Week 7: We Made Applesauce

Elder Rush and Elder Downey making applesauce! 

Good knowledge to have. 

Now they won't ever starve!

Hello everyone!

Hope you are all doing well! I am doing great, the weather is getting cold, and the leaves are starting to fall! So this week was fun. Monday last week we went bowling! It was pretty exciting and I got 5 strikes in a row. 

Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday were spent helping members with missionary work. We have been trying to get the people here excited to spread the Gospel but most spend their weekends hunting. Geez Priorities. We actually learned the order of salvation this last week. It goes chile, laundry, tv, and then eternal progression. It is pretty funny what we get blown off for. Each of those nights we talked with someone that was having a struggle with life and if we weren't there bad things might have happened, it was pretty cool! Tuesday night for dinner, we met with a family that has a daughter who became addicted to drugs and other things. She has been going through rehab but relapsing. We were sharing a spiritual thought before we left and this scripture just popped in my head! D&C 121:7-9 So I shared and she broke out in tears and said thank you. Sunday her mom bore her testimony about Christ helping us through our trials and shared that her daughter has been doing great and it made me feel good inside. It is important that we act upon the promptings of the Spirit even when we are afraid or unsure. It is heavenly direction that needs to be followed!

On Thursday we were planning this upcoming week and we realized we have no one to teach because no one will listen. It is sad but I still get to do the Lord's work everyday, which makes me really happy! We have been thinking of new ways to help our area so we had a blitz that covered all the people that have ever been taught in our area. It yielded very little results but the results are enough to get us going. We now have people to teach! That night we went to visit a less active family that just moved in. Elder Downey has been having quite days so I have to talk to everyone. The family we went to visit opened the door. I said hello and my mind went blank! I could not think of a single word to say, so I awkwardly stared. But we got in and they weren't interested haha. 

Sunday night we put on a musical fireside. We organized it all which people thought was pretty cool. We actually filled the entire chapel, overflow and part of the gym. It was amazing.

This week I invite you all to read the monthly Ensign! Monthly scripture from the prophet need to be read. I read a story a day and the insight from it is amazing! People do not realize that we have a PROPHET OF GOD on the earth it is a really really really big deal! Continue to read the Book of Mormon daily. It is the foundation to everything! 

Love you all, 

Elder Rush

My Elder Rush with Elder Downey, Sister Manymules and Sister Hill after the musical fireside they organized and put on.

The scripture Mitchell is referring to:  D&C 121  7-9

 7 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;

 8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.

 9 Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.

The "Little Mitchell" paper doll that will be going everywhere with us for the next two years. Until our Elder Rush returns home.