This is what was said after Elder Ferrin and I were battling to see who could eat the most raspberry mousse tarts. I won, but only because he had one more plate of ribs than I did.
31 March 2025
大家好！Hello Friends!
It snowed again, and within three hours the snow melted. It looks like it'll be that way for some time. Here's the futbol highlight reel for this week (you'll just have to imagine the dubstep background music yourself)
- Went on an exchange with Elder Roberts again! I don't know how but he's the only one that can make me laugh by saying stuff like, “Yo, that puppy's dope as freak!” I also had a good time watching him try and figure out how to pack 247 Hotwheels cars into a box to bring home.
- Discovered first hand that serving in the YSA ward is a vacation, not a real mission.
- Zone Conference was this week and it was 6 hours of “You need the Spirit with you, so let's flip to page 181 again and read…” We got some great sweet pork salads tho, and I got to chat with Elder Kim again! As the Tech missionary he drove 2.5 hours so he could watch as everyone's new sim card didn't work and complain about being at the mission office all week.
- Went on an exchange with Elder Koloamatangi! He's a super cool Elder and definitely helped me learn the same thing we knew all along, that I gotta be more confident 😂
- MET A MAN FROM CHINA IN LETHBRIDGE!!! And he came to ¡¡¡Church!!! Maybe there is a reason I'm here after all.
- Got talked at for an hour and a half by a Recent Convert about…the Bible? Church? Hard to say but he said a few relatable comments about church culture is not church doctrine. Amen.
I had some unusually good experiences at members houses! Get this: On Saturday I was fed eggplant parmesan on the mission!!! The family also had purple ribbons on the door that said “He is risen” to which I thought to myself “The church really Is true!” On Saturday we stepped into a home that was covered in either Chinese traditional paintings or James C. Christensen art. They also made some familiar snarky comments, hence the title. Some people here are very cool.
Easter is in 20 DAYS!!! General Conference is coming up this weekend and it's a great way to prepare! I'd challenge you to read a talk from the previous Conference each day this week to get in the groove for conference.
Stay Warm Everyone! Love you all!
Elder Baer 熊长老
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[Good friends -- and raspberry mousse tarts]
