hey mom Sorry I told you I couldn't email until next Monday . It turns out they let us email today because we leave to the field tomorrow. However my p day is Monday from now on! Yesterday was very spiritual. I was able to fast and bear my testimony. Then we watched a devotional performance thing to celebrate blacks getting the priesthood. I'm not going to lie, it seemed very strange to me. They were in the general conference room, but they were dancing around and singing/ dancing, and clapping to the beat like southern baptists. They were even yelling out like AMEN and PRAISE THE LORD, and just stuff like that. They sang some church songs and to me it felt like reverence and respect to the song was taken out. It felt like they were singing to praise and emphasize their own voice and skill instead of the message and spirit of the song itself. But mybe its just a culture thing. I'm sure its alright because President Nelson was there soo I guess its okay. We later hea...
Pictures: I am shocked that Tanner picked up this little creature because he was not a fan of the creepy crawlies and would not even kill a small spider before he left. He is going to be a new man after this experience! They must have gone on a hike for a zone activity today and we get a shot at the view. And, of course, it's not complete without a picture of a cute little kiddo! Missionary work is sweet! Now don't get me wrong, it's not easy. At all! However, one thing I have learned is when you work hard, you are much happier. For those of you going on a mission, don't just try to meet the mission standard on the hours and so forth, but exceed it. Set your goal for higher, and then get higher than your goal. Too many missionaries set a goal with the mindseat of, if I come close then its okay. It's not. When you meet your goal it's okay. When you exceed your goal then you're a champ! And you will...
Whats up friends! Long time!!! I'm not going to lie, I hate doing group emails, but I love all of you and I'm sure some are waiting for a quick update! haha. This week was a very great one! To start off my week I went on an exchange with one of my good friends on mission and it was a blast! After that we had a district council and the sisters shared with us how they are really struggling in their area, so we were blessed with the opportunity to go and help them in their area with a mass contacting. I recently went to their apartment to drop off supplies and asked them if they found any success from it. They said with so much energy and enthusiasm yes! Even one of the people found during this activity was a person previously investigating the church. They said they are now teaching the entire family and they want to be baptized! WHAT A MIRACLE! My companion and I were also blessed to go to a meeting with the mission president. This meeting consisted...
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