How's everyone doing this sunny and warm afternoon? It warmed up to -10 Celsius here! This past week our high has been about -18 Celsius (0 Fahrenheit) and has gotten as low as -25 Celsius before the wind chill. So It's been pretty cold.
Well we had some more great experiences this week! We weren't able to spend too much time in our area, but some really neat things happened.
We got to go out teaching with Elder Weatherford Clayton of the seventy this week! That was a really really cool experience. Both of our appointments for that evening fell through, but we were able to have some good lessons with members, and have a great talk with Elder Clayton about missionary work and about the gospel in general. It was so cool to be able to learn from him in a one on one (well, two I guess) setting. He has such a great spirit about him, and you could tell that when he spoke, he would pause and listen to the spirit, and then start talking. It was amazing to watch.
We also got to go on exchanges in BC this week! We had a fun road trip down to Cranbrook, BC (I've gotten a lot better at winter driving!) and got to spend some time with Elder Ajeman and Elder Robbins. Those two are complete red necks living out in the bush haha. I love them so much! We had lots of good teaching appointments with them, and just a grand old time in general! Elder Ajeman and I did quite a bit of walking, and ran into this guy on the street that we decided to contact. He told us that a while back, the earth was falling off of its axis, and that there was going to be a second Ice Age, but then he prayed really hard, and he fixed it! So we all owe this guy a big thanks! Then he took our pass along card, gave me a hug, took another puff of his cigarette, and went inside. BC is something special, let me tell you. It was great being in the mountains though!
I also got to go on exchanges out in West Calgary this week, and had a really cool experience there. We went to the hospital to give someone a blessing, and while we were there, another guy recognized us as missionaries and asked us to come back later to talk to him. When we came back later that day, he told us about his life, and about how he had gone through some depression and some addictions, and then was able to feel the love of God in his life, and had some spiritual experiences. We taught him a little bit about the restoration, and he was excited to learn more! We gave him a Book of Mormon, and he said that he'd read and pray about it. He was a super cool guy, and to make him even cooler, he looked like Neil Patrick Harris but he was bald and had an awesome beard! But in all seriousness, it's really cool to see how the Lord reaches out to his children and helps them feel of the love that he has for them. I hope that Devon continues to learn about the restored gospel and strengthen his relationship with his father in heaven.
We also got a 10 on cleaning inspections so I'm pumped about that!
Spiritual thought! This is something that our Mission President shared with us last night. In Alma 34:10-14, they talk about the Atonement as being infinite. Do we sometimes in our lives make the Atonement finite instead of infinite? Do we not allow the Atonement to change us? Do we not draw upon it for strength in times of need? We shouldn't limit it, we should use it. I'm so grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the impact that it's had on my life. I know that each of you can use it, and in each of our lives, we can make it an infinite Atonement.
Love ya'll!
Love,
Elder Moffitt
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