Hey everyone! What's up?
This week was super awesome! We had Zone Conference on Thursday, so all the Elders from the Zone came in Wednesday night. It was fun, and we went on exchange for a few hours. Zone Conference was amazing! Elder K. Brett Nattress came and did a mission tour this month, so he spoke at our Zone Conference! He had a really good training about "What Think Ye of Christ?" Something he asked the Pharisees and Sadducees during his ministry. It was all about helping us build our testimonies and love of the Savior, and going out and sharing that with others! It was a super powerful spiritual experience, and that's what we want our investigators to feel! He taught us that if we shorten our lessons, we pack them with the Spirit, and then get out, it gets them to want to see us more! It totally works! We made our lesson with C on Friday really great, and when we saw him on Sunday at church, he said he really feels the Book of Mormon is true! He read a really powerful passage in there that really confirmed in his heart that what he was reading is the Word of God. It was awesome.
Elder Nattress was also doing interviews with a select few missionaries, and guess who got chosen to be interviewed by him?? Me! I was so nervous. But he is from Pocatello, so he enjoyed meeting an Idaho Falls boy! Haha it was a really good experience. He asked me if I had any questions and I asked him what the best advice he gave to his missionaries was (because he recently got back from serving as a mission president in Gilbert Arizona). He told me that a testifying missionary is a happy missionary! Also, one who constantly strengthens his testimony is a happy missionary. So my commitment to all of you is to testify whenever you can!
This week was really cold. Like REALLY cold. -22 C cold. Yeah I know, it's only like -3 or 4 Fahrenheit, but when you are out all day it is freezing. The Zone leaders were worried about us not having boots, so they took us to get some on Friday. I got some really nice ones at Mark's that were on sale to $125 Canadian. They are rated for -40 degrees, and they are super warm! I am wearing a pair of Nike socks and my feet are warm and toasty. That will be my Christmas gift for myself this year. The best part is they don't have normal laces. It's called the Boa System, and it has a button thing high up on the tongue that you press and it snaps in and you wind up these plastic laces. It's really cool, and the boots look sharp. I can even wear them snowboarding back home! I needed some new boarding boots anyway. If you want to add more money you can, since it was a very necessary purchase (my feet were about to get frostbite) but you don't have to if you don't want to.
Anyway that's all for the week. Sorry I'm writing so early, but this might be the regular from now on.
Also, we got information on Christmas calls. I'll probably be going to the MacDonald's and face time with you guys! They are a really cool member family, so it will be nice. You'll have to send me your information so I can call your iPad or something. But there are some rules that we need to be mindful of. So we don't waste time or get trunky, I have to have a plan on what we will talk about. We must start and end with a prayer, and no girlfriends (good thing I don't have one of those). But other than that, I've got 40 minutes to talk to you guys! I'll probably call later in the evening Christmas day, but I'll let you know next week more details! Get thinking of some questions you want to ask me about!
Love you guys! Take care!
Love, Elder Clark
