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Sorry for the lack of emails! These past few weeks have been a whirlwind! I'm now in Rochester and have 2 new companions! Elder Putnam is from Casper, Wyoming and is one of the most driven individuals I've ever met. He's a bit of a thespian, so we get to listen to a lot of singing! Elder McGiven is probably the most massive man I've ever lived with. He weighs over 300 pounds and is a tender mercy for my bulking goals. He's an offensive lineman playing for Snow College. They're both great elders, and I'm learning a lot from them! They might be my last companions, which is weird to think about. We have so much fun together and get so much done! It's wonderful. We're kinda like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. We're always refusing to defile ourselves with Nebuchadnezzar's meat and wine. Interpret that how you will.
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up (Daniel 3:17-18.)
What faith! They first proclaim what they believe to be true. They are confident that their God is capable of delivering them but do not have a perfect knowledge. Then three powerful words: "but if not." They declare that regardless of god's intervention, they will abide by what they do know. They have been taught the ten commandments since their youth. They have a perfect knowledge that to worship this idol is wrong and a sin against God. What a powerful pattern for us! When trials and tribulation come and my foundation has been rocked, I've found great peace in following this example. Choose to obey what you know to be right even if God chooses not to deliver you. I promise you'll be happy. Love you guys!
-Elder Dahl
