Week Full of Adversity

Dear mom,

Wow this week was just full of some crazy stuff. First of all, I went to my first Zone Leader Council, where we 14 ZLs and the Assistants- President and Sister Holm discussed the mission and some other junk that won't make sense to y'all, but anyway, it was fun. Then we had Zone Training Meeting, which is like a giant district meeting with the whole Zone where Elder Abankwa and I relay ZLC information that the zone needs and do some training (along with some other trainings given by members of the zone that we ask). It was a lot of fun. Then, oh then, Saturday came. And guess who came? Wait, hold on. I'll get to that in a minute.

This week was also filled with adversity. First of all, the Sisters in our district were teaching this lady named A. who had a family member pass away in the storm up north and a few others go missing. So Satan won that battle. Then 2 of our awesome investigators had their husband/father go into the hospital (he is 80-something, so it's time) and that prevented them from coming to church. Then our other solid investigator for baptism this coming Saturday, Sister B., had her son get locked up in jail at midnight Saturday night. Among some other things, people in the hospital cause of bug bites, and just a ton of junk. It was a tough week. But it will all be ok.

Anyway, the good news. Saturday we had a special visit to our mission. We had a 3-hour Q & A with Elder David A Bednar. Yeah. Nuff said. It was awesome! He is a master of gospel doctrine and principles and I learned a ton. Like, for example, what do trees symbolize in the gospel? What is the tree representing in Lehi's dream? So what does the tree represent in the allegory of the tree in Jacob 5? What is the fig tree? What are any of the trees in the scriptures? Brings a whole new light to the scriptures eh?

Or what about intelligences? There's a topic y'all should ask me about when I get home. I have done a ton of deep research. I will one day tell you the doctrine behind intelligences and the Atonement, but not in an email. Remind me in 10 months.

Anyway, glad to hear most all is going well! Love y'all. 

Love y'all!

Hurrah for Israel!

Elder Seaver