doing our thing on social media. We have had some pretty good
chats with people and have shared a good amount of scriptures. We also
taught a lesson in spanish too! His name is Manuel and he was in one of
the Austin facebook groups we joined. The only problem is that he lives
in El Salvador haha. I don't know why he was in the Austin facebook group
but it was a good lesson nonetheless. We are going to hopefully get him
in contact with missionaries closer to his house haha.
President
and Sister Fox recently have challenged us to do "virtual dinners" with
members of our ward. Basically we both make our own meals and then eat
it with them over zoom just as we would a normal dinner appointment.
Since dinner appointments are such a great way to meet families and
COVID has taken that away at the moment it was a pretty good experience
to chat with some of the families like normal. While we hope we can get
back to normal normal soon it's cool seeing the ways we have been able to
innovate.
Imma share a
scripture with y'all today! John 16:22 says, "And ye now therefore have
sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your
joy no man taketh from you". I love that! The joy of the gospel is one
that no man can take away. It is one that no pandemic can take away
either. Although we may feel sorrow occasionally and go through trials,
the joy of the gospel is everlasting. We will never go through anything
so tough that we won't feel of that joy again. It will always be there.
Love and miss y'all so much!
Elder Anderson
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