Temple, Pool, And Spiders

Hey everyone!!! That last week went by pretty fast! We had the opportunity to go to the Newport Beach temple as a zone and it was so amazing! It's so beautiful! Me and my comp were driving there and it takes 30 minutes to get to the temple. It takes about 15 minutes to get to the freeway. My comp is driving and we are literally about to get on the freeway and he says "Man I didn't eat enough breakfast this morning. Do you mind if we go back to the apartment to get some almonds?" I chuckled thinking it was a joke and all of a sudden he's flipping a Uie! We went all the way back to the apartment got some almonds and we were on our way. We were definitely late. Thank goodness for the other elders who told them to wait for us. 


We also had the opportunity to go to the Newport Beach pier which was so amazing! The water felt so nice and it was great to go for a swim.... PSYCH! All we can do is look and dream of the day where we can freely dive into a body of water and cool off. But we can only dream.


I'm starting to see more and more Halloween decorations and it's amazing! All of these blow ups are insane! I can't wait to see what Christmas is like here. There is also some crazy wildlife here. I saw a spider the size of a silver dollar. I was contemplating letting it bite me and see if it would give me powers. We still have been playing a lot of mini pool. We have two other elders that come over and play pool every night and it's super fun. 


My spiritual thought for this week is a scripture.


D&C 121: 7-8
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.


God knows what we are going through at all times. Everything that we go through is experience for us to learn and our reward will be great in heaven if we endure it well. God loves and knows every one of us. Hope everyone has a great week!


Pictures:
1.Who ya gonna call?
2.found this old beat up car
3.Bane
4.Pool sharks
5.Pier
6.Radioactive spider
7.Temple pix






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