April 22, 2014 - Pascua!

Hello, guess what...this week was Easter!

The reason I am writing on a Tuesday is because our Pday was changed to a Tuesday so we could go to temple this morning! 

This was one of the most gnarly weeks of business ever, but it's good because busy things keep you busy! haha 

We started out on Monday y we got a call from elders in my District that were super sick so we went on a "sick Split" so I worked with another elder that night in their area.

Tuesday came and we had to drive another elder to go to Fountian Valley for an appiontment he had with the doctor and we made our way back up so I could go on exchanges that night. 

Wednesday I had my doctor appiontment to see what I can do about my heel and then again to Fountian Valley to drive an elder to get an MRI. 

Thursday came and it was normal, just District meeting.

Friday was a Zone Conference and then Friday night exchanges.

Saturday all day exchange in another area! 

Sunday was Easter and there was a huge Multi faith thing at Rose Hill we went to represent.  

Yeah this week was SOO busy and a temple trip was well needed, I love going to temple, I love it there.

The Rose Hill thing was so interesting, Rose Hills is the GIGANTIC cemetary, I'm pretty sure it's the biggest one in America if not, at least in Western America! It's huge and every Easter they sponsor a donation fund and ask tons of clergies to come in and tons of Pastors and Bishops and Pastors and Our stake President was asked to be the main speaker. It was a very cool thing to see all the faith in Christ come together y be grateful for what He has done for us. Our Stake President and his talk was amazing, after the whole thing was done, so many people came up to us and asked us who he was and if they could listen to his Services, it was a great missionary vibe and we got tons of peoples info to go by! The English elders are going to be super busy! haha

The gospel is a beautiful thing, I love it. My companion was sharing something with me that really got me thinking and I want to share it with yall. 

Light, is marvelous. When the darker dark is, the better it is to see how amazing is light and how bright it can shine!  When it's darker, it's easier to recognize and see light as it appears, we look forward to it! It's proven that being in a super dark room for too long is bad, your eyes start to literally "search for light"... and it is so hard on your eyes that you make yourself go blind searching so much....THE SAME APPLIES TO THE GOSPEL. 

I believe that God knows what He is doing. There is reason for hardship and pain and trails in the life, I believe that maybe they are there so we can see the "Light" a little easier when it's there. It's that way with the church people find something they didn't know they were looking for. Their eyes were searching for the light when they have never seen light before. And when they see it...it shines! So cool! God is good. 

I love my time here in CA, I'm grateful for the moments of trial and obstacles. It make us see the light a little more!

Truly Christ is the Light, as He has said:
"I am the ^alight of the world: he that followeth me shall not ^bwalk in ^cdarkness, but shall have the light of life." John 8;12

I love you all so much, have a great week! 

Elder Schooff