Hey Dad! it has been a good week. i got the text about Brigham from Sister Porter almost immediately. that is so awesome, and i can't
wait to meet him! you should get that boy some cammo! hahah
Our investigators
are doing well. we started teaching the Hispanic family that just came back
from vacation. it is a single mom with four crazy little boys, and they are
awesome! the little kids love to tease us and stuff. their mom has been to
church a few times before and was going to come yesterday, but got stuck in downtown Cincy with her sister, who she was driving around, so that really stunk. But, Miss J and her son B came to church, so that was good to see them there. we
are still trying to get a meeting set up with President Porter so he can
interview Miss J, but both sides are busy and hard to have available at the same time.
we did find a new investigator this week who we
will be going back to see in the next few days--that will be good. we are
having a hard time finding in this area! we talk to everyone, but they are not
always interested. however, we did have a miracle this week. the past Elders met this
guy at a home down the street from us, and he talked with them a little so they gave him their number on a card. Last Monday he called us just after we
got in and said he wants to feed us, so he called again this morning and is having us
over on Saturday for a BBQ. that was awesome, we will see how his interest
level is and everything, but that was way cool.
the zone conference was
awesome, i will write more about it in mom's email. that is a good idea we could use for Miss J, thanks Dad! we will have to try that. that is a cool thought
from your meeting, i bet it was really good. I like that thought from President
Eyring, it is so true that as we forget ourselves and get to work, the Lord will
change us in ways that we never thought possible. it is not because we are
focusing on just ourselves, but when you forget yourself and serve others diligently, you are serving the Lord, and He will send the blessings your way
to help you. in turn, you start to change and apply the Doctrine of Christ in
your life more, which causes us to change and become more like the Savior. missions are beautiful things, i am so grateful for the time that i have left
to serve! this is the time when i will be growing the fastest spiritually, and I
want to be able to utilize that time. well, it was great to hear from you Dad,
thanks for all you do, it means a lot to have me out here. I love you Dad, have
a great week! talk to you later!
-Elder Sedlacek
hey Mom! so this was a good week. i am glad the baby came
well! i did get both texts from Sister Porter about the baby and my pump. she actually forwarded the text
about the pump, so i got your text! hahaha that was weird.
i told dad about the investigators, so you can read about them in his email. the biking is fun--i like it. i am getting in good shape again between running and biking every day. it is awesome hahaha.
so the most challenging thing that happened this week was either
having the last Zone conference with President Porter (i did tear up hahaha), or
having to fix 4 flat tires all in the same day! it was a funny story. we rode to the
library that morning, and when we came out afterwards, my tire was completely flat. i pumped it up and then i told Elder B "the race is on boy!" so we hauled on up
the hill to a bike shop a few miles away on the way to our apartment. i bought a new tube and put it in and it all looked good so we started home. halfway there it went flat again! now it was getting late so we just walked the bikes the rest of
the way. then we went back after lunch and the bike shop owner fixed it for free, which was
a miracle, but not only that, he tuned my breaks and my wheel hubs for me for
free as well! so we started off, and 10 minutes later it is flat again. i am not kidding! we took it back
and the owner found a microscopic piece of glass in my tire, then then fixed it again for
free. since then, i have not been back! hahaha knock on wood!
the biggest tender mercy was Zone conference and the impressions i had, it was awesome. we talked a lot about the sacrament and President even got permission to give us the sacrament. it was a neat experience, and i got to help pass it, it was cool. i learned some cool stuff. i will miss President Porter so much, I love that man. you will have to go to his homecoming for me and record it, that would be sick!
Also at Zone conference, i learned the significance of consecrated oil. when
an olive is pressed for oil, it is put under immense pressure. the Savior was also put under immense pressure when he suffered at Gethsemane, and he
bled through every pore. the oil that "bleeds" from the olive is like the blood the Savior bled for us. the consecrated oil represents the healing power of the atonement
and will give power to heal. that was a cool lesson from talking about the
sacrament, that was one of the thoughts that i had.
that is funny Dukie had a
vacay at the boarders' while the baby came. hahaha wow, an hour of sleep, you were tired i bet! hahaha almost as tired as me! hahaha just kidding, mom. that is so crazy about the Angel Moroni getting struck by lightning! a cool thought
about that--the statue protected everyone just as Moroni will give the call to let
everyone know when the Savior comes--he has got our back.
i also had a cool
experience when riding up a really steep hill this week. i was praying and asking for
strength to make it, when suddenly i felt like i did have angels around me helping me and
cheering me on. it was super cool! you know who those angels are don't you?
family and future family, it was super cool.
So yep, Animas said they will replace my old pump for free, it is the same exact pump, so it wasn't hard to program it. now i just have to send the old one back. they gave it one day shipping so that was cool. well, that is all for the week, how are you doing?
Mom: I am doing great!!! I am
heading up to Logan later to help Nicole, Jeff, and Brig settle in at home. I
will be there overnight and Tuesday. It'll be fun.
I am glad you got your pump
set up and all is well with it. Don't forget to send back the old one
asap....they like those back so they can figure out why it failed and prevent
it in the future. They are serious about those things! :)
We will definitely go to pres
porter's homecoming, you can bet on that.
Elder Sed: sweet! just remember to record it for me so i can listen to
it. i am really going to miss that man. for my birthday, i would love the Nike socks, just like the ones i have that go halfway up your calf--size 6-8, or the
mediums. i need a new backpack, but i want to wait to see if i get a gift card
or something. i would also like a fitness watch that measures steps, distance, calories and things like that, but those are kinda pricey so if I don't get one then that is okay. other than that i don't know what i want. hahaha
oh, i am mailing that old pump today.
Mom: Okay, good! How are your
numbers? Did you adjust your basals with all the exercise?
Elder Sed: yes i did, so i am fine tuning them now. it took some getting
used to, but they are doing pretty well now.
well, i have to go now Mom, it was great to hear from you. enjoy seeing the baby! give him a hug for me. i love you guys so much! have a
great week. thanks for all you do for me! oh--please send me my test strips this week,
i need some more. thanks!
-Elder Sedlacek
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