Hey Family!
Things are going good here in Bellevue. It has been
very cold here as well. Right now it's about 6 degrees and this morning
it was below 0. A couple of days ago it got to like -5 and that's
without the windchill. And there was a big snow storm yesterday that
lasted all day. The roads do not get plowed very well here but so far so
good. We actually saw something pretty funny last night. Someone was
coming over a hill and lost control of their car and drove onto the side
walk and ran over a street sign. And then they drove off. We were
laughing pretty hard. Potentially dangerous, yes but it was still funny.
Celeste is doing good. Actually Joseph invited us over for dinner, but
Celeste wasn't there since she was babysitting but it was still good.
And then yesterday we were able to see Celeste and Joseph and visit with
them for a little. We mainly talked about baptism and what not but the
good part is she is set for baptism for the January 25th. That will be a nice year mark present.
Thanks for getting the shaver, Mom. And about the 2013 edition of the
scriptures. They revised and changed the scriptures for the first time
in 32 years. All of the ones we have been using were the 1981 edition.
And this year they redid them. The print is nicer, they changed some
typing "errors", have more information in the chapter headings more so
for D&C and added more pictures and better ones and some other
things. So yeah that's why. The 2014 will be the same as the 2013.
That's why people made such a big deal about the 2013 Edition is there
haven't been any changes since 1981. And the leather on them feels
awesome. Actually like real leather--because it is! ;) Even though mine
say "Genuine Leather" they feel like butt compared to the new ones.
They are nice, trust me.
Things are going well with me and Elder Collins. We had a pretty good
week and we're getting along. Definitely my favorite companion since
Chappell. This week went by really fast as a result I'm sure. Collins is
still adjusting to the cold since he spent the last 8 months in
Carlsbad, California. He was at BYU for 2 years on and off before that.
Speaking of Carlsbad, if you want to look up his parents that would be
great. But yeah don't worry
about me and Collins, we are having fun. We also have a very similar
sense of humor so that has been nice. Belnap was a nice guy but our
personalities didn't mesh as well so it made for some crappy days. But
yeah anyway things are going good.
We had a chance to see Tom as
well and it was probably the best lesson we've had with him. At first it
started out a bit rough. His main underlying concern is if there is a
god that is all powerful and all knowing why does he allow bad things to
happen. That's not a very easy question to answer. But we said
something along the lines of free agency and also the influence of Satan
and chastisement. But at the end of the lesson I really wanted him to
just pray because that is honestly one of the only ways to gain a
testimony of God. So I asked if it would be alright if I prayed and then
right after he prayed. He agreed and we did just that. The Spirit was
definitely there and he said he felt good and I really hope he felt what
we felt. Well I'm sure he did it's just a matter of recognizing it. And
we did go over that with him after as well. I really hope things
progress from here. Well I need to get going. I'm going to play some
basketball. I love you all! Have a great and safe week everyone!
Love,
Elder Ballif
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