Shawarma anyone?

Shawarma selfie!

Hey ya'll!

So this week started out a little slow but really picked up! We kept busy visiting less active members for most of our time. We also got to meet Alain, a recent convert that just moved into the ward. He's awesome, and Elder Hewlett actually got to teach him in his last area and be there for his baptism! Our lesson with him went really well! We also had a lesson with Brother Alexander. He's a less active from Jamaica. He made us goat curry this week! It was so good. He also educated us on a bunch of Jamaican fruits. He's a great guy, just has some reservations about the church that we want to help him overcome. We really want to focus on helping him gain a testimony of the Book of Mormon. This is so important, and I think that if we can do that, all of his other questions will be easier to answer. 

We had interviews with our mission president this week and they went really well! I love President and Sister Miles, they're so great. 

Elder Hewlett and I also decided to try Shawarma this week. It was really good! I'd highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of delicious flavor. 

Well sorry for the short email, but that's about all I have for this week. How about we wrap it all up with a spiritual thought?

This thought comes out of the book of Mosiah in the Book of Mormon, chapter 23. This chapter talks about the people of Alma, who left the land of Nephi and started the city of Helam where they could worship the Lord openly without suffering persecution. They were going along living righteous lives, and everything was just grand. However, in verses 21 and 22 we read:

21. Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea, he trieth their patience and their faith.
22. Nevertheless-whosoever putteth his trust in him the same shall be lifted up at the last day. Yea, and thus it was with this people.

And in the chapter you go on to read about how these people were again put into bondage by the lamanites. This is a very important lesson for us to learn in our lives. Just because we're doing what the Lord wants and living good lives, doesn't mean that he won't allow us to go through trials. We are allowed to suffer trials so that we may grow and learn. However, if we trust in the Lord and seek his help, he will bear us up so that we can make it through the difficult times. 

Love you guys!

Love,

Elder Moffitt

Our new companion Elder Crocker! Compliments of the Sisters