Flood and Food

Elder Beal,

I too, love listening to conference talks. Always, it feels like the perfect wisdom I need at that very moment.  Holland bears a powerful witness of the ministry of angels and I can add my testimony to his.  Do you recall the testimony of President Charles on Trek about angels?  That was my first real eye opener about them.  Yesterday was fast and testimony meeting.  The spirit is so wonderful when the saints bear witness of truth.  Simple testimonies of faith and obedience bring such power to the congregation.  We have a few investigators in our ward right now.  It is always exciting to feel the newness of the restored gospel through an investigators perspective.  

I have been accepted to BYU Idaho online.  I am really thrilled!  Sometimes, I allow Satan to creep into my mind and whisper doubts of discouragement about continuing my education, but always Heavenly Father has a way of kicking him out and reassuring me that this is the right course of action.  Just yesterday in RS, Sister Kidd, one of sister Marshall's twin daughters, shared with the group that the prophet and apostles often invite professors to come and instruct the group.  This reminded me so much of the school of the prophets.  We were just there in the very room that Joseph held this sacred class of instruction of things both spiritual and academic.  Candi's husband's uncle is a professor of Astronomy at BYU and was one of those whom the apostles called in to teach them. How cool is that?

I love your hair-cutting speed video!  It makes me happy!  Guess what fun you are missing out on right now?  Pears!!!  Hanging from the platform, while some inexperienced driver weaves side to side in the endless rows of pears causing the trees to whack and scratch every appendage of your body at speeds never intended for their branches to move.  Limbs (of the trees, not the pickers;) cracking and snapping in anguish as we ruthlessly pluck every last one of its precious fruits to fill bin after bin. The fruit it has so tenderly and faithfully prepared to give nourishment to one humble benefactor filled with gratitude for its sweet juiciness. One week down one to go.  :)

You and your companion are nourishing and picking a fruit of a greater harvest.  Keep up the good work, remain faithful and obedient.  Happiness will be yours.

I love you,

Mom

Pictures:

The top one is glass projects we made in Grants Pass, super cool! Next is home sweet home after our month long road trip. A quick snap of SLC temple, where my family was sealed together in Nay of 1985, and last a truck full of antlers, only in the Wild West !

Hey Mom,

Today was a really good day, we went to a place called Aviles and we hung out with the elders there, we made cow tongue and rice, it was super good. 

After that we came back here and now I'm writing you. Yesterday I found out that I have a crush from one of the 11 year old kids in our branch, which is really funny. Also this week while I was contacting and some 20 year old asked my if I smoke weed! I told him I didn't and he turned around and left. A gay guy called me handsome, a drunk girl in the street gave me besos. And then just left, she didn't want nothing, the church had a big leak. I been thinking about you and Dad and the family, I'm so glad that I can be with y'all forever this life is really a plan of happiness. I'm thankful for the atonement of Jesus Christ, and for the opportunity that God has given me to repent of my sins and become better. I have noticed a lot of opposition here in Spain and Lucifer is doing his best to bring me down through sin. The atonement hasn't meant more to me while I've been here than in my whole life. And I now understand why missionaries come home changed, or with a purpose, and that purpose is to do the very best you can so you can obtain exaltation with your family and God forever. That's the return missionary attitude that I want. I love you mom and I'm so glad that you and Dad are there for me. I love you guys.

Moroni.