It is super good to hear from you! It is super awesome
to be able to hear what is going on back home and how you all liked conference!
Conference definitely had a super different impact on me this time than I think
it really ever has before! The first day on Saturday was super good talking
about technology and repentance! It
was super cool! :D I wrote down some really good notes so I will be able to post
up on Facebook some of my favorite quotes from conference! I especially liked
Elder Bednar's talk about the "Load." It gave me a completely
different outlook on my struggles and my short comings here in life. I never
really thought about us not really being able to do anything without our own
personal "Loads" in this life. Even though sometimes we can be so heavily loaded
that it seems like we cannot even get out of bed in the morning. It is nice to
know that not all of the load has to be on us as long as we just let the
Atonement into our lives! As we do that then our weaknesses can be made strong!
I had a really cool experience with the scripture Helaman 5:12 this weekend. On
Friday night we were meeting with someone that we are teaching and she was
talking about a disaster that had happened and how it made her just feel awful.
We talked for a while and I felt like I needed to share that scripture with her.
It has always been my favorite since seminary, which is why I also chose to put
that one on my missionary plaque back home! :) But then when we went to
conference that scripture was repeated 2-3 times! It was really cool to be able
to see how important it is to have Christ as our "FIRM FOUNDATION" and
even though it is really hard to do that sometimes we will always be better off
as we do it!
Early on this transfer we found out that Elder Roberts, my companion, had
recieved his Visa to go off to India where he was originally called to serve! It
is so crazy how fast time went because Sunday night I had to take him to the
mission home to drop him off so that he could go and catch his flight
this morning at 6:30. CRAZY!!! So now he is on his way to his mission field and
it was so cool to be able to serve with him! He was a really cool companion! :) Right now I am in a triple companionship with the other 2 Elders
that live with us for the next couple of days until I get my new companion at
transfer meeting! GUESS WHAT!!! .............I......................................................................................AM..................................................................................TRAINING.................................AGAIN..........................................AND.....................................I...................AM..........................................................................................A...............................DISTRICT..................................................LEADER................................AT........................................THE.........................................SAME...........................................TIME!!!
It is going to be super crazy and it is really cool that I am able to
have the chance to be able to train so many new missionaries! This is my 4th
"son" (trainee) on my mission! :) I love training because all of the new
missionaries always have something that the other missionaries call "GREENIE
FIRE" to where they are just pumped up and ready to go out and work! It is also
really fun because then I know that I have to be the best missionary that I can
possibly be and make sure to keep all of the rules so that the missionaries that
I train are the MOST OBEDIENT missionaries in the Arizona Tempe mission! I am
STOKED! :)
Before Elder Roberts left we got a call from President Toone on Tuesday
night and he wanted to know if since Elder Roberts is leaving soon, if we would
like to join him and the other missionaries who are leaving this transfer for a
session at the GILBERT TEMPLE! :) So obviously in a really not excited voice we
assured him that I guess if nothing else comes up that we would come with him to
the temple! ;b JK We were super excited!!! When we were driving over to Gilbert
it was super cool because you can see the angel Moroni from the freeway! So you
know exactly where to go to get to it! It was the most beautiful Temple that I
have ever seen and I am so grateful that I finally had the opportunity to go
inside it and perform ordinances so that everybody is given the chance to ACCEPT
or REJECT the truth! It was super awesome! Well, that is about it that went on
this week and I am just looking forward to meeting my new companion here on
Wednesday! :)
Make sure that everybody back home knows that I am doing awesome and I
am for sure keeping a smile on my face! I miss you guys, but I would rather not be anywhere else other than here right now! :)
Elder Brandon Wallentine
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