Keep Trying

So this week was a good week for us! We got home early one night, around 8:30pm, and decided to go out and walk through downtown Huntingdon. Ya it's really more like one or two streets with some shops and random people walking around... Anyway, we came across a couple of guys sitting on the sidewalk. One of them, after talking to us, asked us if we could help him stop smoking, the other asked us to come and stop by to talk to him. He is opening up a new restaurant called Taco Loco. We're pretty excited to teach him and eat some tacos! Yesterday in sacrament meeting, one of the speakers that spoke before me talked about Nelson Mandela and shared this quote with the congregation, "I am no saint, unless you think a saint is a sinner who keeps on trying." I think that is a perfect way to think about a saint. We are all saints and we are all sinners, however, we keep trying. We get back up and work harder, smarter and moving closer to God. Just wanted to share that with you.

Love,
Elder Trotman

Transfer - New Address

Derrick transferred again, here is his new address:

511 7th St Apt 1
Huntingdon, PA 16652

1000 Steps Hike

Alma 38

So I was reading in Alma 38 during Sunday School yesterday. I reread it and thought about the verse... "And it came to pass that I was three days and three nights in the most bitter pain and anguish of soul; and never, until I did cry out unto the Lord Jesus Christ for mercy, did I receive a remission of my sins. But behold, I did cry unto him and I did find peace to my soul." He talks about crying out to The Lord, not just praying, talking, asking or conversing, but crying! It hit me hard because I thought about how I feel when I pray and how I feel when I cry in prayer. There is a stark difference in The Spirit. It was perfect for me to think about it and to evaluate my prayers. It's when we cry in The Spirit of prayer that we are filled with peace and consolation. It is then we find our path and the will of God.

Love,
Elder Trotman

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Falling Waters House

So last Monday we went to Falling Waters, an architectural masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was breathtaking and beautiful! The way that he designed the home to sit in the rocks and trees gave it a beautiful natural look to the home. It was as if the home emerged straight from the ground and through the rocks! I loved it! The picture I sent you is me sitting at the point where the iconic picture of Falling Waters was taken. It's a perfect view of the home resting upon the waterfall. Very spiritual if you think about it... Ponder the story of Christ talking with the Samaritan woman at the well and His dialogue with her.

Love,
Elder Trotman

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