"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the
Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." - John 14:26
E. Mickelson got a call this Saturday from the Assistants, who told him that I was going to get transferred and that he was going to be staying in
The title of this email is E. Mickelson's favorite
scripture. He got in a car wreck in high school and actually died, but was
brought back shortly after. He still cannot remember anything that had happened
up to 6 months before the accident. Before the crash, he had a very promising
sports career ahead of him but his injuries took all of that away, and in the
weeks after he had problems with his short-term memory. So, with college sports
no longer an option, he decided instead to study the scriptures and prepare for
a mission. While reading in the New Testament, he came across John 14:26.
The Savior's promise that the Holy Ghost would bring all things to
his remembrance was of great comfort to him. It has definitely helped him on
his mission so far.
The main story of this week happened on exchange with E.
Kemp. We were happily driving to our next appointment when all of a sudden a
Storm of Terror came out of nowhere and blasted the whole earth with rain.
Rarely ever have I seen enough rain to justify the expression "rain
curtain," but this was one such time. The rain made a solid grey wall all
around us in the car.
E. Kemp and I were marveling at this when lo! there was a
terrifying green flash to the right, filling up the entire right side of our
vision for a split second and then disappearing. Elder Fisher pulled
the car into a nearby apartment complex and we waited out the storm. Afterward
we drove past the spot with the flash to see what we could see. We didn't see
any devastation but we did notice a very powerful burnt smell. At the time I
had thought it was a lightning bolt but in hindsight I realize that there wasn't
a thunderclap, so it was probably a transformer exploding.
The day after, back with E. Mickelson, we were out working
and we saw that the storm had knocked over a lot of trees. A photo of one such
tree is below.
Shortly after I took the picture, as we were walking back to
our bikes, I saw a man waiting for the bus, so I started talking to him. It was
a cold day that day and I noticed that he had his hands in his coat pockets, so
I asked if he had any gloves. He said no, so I gave him mine. We talked to him
a bit more and got his information and then his bus showed up.
Well, there's not much more to say. My time in Summit was very short, but while I was here I helped get
Summit III the first investigator at sacrament meeting that it's ever had:
Tilak, a man from Nepal
who we got to come to Stake Conference. There was a special broadcast with Elder L.
Tom Perry that I could spend a lot of time talking about but I don't have the
time.
I am LOVING the work and excited to report next Monday on
who I'm with and where I'm at. The Church is true. Love you all. Hurrah for Israel !
Elder Fisher
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