"God sculpts our lives so we can serve Him in the way He needs us most."
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Hey all!
Nineteen months! I'm wiped out tonight so it'll probably be another shorter email but we're doing good (and cold as usual) out here in Missouri. I forgot to mention in my last email we got a little over half a foot of snow in one night a couple of weeks ago, so that was super fun. It may be tricky to deal with sometimes, but I really love the snow. Definitely hope I can rake in enough money to buy another ski pass when I go back to BYU in the fall.
Shoutout to Aslan the chocolate lab. I LOVE dogs. Maybe not like five dogs covered in mud that love smearing their muddy paws all over my freshly-washed pants (happens a lot around here), but one really nice puppo can make my whole day. Miss you Charlie boy 
Our friend Will is progressing really steadily towards baptism! He's working on separating with his girlfriend and giving up some substances, still, but just in the past few weeks he's started consistently coming to our Book of Mormon study class with the senior missionaries, joined our Personal Finance class at our new convert Jenny's house (she needs lots of prayers right now by the way, she's going through some big struggles), and even met with our bishop after church! Plus, he's been coming to church for like three months now. We're really hopeful that he's gonna make it all the way. Pray for him too please!
After a lesson with a Pohnpeian family a couple weeks ago, they played us some music by a Pohnpeian artist and man, it was pretty surreal. Working with Pacific Islanders is just so fun. If you wanna jam to one of the songs they played for us, it's on called "#23" by Billy Joe Pelep Hairens on SoundCloud. Elder Perry and I also bought some tropical jerseys from the island market a couple days later and we went to an engagement party for a Pohnpeian lady and a Marshallese guy and got us some real mōñā.
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Actual song of the week though:
"This Is My Father's World" by the Tabernacle Choir. This one's real good! Give it a listen when you get the chance.
Photo album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2sk1refRidSszyYk7
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Thought: Hymn #1008 "Bread of Life, Living Water"
The first time I listened to this hymn, I thought it was alright, but we sang it in church a few weeks ago and man, actually singing it was a whole different experience. I love this hymn now. Here's the chorus:
Bread of Life, Living Water,
Feed my soul, fill my heart.
Lord, give me new life in Thee
And make me whole—complete and holy—
Bound to Thee eternally.
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Stay warm! Don't forget to pray tonight. If you haven't in awhile, try giving it a go. If you really put your heart into it and just talk to Him, God will let you know He's there.
Love,
Elder Rigby
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| Elder Perry's new island threads |
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| Aslan |
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