So before I go on, I totally gotta tell you guys about General Conference.
Priesthood session was Saturday night and that was absolutely amazing. Seeing
the inside of the conference center in person for the first time is like your
first time seeing the mountains. It's absolutely amazing. The organ is huge! We
had front row seats, too. We got there pretty early, and were sitting on the
front row on the far left of the plaza. We sat with our ZL's and the elder who
trained Elder Barker, which could make him my grandpa. That's not even the best
part. When we were sitting there waiting, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
himself walked by twice and the second time he stopped to shake all of our
hands. How cool is that? The Sunday morning session was also pretty good. We
had forgotten about Music and the Spoken Word beforehand, so even though we
showed up on time to get in, the house was already full. We took our
investigator, and watched it in the theater of the conference center. So, not
the same room, but same building at least, and it was on a giant screen, so I
guess it worked out. I felt like the whole session was directed to her, and she
felt that way, too. It ended up being really good. We're taking her to temple
square tomorrow (we had to reschedule because the temple square sisters had a
meeting Friday night) and we're hoping that that'll be the final push to get her
to commit to a baptism date.
Aside from that is was just an average week in the life of a salt lake city
missionary serving the Lord. I'm sending a part two in a few minutes that'll
have some pics, so stay tuned.
Love Elder Jake Lusk
For those who don't know, in our church, we have what is called General Conference twice a year..always the first weekend in April and the first weekend in October. There are always two sessions on Saturday and two on Sunday as well as a session on Saturday night for all the Priesthood holders in the Church. It is broadcast from Salt Lake City and can be viewed on cable, satellite and the internet at lds.org. The messages given are inspiring and encouraging and Elder Lusk was blessed to be able to go with his companion and an investigator to hear these messages in person. Additionally, they had the privilege of attending the Priesthood session on Saturday night where Elder Lusk mentions being able to shake hands with President Uchtdorf who is a member of the First Presidency of the church. He is an amazingly inspiring man who tells awesome stories, has a great sense of humor and a huge love for the Lord.
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