The Goat Named Tapatio

This week was crazy. Lots of things happened and we had so many events this week. We did everything from going on splits with Tongans from the SFE Stake, to driving to San Mateo for a meeting, to helping an old guy piddle around his house. It was a fun week. I am loving being with Elder Matthias. I love the guy and I love this area. We are having a great time and seeing miracles every day. 

Spiritual: A lot went on this week. We got the chance to attend an ARP meeting with our returning member friend. I want to talk about what that meeting is like. As soon as we walked in I felt the Spirit. There were not a lot of people there, but the power of the Spirit was so real. It was an intense feeling in the room as people would share their experiences about their personal struggles and how they have overcome them or are in the process of using the Atonement to overcome them. That meeting touched Elder Matthias and I so much that for the next couple of days we studied the ARP (Addiction Recovery Program) booklet to find out how to more effectively teach the atonement and help people go through the repentance process better. I saw more and more how powerful the atonement is in the lives of those people who want to change. I know it is real and I know the power for change that lies within. It can be so so so hard to ask for help. From both friends, ecclesiastical leaders and from God, but He will give us the help we desire if we ask and follow the path to change. The moral of this message is that change is real and is Possible through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. 

Funny: On Friday night we went over to eat with the Johnston family. Oh my goodness I love them so much. They have a set of twin girls who are about nine and one other girl who is about six. This is the most adorable family ever. Lots of dolls and cute things. We went over and were having pulled pork sandwiches. Yum! The mom pulled us aside and told us how the night before they made the unfortunate mistake of watching Charlotte's Web. She told us that the girls were less than enthused to be having pulled pork for dinner. The girls gave us the stare down as we ate. 

Where I am at: Almaden is going well. We are super excited for Conferences! Both Zone conference coming us in the next few weeks and General Conference coming up soon. We are going to the temple this week and I am really looking forward to it. I love that place. I am going to be a good missionary now and FOLLOW UP on the challenge that I gave last week. We have made a lot of plans for Conference and having people watch it with us. Our goal is to never watch alone. The nice thing about conference is that if people don’t have a ton of time they can watch one or two talks, feel the Spirit and then go out again. We have made a lot of plans and set a lot of goals on how to meet with people more this week. Thank you so much for your feedback and your suggestions. I love you all and I feel so much love and support from friends and family back home. I love you all!

P.S. This is the reason for the title: A member told me they went to a farm and there were goats named after hot sauces. I thought that was the best name for a goat.