Elder Andrew Maxfield

It's Raining Peaches!

Not sure how to start this email everyone😅 I first off hope you all had an amazing week! I remember writing in my journal that I was excited to write emails because I could hear back from everybody, even those of you I don't hear from anymore. I just hope those of you I don't know about I hope you're doing wonderful!

My week was pretty good! I did a lot of driving this week but it was worth it, we found 3 people this week! I haven't done that in like 6 months😊 gotta try keeping the streak alive!

The transfer is coming near the end and I'm excited for new things next transfer, but hopefully I stay in good ol Rockwood TN😂

- P Day was a moment to never forget! We were playing 3 on 3 basketball and afterwards we played around the world with our President. For those of you who don't know, Around The World is a game of risk and shooting. Elder Phillips has been training me to be a shooting machine and that's what I did. Our President is a basketball player and pretty competitive so I gladly went and destroyed him and everybody else while I was at it😂 it was a lot of fun! We also played whiffleball, volleyball, etc. It was a solid day overall, even though my feet were torn up afterwards😵‍💫

- We had District Council on Wednesday and we ate at the same Mexican Resteraunt 3 weeks in a row😅 I guess it is the only place to eat for a while but still, how many times can one eat fajitas?! After district council I did about 3 hours worth of driving in the part of our area I still have never seen and it shocks me how much area we aren't able to cover with just ourselves😅 I did get pretty pictures though😌

- Thursdays are always our goofy day to go to Spring City (The Boonies of the Boony area)

We talked to some crazys again and found a couple people! We had a lesson with Arieana and Ellie because Nana Gail was passed out from exhaustion😅

- We finally got pictures in front of the Kingston Peaches mural! It was about time, but it's the part of our area we get to visit the least. It's such a pretty place, our area is beautiful😊

- So Dewey the bird is making it into my email! We ate with the Eastons and they have a bird that they feed on their back porch named Dewey and he is a real one. We broke up so many pieces of bread and he wouldn't leave any pieces behind! Even if it took him 3 years he would not leave those poor stranded bread pieces! So that was really funny😂😂

- Nana Gail came to church! Everyone know that your prayers are working and please keep praying for her, she is amazing! She's already read most of 1 Nephi😊

My spiritual thought comes from another speech given at BYU from Lynn G Robbins titled "Avoid It"

This speech deals a lot with temptation and how we can avoid it rather than resist. The example used is a cookie. Imagine you on your diet, avoiding cookies and junk food. The smartest way to not eat cookies is what? To not have them in your house at all! Rather than having a cookie in front of you, whoch makes it much harder to resist it's aroma and before you know it you're 6 cookies in😂

This isn't about cookies though, it's about serious addictions and sins dealing with a serial nature. How do we avoid our temptations making it easier to resist them when they do come into our lives?

Lynn G Robbins gives the example of the People of Ammon or the Anti-Nephi-Lehites from the Book of Mormon.

After they are converted to the Lord, they bury their weapons of war. They didn't hang them up or hide them, they completely rid them from their lives, as to keep the covenants they had made with our Heavenly Father!

I would invite you to read this speech given by Elder Robbins, it has vastly changed my perspective on how we live our lives with temptation looming. When you listen to it I want to hear how it was😁

He closes with this statement, saying "My parting prayer is similar: that the Lord will bless each of you with the same wisdom with which he blessed Solomon; help you avoid temptation rather than trying to resist it; and give you the strength to quickly dismiss temptation in those situations in which it is impossible to completely avoid it, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

I am grateful for our Savior's perfect knowledge of the cookies in our lives, and He will help us avoid and resist if we ask for help!

I love you all, let me know how yall are! I hit my 10 months so it's been a bit since I heard from some of you😱 have a great week!

Elder Maxfield✔️🏃‍♂️

My pitchers are pwetty

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My address is

207 South Church Avenue

Rockwood, TN 37854