I came, I conquered, I waddled home.

May 9, 2017

Our new apartment is pretty great. In-suite laundry, dishwasher, they've got it all. Though we don't have WiFi...

As the subject suggests, the Steak Challenge happened when we blinked. And let me tell you, I have never felt so proud of myself. I know that sounds weird. But after defeating such a foe as the 39.3 oz. Steak that was put before me, along with a full plate of mashed potatoes, carrots, corn, and also 1/4 of a Key Lime pie, I feel like a winner. A fat winner, but a winner nonetheless.

In other news, we had zone conference on Thursday! And it was also coincidentally Elder J.'s birthday! We also did a highway clean up with our ward on Saturday, which was interesting. We found some pretty fun stuff on the side of the highway: a cat skeleton, "weed"-infused cotton candy, part of an electric fence, and there were also some cows that followed us for a bit. Canada is fun eh? 😉

Elder S. says that his favorite ice cream is a Butterfinger shake with caramel from Dairy Queen. So, I'm assuming he's not lactose intolerant. I have had some Canadian Butter Tarts, but only once. Walmart has them and some members brought some for a ward party that happened. They were definitely bigger than the ones my dad made, but they tasted about the same. One interesting thing is that there is a lot of maple flavored stuff here. Candy bars, butter, soda probably. It's kinda fun.

When I think of "something I'd only see in Canada" I think of the hockey here. The Edmonton Oilers are getting really far into the season this year, and people are freaking out! When a game is on, we can't even go tracting because people are too busy watching it. We see the Oilers flag 30 times more than the Canadian flag!

On the subject of spiritual thoughts: I heard a talk recently and it confirmed what I was already thinking of, that miracles don't change us and make us want to follow Heavenly Father's plan. When we read the Book of Mormon, we see how Nephi's older brothers' hearts were still hardened after seeing angels, hearing the voice of God, and being shocked by the power of God through Nephi. It is only through the repentance process that we can change to align our will with God's.