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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A lot happened this week, for starters last Monday night a member took us and another set of elders to an all you can eat Wing Buffet. Prior to us arriving the member said the record for most wings eaten by a missionary they took was 80 wings. Naturally as guys we decided to accept the challenge (which is something I don’t recommend). I ended up consuming 45 wings and I thought I was going to explode. Now fortunately I came in...
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Let me preface this with the backstory. Christmas fell on a Monday which is P-day for the missionaries. Christmas along with Mother’s Day are the two holidays that the missionaries are allowed to call home. With all of that going on, Elder Summers did not send an email this week. He and I talked and wanted to provide an update on something meaningful. This is my gift to him, I wrote the message this week and hope you find...
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This week was such a crazy week, we had a lot of random things happen to us. On the first day with Elder Alldredge (who is awesome by the way) he got a nail straight through his tire so that put a great start to the transfer haha. But throughout the week we have been blessed with the opportunity to witness a baptism, helped return a phone we found in the gutter on the street, got into a bash with someone, witnessed a head-on...
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My thanksgiving was remarkable, I’ve never really had a thanksgiving like this one before. It was different but it brought one of the greatest feelings. Now normally our Thanksgiving would look like just a regular day, except this time when we are knocking doors and trying to talk to people they get more mad cause it’s a family day and no one wants to hear about a different religion because they are happy with where they...
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