Week 12 What-a-Burger


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The most important part of this week, finally got a Texas staple. A burger from a place called What-a-burger. It was a pretty good burger. I'm a fan. I didn't get a normal What-a-burger but I got what they call a Sweet and Spicy Bacon Burger and it was amazing. 12/10 would recommend if you are in Texas. Fair warning it’s a big burger. Also, I'm like 3 hours away from Houston and it hasn't really rained where I am. Another cool thing this week is that there was a little lightning storm and I was very surprised. It was almost constant lightning lighting up the sky. It was pretty cool. Also, the first Book of Mormon Stories video came out on Friday and that was pretty cool to watch and see. 

This week was a pretty good and bad week. The beginning was awesome. We continued with our member lessons and I was feeling the spirit in our lessons pretty well. And there was a nonmember present at one of our lessons and he was paying attention, that was cool. I'm so excited. That was on Wednesday after Wednesday though it was a weird week. Thursday we had a service project with our ward to deliver gift baskets to a hospice care office and that was a good experience. But all of our appointments for Thursday and Friday fell through so I was a little frustrated. The Book of Mormon videos kind of saved the day for me. Saturday we had a service project from about 9-2. We were building bunk beds for a non-profit called Sleep in Heavenly Peace. They are an organization that makes bunk beds for kids who are in desperate need of beds. Those are always a great experience. Sunday was a very uplifting day. Sacrament meetings and priesthood classes are always uplifting spiritual experiences. Then our boundaries got rearranged so we went with Bro. Fale (the Saint Louis Guy) to visit 3 families. It was great to visit and get to know the new families. Which brings me to my first spiritual thought. 

The first family we visited on Sunday was a family whose mom went to an Pre-MBA program with Bro. Fale. It's a small world out there. You never know when you may or may not see someone again so we must always make a good lasting impression on those people. 

Second Spiritual thought is about Jesus Christ ministry. I was able to study 3 Nephi in my personal study this week and there are a lot of gems as the Savior is teaching and ministering. He prophesied the death of Joseph Smith (3 Nephi 21:10) that was a pretty cool thing I missed when reading 3 Nephi  before. But there is so much good stuff: judge not, that ye be not judged or Let your light so shine. But in the ending as he is departing He talks about His gospel and He says it multiple times, believe in Christ (have faith in Him), repent, be baptized in His name, be filled with the Holy Ghost and endure to the end. This is the gospel of Jesus Christ. It's simple. To often we (especially me) try to complicate the simple things in life. Sometimes it is the simple things that prove the most worth. We are promised that when we do this we will be saved. I know that is true. 

Love Y'all hope y'all are doing ok not missing me too much,
Elder Park

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