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Today at 12:01 PM

Hello everyone! 

So this Wednesday are transfers! I can't believe that they're already here. Especially since this transfer was 7 weeks. It felt like it went by even quicker than the other transfers. 

So we get the official call later today to find out where everyone is going in the zone. But we got a call last night from President Ware to give Elder Cordon a special assignment for his last two weeks in the field. He's being transferred to back to Kennewick as a "floating zone leader". He'll just be jumping around from companionship to companionship. So he's really looking forward to doing that but it really threw both of us for a loop. We were totally expecting just to be a tri-pan for his last two weeks and then he'll leave! But, as usual, the Lord has different plans. And last night I asked President Ware who will be replacing Elder Cordon. But he wouldn't tell me! He's making me wait like everyone else! So I guess you all will just have to wait until next week to find out who my new companion will be. But I'm going to miss Elder Cordon so much! It has been an amazing 7 weeks with him. 

   

We did a lot of finding this week. We talked to a lot of people and we were even able to find several people who are searching. That's when missionary work becomes so joyful. When you get to see the Lord working through you to bless His children. 

One investigator who we've been working a lot with lately is Nathan. He makes custom guitars for a living. He's a super cool guy. All of the lessons we've had with him have been in his little rinky-dink shop in his backyard. It doesn't look like much, but somehow he manages to make these amazing guitars. He hasn't been able to make it to church yet, but that's what we're helping him with. He's been reading in the Book of Mormon and he really enjoys that. It's been really cool teaching him so far and I hope that he can really start progressing!    

Cierra is also doing really great. We're getting her and her family introduced to more families in the ward. And the ward just loves them! So we're really excited for them as well. 

I've been pondering a lot about two other talks from general conference this last week. President Uchtdorf's and also Elder Arnold's. I love when President Uchtodorf says: "There is nothing good unless you do it". I think that's what this gospel is all about. It's what this church is all about, and it's what faith is all about. That it really doesn't mean a thing until it motivates you to act and change your behavior and your character. And then with Elder Arnold, he talked all about how we are all called to the rescue. No matter what our current circumstance we're in, God will always bless us with opportunities to reach out to others.  

I'm not sure if I've done this scripture before. But either way, I'm choosing this one: Mosiah 3:19

"For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father."

I love this gospel so much! I'm so grateful to be apart of it. Because I know that it's true. Even though the mission isn't always easy, the Lord always makes it possible. 

I love you all! Have a great week!

Elder Scott

LDS Conference

Well, conference was great. I couldn't believe that this was my fourth and final General Conference on the mission. Time is moving by fast and it's hard to keep up sometimes. But conference was exactly what I needed. I was able to receive so much revelation for me and everyone we're teaching. It was just so great!

Cierra and her twins went over to the Erickson's Saturday morning to watch the first session of conference. And she absolutely loved it! She was asking a lot of amazing questions and she told us that she felt as if they we speaking directly to her. She even came with a question in mind which was answered. Everything that was said about forgiveness to others and not holding onto grudges really helped her. That's what is so amazing about modern prophets, is that it doesn't matter who's watching or listening, if you do so with real intent, you will learn something that you need to hear. And yesterday she was on some medication so she had to stay at home, but she told us that she still wanted to watch conference online! So we were really happy about that.

We were able to do a lot of finding this week. We're kind of doing some spring cleaning with our teaching pool and finding some new people to teach who will actually progress! I love finding! It's not the funnest thing in the world, but it's always joyful and so rewarding. The times that I have been guided by the Spirit the most throughout my mission was when we're finding. And Pasco has SO many Hispanics. Very seldom will we not run into a Hispanic each day. So that's really nice that I still get to practice mi Espanol! So I'm really looking forward to doing some more finding this week. 

Some of my favorite talks from conference were from Elder Hallstrom, Elder Renlund, President Uchtdorf and of course Elder Holland. There were so many things that I needed to hear for myself and also about how we can help our investigators to understand. Something that Elder Hallstrom said that I loved, quoting Elder Holland, "you can have what you want, or you can have something even better." God's vision and the potential which He sees in us is so much greater than we can even imagine. 

I also loved what Elder Holland said about the reason why we even have General Conference. That really was the perfect ending to a great General Conference. We don't listen to these talks for 10 hours so that we can feel bad about ourselves. We take part in this conference to be lifted up and inspired to better than we currently are. Because with the Lord's help, progression is possible. 

 

My scripture for this week is: Alma 36:17 

"And it came to pass that as I was thus racked with torment, while I was harrowed up by the memory of my many sins, behold, I remembered also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world."

This scripture was quoted several times throughout conference and I just love this story from the Book of Mormon. When Alma the younger remembers the Atonement to lift him and build him up. Something that we all need to remember. 

I love you all! I love this gospel and I know it's true! Have a great week!

Elder Scott