I Went Plalking (4/22/2019)

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Dear friends and family,

This week I went plalking (like walking but with a "pl"). You're probably wondering what plalking is. So did I. So plalking is "Picking up Litter while wALKING". It was a ward activity with some non-member folks from the community. A small event, but fun nonetheless. We cleaned up some litter as we walked through a park.

We also helped organize some stuff in a dusty house, which destroyed my weak respiratory system and left me sneezing for half of the day.

Crazy thing that happened this week: we were walking in a neighborhood to try by a guy (non-member) who apparently had moved from St. George. While outside his house we started talking to a teenage girl with her friend and found out she's his daughter. Guess what? She went to Desert Hills High School, the same school I went to, and graduated in 2017. While I was a senior she was a sophomore in the same school and ended up moving to Ohio. I didn't know her or anything but it's crazy. Maybe my sister knew her but I don't remember her name so I guess we'll never know. Definitely a weird coincidence.

I don't know if many spiritual things happened this week...I think I mentioned in my last email how I finally feel like I can say that I love Ohio and was super filled with happiness for no reason one morning. Maybe I didn't. I don't know. Things definitely aren't like that all the time but God and Jesus Christ are good, and I've learned that with Christ we have no reason to worry because of the assurance we have in His perfect ability to carry us through our troubles.

Love,
Elder Gallagher

PICS: Trying to find more authentic Mexican food than Taco Bell, going Nepali shopping, and selfie as we move stuff in the dusty house that destroyed me.
 


 

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