Season 14 Episode 6

This has been a very amazing week. 

Tuesday we were on exchanges with the Cherry Park Elders. I stayed in the Spring Water ward. We had a good day. We saw some really cool miracles. We taught a guy from Iran who doesn't speak very much English. So we had to teach as simply as possible. Then I felt like we needed to go by to visit an investigator they weren't home but we started knocking around and found sweet new gators. Then right before the end of the night we found a new person. 

We had a sweet lesson at institute about the resurrection. It brought to my mind some thoughts. We have the knowledge of this. So many people think that it is just done and over after death. We were teaching this guy this week who didn't think life went on but after the lesson after we showed a really powerful video he said he believed it. I have been thinking about how the resurrection is the crowning point in the atonement and is really the most important thing we believe in. Without that our faith is in vain. 

Wednesday we had a district meeting we went to. And then we had to plan a little training we would give in the meeting on Thursday. It seems like it is going to go well. We had a lesson with Jensen. She is a member who wants to come back. She is going to be re-baptized here pretty soon. She is one of the most solid members of the Ward and she isn't technically a member. 

Thursday we had a meeting in the Cove. It was a great meeting. Some of my favorite meetings  ever. We gave a training on having people on date for baptism. It seems like a lot of us have people on date but they never get baptized. So we talked about how to help that. Then we had sport night. Usually these are just really fun but this time we played glow in the dark ultimate frisbee. It was a blast! But the best part is a recent Convert brought his friend to the activity. So after we played we talked to him. We had this feeling to show him around the church. We were in gym shorts and were sweaty giving a church tour. Then as we were walking by the chapel I thought that we should talk to him about what happens there. Normally I wouldn't do that in just basketball shorts. But I felt prompted to. We talked with him for a bit and then gave him a Book of Mormon. And Nathan, his friend ,said they talked the gospel The Whole Way Home!!! 

Friday was a crazy, We had our planning and we taught a solid guy who is on date for 4/15. 

This letter is a little shorter then normal but it was good week. 

Oh and I am being transferred to the Pioneer Ward in the Van North stake. 

Elder Astle 

Mom note: My cousins were in Portland over the weekend and decided to go to Alex’s ward for Sacrament Meeting.  My cousin Dave said he scared the beejeebers out of Alex as they waved to him when he walked into the chapel.  A range of emotions played across Alex’s face as he couldn’t place them at first, then recognized them, then was happy and then worried that he had somehow broken a mission rule.  Highly entertaining to Dave for sure.  Here is the picture taken after Sacrament Meeting when Dave was able to deliver a hug from ME!!!!!

Alex and Dave!