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[Title possibly refers to this joke.]

January 22, 2024

 

大家好！Hi Everyone! 

Great news, I have efficiently procrastinated my email until the end of P-day. Hooray me.

Highlights from this week include:

• A lot of people who joined our English class; we don’t know how many are actually interested in learning the gospel because we’re struggling to make return appointments
• We helped the same member as last week move his stuff to a storage unit
• Two people invited us to come into their homes!!!!!! One of them was a recent convert who we didn’t know very well, and the other was someone who had met the missionaries before; we tried to share a scripture with her but we couldn’t understand her, and she couldn’t understand us, and her dog was barking at 80 decibels in the background. Super chaotic, very funny time.
• First time trying Dairy Queen ever???. . . I’ve had the Blizzards before but I think this was my first DQ burger. Not too shabby, had some chonkin’ onion and tomato which is pretty cool. We also found a Vietnamese Sub sandwich place that was pretty cool.
• Our friend Roda brought two friends to church yesterday. I’ll be shocked if I find another person learning about the church who progresses the Lord’s work like she does–she is somehow doing a lot of missionary work.
• Cool songs on the radio this week:
  

• Oskar Wilhelmovitch Boheme [Unclear if this should be the trumpet concerto or the brass sextet, by Oskar Bohme.]
  

• Pejacevic Quartet Op. 58 mvt 3 (Reeeally good)

• Godfrey Ridout: Ballade n.1

I've been thinking a lot lately about the element of Mystery that the future holds. We never really know exactly what tomorrow will look like, and that can often be very frightening. However that can be kind of exciting and fun, too. I've been trying to enjoy more of the mysteries of the future and viewing each day as a day of pleasant surprises rather than unexpected dangers. Elder Gary Sabin says it pretty well: "When nothing is expected and everything is appreciated, life becomes magical"

Thanks for tuning into the fun chaos of this week! It’s still getting a little warmer here, and hopefully the skies will clear up as well. Stay warm everyone! And if you can't stay warm, stay cool!

 爱你们

-熊长老

 

Photos:

 Vietnamese Sub

 

Me attempting to smile next to "The Great L Log of Calgary" -- 10/10 recommend  [we recommend viewing Photos AND Google Reviews, right side of screen!]

 

 Elder Bigler Master Chef in the making

 

 I don't know who took this but they are a real artist