Sesame Whale?

     We've been teaching alot of the people we handed Book of Mormons to and the people up here in Fairbanks are all super dope. We met a guy named Al and he is like 94 and he didn't want to talk about the gospel, but he wanted to cut our hair sooooo... We got haircuts and they didn't turn out too bad! And he took a Book of Mormon after we convinced him that we didn't have 5 wives! He was an absolute hoot and was a highlight of these past weeks!

      We've had the chance to teach about 2 lessons every day for the past two weeks and we have just been super busy! We are teaching this sweet old lady named Sarah. She is so knowledgeable about the bible and she basically believes everything that Mormons do! Except for every lesson she has she says she's saved. In the next lesson we dropped the bomb and she was devastated and all she said to us is that "it makes sense, but I wish it wasn't the truth" so it was a super cool moment! And we did not expect her to take it well, but she knows the church is true and that's all that matters!

         Also, we got to eat some sesame whale. It was pretty bad but not the worst whale I've had. So, the thing about eating whale is you don't eat it because it tastes good. You eat it because it's supposed to make you smarter and more resistant to cold weather, which I don't buy but.... oh whale!

 Quote of the week:

     I was listening to some old talks by President Russell M Nelson and I came across a talk called Perfection Pending. And in there he says this: "We all need to remember: men are that they might have joy—not guilt trips! We also need to remember that the Lord gives no commandments that are impossible to obey. But sometimes we fail to comprehend them fully." 

     Basically, it's just like Elder Holland's talk about "be ye there for perfect eventually" so I loved it. Great talk and I suggest that you listen to it!

I love you all and hope that all is well! Elder Garff