Hello everyone!!
Glad to hear from you!! I trust that all is well
up in the wild west. It was good to know that the funeral for Aunt DaVeeda went
well, whenever I think of someone passing on I'm reminded of what Grandpa
Gedlaman told me about when an old friend came to see Grandma Ged's dying
mother, and he was upfront and pleasant and very nonchalant about the
whole thing. I think we need to see death for what it really is: a transition
and a reality. Actually, weird moment, the relief society president of our
ward, Sister Kathy Samhuri, is related to us. Her great-aunt was Lucy Gedlaman.
So that makes her Grandpa's cousin once-removed or something. Haha, EVERYONE
knows people in Calgary here, it's really strange. I've also asked the sister
who knew dad on her mission to get me some stories... so be careful dad, I'm
going to have some ammunition!
Good luck with graduation Paige, and HAPPY
BIRTHDAY JULIA!!!! I know its 3 days early, but bear with me. Love you both
tons, super proud of you and hope that this week is awesome!
Life in London goes along swimmingly. Elder J is
a great guy; no-nonsense, hard-working, service-minded, humble, smart and has a
good sense of humor. There have been a lot of amazing things happening in our
area. We met Tabitha's mom, and now we are going to start teaching
both of them and also her brother! Amazing what the Lord can do to soften
people's hearts. As a mission we have a goal to baptize 60
people in June so we are hitting it full force in our zone trying
to find, teach and baptize. We are praying hard for the mission and
the zone and Elder J and I want really badly to be a part of the
goal, so we are praying like crazy to have a baptism here
too. Your prayers would be more than welcome as well:)
We had mission leadership council this week, what
an amazing experience every time. The Spirit in those meetings is one
of the highlights of the month, no doubt. We always learn a ton
from President Scott and this month was no exception. We had a great
discussion on the work of salvation in the church, and how we can move the
Lord's work on as missionaries and members. I hope that as
a bishopric you read the handbook, that thing is loaded with good
stuff!
I am continually reminded of the importance
of keeping our minds focused on the Lord's work. It is not enough to simply not
be focused on the bad things we need to stop doing (although that's a good
start), we need to make consistent effort to think on the things the Lord would
have us do, like serve others. THAT's when we can receive inspiration and
revelation to help them, touch lives and change hearts. Hope you all see
wonderful things this week as you strive to do your best!
Love you all, hope you know how much I mean that!
Look forward to hearing from you next week!!
Elder Gedlaman
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