- Elder Baird's #BLESSED Mission: WEEK 7 BURNABY: RAH, RAH, RARARA, RAH, RAH, RARARA, RAH, RAH, RARARA, GOOOOOOOOO COOUUGGAARRSS!!!! 💙💙🥶🥶🥱🤙🤟

They said it would never happen. They said it wan't possible. They never believed.

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But I said otherwise. I never had a doubt. I preached it from day one. I had faith. And they did not disappoint.

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Saturday was probably the best day and the worst day of my entire mission. Nothing will top it (until next year ;) The whole day, I couldn't keep my focus of the game, it was the day. We spent the whole game at a memeber meal. Which was very delicious and an awesome lesson. Then we got home. My finger hovered over the facebook app. The comps gathered around. I pressed it. And joy filled my heart. 7-0!!! Another dub, another day pretending on watching Utah fans cry. The church is true ladies and gentleman.

This week has been really awesome though. Even though I miss college sports, there's plenty more of it in two. But like I've said many a times before, I love the life of a missionary. Gave out a couple BOMs this week, which was pretty lit. Met a lot of people, and had so much fun.

This super old sweet guy named Huang took us out to lunch/dinner. (He's old so it took us about 30 minutes to walk to the end of the mall, hes so blessed though) Hes probably one of the happiest guy I've met though, and he took us to a really nice resteraunt. When he got the check he was like "ohh, too cheap", even though it was actually really expensive then proceeded to give us like $800 dollars worth of brand new clothes. SO blessed! Hes actualy such a sweet soul.

We had two exchanges this week which went really good. And i went on a lot of playdates. I guess thats what happens when your zone monkey. But it's cool to see how different missionaries do the same work. We also had the chance to play basketball which was soooo blessed. I was lowkey worried about being rusty, but I balled out and had so much fun. I miss being in prime lacrosse shape though. We also started ping-pong finding, which is another highlight. We go to the park in the morning and play ping-pong with all the old chinese people who are absolutely cracked! But it's been so much fun and pretty successful.

Some things happened this week which caused one of the comps to have to transfer to another zone, so the trinity has fallen. It's just me and elder flake, but we ball, and we have so much fun. We've had more lessons and more new friends be reffered to us. So it's been awesome. Vincent gets back this week from Cali, so I'm excited to talk to him again. The lord loves His missionaries. Everday is so blessed and so much fun. So many miracles.

Overeall, blessed week. My coach always had a phrase "this too shall pass" And I've thinking a lot about that. Ever since that last game, I've missed lacrosse soooo much. I've missed that family we built. I miss playing it. So many good memories, and I'll never get that experience again. But it's the same with the mission, it's the same with life. I won't ever play high school lacrosse again. I wont be on a mission again. "This to shall pass". Live in the moment. Live in the now. Don't be sad it's over, be happy it happened. Life is so good, and God makes it so much better. Even when life is hard it's good. Cus God gives us miracles everyday. Have fun, be happy, keep smiling. Because at the end of the day, you'll never get that day back. But theres alwasy today. So just have fun. That's the whole purpose in life is to have JOY.

Peace out ya'll

Go Blue

Go Cougs

-Elder Baird

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