Transfer 8, Week 6: I Made A Tie!

Hey Everyone, 
     How are we doing today? Are we having fun, or not? Is school almost out? Haha. Life on the mission over this last week actually have been pretty cold and wet. We've gotten a lot of rain. It is almost crazy to see how much has accumulated. 
     This week has been full once again. It was great. We went from activity or highlight to another almost non stop. Not all of them were exciting, but it definitely was nice to be able to be busy. 
     To start, on Monday we went hiking. Actually, I got dragged into hiking. The other elders always seem to want to do something no matter the planning time they took. So we went hiking. It sucked. It was wet and we had really thick fog. The trails were muddy, and they left me and one other elder so far behind. It wasn't the greatest to be honest. It would have been fun, but like I said, poor to no planning. 
     On Wednesday, we had zone council in GreyBull. That is always a lot of fun. I felt like I learned a lot about Leadership and the responsibilities I need to make sure I am following and completing. After Zone Council we also started exchanges with the zone leaders. I got the privilege to go to Powell with Elder Callister. We had a fantastic time there. Elder Callister is such a great Missionary who I will miss for sure when he goes home. :(
     While on Exchanges, Elder Callister helped me build a homemande tie. That was a new experience for sure. I never knew that it was easy to make a tie. But I quite enjoyed it, and may do it again in the future. 
     We did a lot of good work there, then for the rest of the week we had fun activities for finding lined up when we weren't in lessons. One of the fun activities that we were able to participate in was helping brand some cattle. That was an oppurtunity I did not want to miss for sure. It was my first time ever branding, and it was a lot of fun. Wrestling those calfs and then assisting in what I can. 
     This week went by super fast. It was awesome. I love working the Lord's work and doing what I can to assist in what I can. We are able to constantly find a new person to teach every week, and it is providing new ways for me to learn and grow as I keep going. 
     Well, I think that just about wraps it up for this week. There haven't been too many new developments with individual investigators. But that 's ok. I hope you all have a fantastic week, and had a fantastic Mother's Day.

Love,
Elder Sherwood

No pictures..... :(:( sorry 

A sister in the a ward in Powell, WY sent this picture after a dinner appointment.

Hey Guys, 
     It was so great to talk to you all yesterday and catch up. I loved it. But either way how are you doing with reading the Book of Mormon? Is it as good as you would hope or like? I sure hope that you are still reading even with all the other stuff that you have to do. 
     Today, my mind is drawn to the spiritual gifts that Moroni talks about in Moroni chapter 10. Which spiritual gifts do you have? and which ones do you see in others? Developing these gifts is kind of like building muscles. President Nelson gave us a great equation for buiding spiritual power in our lives that may be directly related to the strength of our spiritual gifts. It is:

                                                       Faith + Purity = Power

     As we have and exercise faith, we build the desire to repent of the things we have done. Through repentence we become pure. And when you combine the 2 together, you can receive power and strength to do what God needs us to do. 
     Well, I hope you have had a great week and are excited to keep moving foreward as we go. Its only 1 year left till II comee home, and I can't wait to see you all again. 

Love,
Elder Sherwood

Mother's Day Skype call