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Hey Hey day after the... SUPERbowl,

Hope you have all had a good week! ... "and the rain, rain, rain came down, down down" haha yah, more rain for California - I guess that the currents changes and once ever 8 years they California get's loaded with rain showers. Haha, but sorry Susan, no puddle jumpin' this time :( . So it snowed a foot up there in Utah! Awh, I miss the snow so much... I bet I get put in a place where it snows right before I go home. I saw Elder Veater this week and he is in Yuciapa and it is snowing there. Well I guess it wouldn't be that bad if I was put there in December.. I would at least get used to the cold?? [oh side note for Cassie: If you want to claim Elder Veater as you sweetheart then you will have to write him a letter adressed to the Arlington address with his name on it... really DO IT! haha, he said he wants you to!]
Tueday we had a district meeting and before that the Riverside leaders of the zone got together and we discussed how we could improve our zone. The mission is becoming a little to lax and lazy with elders being disobedient and not caring. In opening excersizes Elder Williams and Fowler got up and shared both powerful testimonies about how important this work is and how important it is to do our BEST! Elder Fowler shared this story of this guy that was told to push this rock by this Heavenly messanger. Everyday for months he pushed this rock and it did not budge. Satan worked hardely on him and told him that he was not doing anything, that he did not make a difference and that it was ok to just stop pushing. The man thought a bit.. and kept pushing and pushing and finally the Heavenly Messanger came back and said that the man had done the job he had been asked to do. The man was confused ... he had not even moved let alone budged the boulder. The Angel said that he had never intended for the man to move it, but through diligence and obedience to the commands given the man was strong in spirit and might. We are to asked to do things by our Heavenly Father. We do not know the full picture of what he asks. Satan is tempting us to stop, but we must not listen & we MUST NOT GIVE UP! If we do what we are asked to do we will see the end aspect of things if we are but faithful. I guess we can take the words from the scriptures, "...Be still, & know that I am God." I have a purpose and am willing to do what my Heavenly Father asks.
I have been trying to get a long better with Elder Clements... haha, he is a little diffent and a bit socially awkward. I pray every day that I can have the patients I need to get through the day - it seems Heavenly Father is wanting to try my patients... urghh.. lol. I don't know if I will be here in Riverside for too much longer - transfers are coming up in two weeks (on Feb. 21st) & to my thinking I am going to go out of Riverside. But no for sure things yet - that's just what me and the zone leaders think.
So we have been working with this one guy from our ward; Brother Rodriguez. I don't know if I have mentioned him - he is the one with the little boy who has Atexia Telangeictasia or A-T. Well he had been dating someone who is not a member and he just called us up this morning. (We have been having a lot of great lessons with him & one of them was on missionary work.) So he called and said that his girlfriend wanted the lessons - so we are giving her the lessons on Friday night! It is going to go so well, Brother Rodriguez is a great guy who's life has been blessed so much by the gospel.
I found this quote on someones garage door that I thought was kind of cool: "the Son of God became a Man to enable men to become Sons of God." ~C.S. Lewis I am so thankful for my Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ, as we apply His Atonement we can "become" the children of God and live with Him again!
Love you all so much! Stay safe! Keep praying for missionary experiences and miracles!
Love Elder P. McBride