HELLO there.

"Hey fiendstien dogma lives loudly here."

In staying loyal to my subject lines plagiarized from the local church buildings here....the only way this one applies...is that Sister Burnside and I are both at a loss for what it means...and we talk about it sometimes. So if anyone has any insight...please share. 

HERE ARE SOME THINGS ABOUT THE WEEK. 

-We spent an awful lot of time in Visailia this week on account of our car being worked on. We did our weekly planning in Blaze pizza...which was actually wayyy more effective than I thought it could be. Here is a fun story featuring the busiest street in Visailia.....So we had dropped off our car at pep boys (for an oil change....and then a surprise set of new tires) and we were walking to blaze pizza for lunch. We started talking to a man at the crosswalk....having what I thought to be a genuinely pleasant conversation...when he looks at us and says 'I'm going to go now." and proceeds to jaywalk across literally the busiest street in Visailia because apparently that was more bearable than the thought of waiting at the cross walk with us. Sister Burnside and I were just in total shock about the whole thing....and then when he made it across safely we laughed a whole lot. Sometimes I wonder if I'm a persistent enough missionary.....now I know. haha  

-We asked Ruben if we could watch general conference with him on Saturday. He told us he had made some plans for all day on Saturday with an old friend. We were a little bit upset until the next day when the YSA sisters texted us and told us that Ruben was with all the young single adult's watching conference. Apparently the old friend was a member bishop sent to go meet Ruben and the plans were watching general conference. He used to hate the idea of YSA but now he is super excited about it. Sister Burnside and I a little bit feel like a mom sending a son off to college.....but good thing the church is true no matter what ward you visit it in. ALSO WE ARE TEACHING RUBEN'S PARENTS NOW. WE ARE SO EXCITED.  

SOME OF MY FAVORITE GENERAL CONFERENCE THINGS. 

These are things I had in my notebook...so I really can't be sure if they are direct quotes....or personal revelation....but take it for what you will. 

-It is not only the character of God that is revealed in the restored gospel, but also our divine potential. 

-The cost of getting better is giving your best. 

-Although not everything that happens to us is a choice- how we respond to it is. 

-TRUTH MANDATES OUR HIGHEST ALLEGIANCE. 

-the knowledge of the restoration is the most shareable blessing of the gospel 

-God's fingerprints are all over The Book of Mormon

-HARD IS GOOD 

-It is often through our extremities that we come to know God

-Love without service is like faith without works. It is there, and it is dead. 

-The most perfect Man experienced the most painful suffering 

-seeking Holiness in our day to day life, will bring a wholeness to our day to day life. 

WHAT I FELT TO BE THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE. 

-Although it feels like we are millions of miles from the stature of the fulness of Christ- It is important to remember that the LOVE OF CHRIST stretches every inch of every one of those miles. 

(there was so so so so so so so so so so much more to be learned. do me a solid and go back and WATCH/READ THEM ALL AGAIN