Notes

I'm Walking! I'm Walking! It doesn't even hurt to walk. Who would have

thought that this could actually happen. It's amazing how great it

feels to walk without pain. Well, I can last most of the day without

pain, and there's still some fluid in there, but I can walk! And that

is the best part.

Life has been wonderful. The weather has been fantastic and Elder

and I have been hitting the ground running. Sometimes you

can't explain how the Lord provides, but the Lord always provides.

We were having a lesson in the home of a man who has gone through a

lot, to put it simply. To hear his testimony of the atonement and to

see his faith in the ways of the Lord was amazing. His faith in the

savior was so huge, it was changing the people around him. Your

attitude effects the people around you more than often times we care

to admit.

A lady in the Schertz Ward- who has become more like a mother to me

and Elder M gave an excellent talk in sacrament. My favorite

line: "If you take the 'test' out of 'testimony', then all you have

left is an 'imony', and that's not a word. She then referenced a

scripture that she credited my companion and I with sharing with her

family. If you don't receive an answer to your prayer, it is not

because you did not have enough faith, it is because you need to go

through an experience to receive your witness. We can't dispute it

because we can't see it. Sister C is excellent. Who would have

thought I would meet someone from Gooding, ID here in Texas.

I was folding up socks this week when I realized that when I came out

on my mission, I had about 18 pairs of socks. I counted, and now I

have 45 pairs. Where did they all come from?

Life is good

- Elder Richard Hall