"We Didn't Start The Fire..."

Hey everyone hope you had a good week! This week was pretty good. I went on an exchange with some Elders on bikes and we biked for 8 hours straight, let's just say that it will take some time for the lower have of my body to get back to its regular self. It's a good thing southern California is beautiful or else that would have been rough. But we have been able to find a good amount of people that are interested in learning more this week, which has been amazing. 


This weeks story didn't happen to me directly but some missionaries in my zone thought it would be cool to pour a half a bottle of rubbing alcohol all over the table and light it on fire. The fire doesn't burn anything except for the alcohol. So he did it and his companion was amazed, but then the fire sprinkler went off and got all of their books and study stuff wet. Long story short the water kept coming and now they had to replace the carpet and the dry wall, and they had to move out for a week. So after all this had happened he called me and my companion and he was telling us what happened, we started to think about how the ceiling is about 10 feet high and the sprinkler has to get hot enough to actually go off, and how he did it on a table that was about 3 feet off the ground. Now if my math is correct, the flame had to have been 6-7 feet high. We asked him how high it was, and all he had to say was "no comment." Me and my companion started dying thinking about the sheer terror on their faces when they saw the tepanyaki sized fire in their living room. He is now known as "fire guy." 


This weeks spiritual thought is from Isaiah 43:1-2 and it says "1 But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee." These verses are talking about putting our full trust in the Lord. Where can we get that trust? We can get that trust in knowing that God created us and knows us by name. He knows our struggles, strengths, weaknesses, and the things that bring us joy. He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows what we can handle, so as we trust Him and do the things that He has commanded, we will see His hand manifesting miracles in our lives. He won't leave us hanging our to dry, He will be with us. I know He lives! Have a great week!


Pictures
1. Me and Elder Steele at the Temple music devotional
2. Found these cool goggles
3. Biking in Irvine
4. The "fire" damaged house
5. In the car with the Elders
6. Jesus picture of the week





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