Let's see, this week started 7 days ago right?
On Wednesday we were knocking around and the most random thing every happened. This guy was excited to see us. . .then started asking us all kinds of questions about the difference between a church and a temple. Then started singing 'The Spirit of God' he explained he went to 'The Nauvoo Pageant' up by the Oakland temple a few years ago and they closed it with a epic version of that song and it's the best sing he's ever heard and he's been trying to play it and we're like- sacred music app and gospel library have the music. So he's like "can you come in?" CAN WE COME IN. Yes! Please! So we gather around his piano and he plays 'The Spirit of God' and adds in all sorts of beautiful harmonies and sprinkles in the song. It was incredible. Then he's like "also I have cancer, I go in for more radiation next week please pray for me" so were like we cam say a prayer with you right now, actually wait, we have the priesthood authority from God to heal people- we can give a you a blessing with that portion of God's Power that is in us.
He cried the entire time. He said as soon as we said the word "Melchezidic" he felt it. So cool. Then he talked about how his dad played cello and the first time he got radiation they asked him what kind of music he wanted and he was just like "classical" and as soon as the first 'beads of radiation hit- his father's favorite song to play started playing.
(Just wait, it gets cooler)
He said he felt his dad with him THEN he started playing the song on the piano and I'm like 
That's "Our Prayer to Thee"
So I'm like hold up, pull out sacred music and was like "our prophet wrote words to this song" And we listened to it and he was just tearing us through the entirety of the song. (April 2022- check it out)
Then he gave us each a box of granola bars and said he wants to take us out to eat after his next radiation thing.
Then he pulled up to stake conference!
My man. Soo epic. ALSO he wanted a book of Mormon- so we gave him one and he wanted us to write our names in it. So epic.
But ya! Stake conference! We had Elder Hal C Hunsaker. He hasn't spoke in general Conference yet. . .but when he does…he's gonna blow us all away. He was soooo bold! He wants there to never be empty seats in any vehicles going to the temple. Bring everybody you can. Do whatever it takes to get everybody to the temple. He also looked out at the stake amd was like "what I see does not match what Fremont actually looks like" meaning he saw a bunch of White people with a small portion of other ethnic groups. When Fremont is a bunch of people from all over the world (especially from the India part if the world) and a small group of White people. He was saying how yes, many people left California, but our future is coming from India, Asia, Europe, Pakistan, everywhere! And we need to be ready to love them and share the gospel with them!
He also said, in relation to the new children and youth program, we need to be setting goals too! This is exactly what God wants us to be doing! This program is divinely inspired. He said "Do you have goals? If the answer is no you should be ashamed"
We need goals. We need to have things we want to accomplish so we can actually move towards them. Goals help us become more Christ-like! Which is kind of a huge purpose of life! So why would we not have goals?
He shared so many incredible stories and I could fill a few pages. But those are probably my favorites. Also! His 2 main focuses that all bishops should have were to get everybody to the temple and to pray for miracles. So I have started praying for Miracles and they are coming.
My Hindi learning has been epic! I took Alma 7:11-12 and learned every word in it this week! So that was epic. Cricket was fun! We actually had a guy come up to us to tell us we were doing it wrong lol but it ended with him asking if we can come pray for his family! Of course he's in a different area, so I'll ask about how that goes. We met a man from Indian named Vishal and he had no idea about heaven and hell or Jesus Christ. So we threw the plan of salvation at him as a power message which is probably the hardest thing ever because every other word is a word you have to explain and within those definitions there's more that won't make any sense unless you explain it. But I brought up baptism, as one of those things we need to do while we are on Earth and he seemed interested. He said he will ask his family if they're interested. He also asked us to come tell him more on Thursday! He said he knew Hindi and Telegu. But they study in English(?) So even though he didn't speak great he wanted the English Book of Mormon. Over Telugu and Hindi ... .maybe I'm learning Hindi for nothing. Idk, well see.
Also we got a call from President Smith, Elder Searle actually won't get here till Friday. So not today. So that's a bummer but hey- that's 2 days. I can wait. So ya.
That's the cool stuff. . .
I guess my invitation is to do all that.
Share the gospel with everybody, post on social media from the Come Unto Christ accounts (like share a video from them)
Set goals in every aspect of your life- write it down so they actually last for more than 3 days.
Listen to "Our Prayer to Thee" april 2022 soooo good.
You can also find the version of "the Spirit of God" in the sacred Music app.
Don't ever have empty seats when you go to the temple, invite as many people as it takes.
Pray for Miracles
Read the book of Mormon every day.
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