This
week was pretty good. For Thanksgiving I went to the Fuga's and then the
Parkers. The Fuga's are Samoan so we ate a ton of food. We came after
the feast had started but there were at least ten restaurant platters
with those burners under them full of food. Turkey, ham, mussels,
octopus, yams, taro, rolls, salad, mashed potatoes, cheese potatoes and
then dessert. Deep fried oreos and plenty of brownies and cake. It was a
mouthful. We did leave with more leftovers than we had eaten because
they packed soooo much food for us to take home. Right after that we
went to the Parkers! Brother Parker was the stake president and is now
in the mission presidency. He is one of the nicest men I've met. He fed
us turkey and cranberry sauce sandwiches. I thought Elder George was
going to puke he ate so much haha.
Besides Thanksgiving my week was full of a lot of
meetings. We were at the mission office a lot being trained. I'm really
grateful for the leadership principles I'm learning out here. I'll be
training the zone on Thursday.
Saturday morning a man in the family ward died
suddenly from a heart attack. He was 46 and was in great health. He has a
son on a mission and three other kids who live at home. It was very
very tragic and church was full of people in tears. Death is such a hard
and unavoidable part of life. It's hard even though I know that we will
one day be resurrected like our Savior. Brother Monson said something
that will stick with me. It doesn't matter when you die, it matters how
you live. It is scary to realize how insecure life is. That has been on
my mind a lot lately. I do know that we will all live again. What a
great gift that we will all receive because of Jesus Christ.
I hope everyone has a great week! I love you
Elder Gallagher
Before today's haircut
after
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