Oh NO!! So that rapper posted the
photo of us together on Instagram and my companion flipped out. He didn't want
to go to that store, he was fighting it, but I convinced him to go. And then at
Zone training meeting, the Poly elders told us that it was on Instagram and
he lost it!! He got so stressed that President would see it and send
us home, that he broke out in cold sores!! We have been doing a lot
of relaxation exercises lately....
It is funny how the mission has made
me so stressed, more stressed in my entire life, but also I have never felt
close to God!! I love it. I am wrapped up in it every day. But don't get me
wrong family, I can forget sometimes, I can let Satan get a hold of me. But
whenever I share my testimony (just like I am doing with you guys now) I can
feel His love and comfort around me. And that's what I want to share with you
guys today. Also, that it is not just saying something that shares our
testimonies, but it is also our actions! Who we are and how we represent
ourselves is a testimony.
Family, I live in a very worldly
place and a lot of kids here have been really messed up by it. These influences
are terrible. We can ask a kid, “do you know who God is?" and he will say,
”Lil' Wayne is God!" Becky, Tina, and Mellissa, be strong! Don't
let the influences of this world change who you are and what you want. That
conference talk is so good. The Choice Generation (I think) it just
talks about how our desires right now will shape the rest of our lives!
Good or bad. Stand strong my little sisters!! Always be striving for
things that will bring you closer to God. Always share your testimony through
your examples. Be the one that says "No, I don't do this, it’s just
not me." You girls are awesome! I know you are all doing awesome
things in life right now. Keep it up!! And I promise you, as you do this,
as you share the testimony you have in word and deed, you will feel Heavenly
Father’s love for you!!
I don't know where that came from,
super random. But really, the high schoolers here and the college students
here, some of them make me sad, but some of them make me really happy!! They
have good things in LA!
So I am staying in USC another 6
weeks with Elder Bria, I hope so bad that I can stay here for fall semester. That’s
when things will get going. haha We almost had more non-members at church this Sunday
and more than half the people at church spoke Chinese!! The Chinese people here
are so hungry for this. I love telling people that they have a Heavenly Father
and all these blessings come from knowing that. A lot of people are hesitant to
talk to us because China has a ton of cults that steal people’s money and say
they will be healed through karate and donations. A girl’s grandma was really
effected by one of these cults and now she feels like she can’t trust any
religion, she said "I have a boulder blocking me from connecting with
God" and I know that Christ’s atonement can heal her!! Can lift this
burden off her shoulders, free her from this pain. I can’t believe I have the
chance to see that atonement in action. I hope I don't mess it up. I have no idea
why God sends Elder Burr to teach his children.
Well, love you guys so much, have an
awesome week!
Elder Burr
Elder Burr
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