Hello All!
It was a pretty
non-typical week here in the Great Canada Calgary Mission. On Thursday,
we went to Cardston again to work at the temple. Sadly, we only got to
weed this time, but it was still awesome. It opens back up next week
and I can't wait to go through that amazing place! We spent most of the
day Friday driving to and from Calgary and in Calgary for a training
with President Nicholas, which was great, and I also got to see my MTC
district again! I miss them like crazy, but I think they're doing well,
and I'm sure we'll be reunited again at some point. ;) While we were
in Calgary, we also went to Buffalo Wild Wings, or B-Dubs, for lunch,
and that's where the subject line comes in.
At B-Dubs, they have what's called the "Blazin' Challenge".
Basically, you have to eat 10 wings drenched in their hottest sauce in 5
minutes. No utensils, no napkins, no drinks, just you and the wings.
Don't worry, I chickened out this time. Elder Musselman didn't,
though. I'm proud to say he did it, even if a few tears were shed in
the process.
On Saturday morning, we volunteered at the Raymond
Triathlon, which was fun! There was a 79 year-old man doing it. Let me
tell ya, seeing a 79 year-old man doing a triathlon really makes you
feel great about yourself.
Sadly, we didn't get to meet with Ben this week. The night
before our lesson, his girlfriend dumped him, of course. It's alright,
though. I think he's still committed to learning and I'll be pretty
surprised if he doesn't get baptized soon. We did have a great lesson
with Megan and Kalynn, though. They're the two sisters who we've been
teaching with their aunt and uncle. We had been concentrating a lot
on Joseph Smith and the Restoration, but that was not the right way to
go with these two. They really weren't seeing why what we were teaching
them was important, and they didn't really have much of a religious
background at all. So, we started with the basics. We really just
talked about who God is, and how he can help us, because these girls
really don't have the greatest life, and they need that. We talked
about prayer, and how Heavenly Father always answers prayers, even if we
don't see the answers right away. I've kind of been thinking about
that in my own life, too, and it's really true. Sometimes, we have to
look really hard for an answer, but it will be there. I've received
many more answers to prayer than I even realize, and I think that if we
think about it, that's pretty true for all of us.
I want to talk a little about Primary now. Elder Musselman and
I have been able to teach a couple of primary classes for the last
couple of weeks, and it's been awesome! Yesterday, we were teaching the
6 year-old class, and the topic was "Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ".
We talked about what faith was and gave some examples. (the sun rising
in the morning, the Brother of Jared, etc) Then, Elder Musselman went
around the room to each child, and asked them some questions. He asked
one little girl to rate how much faith she had on a scale of 1 to 10. I
was expecting 10 or 11 or something like that, but she thought about it
for a second, and then said, boldly, "100!" And you could tell she
meant it. I wonder sometimes if I can have faith like that. As a
missionary, you have to have faith. When you're given the
responsibility to "help others come unto Christ", you need to have faith
in Christ, not yourself, or you aren't going to be a very good
missionary. It's a little hard sometimes, but we can develop faith like
that little girl. Just think about all the miracles in your life. I
don't know anyone who has ever seen the Savior, but I know plenty of
people who have had answers to prayers. I know plenty of people who
have had spiritual experiences. For myself, I've had quite a few trials
of faith in just a month of missionary work, but I've also had plenty
of confirmations of that faith. Faith is just like everything else, it
takes little things for it to become strong. Like it says in Alma, "And
behold as the tree beginneth to grow, ye will say: Let us nourish it
with great care that it may bring forth fruit unto us. And now behold,
if ye nourish it with much care it will get root, and grow up, and bring
forth fruit."
Have a great week, my friends. Good luck to all my school-starting friends. (muahahaha) I love you all.
Love,
Elder Hafen
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