Thursday

I shaved a guy's face last night!! Contrary to popular belief, it's the most awkward, stressful thing ever. I thought it was going to be something comparable to the hair cutting scene in Phenomenon with John Travolta, but it was nothing like it. Ew why does a boy even have hair follicles on his face? They grow in every which direction, they're scratchy nastiness, they make him look like a bad guy, and they're a nightmare to shave off. No matter how hard I tried to slice and dice those little buggers, there were still some patches I missed when we washed off the shaving cream.

I went to an AMAZING missionary fireside yesterday! Elder Caldwell spoke on power and authority. The majoring of his talk was on power, and how having the spirit is the most important thing. He told of a sister missionary who went to her president and asked to go home. She wasn't having any success and felt worthless to the work. He challenged her to be conscious of the thoughts and words the spirit put in her mind for the next 30 days. If by the end, she still wanted to go home, he would grant permission.

That week, she and her companion knocked on a door. A woman answered, and the sister said, "We have a book we would like to present to you." The shocked woman asked her to say those words again. She did. The woman brought her husband to the front door, and again asked the sister to repeat those same words. She did. The woman explained that when her husband was a boy, his mother had a dream that one day, two women would knock on his door and say those exact words; "We have a book we would like to present to you." His mother told him that those future women would be representatives of Jesus Christ, and that he needed to listen to their message.

The sister rejoiced in having the privilege to serve the Lord. I thought it was an amazingly powerful story of the importance of the spirit. The feeling at the fireside was incredible. A man sang the song "My Shepherd will supply my need." That is one of my favorite hymns! (Except I don't think it's a hymn.)

I did laundry and went to the temple today. It was empty and there wasn't a wait, so I got to do 20 names instead of 3. Very successful morning. Tonight I'm going to the Melting Pot in salt lake! I think it's fondue.

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