"This land was my land..."
"But now it's OUR land!"
(*Wal-Marts, McDonalds and 7-11's appear*)
(danny is referring to a hilarious video from 2004 about
bush and kerry) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Q-sRdV7SY
Can you tell that we've been getting a lot about the
elections lately? I had one guy tell me the other day that he voted for Romney,
even though he's Muslim. I definitely did a facepalm in my mind when I heard that one.
I've had no fewer than three dreams about Obama and Romney
in the last couple of weeks. I also had one last Thursday about President Bush,
where he gave me a ride in his enormous flying fortress. It had really nice
showers in there...
ANYways, by tomorrow people will stop bothering us about it,
for better or for worse.
In other news, I'm getting transferred! Everyone in the
branch, the district, and the zone were completely surprised, because Elder
Molina has been in the area for six months already. They were all expecting him
to leave, but nope, it's me. It's been a great experience here in Dobson, with
some fantastic members. Elder Molina has also been an incredibly good trainer.
While it will be hard to see them go, I'm also very excited to see where the
Lord sends me next. That's the awesome thing about a mission: there's always
something new and exciting around the corner, and I know that in my new area
there will be prepared individuals that Heavenly Father is wanting me to meet. I
wish Elder Molina the best of luck as he continues his labors in Dobson, and
off I go!
This also means, however, that my address is changing. I'll
let you know what it is when I get there.
We had a lesson with a young man this week with a few issues
he needed to work out before he could be baptized. We were able to explain his
concerns and work on his questions, but he still had some confusion over what
he was supposed to do. We had a member there, Brother Branch, who was able to
sum up the Atonement in a great way:
We're here on Earth, and we're all aiming at a target. The
bull's-eye of that target is perfection, and what Heavenly Father expects of
us. Try as we might, though, we can never quite hit it exactly. We can get
close, though, and we can always work on getting ever closer to that
bull's-eye. If we keep aiming, Heavenly Father can take that effort and make up
for it through the Atonement, allowing us to hit that target and become
perfect, just as He is perfect. If we aren't aiming at the target at all,
though, we can't ever make it back to Him.
The analogy seemed to click with this young man, and he
accepted the baptismal date we set with him. I will pray that Elder Molina will
get to see him make that date.
I just want to say that I'm out here trying to help people
find the right target to aim at, and I'm trying my darndest to get closer to
that center myself. The Atonement is so awesome, and it's too awesome to stop
me from sharing it with people.
Drat. I've gone and run out of time again. I'll tell you
more next week. I love my mission, and I love you all!
Hurrah for Israel !
Elder Fisher
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