So i am kinda getting the feeling that i wont be leaving here until September! This will be the longest time i have ever been in an area! 5 transfers! Ha but that will be fun i really do love the members here in this area! And i really do feel like this area is gonna be picking up a lot! And after that i will just put myself in to downtown pitt and walk every where and talk with TONS of random people every stinking day! That is my dream for now haha :).
Last week on monday we got to go to the Zoo here in Pitt with one of our members and her non member husband. We have been teaching him for ever his name is Nick. But that was super fun i will have to wait for Elder Shields to send me the pics so i can send them to you cause guess who forgot their camera.... My bad! But it was so sweet there! Well kinda.... I was really excited for the polar bear cause he is really funny i think there are videos of him on youtube look it up if you can. But it is stinking matting season so they were all put away.... And the Giraffes and Zebras were put away. And there is a place where you can pet the elephants but that place was closed that day... So this epic zoo wasnt all that it cracked up to be... But i honestly still loved it! There was this small little red panda and they are the coolest little things alive! And i got to pet tons of sting rays! That is always super fun!
The Ogden open house would be so sweet! I miss the temple so so much! Like that is one of the first things i want to do when get home!! I miss the peace and quite that place has to offer! Mine and Elder Shields favorite song to sing is "we love to see the temple we are going there in 7 months" its a good song ;). But it sounds like everyone there is having a blast and summer is in full swing! Here they are already putting stuff out for school sales haha crazy huh! I feel like they all just got out of school!
So this week my mind has focused a lot on the power of a testimony. The power of such a thing is amazing! I studied a little on the life of Paul this week. The story of Paul is amazing! Its pretty much the same story of Alama the younger. Paul was going around destroying the church and the members and persecuting those that were believers and putting them in prison or sometimes worse. When one day he was on the road to Damascus when he had this glorious vision. And he heard a voice say Paul why persecutest thou me? And it went on and eventually he was converted. And after that day Paul was forgiven of his past sins for all that he had done. There was not one sin that was over looked. And from that day on he devoted his life to serving the Lord. His missionary work was extensive, grueling, and just flat out hard! He was tried many times he was persecuted he was thrown in prison he was stoned and he had many ships that were wrecked and he lived through all of this and still kept the faith. Some people may call it crazy that he kept in the path that he was on but we know that he did it because of his testimony of Jesus Christ being the Son of God, our Savior, and Redeemer. And there is a lot more you can take from that story like no matter how bad you are or were all sins can and will be forgiven you and you will become clean. But its a simple testimony of something that you know to be true that will get you through all trials in life. And sometimes it is those trials that build your testimony! I know it is my testimony that keeps me going day to day through the hard times in my life. It is the knowledge of a loving Heavenly Father giving His only Begotten Son for us to pay the price of sin! I have had a lot of wonderful experiences in the past months of my life where i have seen my testimony and others testimonies carry people through all things in life! And what is a testimony it is small and simple truths put together for your knowledge of a living God. Small and simple truths that is all it is :)
I love you all so much! I love this Gospel and i am so glad that you do as well! :)
Elder Dennison
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