First transfer... Check!

Hey everyone! Sounds like you guys had an awesome week at Lake Powell! Haha, that sounds so fun, and I'm glad you guys got to go! As far as this week goes, it was pretty uneventful to be honest! We taught a lot of lessons, contacted A TON and we got transfer calls yesterday, (I'm staying in San Juan to finish my training). My  comp and I are on fire though! We're always talking to people, and teaching and joking around in the streets. Life is so good here! 

BTW mom, I made your sloppy joes, and although they were really good, they didn't quite have the Paula touch, ya know? So your cooking is something I definitely miss! Haha, also I'll try to send a picture of a prank I played on the other Zone Leader in our house. So, every time it rains, there are a bunch of snails that start coming out in the streets. Especially near areas full of foliage and stuff. So, Elder Sisemore though it'd be funny one night to put a snail on my chair. The next time it rained, he thought 4 snails on my chair would be funny, and THEN he got the bright idea to put a few snails on my bed. He's getting transferred today, and so thank goodness last night it rained, so I had a chance to get some revenge. Which came in the form of: 60 snails on his desk!!! Haha, it was pretty funny, and we had a good laugh about it! 

My spiritual thought comes from a lesson we were having with a 16 year old named Jorgie. He's come to church a few times and we've taught him, but he was having trouble understanding the first lesson, and receiving an answer. So my companion compared asking for an answer to going to colmado when you want a Coca-Cola. He said, you wouldn't just go in and ask for a refresco, but you want to be specific. Because a specific question, like: "Is the church, or the Book of Mormon true?", is going to get a specific answer. Once my comp said that, I thought of something and shared it immediately. I said that just like if you're buying the refresco, you don't just get it, but you have to pay the price for it. And what is the price? A sincere heart, real intent, and faith in Christ. (Moroni 10:3-5) And that's the formula for any answer from God. Because through the power of the Holy Ghost, you can know the truth of all things.

Thanks for everything, and for all the support! I love you all!

-Elder Anderson

This is the letter he sent to his dad this week:

Hey Dad! Sounds like this week was great for you guys! I bet Lake Powell was so fun! My week was good too! BTW, I'm sorry I didn´t reply to you last week, but I thought a lot about what you said about teaching Sophia about the scriptures. It really is incredible to teach people about the things of the gospel. It's incredible that it's full of stories and principles simple enough for a child to understand, and yet, you can go a lifetime, and keep learning things about the things of the gospel. The more I learn, the more amazed I am. The knowledge and intelligence of God are amazing. Thank you for teaching me about the gospel Dad. I can never repay you for that. I only wish I would have talked with you more about gospel things. (Haha, if only 16-year-old me could hear me saying that) But I really do love the scriptures here, more than I ever have before. I'm so happy, and I love this work. Hope your week is great dad. Love you so much!

-Elder Anderson