Wow we had a pretty crazy week this week!
That is sooo cool that it all worked out with the Webster's... they are set to be baptized this Saturday.
We are excited to see how their trip went. Thanks for doing that for them I know that they enjoyed it!
(The Webster's stayed in our home last week while on their honeymoon, Ethan's compainion's Mom-Sister Rachel Hoffman and I went with The Websters to the Pason Temple Open House, and spent a day with them on Temple Square -Bethany joined us on Temple Square-she took photos of The Websters and it was there that they decided they wanted to return a year after their baptism and be sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. We had a great time being with them and hearing their gratitude for The Elders and their love for Jesus Christ, Heavenly Father, The Holy Spirit, and their discovery of the power of praying aloud and their desire to make covenants.)
Well The final transfer has started! I am very excited for it. Elder Barrett and my boy Elder Taggart are in the zone!
The work is progressing very good here in Midwest City!
The Family home evenings continue on and we are now at 15 families that have committed. It has been a pretty average week though.
We did have to go to our shelter on Saturday but no tornados dropped near us...
The storms are kinda getting annoying. I can see how the okies get cocky about not getting hit by a tornado...
It is pretty annoying when the storm hits at 9 o clock so we have to go to our shelter and pretty much just chill there and watch the news.
The tornado chasers are crazy! not just because they chase 300 mile hour wind but they make little storms seem a lot bigger than what they really are.
We had an awesome lesson with a part member family this week. They have an 11 year old daughter who has been investigating for awhile.
Well we taught her the plan of salvation but to spice it up we did it with chalk... it was soo cool!
One thing I ran across in my studies recently
“People are not better off when they are given maximum personal freedom to do what they want. They’re better off when they are enshrouded in commitments that transcend personal choice—commitments to family, God, craft and country.”(New York Times columnist David Brooks , quoted by ELDER PERRY)
I am going to strive this week to have a 'transcending' experience ever day. Or merely an experience every day that allows me to desire and be better.
It seems like this mostly comes for us missionaries when we have conferences but really if we can apply this everyday we'll be a lot happier--
because we'll be able to apply the doctrine of Christ more fully.
So all in all I am going to identify the commitments from the spirit that are given in the scriptures.
Love ya
ELDER FINLINSON
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