Life is like Chocolate Pudding (May 27-3)

Song of the week "He Taught us to Love" (Youth Theme Music 2018)

Words and music: Nik Day; Jacob Hawkes

Have we forgotten, What really matters, What really matters
Monday we had Family home evening with some of the members and that was really awesome! We taught two nonmembers about the priesthood and the blessings that come with following the gospel! The bishop was there along with their really good member friends, and they said they have really seen the gospel bless them and their family. It is really much more rewarding when a member teaches and the missionaries teach the part of the lessons that they are not sure how to teach. People will trust there friends, or others with similar circumstances as themselves.
It gets complicated, Life’s moving faster, It keeps moving faster
Tuesday we taught Matthew again and we focused a lot on the Ten commandments.  Why God's commands are not restrictions but rather a way for God to bless us. We make the decision to follow in the saviors way, before we are tempted. It actually gives us more agency when we follow the guidelines of the church because then when those hard situations come up, we know what choice we want to make is already. Peer pressure will not have the ability of taking away our agency. Also on Tuesday I found out where I will be going! I will be serving in.........Brainerd again!
Maybe we should go back to the basics, What we learned when we were young
On Wednesday we decided since the next day was transfers we would set some goals. We decided we would start a light diet. Basically we get rid of one thing. Drinks, we cannot drink anything but water and milk. Out here on a mission, we can't really ever choose what we eat, since members feed us, but we can always chose what we drink. It's those small decisions that we can always make. Some things that happen to us we don't choose, but we can always seek out the good in things.
That simple life He taught us, Can you remember what it was, He taught us to serve one another
On Thursday, Elder Coombs had to go all the way down to the cities, but a member who lives way far away asked us for some service. So we went over to her house and helped paint her mobile home, and as we were, the place sold! She had been trying to sell it for a while, and of course it did when we were there. After that we checked on a bunch of members that supposedly lived out there. Turns out all of them don't live there anymore. So we were able to clear up some misinformation at least.
Repent and forgive, Have faith have hope, And live how He lived
Friday was crazy, and we drove a ton. We were in Buffalo in the morning, and taught two lessons, but then we had to drive all the way up to Brainerd, 2 and half hours away, because I had two lessons all the way up there.  Then we had to come back down. Ugh. Fortunately the lessons were really good, and everyone we taught wants to hear more from us and want to eventually be baptized! It was really interesting to see all the things that Satan uses to keep those away from baptism. He is very clever, and cunning. But he is not smart, because if he was smart, he would know he is on the losing side.
Pray to the Father, And never give up, He taught us to love, He taught us to love
Saturday, we traveled some more! We went to Aitkin, and we have someone we are teaching up there to! So from now on we will be making weekly trips over there. It is about an hour to the East. However, I will gladly drive that long if I know there is someone searching for truth. I could either drive for two hours in total and teach someone who is prepared to hear the gospel now, or I could spend all day knocking doors and have nothing come from it.
Everyone’s different, But we want the same thing, We want the same thing
Before I end this letter I wanted to share something with y'all. You know how missionaries love the term exact Obedience right? What I have found is that I want to Consecrate everything to the lord. There are a countless amount of rules for us to follow and, they are admittedly out of date, but still all for our benefit. However, I don't strive for the mosaic law type of thinking. I look to see why the rule has been placed. I want to live a higher standard, and truly give all to the lord, not just following the rules. 

When I get home, I won't have all these rules I have to follow right? But, if I have been looking past specific rules and living to obey Heavenly Father and give my all to him, I can still do that at home.
Listen to your heart beat, The sound that it’s making means, Something is changing
Sunday we did a lot of planning. We will be going a lot of different places next week so we needed to contact a bunch of people. It didn't help that we were fasting so our brains were kinda out of it.
Maybe we should go back to the basics, 

Today we had FHE, and we taught the lesson! They wanted us to talk about the word of wisdom. When we asked ways that we can keep our bodies clean and healthy for heavenly father, the kids knew all the answers. And not just the main ones either. It's so nice to see the simple truths from kids. They are unswayed and know right from wrong... most of the time.

What we learned when we were young
Remember what is truly important! Don't let the adversary distract you from your eternal purpose, to be with your family for forever. You never remember how important they are until your not around them. Be Better, Do Better.
That simple life He taught us, Can you remember what it was?
Life is is like chocolate pudding. If you can't make the simple recipe, you will be a mess your whole life. Focus on the basics...

An oxen in a tiny town we passed through.

Celebrating another Transfer with Elder Coombs at Pizza Hut