Yesterday I had a really unique and awkward opportunity. We had a nonmember lady invite us over for dinner. She is Iranian but has lived in the US for a really long time. She's also been several other places throughout the world. Anyways, they are of the Bahi faith and I guess it's a holiday for them she had a lot of friends from her religion over to celebrate it. They were all trying to convert us to their religion and it was just super awkward. I guess they don't know the purpose of missionaries. The unique part of it was that I got to eat Persian/Arabic food. It was really, really weird! Some of the stuff was okay but the rest was... Well you get the point. There was this one thing that was a stuffed cabbage leaf with this yellow and white puss looking stuff mixed with rice rolled up inside of it. When I poked it with a fork it popped like a nasty zit! (It probably tasted like one too) uhh I ate it anyways though and somehow managed to keep a straight face! Miracles are real!!! She was a super nice lady though with a kind heart.
This week was Brother Shorts birthday who we are really close too. It was also
the week of his wife's funeral so we did something really special for him. He
is a huge BYU fan so my hero (my mom) sent me out a BYU hat that we signed and
gave to him. We also took our pictures of us wearing it and signed it then gave
that to him too. The funniest part about the whole thing is that elder Rowley
hates BYU because he's a Boise state fan but he put on a BYU shirt and hat for
the picture and then signed it. I guess that goes to show how good of a friend brother
short is haha.On Friday we went to a funeral for brother shorts wife and we got to ride in a sock car. It's an 88 cougar. Everytime we would pass by someone on the road, they would turn their heads and stare at it. The cool part about being in lake placid is that it's a retirement town and everyone has a lot of money. We see brand new corvettes on a daily basis. Yesterday we passed by a Ferrari sitting at a stop light. We also see a lot of Porsches all over. There is a race track here also so all of the cars that go to race in the Daytona 500 come over here for a race also. The race is suppose to be held the 2nd week of March so we plan to go over and watch some practice races on a pday sometime. People also race Porsches, Corvettes, Ferraris, and even bugattis I hear. I haven't seen any bugattis yet though haha. We have a member who owns a brand new corvette that he uses to race. It's pretty sweet.
Yesterday in church one of the speakers talked about how we are all on a hike back to our father in heaven. The top of the mountain is the place we want to end up. Before we hike we plan out a route just as God has given us a set plan on how we can make it back to live with him. We pick which mountain we want to climbs then start our journey. It's not always easy but when you get to the top of the highest mountain, it is all worth it. God wants us to pick the highest mountain and shoot for the top. As we continue to progress through his plan of happiness especially in this life, we will receive the blessings that come as we reach our destination. I can't wait for that day when I get to the top of the mountain and get to have that feeling of accomplishment. I will be with my Heavenly Father in his kingdom with my family. That's going to be a great day. The best part about my job is that I get to share this plan with others. I get to help guide them up the mountain so they can receive those blessings for themselves.
Keep working hard and keep on climbing up that mountain! Love you all
Elder Goff
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| Brother Short |
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| Lunch with some members |
