08/12/2019 Watermelon Tacos and Camels


Hello everybody. The week has come and gone. The week had quite a few ups and downs. The people we are working with are going through tough times and we don't really know right now how to best help them. But we have also had some good lessons as well. We taught a pretty good Plan of Salvation lesson to the man from Cameroon we met last week, and he may make us some Cameroon food next week. He's way cool. 

We had zone conference this week. It was really good. President Hansen's instruction was based on 2 Nephi 9 and we talked about priorities and guiding principles in our lives. I actually used that same topic in my talk I gave this week. 

Also on Saturday with the Hope Elders we helped out at the Hope Watermelon Festival. Elder Hamblin and Andreasen helped out at the Camel Ride thing. Elder Rivera and I went between a few different tasks. It was a small fair primarily focused on different watermelon themed things. But there was also a car show. And camels. I guess they aren't particularly associated with watermelon. Regardless, it was a great time! 

Verse of the week
Alma 5:14
"14 And now behold, I ask of you, my brethren of the church, have ye spiritually been born of God? Have ye received his image in your countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?"

Pics
1) watermelon

2) driving down to Sam's Club (not Costco because Costco isn't allowed in Arkansas) in this would be the ultimate power move. 

3) the watermelon taco. It was really good actually

4) the camels 

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