HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Cardston Temple

Afternoon everyone!

So Canadian Thanksgiving is today, celebrate accordingly!

Well let's get to it shall we?

So we spent a lot of time in Cardston this week. We had Zone Pday there on Monday, then interviews with president there on Tuesday, and then Zone Training Meeting there on Wednesday. Needless to say, we spent a lot of time driving this week.

We had our final official lesson with the Lenzs this week. I've loved getting to teach them, and It'll be sad to not get to teach them each week. We have, however, found a good number of people to start working with.

So to start it off, we stopped by a less active family's house this week, and they accepted a return appointment, so we'll get to start teaching them this week or the next! We set up an appointment with Cassie and Billy, a member referral that we recieved, and will be teaching them this Saturday! We got back together with the Vosburghs, recent members in the ward, to teach them the new member lessons, and will be seeing them each week now! We attended a funeral a couple weeks ago for a member of the community here, and we stopped by Fran, the wife of the deceased to check up on her and see how she is doing, and got a return appointment to go back and see her. So the work is really moving forward here!

We also had a lot of service opportunities this week! I got to dig potatoes for the first time in my life, we got to move a gigantic doghouse, and a big tin shed, and, probably the most random of all, we got to take some family photos for people this morning haha. I was the designated dancer that had to get the kids to smile, that's a tough job.

So for the spiritual thought this week, may I direct you to Matthew chapter 6 verses 19-20.

19. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

So I've been learning a lot about service lately, and I think that these verses can apply to that really well. So many people seek after riches, thinking that they will bring happiness. Though it may provide temporary happiness, it does not provide us with everlasting joy. Instead of thinking so much about ourselves and stuff that we can do or get for us, we should instead think about what we can do for others. As we strive to be more like Christ by serving others, we will be able to find true happiness.

Love you all, and hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Love,

Elder Moffitt

Me celebrating my four month birthday at DQ! If you haven't tried the pumpkin pie blizzard yet, I highly recommend it.