Larson, Josh

I know I am probably butchering the translation on these emails so pardon me all of you chinese speakers!     It's been a very fast fairly normal week this week. We had a zone Flood on Friday which was awesome. All of the companionships came into SLO for the evening and it was a lot of fun! We saw some cool miracles and had a good time.      Also something awesome this week! (Or maybe it was last, everything kind of just blurs together at this point) I had the opportunity to help one of my fellow Chinese missionaries teach a Chinese lady! I didn't understand a whole lot but I was able to bear some solid testimony and some thoughts from some scriptures we read. And she is getting baptized this Saturday! So pray for Cherry!      Anyway. Lastly this week the thought of being all in this week has struck me quite hard. There have been a few times this week where doing the work was just really hard. Either due to a headache, fatigue, or just being an ol...

Hello universe! It's been another exciting yet slightly exhausting week here in SLO. We had a good zone conference and some awesome exchanges we had a lot of fun and a grand old time.  One cool thing that I have been studying on this week has been President Nelson's invitation to calm contention and resolve conflicts I our lives. I have noticed that as I have done my best to forgive others and let things go, the Lord has helped me feel an increase of peace and joy In my life. I can promise you if you make the same effort the lord will help you feel the same peace. So for the title. We had a dinner with a member who is well... interesting. For dinner we had Basil, thyme, and green onions as our appetizers. It was very, different.  But he gave it his best effort. The lord loves effort and so do the missionaries lol.  Anyway, that's all for this week folks! Here are some ocean pics for ya! 1,2. Exchanges w/ E. Fawson 3. Exchanges w/ E. Redd 4. Zone conference  Ragged po...

Hello world! Another week has come and gone here in beautiful San Luis Obispo. We have been working hard and doing well! Our friends are all doing pretty well. But if you all could keep praying for them that would be wonderful! MLC was this Tuesday, which meant a 2.5 hour drive down to Oxnard (always a good time) and then a 2.5 hour drive back up. It's a lot of time on the road, but you are right next to the ocean for most of it. So I can't complain.  We had some fun exchanges this week and I got to have a lot of fun with the Elders in our Zone. They are all so amazing. Pictures will most definitely be attached.  The title of this email comes from a new church video entitled: "The Good News". If you have not watched it yet. I recommend doing so right now. The video recounts Mary Magdalens discovery of the empty tomb, interaction with the savior, and then her telling the apostles the good news. The thing that has stood out to me in the video is the fact that Mary ran f...

Hello world! This week has been phenomenal as usual. Especially with General Conference! I always love hearing the words of the living prophets and their Council. I hope you recieved answers to your questions and learned from the spirit.  We had some awesome exchanges this week and photos will definitely be attached. I got to go with one of my favorite missionaries E. Davies! It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot from him.  Now for the title of this email. After the Sunday afternoon session we were going about our business when we got a text from a less active member we have been working with. This sister was very upset and offended by things that were said during Elder Oaks talk. She claimed that her faith and testimony had been shaken by the way he said things. We tried explaining our interpretation of his words and shared our thoughts. Sadly she didn't really like that.  Now as I have been looking back on that experience I recognized a few things that I would like to...