So, it snowed! Saturday and Sunday we received a couple inches of snow and it's very lovely.
Until you get into a vehicle and attempt to drive it.
I've never really driven in snow before. I've been a passenger... but never the driver. Until Sunday.
I seriously thought we were going to die. We actually almost slid into
the curb going to church. My companion is in a constant state of fear
due to my rookie snow driving skills. We're putting snow tires on the
car ASAP. Pray for us. Also, pray for the man we saw walking on the snow
who slipped on a patch of ice and fell... hard. It looked like Mr.
Myagi had karate-chopped his legs out from under him. It was bad. We
turned around to go help him but someone else already had and he looked
thoroughly embarrassed enough so we decided we'd let him be. But...
yeah. Snow is evil sometimes.
Slightly morbid
funny moment. We have an investigator, Mirlandi, who has a younger
brother, Jean. They also have a small, incredibly annoying dog which I
have felt the very un-Christlike desire to kick multiple times (I have
not actually acted on the thought... yet. Just kidding. I'm a nice
person. I promise.). The dog has a brother as well, which lives with a
different family. Well, we were talking to Mirlandi on the street. Or
rather, Elder Gutierrez was talking to her. I wasn't paying attention
because I was trying to keep the stupid dog from biting my ankles. I was
within a couple seconds of dropping my bag on the canine terrorist when
Elder Gutierrez said very non-chalantly, "Hey Elder McOmber! The
brother died."
At the time, I did not know the
dog had a brother. I just knew Mirlandi had a brother. So I stopped
everthing (I believe I was in midair above the dog, trying to jump away
from it) and said, "What?" Apparently my face was priceless.
"You know? The dog's brother?"
Dang
it Elder Gutierrez. Of course I wouldn't know the dog had a brother! I
don't know Spanish yet! Sheesh! He had a good laugh at me. Not sure how
the dog's brother died either. Interesting experience.
I
want to talk today shortly about how members of the church give advice
to and correct missionaries. I want to make something clear, being a
missionary myself. Yes. The missionaries in your ward do appreciate your
advice, and we do love you dearly. We come on missions for two years to
serve and help you. But. One thing needs to be made very clear; we
answer to the Lord, not to the members. If the advice or correction
given by the members goes against what we are explicitly told to do in
our Missionary Manual, in the Preach My Gospel manual, or by our mission
president, no obedient missionary will listen, because in those
situations, the member is WRONG. Our mission presidents hold the keys to
correct and counsel us on how to do this work, and no amount of logic
or reasoning will override their inspired counsel and direction, nor
that of the manuals approved and supported by the prophet and apostles
of God. This is the Lord's work, and He will have His missionaries do it
His way. We love you, and we love your support and advice; but please
be sure that it is in line with the words of the prophet, the apostles,
and our mission president before asking a missionary to go against what
he or she has been called by a prophet of God through a mission
president to do.
I love and miss every one of
you. I pray for you always and I love receiving updates on your lives
through letters and emails. Keep them coming! :)
En avant!
Elder Bryan McOmber
My beautiful desk. Thank you. I know it's amazing.
DO YOU WANNA BUILD A SNOWMAN
Our office. We have a lovely apartment.
2000 pieces and 1 month later, I have completed this puzzle. It madeth
mealtimes much more entertaining. Methinks I shall frame it and hang it
on the ceiling above my bed. (I kiddeth. I shall not.)
This is our kitchen. Yes, the sink is full of dishes. We're two elders.
Washing dishes prevents us from doing more productive things, like
eating. And anything else.
This is our living room. The couch is less comfortable than the jaws of a tiger shark. I love it. Oh. And WE HAVE A TV! :)
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