Lemon Grove

Pretty interesting week not exactly sure where to start. Nico's baptism was this week and it was super awesome he has been learning about the church for years but has just never felt worthy to be baptized. But we finally helped understand the importance and helped him meet the requirements for baptism. I Also had the opportunity to confirm Nico to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Something I will never forget as I gave him the blessing was how the words I used were words that came to mind in the moment and not words that I thought about before the blessing they came naturally and powerfully. 

Daisy is being baptized this upcoming week and it will be a really awesome baptism she has wanted to be baptized for some time now but for various reason it hasn't worked out, such as a broken collar bone. But this is the week! After these long couple of hard months it is finally here.

So we met this street person that was riding a bike and stopped to ask us if he could set a tire for "his" bike...we told him that he could buy one at the bike shop. We asked if he would like us to patch his bike tire quick for him...but he told us "No I just picked this bike up from off that lawn over there and I gotta move before they notice" yup he openly admitted that he stole the bike then started running down the street  with the bike. 

That story pretty much sums up Lemon grove and spring valley area😂

2 Nephi 9: 14-15

Something that really struck me this last week was the doctrine of the resurrection. That because Christ has risen we to will also rise and our spirit and mortal body will be reunited for eternity. I have heard this a lot growing up in the church but I realized how critical the resurrection is. If we are not resurrected then why do we have a physical body? Why did God create Adam and Eve with mortal Bodies if the body is something that causes only pain and is to be sluffed off after we die?  The creation of the Body was not a mistake it is a Gift that if we did not have, we could not reach our divine potential. I strongly urge you to ponder the significance of the resurrection of the Saviour and our own resurrection in a coming day. As you do The Great Plan of Salvation will become so crystal clear. 

Love Elder Palmer