February 5, 2019
This is Elder Hill from the Great White North. We have had some record-breaking temperatures here. One morning really early it was -57 Celsius with wind chill. The air itself was frozen and you couldn't breathe. It was like that for two days. It's a little better today, but still super cold. It's supposed to get better tomorrow. I've never seen it get so cold in my entire existence!
We weren't allowed to be outside because it was too cold, so we did a lot of inside stuff like "area books" and "tasks" and "my plan" which was a ton of fun. Most of the week we had that.
In other news, someone was counting the days I have left, like seven, and I'll see you in about a week! Does someone know what -57 Celsius is in Fahrenheit?
We've done a lot of good work. We put somebody on date while we were inside and texting people. We texted this guy we've been meeting with and invited him to the B family's baptism, which happened and it was awesome. There were 71 people there that were really supportive. we had a lot of really sugary stuff afterwards and it was a good time.
We were inviting a lot of people to the baptism and invited this guy C. He texted back and said "I've never been baptized before", so we asked him, "Would you like to be?" And he said "Yeah!" We said, "How about this day?" And he said "Yeah, that would be great!" That was awesome.
Other than that, the work has been as usual, walking around since there are four of us and one car, talking to people and preaching the gospel. It's been the best time of my life. I wouldn't trade these two years for anything. They were the best! I love you guys!
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
The Work of a Lifetime
January 29, 2019
This is Elder Hill, Elder K, Elder E, Elder Z, and C. So we are in Jasper, which is the mountains and is west. This is like the coolest trip ever, and we're eating in a pub and playing pool.
Sorry I haven't been able to post much recently. We went ice fishing a couple of weeks ago and while I was doing my weekly post, I dropped my tablet into the ice water through a hole. Chances are, the fish are still recording things and you'll get a weird email in the future when we find it.
I've been going without my tablet, carrying Gospel Library with me--pocket scriptures that I found that I take around.
Remember the B family? Three of them are getting baptized this week. It will be awesome! We're pretty sure the rest of the family will get there soon. We're going to have a party for that!
I'm too tired to say much more new, but it's been fun. This is the best end to a mission you could ask for. There are so many people we are teaching and so much we are doing, we're busy all day every day. Everybody is super awesome.
Elder K is the leader of our group, I make stupid comments from the back of the car, Elder E is good at what he does, and Elder Z is hilarious.
Love you all. The Church is very true. Everyone has the same potential. When we think about what our best is, there is no limit. Everyone can go as far as they want as long as they have Christ helping. Through Christ we can do all things.
This is Elder Hill, Elder K, Elder E, Elder Z, and C. So we are in Jasper, which is the mountains and is west. This is like the coolest trip ever, and we're eating in a pub and playing pool.
Sorry I haven't been able to post much recently. We went ice fishing a couple of weeks ago and while I was doing my weekly post, I dropped my tablet into the ice water through a hole. Chances are, the fish are still recording things and you'll get a weird email in the future when we find it.
I've been going without my tablet, carrying Gospel Library with me--pocket scriptures that I found that I take around.
Remember the B family? Three of them are getting baptized this week. It will be awesome! We're pretty sure the rest of the family will get there soon. We're going to have a party for that!
I'm too tired to say much more new, but it's been fun. This is the best end to a mission you could ask for. There are so many people we are teaching and so much we are doing, we're busy all day every day. Everybody is super awesome.
Elder K is the leader of our group, I make stupid comments from the back of the car, Elder E is good at what he does, and Elder Z is hilarious.
Love you all. The Church is very true. Everyone has the same potential. When we think about what our best is, there is no limit. Everyone can go as far as they want as long as they have Christ helping. Through Christ we can do all things.
A Week Late
January 15, 2019
Good morning Utah, and everyone else. I didn't post last week because last week was transfers, and we were driving to Edmonton for about five hours and didn't have Wi-Fi in the car. So, I'm going to tell you what happened.
Obviously Elder K and I couldn't stay together because this is the last transfer and there's a lot of stuff happening in the area, so they're not going to move us both out at the same time and put completely new people in. So, crazy thing, we are in what is called a "quad-pan", so there are four of us--me, Elder K, Elder E, and Elder Z again! I love that guy.
We only have one car, it's kind of weird, but it's been awesome. We have lots of people we're teaching. M is back from Manitoba and had us over for supper and is taking us ice fishing next week. He's going to make us fish & chips on the lake as we fish!
The B family is doing awesome and are on date to be baptized on Feb. 2nd, at least the mom and two kids are, maybe more. That's really exciting, things are going great with them. We're also teaching another lady who is also on date and that's awesome. So many miracles are happening.
Elder K: I'm from New Zealand
Elder E: I'm from Utah, and I have curly hair and teeth.
Elder Z: I'm from Taiwan, I like to play basketball. My favorite color is blue.
I'm not a district leader anymore--that's a lot of work. Elder K and Elder E are both zone leaders. We're playing sports right now, and I'll talk to you next week. The Church is true. Prayer works. Talk to you next week!
Good morning Utah, and everyone else. I didn't post last week because last week was transfers, and we were driving to Edmonton for about five hours and didn't have Wi-Fi in the car. So, I'm going to tell you what happened.
Obviously Elder K and I couldn't stay together because this is the last transfer and there's a lot of stuff happening in the area, so they're not going to move us both out at the same time and put completely new people in. So, crazy thing, we are in what is called a "quad-pan", so there are four of us--me, Elder K, Elder E, and Elder Z again! I love that guy.
We only have one car, it's kind of weird, but it's been awesome. We have lots of people we're teaching. M is back from Manitoba and had us over for supper and is taking us ice fishing next week. He's going to make us fish & chips on the lake as we fish!
The B family is doing awesome and are on date to be baptized on Feb. 2nd, at least the mom and two kids are, maybe more. That's really exciting, things are going great with them. We're also teaching another lady who is also on date and that's awesome. So many miracles are happening.
Elder K: I'm from New Zealand
Elder E: I'm from Utah, and I have curly hair and teeth.
Elder Z: I'm from Taiwan, I like to play basketball. My favorite color is blue.
I'm not a district leader anymore--that's a lot of work. Elder K and Elder E are both zone leaders. We're playing sports right now, and I'll talk to you next week. The Church is true. Prayer works. Talk to you next week!
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Happy Day!
December 20, 2018
Awesome stuff has happened, so I will tell you about it.
First off, M got baptized! It was awesome. He's doing great and will continue to do so! He might take us ice fishing next month. He's awesome.
Second off, we had our Christmas Zone Conference this week! We drove into Edmonton and had a great time. Best part was the talent show where our Zone had the best performance. I'll try to get a video of it soon so I won't spoil it for ya, but it was pretty fantastic. Also, Elder K and I were in charge of making a slideshow for the whole mission, which was kinda our Christmas gift to them all. It took a ton of time to make last week, but the end result was worth it.
Work wise we have been seeing so many miracles around here. We are still teaching the B family, and they are on track for baptism in the future. And we also have a lady who is a miracle story a lot like M is. She had met with missionaries a year and a half ago and was on track for baptism, but she had a lot of health issues to deal with and eventually dropped off. Then, last Tuesday we got a text from her saying she was ready to be baptized! We were mind-blown! So many people are just flocking over to us that we don't even have time to knock on doors anymore!
And since I haven't said much about Elder K I thought I'd take some time to talk about him.
He is awesome, we are pretty good friends if I do say so myself. He enjoys Rugby, hoodies, and long walks on the beach. ... Oops, scratch that. I just asked and he said he actually hates long walks on the beach. It hurts his foot. I don't know what people have against long walks on beaches; I for one think they are spectacular.
Christmas is coming up next week! Though P-day next week is on Christmas eve (Monday), so I'll talk about it then.
Something I've been thinking about is, What's real? Our mission president explained it way better than I can, but the idea is that the feelings that we have and that we know to be from God are things we should remember, because if we don't then it's not really that real to us. I guess that's why journals are super nice.
Awesome stuff has happened, so I will tell you about it.
First off, M got baptized! It was awesome. He's doing great and will continue to do so! He might take us ice fishing next month. He's awesome.
Work wise we have been seeing so many miracles around here. We are still teaching the B family, and they are on track for baptism in the future. And we also have a lady who is a miracle story a lot like M is. She had met with missionaries a year and a half ago and was on track for baptism, but she had a lot of health issues to deal with and eventually dropped off. Then, last Tuesday we got a text from her saying she was ready to be baptized! We were mind-blown! So many people are just flocking over to us that we don't even have time to knock on doors anymore!
And since I haven't said much about Elder K I thought I'd take some time to talk about him.
He is awesome, we are pretty good friends if I do say so myself. He enjoys Rugby, hoodies, and long walks on the beach. ... Oops, scratch that. I just asked and he said he actually hates long walks on the beach. It hurts his foot. I don't know what people have against long walks on beaches; I for one think they are spectacular.
Christmas is coming up next week! Though P-day next week is on Christmas eve (Monday), so I'll talk about it then.
Something I've been thinking about is, What's real? Our mission president explained it way better than I can, but the idea is that the feelings that we have and that we know to be from God are things we should remember, because if we don't then it's not really that real to us. I guess that's why journals are super nice.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Never been so busy in my life! 🏃🏼♂️🏃🏾♂️ & Dancing through the snow! 🕺🏾🕺🏼
November 27, 2018
Life in Wapiti is awesome! Though it's a little weird. I am a district leader still, so there's that, but also my companion is the zone leader. THE zone leader. Usually there are two, but this area is super crazy, so there's one. So, on top of the busy stuff that I have to do as a District Leader, we are running around all day, every day, because of zone leader stuff to do. I've never been so exhausted! But I've also been having an awesome time here!
I haven't met a lot of the people we're teaching, but we do have a family we're teaching that are all progressing towards baptism! It's a family of eight! Though I've never met them. They had a lesson with them yesterday, but we are on exchanges right now, so I wasn't there.
Crazy miracle though, at church a guy randomly showed up and pretty much said he wants to get baptized! His parents have been meeting with the missionaries recently, and they told him about how they are planning on being baptized and then getting sealed as a family.
So he asked us questions about what being sealed as a family means. We talked for a while, and he pretty much said that he's ready to start his own journey towards baptism. WOO!
One final thought,
My Grandma passed away recently and I'd like to ask you guys to pray for my Grandpa.
Have a good week! Keep yer stick on the ice.
December 4, 2018
Hello family and friends, this is Elder Hill in the Great White North with Elder W. We just got done with P-Day sports--played some soccer and jumped in the snow a little bit. It's been a pretty mild winter but it's getting cold now.
Crazy miracles happened this week. The guy I talked about last week that showed up at church, it turns out that after our meeting with him on Sunday, he started reading the Book of Mormon. He finished it on last Tuesday! We met with him that night and have met with him all week. He came to church again, and he's getting baptized on December 15th! We are the greatest friends; he is awesome.
The other family we're working with, I've seen them twice but haven't been able to teach them yet.
Elder W: They are awesome. They asked some really good questions about prophets and why we need them and what they do and how we know who will be the next prophet. Their teenage kids who were not happy to be there previously opened up and asked a lot of really good questions and were interested in what was going on. The mom asked about testimonies and why we share testimonies (she was at a testimony meeting) and they are really awesome--I would mistake them for a member family 9 out of 10 times.
They are on date for the 28th of December to be baptized. It's exciting!
One last thing: I have stumbled upon a Ukeleli and I'm learning to play! I don't know any Christmas songs, but I have a kazoo. Merry Christmas y'all!
Life in Wapiti is awesome! Though it's a little weird. I am a district leader still, so there's that, but also my companion is the zone leader. THE zone leader. Usually there are two, but this area is super crazy, so there's one. So, on top of the busy stuff that I have to do as a District Leader, we are running around all day, every day, because of zone leader stuff to do. I've never been so exhausted! But I've also been having an awesome time here!
I haven't met a lot of the people we're teaching, but we do have a family we're teaching that are all progressing towards baptism! It's a family of eight! Though I've never met them. They had a lesson with them yesterday, but we are on exchanges right now, so I wasn't there.
Crazy miracle though, at church a guy randomly showed up and pretty much said he wants to get baptized! His parents have been meeting with the missionaries recently, and they told him about how they are planning on being baptized and then getting sealed as a family.
So he asked us questions about what being sealed as a family means. We talked for a while, and he pretty much said that he's ready to start his own journey towards baptism. WOO!
One final thought,
My Grandma passed away recently and I'd like to ask you guys to pray for my Grandpa.
Have a good week! Keep yer stick on the ice.
December 4, 2018
Crazy miracles happened this week. The guy I talked about last week that showed up at church, it turns out that after our meeting with him on Sunday, he started reading the Book of Mormon. He finished it on last Tuesday! We met with him that night and have met with him all week. He came to church again, and he's getting baptized on December 15th! We are the greatest friends; he is awesome.
The other family we're working with, I've seen them twice but haven't been able to teach them yet.
Elder W: They are awesome. They asked some really good questions about prophets and why we need them and what they do and how we know who will be the next prophet. Their teenage kids who were not happy to be there previously opened up and asked a lot of really good questions and were interested in what was going on. The mom asked about testimonies and why we share testimonies (she was at a testimony meeting) and they are really awesome--I would mistake them for a member family 9 out of 10 times.
They are on date for the 28th of December to be baptized. It's exciting!
One last thing: I have stumbled upon a Ukeleli and I'm learning to play! I don't know any Christmas songs, but I have a kazoo. Merry Christmas y'all!
The Jacket of the Seventh Day & 😄Something new and something old😀
October 16, 2018
Hey guys! I want to let y'all know what happened at transfers!
(By the way, I'm not sick anymore.)
I am still in Lacombe and my companion is Elder B. He's from Utah/New Mexico/Texas. He likes long walks on the beach, cars, and other stuff probably.
I'm out of time now 😆, kind of a bad pattern. I'll work on that.
October 23, 2018
Great stuff this week!
We have a lot of people we're teaching now!
Two of them are both on date for baptism as well!
Good stuff happening, also Elder B doesn't actually like long walks on the beach, apparently...
November 6, 2018
Hello, this is Elder Hill in the Great White North. I'm here with Elder B and everything is good. Sorry I didn't post last week; I didn't take my tablet to Red Deer last week, so I couldn't. And it's snowing! Well, snowing/snowed. The concrete's wet, that's all that matters. Everything's white outside; it's actually getting pretty cold. The president told me that it's probably going to stay cold for the rest of the winter.
We are meeting with a guy who is a Seventh Day Adventist, which pretty much means that they worship on Saturday. They think others are wrong and don't keep the Sabbath Day holy because they say Saturday must be the Sabbath Day. He's a really awesome guy and we've been meeting with him for a while, and he invited us to one of their sermons/meetings on Saturday. It was interesting, to say the least. Not as crazy as when we went to a Pentacostal church in Leduc, but I learned some stuff, and my faith is unshaken. We had a pretty good lesson after that and he is progressing nicely.
We also have this guy we've been meeting with a lot, almost every day for the last three weeks--gone through all the lessons. He's on date to be baptized December 15th. Also, someone got baptized last Saturday! It was this kid who was pretty much already a member and didn't get baptized earlier, so he got baptized later and had to be taught by the missionaries, so that was a really cool experience.
I was going to say I was not sick, since some people had been asking, but I'm actually feeling kind of sick today. But we're good, teaching lots, being in the cold lots. Our car ran out of gas on Sunday so we had to walk for a while. That might be why I'm sick.
Elder L: I had this old lady read my palm and figure out my greatest fears and told me how to conquer them. I was like, all right, I feel pretty enlightened!
I love you guys!
November 20, 2018
Hello, Utahan friends! This is Elder Hill in the Great White North. I have a pretty good update for you this week. The transfers are over and I am leaving Lacombe! It's super depressing that I'm leaving; this place is awesome. But I'm going to someplace pretty cool. I'm going to still be a district leader in a place called Wapiti, which is near a place called Grand Prairie. I haven't looked for it on the map yet. My companion is going to be Elder K, of all people! For those that remember, we were in the MTC together. He's been to Leduc and served there after I did and did exchanges with me there. It's been a long time since I've seen this guy but I'm really excited. He's an awesome guy.
This last Saturday we had another baptism! The fruit of our labors have paid of in Lacombe and two people have been baptized since I've been here! It's been awesome to see people make that choice to follow Jesus Christ. These are some of the best experiences I've ever had!
Elder T and I were meeting with the first person who got baptized. Some of her family are members but are not active in the Church. She was choosing to go to Church anyway and finally got to the point where she wanted to be baptized. Elder T and I were teaching her all the lessons and it's been great. She got baptized this last week and wanted me to baptize her so I learned how to do that--first time I've done that. It was a good experience. I'm really excited for her and for her example to her family.
We're still meeting with some of the same people. One asked us several "anti" questions about our Church, so I'm not a huge fan of that, but we're hopeful. But, it's been a good time here in Lacombe and I'm excited to do some work with Elder K in Wapiti.
Several people emailed me this week about the Holy Ghost and about following the promptings we get. My brother talked about an awesome video he saw in the MTC and made a good point that if we are confused whether a prompting is from the Holy Ghost or from one's self, think about whether it is a good thing. If it is a good thing, why wouldn't you do it, even if it isn't a prompting from the Spirit? It's still something you should do, so don't worry about it. Do every good thing and seek after those things.
My dad made another interesting comment about how if we don't have the Spirit with us, how are we supposed to know Jesus when He comes? We've heard about some of the struggles that will be had by even the most faithful who will be deceived by false prophets and false doctrine. In President Nelson's talk about receiving personal revelation, he said that it's imperative and essential for spiritual survival in the last days. My dad linked those two together and said, if we're supposed to be preparing for the Second Coming of the Savior, if that's the purpose of this Church, we need to have the Spirit with us. Otherwise, when Christ returns, how are we supposed to receive that revelation of where we need to be and what we are supposed to do at that time?
I appreciate your emails and hope you have a good American Thanksgiving! Eat a lot of turkey for me, because I'm really sick of turkey after so many Canadian Thanksgivings. See you next time!
Hey guys! I want to let y'all know what happened at transfers!
(By the way, I'm not sick anymore.)
I am still in Lacombe and my companion is Elder B. He's from Utah/New Mexico/Texas. He likes long walks on the beach, cars, and other stuff probably.
I'm out of time now 😆, kind of a bad pattern. I'll work on that.
October 23, 2018
Great stuff this week!
We have a lot of people we're teaching now!
Two of them are both on date for baptism as well!
Good stuff happening, also Elder B doesn't actually like long walks on the beach, apparently...
November 6, 2018
We are meeting with a guy who is a Seventh Day Adventist, which pretty much means that they worship on Saturday. They think others are wrong and don't keep the Sabbath Day holy because they say Saturday must be the Sabbath Day. He's a really awesome guy and we've been meeting with him for a while, and he invited us to one of their sermons/meetings on Saturday. It was interesting, to say the least. Not as crazy as when we went to a Pentacostal church in Leduc, but I learned some stuff, and my faith is unshaken. We had a pretty good lesson after that and he is progressing nicely.
We also have this guy we've been meeting with a lot, almost every day for the last three weeks--gone through all the lessons. He's on date to be baptized December 15th. Also, someone got baptized last Saturday! It was this kid who was pretty much already a member and didn't get baptized earlier, so he got baptized later and had to be taught by the missionaries, so that was a really cool experience.
I was going to say I was not sick, since some people had been asking, but I'm actually feeling kind of sick today. But we're good, teaching lots, being in the cold lots. Our car ran out of gas on Sunday so we had to walk for a while. That might be why I'm sick.
Elder L: I had this old lady read my palm and figure out my greatest fears and told me how to conquer them. I was like, all right, I feel pretty enlightened!
I love you guys!
November 20, 2018
Hello, Utahan friends! This is Elder Hill in the Great White North. I have a pretty good update for you this week. The transfers are over and I am leaving Lacombe! It's super depressing that I'm leaving; this place is awesome. But I'm going to someplace pretty cool. I'm going to still be a district leader in a place called Wapiti, which is near a place called Grand Prairie. I haven't looked for it on the map yet. My companion is going to be Elder K, of all people! For those that remember, we were in the MTC together. He's been to Leduc and served there after I did and did exchanges with me there. It's been a long time since I've seen this guy but I'm really excited. He's an awesome guy.
This last Saturday we had another baptism! The fruit of our labors have paid of in Lacombe and two people have been baptized since I've been here! It's been awesome to see people make that choice to follow Jesus Christ. These are some of the best experiences I've ever had!
Elder T and I were meeting with the first person who got baptized. Some of her family are members but are not active in the Church. She was choosing to go to Church anyway and finally got to the point where she wanted to be baptized. Elder T and I were teaching her all the lessons and it's been great. She got baptized this last week and wanted me to baptize her so I learned how to do that--first time I've done that. It was a good experience. I'm really excited for her and for her example to her family.
We're still meeting with some of the same people. One asked us several "anti" questions about our Church, so I'm not a huge fan of that, but we're hopeful. But, it's been a good time here in Lacombe and I'm excited to do some work with Elder K in Wapiti.
Several people emailed me this week about the Holy Ghost and about following the promptings we get. My brother talked about an awesome video he saw in the MTC and made a good point that if we are confused whether a prompting is from the Holy Ghost or from one's self, think about whether it is a good thing. If it is a good thing, why wouldn't you do it, even if it isn't a prompting from the Spirit? It's still something you should do, so don't worry about it. Do every good thing and seek after those things.
My dad made another interesting comment about how if we don't have the Spirit with us, how are we supposed to know Jesus when He comes? We've heard about some of the struggles that will be had by even the most faithful who will be deceived by false prophets and false doctrine. In President Nelson's talk about receiving personal revelation, he said that it's imperative and essential for spiritual survival in the last days. My dad linked those two together and said, if we're supposed to be preparing for the Second Coming of the Savior, if that's the purpose of this Church, we need to have the Spirit with us. Otherwise, when Christ returns, how are we supposed to receive that revelation of where we need to be and what we are supposed to do at that time?
I appreciate your emails and hope you have a good American Thanksgiving! Eat a lot of turkey for me, because I'm really sick of turkey after so many Canadian Thanksgivings. See you next time!
Sunday, December 9, 2018
It's beginning to look a lot like 😬 - ☃️🌨🕺
September 18, 2018
Soooo, it snowed! A lot! We had Mission Tour on Thursday and had Elder Brian K. Taylor of the Seventy come, so we had to drive up to Edmonton on Wednesday. In the snow. We were fine on Wednesday, but the next day we had to drive from where we were staying to Mission Tour, and the people of Edmonton do not know how to drive the first few days it snows for some reason. We almost got into 3 car accidents on the way there! Terrifying.
But it was worth it! Elder Taylor pretty much changed the way we think as a mission. He gave some super nice suggestions on things we can do to increase the amount of people we are teaching, and it was awesome!
Because of it all, we have probably 8-10 people we are teaching all of the sudden when before we were only teaching 1-3 people.
Crazy story from the week,
We were out slapping doors here in Lacombe, and an aberration of the 3rd kind opened the door. It had the face of a burly man, but everything else was not so... like... opposite... it had a wig too! There was a skirt and bleh! Be glad that I can't really describe it. Traumatizing I tell you.
And we're out of time! Sorry 'bout that, but here's a nice mushroom picture to make up for it.😁
October 2, 2018
Pretty much all that happened this week was that we are meeting with a lot of people. And the people we meet with have friends and family who also want to meet with us, so they can prove us wrong or something. So good and bad I guess. None of them are too solid right now, but I'll keep y'all updated on what happens with them.
Anyway, the snow is back, and I think it's here to stay for the rest of the year. #boyamiexcited
It's not too cold yet, but we have a good amount of snowman material to play with today since we're not going into Red Deer today.
I don't think my system was quite ready for winter, because I got sick again last week for a few days. But in the spare time that I couldn't go outside I've been reading the Saints book on Gospel Library. It's amazing! It makes church history easy to read and remember. It's also pretty testimony building. 10/10, would totally recommend.
I got to go on exchanges with Elder S this week! That was fun. I was in Red Deer with him and we were suuuper busy. We didn't even have time to talk to crazy people in the park!
Recently I've learned a magic trick that is pretty fun. You find someone with a mirror behind them and have them pick a card out of a deck, but they don't show you it. You then take the card, but keep it facing them. You then look at the mirror to see what the card is, and mess with them until they figure it out 😂
I killed Elder T with it haha. Probably will stop though... It's kinda mean.
This weekend is going to be spectacular! My last General Conference in Canada!
I've heard a lot of rumors from a lot of members about things that are going to be announced. They say if we thought last conference was big, this one will knock our socks off haha. Seriously, I've never heard so many rumors and speculations about Conference in my entire life. If it's all a ruse to keep people awake during conference, then they're doing a good job haha!
Though seriously, it's going to be awesome. Take notes people.
Don't have much else to say. Have fun with your 73°F weather you Utah people. (Its like -1°C here 😄)
October 9, 2018
Sooo, I was sick last week, but I was feeling better after a couple days. Then we had Canadian Thanksgiving yesterday, and we had four suppers! Four! I'm not sure which supper it was, but I woke up this morning with food poisoning! 🤣 that's 3 times since I've been with Elder T! That's gotta be a record!
Though I don't feel great so it's not gonna be a long post.
First, I want to have a shout out for a Bro again who is going to the MTC tomorrow! Hes gonna be the best missionary ever.
Let's talk about Conference! Home centered and Church supported! I think that's awesome! We're teaching a few young men in the ward, and I really think that would be helpful for most families.
I finished reading the Saints book by the way. Awesome book.
I'll finish up with my testimony.
I know the Gospel is true! I know the Book of Mormon is actually a record of Jesus Christ from the prophets in the Americas. "And how do ye suppose that I know of their surety?" (Alma 5)
I testify that the Holy Ghost knows everything and we can receive that knowledge from Him.
Figure it out yourself! We have been given the tools! It doesn't depend on worldly knowledge, or intelligence. It depends on our relationship with God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.
Alright, I'm sick, so I'm going to end it here. Have a good day!
Soooo, it snowed! A lot! We had Mission Tour on Thursday and had Elder Brian K. Taylor of the Seventy come, so we had to drive up to Edmonton on Wednesday. In the snow. We were fine on Wednesday, but the next day we had to drive from where we were staying to Mission Tour, and the people of Edmonton do not know how to drive the first few days it snows for some reason. We almost got into 3 car accidents on the way there! Terrifying.
But it was worth it! Elder Taylor pretty much changed the way we think as a mission. He gave some super nice suggestions on things we can do to increase the amount of people we are teaching, and it was awesome!
Because of it all, we have probably 8-10 people we are teaching all of the sudden when before we were only teaching 1-3 people.
Crazy story from the week,
We were out slapping doors here in Lacombe, and an aberration of the 3rd kind opened the door. It had the face of a burly man, but everything else was not so... like... opposite... it had a wig too! There was a skirt and bleh! Be glad that I can't really describe it. Traumatizing I tell you.
And we're out of time! Sorry 'bout that, but here's a nice mushroom picture to make up for it.😁October 2, 2018
Pretty much all that happened this week was that we are meeting with a lot of people. And the people we meet with have friends and family who also want to meet with us, so they can prove us wrong or something. So good and bad I guess. None of them are too solid right now, but I'll keep y'all updated on what happens with them.
Anyway, the snow is back, and I think it's here to stay for the rest of the year. #boyamiexcited
It's not too cold yet, but we have a good amount of snowman material to play with today since we're not going into Red Deer today.
I don't think my system was quite ready for winter, because I got sick again last week for a few days. But in the spare time that I couldn't go outside I've been reading the Saints book on Gospel Library. It's amazing! It makes church history easy to read and remember. It's also pretty testimony building. 10/10, would totally recommend.
I got to go on exchanges with Elder S this week! That was fun. I was in Red Deer with him and we were suuuper busy. We didn't even have time to talk to crazy people in the park!
Recently I've learned a magic trick that is pretty fun. You find someone with a mirror behind them and have them pick a card out of a deck, but they don't show you it. You then take the card, but keep it facing them. You then look at the mirror to see what the card is, and mess with them until they figure it out 😂
I killed Elder T with it haha. Probably will stop though... It's kinda mean.
This weekend is going to be spectacular! My last General Conference in Canada!
I've heard a lot of rumors from a lot of members about things that are going to be announced. They say if we thought last conference was big, this one will knock our socks off haha. Seriously, I've never heard so many rumors and speculations about Conference in my entire life. If it's all a ruse to keep people awake during conference, then they're doing a good job haha!
Though seriously, it's going to be awesome. Take notes people.
Don't have much else to say. Have fun with your 73°F weather you Utah people. (Its like -1°C here 😄)
October 9, 2018
Sooo, I was sick last week, but I was feeling better after a couple days. Then we had Canadian Thanksgiving yesterday, and we had four suppers! Four! I'm not sure which supper it was, but I woke up this morning with food poisoning! 🤣 that's 3 times since I've been with Elder T! That's gotta be a record!
Though I don't feel great so it's not gonna be a long post.
First, I want to have a shout out for a Bro again who is going to the MTC tomorrow! Hes gonna be the best missionary ever.
Let's talk about Conference! Home centered and Church supported! I think that's awesome! We're teaching a few young men in the ward, and I really think that would be helpful for most families.
I finished reading the Saints book by the way. Awesome book.
I'll finish up with my testimony.
I know the Gospel is true! I know the Book of Mormon is actually a record of Jesus Christ from the prophets in the Americas. "And how do ye suppose that I know of their surety?" (Alma 5)
I testify that the Holy Ghost knows everything and we can receive that knowledge from Him.
Figure it out yourself! We have been given the tools! It doesn't depend on worldly knowledge, or intelligence. It depends on our relationship with God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.
Alright, I'm sick, so I'm going to end it here. Have a good day!
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