Whelp this is it. My time has come to an end in Georgia and I couldn’t be more grateful for the wonderful journey. Our Savior lives. I can testify that he is aware of all of us personally. No matter how imperfect we may feel at times, His love and grace is always there. When I first left on my mission I didn’t know what to expect, I wasn’t aware of the trials I was going to face or the pure happiness I was going to experience. But...
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This past week we had the opportunity to visit with a former investigator and his girlfriend. Things currently have been a little rough for him so he wanted us to stop by and share a message with them. Upon talking we found out that his girlfriend is now pregnant and they were struggling. We started off as a simple message from the scriptures soon turned into us answering questions the girlfriend had about the church and about life...
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Dear Elder Summers, I felt prompted to write something to put on your blog. I hope you don’t mind. Today marks the last of the double digit days until you return. Tomorrow (May 21) will be nine days and single digits until we see you again. It’s funny, I have been counting down the days until you come home. The day you left the number was 735 and it seemed like an eternity we would be apart. The progress was slow at first. All I could...
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In the spirit of Mother’s Day being yesterday I thought I would share a story about my mother this week 😊 When I was younger I would wake up in the middle of the night sometimes crying because of the pain I was in. My mom would come in my room to see if I was okay. After a few minutes of talking she quietly walked back into her room and grabbed a rice pack then we would walk downstairs to the kitchen. As she put the rice pack...
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It was one of those weeks where nothing really crazy happened, other than it getting hotter and more humid here. On Sunday it was my last fast and testimony meeting on my mission. Which is bitter sweet. But It was a good time for me to reflect on everything the Lord has taught me throughout the course of my mission. As I pondered on what to say so many things came to mind, all the people I’ve met, all the things companions have...
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