Glendale, California:  Week 29

This week we got a new Elder in our apartment, reassigned from Mexico. He's really cool, and I think this is going to be a good transfer because the 5 of us get along well and it's already been a lot of fun. 

More good news, restrictions on the quarentine are finally starting to lift a bit. Missionaries are allowed to go out and meet with people face to face for lessons now, as long as they aren't at high risk and they invite us over. We haven't gotten much use out of this yet, since most of the people we're teaching are considered to be at high risk, but it's progress nonetheless.

This week I read John 9, the story of Jesus healing the blind man, which is definitely one of my favorite New Testament stories. The first few verses illustrate a really important truth:

1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

"But that the works of God should be made manifest in him." A lot of the time it's hard to understand why such big trials and difficulties are given to us. Being born blind for example. But God gave us our challenges and weaknesses for a reason. It's up to us whether we choose to look to God, allowing him to work in us, heal us, and help us progress. Jesus Christ not only provides physical healing, he can heal our spiritual blindness and allow us to see the light in any of life's trials. 

John 9 is a great chapter, I'd invite you to read it

Anyway, have a great week!

Elder Clayton

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Here's a possum we found in a tree in our backyard. Kinda cute, kinda creepy