April 28th,
2014
Hello
familia! Well it sounds like you all
have had such a wonderful week! Aust, I
feel your pain, I was afflicted too this week with a cold. It doesn't sound like I got it as bad as you
did, but I've been hacking up some good mucus and my voice dropped a few
octaves and I a few snot filled hanky's later I was set! Mom I used those on guard beadlets you sent
and the peppermint oil, the deliverance oil and sought a priesthood blessing
and I've been able to plug along! Braden
way to hook Basil up with a comfortable bed! He'd thank you for that if he could talk.
Well let's get down to business! We got the call yesterday afternoon and I'm
getting transferred to Stillwater. It
still hasn't really hit me yet that I'm leaving though. Haha I've been here so long that it doesn't
feel like I can leave, even though I know I needed the change. I was stopping by saying bye to a few families
yesterday and plan to throughout the day today and man! It feels like I'm saying goodbye all over
again to my family as if I was leaving for my mission! Norman's been good to me, I've loved serving
here. I know though that change is good
and I'll learn a lot in Stillwater. The
area/zone I'm going to is one of the highest baptizing zone's in the mission,
so I'm looking forward to teaching a lot and learning how to work with member
effectively, because that's the reason why they're so successful.
The members
in that stake are really missionary minded, and the stake president has a goal
to have his stake be split because of the growth of their missionary efforts. There was a missionary who came home and gave
his homecoming talk this past Sunday, and he said something interesting in his
talk. He said "I hope that there's
been something that' been said today that has given you a desire to change,
because if it hasn't, then you've merely been entertained. If you're not changed then you've only been
entertained." That really struck me
because it's a really stark contrast but it's makes a really good point. We can either allow a message to affect us and
the decisions that we make, or we can let it be a nice flowery message that we
enjoy and the effects wear off as soon as our thoughts are distracted by the
next entertaining idea or message. I
feel the key difference on whether we allow a message or doctrine to either
change us or merely entertain is whether or not we have an open heart and an
open mind, with a spirit of humility about us. Well I love all of you lots and look forward
to talking to you on Mothers day!!
Elder
Traasdahl
1. This is
Paul Wognaku. Convert to the church. He's had 5 strokes, which has left him paralyzed
and unable to talk. He has the slight
use of 1 arm so the way we communicate is we talk to him and he writes back his
response on a piece of paper. He's from Africa and was a professor at OU before
his health problems. We would visit him and
sing him hymns and read a chapter with him so he could have some influence of
the spirit in his life. He also speaks 3
languages, but can't use them.. pretty rough situation.
2. The Richichi family. He's a computer wiz that's hooked us up when we've needed technical help in any trainings and she's a great cook that would always fill in the holes of our dinner calendar. Great family!
3. The
Norman zone!
4. Elder
Vance caught me about to sneeze. He got a fancy camera so he's been trigger
happy the last few weeks
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