July 31, 2013
Hello everybody!
So I am in my new area with my new companion. My new companion is Elder Burton from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Our area is called Riverview West, and the Ward is called the Riverview Ward.. Go figure. There are two sets of missionaries already in the Ward. A pair of Elders and a pair of Sisters. I've never had Sisters in my district or anything, let alone in the same Ward. So it will be interesting how that works out. The Ward according to one of the Elders has about 600 members, but only like 100 of them are active. Pretty sad. But the building is really nice! It is kind of like the Stake Center in Wellsville, so it actually has a full size gym! Yay!
It was pretty interesting driving to a new area with a new companion, and neither of us knew a thing about where we were headed. We were just given a car, an apartment key, a phone with zero contacts, and a gps with only our apartment saved in it. This place has a really different feel compared to Warren. It's almost rural, which is great! :) We actually have about half of the airport that we flew into in our area as well. Our apartment is really fresh and clean. It is actually more like a town home than an apartment.
It was/is a little stressful being plopped into a random new area with nothing to go on, but it will work out. We got in contact with the other missionaries in the Ward and got some stuff like contacts, area book stuff, and a ward directory. Since I'm apparently the senior companion (even thought Elder Burton has been out a transfer longer than me) I get to drive the car, which is a 2012 Cruze, and so far today, I averaged 36 mpg :)
Anyways,
My new address is:
15619 S. Plaza Dr.
Taylor MI, 48180
I really miss Warren and Elder Tripp right now, but I am excited to get things figured out here and to start tearing it up!
Something else that is cool, is that it looks like this Library doesn't even have time limits on the computers! Woo!
I'll talk to you all later!
July 29, 2013
Guess what everybody! I'm getting transferred!
President Gerber actually called me this morning and told me that I'm going to be opening a new area, that I will be the senior companion, and that the Elders before were not the greatest because all they did was hang out at members houses. So it will be my responsibility to fix the relationship between missionaries and members... Great. I don't have a clue where this area is, but I guess I'll find out tomorrow!
I had another experience with my bike! :) I was on exchanges with the other Warren missionaries, and they are on bikes, so I got to bust out my bike again! It was a lot of fun pedaling around... Until my tire went flat.. soo we walked our bikes a mile or two to a members house. The member was super nice, took us to a bike shop and bought us a patch kit, took us back to his house, helped fix the inner tube, and got us going again! It was pretty sweet. Our miles for April got pretty slashed (I guess that's what we get for going 10 miles over our limit ;)) so we'll be getting out the bikes some more this month too.
My district is great! All of us are going to Detroit, and all of us are Elders. Some of them are the biggest goofs ever, so it's never boring! :) My teachers are great, and I feel like I can actually teach
a half way decent lesson! It's great! :) It's funny because we are like the veterans on the floors of our buildings because we've been here TWO whole entire weeks! It's pretty funny.
Actually I'm a little sad. Change is pretty hard for me, and I am going to miss Elder Tripp a bunch!
We played tennis again with my ward mission leader again this morning. It was a lot of fun.
And I'm out of time... Oops.
July 22, 2013
Hi everybody!
So yeah, Detroit is bankrupt, and nothing feels different... It felt pretty bankrupt before, so it's pretty similar :)
I finally exchanged out of Warren this week! I hadn't actually left the ward boundaries on an exchange my whole mission thus far, so it was pretty exciting. I exchanged with the Zone Leaders in Hamtramck which is in deep in the D. It was a lot of fun biking roughly 30 miles in broken down Detroit!
Here is a cool story about the exchange. After switching companions, the ZL, another Elder, and I were driving down a main road in Detroit, and we came across a tree that had been struck by lightning a few minutes before (it had been storming) and had fallen across the road. We decided to help the locals clear at least one lane so that traffic (and us) could get through. It was sweet! These three white guys in white shirts and ties helping these Black dudes break up a fallen, wet tree. There was one part where we all were yanking on the main branch/trunk to try to break it because that was the only thing left blocking the far lane.. Well, it broke, and a couple of Elders (me..) landed hard on our rear ends, and got super dirty. (See pictures of my shirt :)) It was the coolest bit of physical service that I think I have done on my mission, and we all became "brothers" with the guys we helped. It was SWEET!
So that's my cool story for the week :)
(other bits of stuff)
This morning we played tennis with our Ward Mission Leader. That was a lot of fun.
The other day I saw the WEIRDEST car I have ever seen. It was like this 80's stretched limo that was lifted and looked like a monster truck... And it had a giant stuffed tiger on the roof. It was crazy.
The other Elders in the Ward had a baptism yesterday! A sweet guy named Bob that is about 20 years old.
So that is my email for the week :) I'll let all of you know next week if I get transferred...
July 15, 2013
Hey everybody!
This week we had interviews with the new Mission President. He is super awesome!
(I have two minutes left to write this, so it will be short :))
This week was pretty good. We are just figuring out what we need to do to be better and we are working on getting promptings from the Spirit. It is a process, and not a very easy one, but I know it is something we need to do. The other Warren Elders are going to have a baptism this Sunday so that will be great!
July 8, 2013
So nothing much different has happened this week. We did go on an exchange with the AP's though. That was pretty cool. I stayed in Warren of course. I haven't actually been out of the Warren Ward my whole mission (excluding my first day in the field). Every time we have exchanged with anyone, I have stayed in Warren. I guess it didn't help that the district leader was in the Warren Ward as well :)
I've been struggling a bit with everything for the past little while. It just breaks my heart that people won't except the gospel. But I think things will get better soon.
The 4th was okay. We had to be in by 9:30, so we didn't really see any fireworks except for the ones that people light off themselves.
Other than that, there really isn't much else to report on.
June 24, 2013
So if any of you went to the World Wide Broadcast on Sunday, way to go, because it was AMAZING! And if you didn't... I dunno, you missed out. It was sweet. Saying that missionaries will start using Facebook in the coming year was a shock. That means I would have to get a Facebook account so that I could go on during my mission... That's a weird thought!
Anyways. We had a couple of investigators come to church yesterday which was very nice, but it should have been more. One of our investigators who seemed to be progressing super well has all of the sudden come up with all of these beefs with the doctrine. It's really annoying.
Another weird thought is that I won't be one of the 'young' missionaries after this week, because I'll be 19! Whaaat?!
We also got lectured by an angry born-again guy while we were tracting, who of course was telling us what WE believed. I actually didn't realize that until later, because he was telling us some DUMB stuff. He also gave us lots of anti-ish materiel (which if you look at the picture, we disposed of thoroughly) and the stuff on there about what Mormons believe was so dumb it was almost funny.
But yeah, missions are sweet! :)
Until next time when I'm 19,
June 17, 2013
Hey everybody!
So we had some pretty sweet experiences this week! On Saturday, Elder Christofferson, Bishop Davies, and three other general authorities came and talked to the whole mission! The were actually there for a leadership training meeting, but they decided to speak to the missionaries as well. It was stinking awesome. They said some things that really struck home with me. President and Sister Holmes are also going home in a couple weeks, so at the meeting, all of the missionaries sang the EFY Medley for them. We had planned to do this a while in advance, and President didn't know exactly what was going to happen, he just knew that there was going to be a "special musical number". And about 15 minutes before the meeting, I found out that I would be leading the men's part in front of everyone.. That got my heart racing a bit, and many silent prayers followed. But it turned out amazing, so I was very grateful. Afterwards, as a mission, we buried our "weapons of rebellion". Like we actually buried a box with a list of all the things we were giving up by the church. (here's a picture) It was pretty awesome. And while we were all there, they said who was getting transferred. That was super unexpected. But I'm staying another transfer in Warren with Elder Tripp! Something else that was really cool was that Elder Tripp and I had 5 investigators come to church! And the other Elders in the Ward had a few come as well! Some members were saying that there has never been so many investigators coming to church than there is now! Woo! Makes me happy.
It's weird thinking that on the 27th, I won't be one of the "young" missionaries anymore... weird.
June 10, 2013
This week has been pretty good! We had a really cool Zone Conference. Part of what they talked about is 'purifying' ourselves, and burying our 'weapons of rebellion', so we all wrote on a piece of paper some things we were going to 'bury' and some things we were going to start doing better. It was really hard getting to the point of being willing to give up certain things that may distract me from being a more focused missionary. Like some of those things that keep me from being a more Spirit filled, focused missionary are things that have been some of my main focuses in my pre-mission life, so it was tough giving them up to the Lord. But it was cool, because after I decided to give those things up, I felt a really deep sense of peace. I have noticed an overall improvement with pretty much everything since I have tried to give up my 'weapons of rebellion' :)
We also were able to go to the Temple on Thursday! It was super cool, but the Michigan Temple is tiny!
Seriously, it's puny.
But it was still a wonderful experience, plus I got an answer to a question while I was there, so that made it even better :)
Our investigators are progressing quite well, and several of them are wanting to make some covenants with God in the near future :D
It's raining and quite cool outside right now, but we're going with the other Warren Elders to Foreman Mills so get some Detroit bling in a bit, so that will be fun :)
Anyways, I don't know if this made a whole lot of sense. I took forever for me to fall asleep last night, so I'm kinda tired, and things from my brain aren't translating to words as well as I'd like :)
June 3, 2013
Yeah! I've been out for 4 months already! That means I only have 20 more to baptize lots of people.. Geez, I've got to get some people in the water! But things are heading in the right direction because we had 4 investigators at church! Woo!! It was great, but kind of stressful at the same time (weird, I know). Elizabeth is progressing super well, and so are some other investigators! There is one investigator that we have who is such an interesting cookie. It's a blast to go over there, because he is pretty much trying to convert us to whatever his religion is. It's hilarious :) But he knows the Bible SUPER well, and he said that he would read every word of the Book of Mormon. It's really funny though because he is telling us to have an open mind to what he is saying, but he is pretty sealed off himself.. I love missionary work!! It really is the funnest thing ever!
May 20, 2013
Someone got baptized into the Warren Ward last week! It was one of the East Elder's investigators, but it's still super sweet! This girl that got baptized is just SUPER elect. The bishop's daughter has been like best friends with her for a couple of years now, and this last year, she has been going to Young Womens every week, and early morning seminary every day (which starts at 5:40am!!)! She was totally ready to get baptized by the time the Elders got to teach her. Like all they had to do was teach the lessons and schedule the font...kinda. :)
But I had a few cool experiences this week. There were a couple of times where I was blessed with a lot of Charity for everyone. Usually while tracting I don't feel a lot of Charity for people (Maybe because I have a fear of getting yelled at or something, so I close myself off to an extent. I'm not sure) but there was one night in particular where I truly loved everyone, and it was so amazing! I think people could tell that I truly cared about them, because even if at first they were kind of closed off, by the end of the contact, they were all genuinely friendly and happy. I really wanted that feeling of love for everyone to last for ever, but it didn't. :/ However, I'm still so happy and grateful that the Lord blessed me with pure love for everyone for at least a couple hours. I feel like I had a glimpse of really applying 'My Missionary Commission'.
A little less happy was that our star investigator (Elizabeth) didn't come to church. I don't have a clue about what happened. We had a great lesson with her on Friday, and stopped by on Saturday, and she was super excited to come. She even had the directions to get to the church memorized! Oh yeah, and her daughter who lives in Tennessee got baptized last week! (Yay!!) That was actually awesome to hear. But it gets kind of depressing when really elect people don't come. I know that I shouldn't get depressed and discouraged because that is what the devil wants me to be. It's just a lot easier said than done :)
A little less happy was that our star investigator (Elizabeth) didn't come to church. I don't have a clue about what happened. We had a great lesson with her on Friday, and stopped by on Saturday, and she was super excited to come. She even had the directions to get to the church memorized! Oh yeah, and her daughter who lives in Tennessee got baptized last week! (Yay!!) That was actually awesome to hear. But it gets kind of depressing when really elect people don't come. I know that I shouldn't get depressed and discouraged because that is what the devil wants me to be. It's just a lot easier said than done :)
A little more happy is that we got a brand new car on Thursday! :D It's a 2013 Chevy (it still nice though ;)) Cruze that had 47 miles on it when they gave it to us :) But then the East Elders has to one-up us and get a 2013 Ford Fusion >:/ But they only get it for the rest of the transfer, then it's back to their bikes, while we get to keep our Cruze forever, so it's okay :)
But over all, this week has been super great! I'm loving it! Thank you for all of your prayers and support! I really felt them this last week!
May 13, 2013
Hey all! So my new companion is pretty much awesome! And we're related! He's my third half cousin... yeah.. He's super cool. I miss my trainer a lot, but I'm really excited to do some epic work here in Warren! I learned some pretty cool lessons this past week. The first few days after transfers especially, I was feeling SUPER stressed. I felt like the salvation of all the souls in Warren rested on my shoulders. But I was feeling a physical crushing (and painful) pressure. I was sleeping terribly (that tells you right there that it was pretty bad ;)) and the only time it let off was when we were teaching somebody. So there was a was a lesson for me, that when you are outward focused, and trying to help others, you are also helped. But yeah, there were lots of tears shed, and
lots of prayers said. But the Lord really was/is looking out for me. My companion is so supportive and understanding of how I was feeling. He made it so much more bearable for me. But the Lord inspires people in your path to help you. In my case, it was a less active member who's sons are investigating the church. Somehow, during the lesson, she figured out that I was having a really hard time, and asked me to explain, and I pretty much dissolved into a crying mess in front of all of them... But they were all really full of the Spirit. They helped me understand that I don't need to be so hard on myself for not being a perfect missionary, that the Lord will use what I have to offer, that I have my own strengths and weaknesses, that my teaching will get better as time goes on, that it's not my fault if people don't except the gospel, because it's their own decision, and that I shouldn't be comparing myself with missionaries who have been out for 7 times longer than me. I have felt so much better since then. The Lord really does look out for us, we just need to see His hand in our lives.
Anyways, thanks for all of the support you all have given me! It means a lot! :)
May 8, 2013
So yesterday Elder Jackson got transferred and I got a new companion. His name is Elder Tripp, he's been out 6 months, and his dad is a military guy, so he's been all over the place. He is a very nice guy, and we should get a lot of work done.
But I really miss Elder Jackson. The first time things on a mission seem to be really hard. I really grew to love my trainer a lot, and I really enjoyed serving with him. Elder Tripp said he totally understands that this is pretty hard for me, and he is being really supportive.
I'll try to send off my sd card today, so you should be able to look forward to that :)
I'm super excited to be able to call you on Sunday!
May 6, 2013
I'm staying in Warren for at least another 6 weeks, but my companion is getting transferred somewhere else, which kinda stinks, but it's all part of the experience I guess. But this week was good, Missionary work can be mega frustrating, but it is also mega amazing. We found a lady (Elizabeth) this week who is just super solid. She has such amazing faith in Christ. It was actually really cool when we found her. We had a feeling that we needed to be in this area, but we didn't really know why. We started working down a street, when like the second house we knocked on, Elizabeth came to the door and just started laughing. Turns out that she was just telling her mom that her daughter who is in Tennessee was starting to go to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Not 5 seconds later, we knocked on the door! It was pretty sweet! She's progressing really well. I also had an interesting experience this week. I was thinking about Christ like attributes, and being outward focused. At the end of one day, we were walking in the apartment from the car, and I felt really blah, and being outward focused came to mind, and I tried just not thinking about myself. It was really amazing how much better I felt almost immediately. To the natural man, it doesn't make sense, but it works! Aaaand then I started thinking about myself again...
I dunno. Being a missionary is just so cool! :)
April 29, 2013
Yep, tomorrow is my 'click day'. I went in the MTC on January 30th, and it's already April 29th. It's pretty crazy that I've been on a mission for a quarter of a year!
More than likely, this will be the last week the Elder Jackson and I are companions. He's been in Warren for 6 months now, so it's pretty sure that he'll be leaving this transfer, then I'll be taking over the area... Yikes!
This week has been a learning experience for me. You reap what you sow, and we NEED to always have the Holy Ghost with us when we teach. We had a pretty startling realization on Saturday when we were talking to a guy who was super knowledgeable about the Bible. He had some misconceptions about what we believe, and let us know that he was worried about us believing that there is more scripture than just the Bible. But we realized that we were more worried about defending the church than loving the guy and teaching with the Spirit. In the end, no one was rejoicing or being edified, and he didn't even say a prayer with us. It was pretty depressing, but it was a really good wake up call for us.
I've really been trying to discern when the Spirit is prompting me to do or say something, but it's not very easy. Sometimes this whole learning process thing is frustrating, and it feels like it takes forever. But I know it is something I need to learn to be okay with.
A mission teaches you so much and it's great, but there is so much to learn in a very short time. It's great :)
A mission teaches you so much and it's great, but there is so much to learn in a very short time. It's great :)
April 22, 2013
This week was good. We were able to get back in contact with a super awesome investigator named Marsha. She has a brother who is a member that lives in Utah, so she already has really good feelings about the Church. We also found a really cool guy who is super sincere and excited to read the Book of Mormon. We didn't have any investigators come to church (The other area/missionaries in the Warren ward had quite a few people come, so that was cool) but we did have some less actives come! It's crazy to think that there are only two more weeks in the transfer, then my trainer will probably get transferred, and I'll be taking over the area! Yikes! But then I'll get to drive... ;) I went on an exchange again this week, and got to ride another Elder's junky bike. I swear (not really..) it takes like 7 times the effort to pedal compared to mine. My legs felt the burn that day :) But things are good! Being a missionary is so awesome!
Sooo yeah! :)
April 15, 2013
Things have been going well. We had interviews with President Holmes, and I learned a cool lesson about the power of attitude. While at interviews, Sister Holmes talked to us about light, which President loves to talk about and instructions. I don't have the time to write about it, but light is soo cool! I wish I could tell you all about it. But with attitude, earlier this week, I didn't really feel like doing anything. I was feeling frustrated with everything and stuff. I realized that I was waiting for something to make me pumped up to do the work, but that something wasn't really coming, and that I was waiting to be acted upon, and not to act. So I just decided to be happy to be a missionary and to be cheerful about doing the work. That made all the difference! Even though it was raining cats and dogs, I was happy to be out knocking on doors and talking to people. That was a really cool lesson for me.
But yeah. I gave a talk in church yesterday. It went okay. :) We found some cool new investigators last week as well. We also got super cussed out by a guy that we tracted into! That was pretty exciting ;) Missions are so great! :)
April 8, 2013
Sorry about not getting an email sent off last week. The computer decided I had been on too long... And I ran out of time.
It's been a pretty good week. We had specialized training for two days which was awesome. President Holmes is amazing! He has such an enormous understanding and love of the gospel, that you just get blown away whenever he talks.. especially when he goes into deepdoctrine. You have to give him like 130% of your attention, the whole time, or else it goes all over your head. But he has such an ability to teach simply as well. It's nuts.
We were taught really good things to help retain investigators and keep them from slipping though the cracks.
Conference was amazing, even though we didn't have any investigators come.
But things are going well. Even though I feel totally inadequate, I'm learning, and I have been getting tons of help. Thank you all so much for praying for me. I really do feel them.
I love being a missionary and able to serve the Lord!
March 18, 2013
I've got a couple miracles to share this week! Woo!
So last Tuesday/Wednesday the zone leaders were on exchanges with us, and since I'm in a trio, I was in a threesome with one of the zone leaders for a day. That was pretty sweet. But on Wednesday, we were down in the D (Detroit) trying to contact some less active members. After stopping by a less active, we decided to go around the block and do some tracting. There was one house that we walked by, but I had an impression to try it, so I stopped my companions and we did. The lady that answered the door ended up being super nice and really interested in learning more about our message, so we set a time to meet with her again and teach her more! Unfortunately, she wasn't there when we had our appointment, but it was still a really cool experience for me to be guided to a new investigator. We're for sure going to try to teach her again.
The next day though, was really cool. We were back in our normal trio, and we just had an appointment with an investigator fall through (He wasn't there.. It's pretty hit and miss with people where I'm at) so like always, we decided to knock on a few doors. the second door we knocked on was this super awesome family (A Mom, her early 20s daughter, and an Aunt) who was super interested in our message. We actually committed them to an "as you, will you" baptism date, and they were super excited about it!! It was awesome!!
And then the day got even better, if you can believe it. We found another family of investigators who have been looking for the truth, and had a sweet lesson with them as well!!
People! SEVEN solid new investigators in two days!!
Then we didn't get any other investigators the rest of the week, but that's okay :)
So yeah! That's pretty much the highlight of my week!
The weather went south again... It's snowing right now. But who cares! Because the Lord is awesome, and the Gospel is the best thing ever!
Thank you all for your support!
March 11, 2013
So first off, the Church changed their policy about emailing. Now, I can talk to pretty much anyone via email! So if you want to email me, go for it! :)
This week has been pretty great! We are working hard to help this work progress, and we should have at least one baptism in the coming month or so! There are some really good people here. I mean, there are quite a few
funny ones as well, but there are lots of good people. You just have to love them for who they are, even if they're a little different. Shoot, I pretty different myself! I'm an 18 year old who is out teaching people about God's plan for us! It's great! :)
Anyways, the weather is getting warm and sunny, there is more or less no snow on the ground, and daylight savings is wonderful because we don't have to tract in the dark for as long, but other than that, there is not a whole lot else to report!
With all the best from Mo Town,
March 4, 2013
This week has been pretty exciting! My comp and I are actually in a threesome with the district leader right now! It's pretty cool!
Okay, so I've got an exciting story.. :)
Last Tuesday, my companion and I were forced to ride our bikes because our car was needed my some other missionaries for the day. That in and of itself is pretty cool (In my opinion), but the weather made it really exciting. It had been raining earlier that day, so things were pretty wet as we started biking south toward our first appointment, and somewhere along the line it started raining again, but that was no big deal because we're like the mail man. You know, "through rain or shine" (And as it turned out, hail and blizzards as well). By the time we got out of our second and last appointment, our faces were getting somewhat tenderized by the hail that was blowing sideways. Plus at that point, we were down by 8 mile, and our apartment is a little North of 13 mile. And then we had the great idea to take back roads instead of the main uber busy ones, but those roads didn't exactly take us where we wanted to go (there was a highway in the way..), so that added a couple more miles to the trip. Somewhere along the way home, the hail turned into an all out blizzard, and we lost pretty much all feeling in our faces, feet, legs, and hands. We were seriously worried that we could be getting frostbite, and I think I was going into delirium 'cause I couldn't stop laughing.. But yeah, we made it back! And none of our body parts are missing either! :D It was actually super super funny. I can only imagine what people in cars were thinking seeing these to white kids wobbling around on bikes in a blizzard :)
Otherwise, things have been pretty uneventful.
I did however get an anonymous package full of wonderful things (Foodstuff as well as angry birds band aids:D)! So thanks super tons to whoever that was!! It totally made my day/week! :)
February 25, 2013
So week one is pretty much over! Being a missionary straight up rocks! I love it! My companion and I have been zipping all around Warren and a bit of Detroit trying mostly to find less active people and to try to get them back into the gospel. I'm sooo glad we have a car right now... unlike the other pair of missionaries in Warren :) Warren is a fairly nice place. When you go south of 8 mile and into Detroit it gets a little more exciting :) Like burned out and abandoned
houses and stuff :) It's pretty cool how people know who we are though, and they are pretty nice to us. The Warren ward that I'm serving is somewhat small, like 80 or 90-ish active members, but they are all super cool and super excited to have 4 missionaries in the ward. We haven't done loads of tracting, but we have had some pretty fun experiences when we have.. :) So far, I absolutely love being a missionary! The experiences and growth that I have had are just so cool. At the library that we go to, I only get 30 minutes to write which is super short, but you have to take what's been given to you.
Sent from a seasoned missionary of 1 week,
February 20, 2013
Sorry I'm a little over due for sending an email. We didn't have any time before now. So I'm here! Michigan is pretty cool! It's a little different, but that is totally okay :) My new companion/trainer is Elder Jackson from California. He is a
super cool guy that loves music. He actually brought his cello out to his mission and bought a keyboard from a yard sale here. What's really funny though is that he knows Jessica from USC! I guess he has done some musical numbers with her in the past :) It was pretty funny when we found this out. My first place to serve is the Warren West area (and we have a car!). It includes a little bit of Detroit, and there is this outrageously huge GM building, but it's still a really cool place ;) The members that I've met so far are very friendly (and like half the ward works for GM) and excited to have 4 missionaries in their ward rather than 2 like they had. The first day here, we were at the mission president's home and he sent us out with other missionaries to go tracting. I placed my first Book of Mormon during that time! :)
So I don't have much more time, so I have to go now.
February 13, 2013
Week two is done!! And it was a million times easier. But time means absolutely nothing anymore. It feels like I've been here for months, but the weeks (all two of them ;) ) just fly by... It's weird.
I can't believe I'm leaving on Monday! I am SO STINKING EXCITED!!! It's going to be amazing!!! :)
I don't have much else to write, but I am having such a great time! I guess I'll write either on Monday or whenever my P-day is ;)
Thank you all so much for your support!! It means so much to me!!
February 6, 2013
My first week at the MTC is over.. And what a week it was! The first few days I was just so home sick that I cried at almost everything. It's pretty safe to say it was the hardest few days of my life. But my branch president (President Peterson) made us a promise, that if we stick with it, by Sunday we would be okay. And sure enough, by Sunday evening I felt okay! But I wouldn't trade those days if I could. I grew so close to God during that time, and I felt such an
outpouring of love from him and my family. God really knows what's best for us. I have grown more in this last week than probably any other time. My companion is Elder Lehnhof from California. He will be a powerful missionary and has a great knowledge of the gospel. I truly know that this is where I am supposed to be, and that Detroit is where I am supposed to serve.
I love the God Head with all my heart. They have done more for me than I can ever know.
Until next week :
