04d62106-6eef-4e14-8cf7-1125016907ec Elder Brayden Taylor Back to Missionary Letters Hey whats good everyone ik its been a muniet im sorry. And my writtingand spellings gonna suck cause im ina rush cause ive just had no time today but its been going good. Im LD again and im training now so thats super fun, his name is Elder Pacheco and hes from Chile hes from a city called Antofogasta. Hes super awsome and super exited to work so its great. We had a bappy her name is ivon and shes the best. Were gonna baptize her son soon Prayer list: Kenneth Leonel Isabela Adrian Fausto Marcos These are all our freinds progressing rigjt now and we really wanna help them get baptized so all the prayers really really help. Spirtual thoguht: I have a great mision I love our presi love guayaquil and the people. But there is a small problem that needs to improve. Selflessness. Ive really been thinking about what a misionary and really what a good misionary is and the kind i want to be. And i think theres a lack of selflessness in the mish. I heard a story of an Elder in Arenillas and how he found a family of 5 taught them and put them on date for baptisim. They always met in the church but one day went to their house and it was in the other sector wich is the hermana sector. And without hesitacion gave them the baptisims. Thats the kind of misionary i want to be. I hear storys in santa rosa and how misiomarys go into other sectors to fimd and baptize and thatd just not right. I think about tje baptisim chat that we have(when theres a bappy we send a foto in with some hashtags.) And how baptisims have become about us and not the people I really want to take this time in my mish to become more selfless and really just become a better person, a person that opens himself to others and then asks nothing back. Im going to tey and be better with my pride and become more Humble. Previous Letter Next Letter

71e2c652-e592-433e-b377-f15ce6656090 Elder Caiden Jones Back to Missionary Letters #105 Last pday Well everyone, we have reached that point. This is my last pday. I will send another email next week thought to give an account of my official last week and travels. Anyways, lets get into it! Google Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/SPHBKzMm2s5zEyUQ8 Email: caiden.jones@missionary.org ————————————————————————— Mission Address Letters (in Mission) PO Box 97 Marden SA 5070 Australia Packages (in Mission) 11 Sommers Avenue Firle SA 5070 Australia ————————————————————————— Since you heard from me not the long ago, there isn't much to update you on! We did flat cleaning, I went on exchanges with my ZL, and the Sister's friend Faith got baptized! Sadly, Robert was not baptized. However, in the near future I expect to recieve some photos from his baptism. Everyone always asks what the biggest lesson I've learned on my mission is and the answer I give is charity. Mormon said it best in Moroni 7:46-48 46 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail— 47 But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him. 48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen. I extend the same invitation to you today! Pray for charity, and it will be well with you. We are most likely to be happy when we follow the teachings and example of Jesus Christ, and this includes having charity! If you want to improve, grow, and change, then pray for charity. I'm excited to see you all soon! I love you all and 'till next time! - Elder Jones Previous Letter Next Letter

255454b5-eb6e-464c-b8c4-9de2609acf35 Elder Anson Hollingshead Back to Missionary Letters Hola Whats up everyone? Its been a while since I wrote an email and I thought its about time I write one becuase lots of things have changed. Well first off Im in a new area called Buena Fe. Its a lot bigger than Balzar, its got 2 wards and they are big wards. Also I am district leader for the first time and funny story about that I had no idea until tuesday which we get transfer news on sunday nights. So I had no idea until the ZLs asked if I was ready. But its been pretty fun so far and District council went a lot better than expected. Also this week has been very very long I've been stuck in the house for the past 4 days becuase my new comp got an infection in his leg and it bad enough that he wasn't allowed to walk anymore. So its been great I've studied a lot this week in the BoM and the bible which was good. But I want to go work I have been here for a week and I barely know the area or any of our friends. But I will be saved this week, We have zone confrence on Tuesday and them Wednesday we are going to the Temple wich I am super excited about. Also our area was basically dead before I got here because my comp was in a trio with the other Elders here for a month because the last Elder that was here went home. So lots of work to do and then there is my comp, Im 80% sure that he jut milking this thing out so he doesn't ave to work and its driving me nuts. Theres lots of things to complain about but I'll save you from the details. Besides that Ive been great I still love this work even thought it is hard sometimes but how can I get descouraged when I know the Lord is helpin me through it. I love these scriptures in Alma 26:11-16 but verse 12 especial love becuase I know that I could not do this work without the Lord and I know that this is the work of the Lord and I love it. Love you guys, thank you! https://photos.app.goo.gl/U1p9YbdbpLdbz1819 Previous Letter Next Letter

27decf66-f275-45a7-af77-18f1588d36a4 Elder Cameron Spilker Back to Missionary Letters Loving every second! Previous Letter Next Letter

f3d0e29a-25ee-4fee-81c2-4032422f27bc Elder Rylie Waite Back to Missionary Letters 3 Weeks/Tornados/Miracles Well everyone sorry I haven't written in a couple weeks, we're already halfway through the transfer and it's been great! The comp is good and we're working hard and getting a lot of work done and it's been honestly just a grind! We're teaching a lot of people. I'd say the biggest miracle we've seen so far is a lady named Caitlin, she was a referall and immediately accepted the Gospel and came to church last week! Im just loving to the end, can't wait to see yall! Previous Letter Next Letter

8ce58978-b01a-476d-b4c0-466a17fc75ac Elder Ty Bryant Back to Missionary Letters Week 25 It has been a hard fought week of finding and contacting inside the Adeiso B area but we have been blessed and uplifted throughout the week. I am excited to see what the next week will hold for us as we try to reach out and contact everybody that we have talked to. Elder Pluim and I get along great and are more than willing to do the work. One thing to know about Ghana is that Taxis are constantly trying to get people into their cars. They will pull up and ask you where you are going, maybe they will offer a good price for the ride, all this just to get your business. While we were walking back to our apartment one day a taxi pulled up and asked where we were going. I responded heaven, and he just looked at me and asked are you sure. I said we are trying, but we have not found a taxi that will take us there yet. It's just one of those things that would only happen in Ghana. One day we were walking down the road when Elder Pluim stopped me because he had found a service opportunity for us to do. A woman was collecting yams from the back of a truck and then walking with them down to a storage unit 150 to 200 yards away. Without hesitating Elder Pluim started to get to work and I was right behind him. For those of you who don't know yams grow in the ground like potatoes and that means they get very dirty. That means that carrying them also gets you very dirty. We were in our whites and boy did they get filthy. The rest of the day people looked at us like we were crazy for all the massive dirt marks all over our clothes. A wonderful experience from this week was finding a professor and a teacher who are married, wealthy, and by their professions intelligent. We walked up and started talking to them and almost immediately it started to rain and by necessity we were brought inside their house which was very nice. We sat down and chatted with them, got to know them pretty well while it rained and gave a lesson on the Book of Mormon. I know they will read it because of the kind of people they are and I am really excited to go back and learn with them again. My thought this week is simple and that is to follow the counsel of our leaders in all things. Sustain them and love them, I know they do the same for us. Thanks for all the support! Elder Bryant Previous Letter Next Letter

5cf8b73e-5f04-4cb2-bea4-8f6c42a8780c Sister Emily Leavitt Back to Missionary Letters Hello everyone! We had a crazy couple of weeks here in Saline. Friday we got a call from our president that they were moving one of my companions to Troy because of a big complicated situation I wont explain. She just unpacked from a crazy transfer white washing and now she has to leave. We were all pretty sad about it. So we drove up on Saturday to drop her off and it turns out we got a companion coming to us..president didnt tell us about😅 Sister Griffin is our new companion and she is flying out to England in a few weeks so we are going to be in quarantine just to make sure she doesnt take covid with her. Also on friday, we got news that one of our friends that we were teaching passed away. It was a big shock to us. We knew he was in the hospital and we had prayed with him over the phone a few days before but he had texted us less than 24 hours of him passing away. If you could keep Bonnie and her family in your prayers I would really appreciate it. We had some pretty big lows this week but we also saw some miracles. We put up flyers offering prayers or uplifting messages and we got a call from one of them! Her name is Lisa and she is so sweet. She is going through a hard time losing a friend so we have been praying with her over the phone and we started teaching her! We also got in contact with a guy names Patrick and had a lesson with him yesterday and the spirit was so strong! He already really connects with The Book if Mormon and is excited to learn about it! We are having another lesson tonight! Also, a member in our ward heard we were in quarantine so she sent out an email so many members have reached out offering to feed us! This ward is so kind! Members underestimate how much meals and just letting us call them really mean to us Missionaries! They discourage us going to the store in quarantine so it will help so much. As hard as it is to adjust to all the changes, to stay inside, to lose friends we love or to see them struggle, it is worth it. The overwhelming feeling of love and peace that comes after feeling the spirit in a lesson and seeing people change and accept the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the happiest I have ever been. I hope you are all getting excited for General Conference! It's the perfect opportunity to invite friends to come and see! I love you all and hope you have a great week! Love Sister Leavitt Previous Letter Next Letter

3a0ce555-c250-4ffe-a8af-15dac0da5647 Sister Dantzel Back to Missionary Letters Se Llama Chanchito? Buenos días a todos!! Estoy muy triste por decir que este es mi último correo :( Hey everyone, good morning! I am super sad to say that this is my last email I will be sending. I have learned so much during this time and have so many spiritual experiences to share. I really hope we can share that moment at my homecoming this Sunday at 9am :) Lets jump into my last week as a missionary! Bulletpoints ♡ I have divis 2 times this week with las poderes hermanas of Parachico and Bolognesi ♡ I ate WAY too much every day this week… ♡ I enjoyed my last days with Hermana Asley. ♡ We had meeting after meeting including with the stake president ♡ We went bowling on monday! I didn't lose so I call it a win <3 ♡ I was able to declare my purpose every single day and I see that as a blessing. ♡ We had 16 lessons with members!! For the missionaries out there… Yes, it is possible! ♡ We responded to some interesting questions and doubts.. Sometimes we just have to obey without seeing what lies behind us! ♡ Hermana Asley bought me a cute little sunflower and I love it <3 ♡ We found a really fat dog in the street and Hermana Ynayan called it chanchito hahaha!! Its name is Toby :) ♡ I tried listening to the door to see if someone was home… no one answered:( ♡ Today my district surprised me and took me to “lunch” at 10am haha!! They are so sweet I am going to miss them. ♡ So I'll update you on what's going to happen these next few days because this is the last email. Today at 12pm I leave for Arequipa. Tomorrow I will have an interview with the President then head to the Airport. ♡ I will be taking a lot of transportación on the way home. First, an 8 hour bus ride to Arequipa. A few taxis before I get to the airport. Then a few planes (Arequipa to Lima, to Atlanta, to Saltlake, to St. George). Then my family and I will be going to the temple and going home <3 Spiritual thought For my last thought I want to share about relationships. I never would have thought that I could comunícate let alone become close friends with someone so different from me. I comunícate with people everyday who are from a different culture and feel so blessed to have come so far. My mind has been opened and so have my eyes. I have been given a gift from God to be in this beautiful country even if it's just for a little while. I created real friendships! People who I will never forget, that changed my life. So many people think that we serve missions to change the lives of other people but I think I am going to leave more changed than any of them. But really I've had the best mission in the world and know that I served exactly where I needed to! I've been impacted by so many small things that have taught me how to live, grow, and appreciate change. I have struggled and loved every change that has been thrown my way. Todo es posible con el Señor! No tengo más palabras para describir todo lo que siento. Estoy emocionada, triste, sorprendida, tocada del Espíritu y el evangelio de Jesucristo en mi vida personal. Usted también puede tener este cambio. Puede encontrar a Jesucristo, y si se puede durante sus momentos más difíciles. Jesucristo pagó el precio. Jesucristo rompió las ligaduras de la muerte, gracias a Él todo es posible. I want to leave you with my last promise as a representative of Jesus Christ. I promise that if you choose to enter and walk in the path Christ has shown us, and endure to the end you will have a change of heart, mind, and a complete change in your life for the better. I didn't see my progress during the journey but looking back through the hardest times I turned to my savior and found peace, love, comfort, calm, and so much more. You can find this too but only if you keep walking. Your eyes are closed but we have to trust the Savior's hand that is reaching out to YOU! I love each of you more than you know! My loyal readers of a true weekly email! Thanks for joining me on my increíble journey temporal and spiritual. See you soon!! <3 Hermana Park Previous Letter Next Letter

491222b9-a886-417a-a1d2-e6e800479c35 Sister Marian Leavitt Back to Missionary Letters The most life changing 19 months 🫶 I dont even know how to put this week into words! It was all over the place. We saw soooo many miracles but had a lot of setbacks as well! We have had 3 progressing friends this entire transfer who have been preparing for baptism this upcoming sunday and 2 of them fell off date which was so frustrating but thats okay! The best is yet to come! We are still teaching our friend Marva from Afghanistan and shes THE BEST!! we are literally just friends with her. We go get dinner, help her set up her room cute, and of course teach her while we do it all but she has been such a miracle and answer to my prayers this last transfer!! We met with our recent convert Mekhi and just had a if you dont laugh you'll cry kinda deal. He is our COOLEST recent convert. So chill. We have been bffs since i got here. He told us he doesnt want us reaching out anymore because his girlfriend doesnt like him talking to us. Sorry WHAT??? Literally insane but oh well. I got to go on 2 exchanges this week!! One with sister barlow!!! If you dont remember i trained her and it was SO GOOD to be back! She has grown so much. She has so much love for people and she is always looking to grow closer to the Savior. We talked about personal studies and how to make them more meaningful. I always love talking to the sisters about this kind of study because i always learn more!! My second exchange was with sister Rindlisbacher! Shes from layton utah. She is the cutest sister. She is so KIND! her voice could literally put me to sleep. She has so much love for this work. I learned so much about talking to people like the Savior would. This will probably be my last email of my mission! I have such a strong testimony of Jesus Christ. My favorite name for Him is my friend. He has become my very best friend. He is my joy! I know He suffered for you and for me. He died for you and me. He rose again and He lives! He lives so you and i can overcome death. My new favorite hymn is the song because, because it describes my testimony perfectly Because He died for me, I’ll live again. Because He is my Friend, I’ll follow Him. Because He fills the world with light, I’m filled with hope and peace. And when He comes to earth again, I’ll kneel before His feet. And I will praise forever The Savior of the world, And I will sing together With all the Saints on earth. Because He gave to me ev’rything He had to give, I breathe, I see, I hope, I love, I live. I love you all! Thank you for all the love and support these last 19 months ❤️ Previous Letter Next Letter

7a76b226-2b95-4db5-b38e-465238d08a53 Elder Jazon Snarr Back to Missionary Letters Exchanges, Bottlepoolhockey, Home Alone Hey everybody! I hope your week was lit! My week was real good! Tuesday - Went to Estes park and shopped for a little! I bought some stickers! Wednesday - We woke up and did personal study! We had District Council and it was really great! The sisters gave a great training! We filmed a "meet the missionaries" video! We ate lunch and did our companionship study! We did some Facebook work and went to dinner! We contacted a few people and then had a ward correlation meeting at Dairy Queen! Thursday - We woke up and had a lesson with Chris and his kid! We then went to help the Dennisons move! We ate lunch and then did our studies! We ran past Ron and set up a meeting with him! We ate dinner and walked for the rest of the night! Friday - Exchange with Elder Callahan! We woke up and did personal study and then had the mission wide devotional! We did companionship study and ate lunch! We biked to a few peoples houses! We came back for dinner! We did Facebook and our exchange review and then exchanged again! We played and invented a game called bottlepoolhockey! The people we live with have been gone! Saturday - Exchange with Elder Dustin! We did some personal study! We went and made food at a homeless shelter! We had Chick Fil a for lunch and did some Facebook then we had dinner at Arby's and street contacted for awhile and did our exchange review! Sunday - Happy Sunday! Today we woke up and did personal study and headed to church! We ate lunch and then had a meeting about Facebook with our district! We did comp study and then we had dinner with the Olyphants! We helped Chris Orlando move a fridge and then taught him a lesson!! Hes awesome! Monday - We went to the track in the morning and today we have lots to do! We filled out some stuff to move apartments! We had dinner with the Redfords and got to butcher their goat and turkey! Tuesday - Spikeball, shopping, and hanging out Please read "The Tongue of Angels" by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland I love you guys! Keep working hard! Previous Letter Next Letter

5282d28a-b4b1-4666-b99a-9c445008e1c4 Sister Kallie Graves Back to Missionary Letters My companion said the most legendary thing to me that I have ever heard. (Important side note: my district was going to do a fast together for the temple) So my comp and I were doing weekly planning (basically the torture of the mission), she turns to me and goes "Sister Graves, I have something wrong with my stomach, and everyone in the district knows. And well I just have something wrong with my stomach. When I am hungry and when I fast, my stomach goes BRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUU (I am indeed quoting the english version, so enjoy) Sometimes its just like brruu but other times its like BRRRRBRBBRRRRRURUUUUUGGGGGGGG. So I cant fast with the district on Monday." Don't laugh, she has a serious medical problem. She needs help. Good thing we live with the Sister Medic. Also, this week marks the third time I have asked someone to read a scripture when they didn't know how to read, which always results in an awkward next couple seconds. Also pt 3! This week I jumped on an English call online with another American. For the next 40 minutes, we got Bibled bashed IN THE NICEST WAY YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE BIBLE BASHED. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. Shoutout Rickey: for being absolutely agnostic in the nicest, most respectful way possible! I hope you have a good life! This week I gave my first Book of Mormon away alone (Small victories)! Because of teaching online, I end up teaching a lot about the Book of Mormon. I do not think that I can convey how true that book is. The Book of Mormon is the word of God. It actually occurred. Christ really did come and visit the Americas. The passed week I have been teaching this woman online named Graziele. I taught her the Restoration and she went to church on Sunday. Sunday afternoon, she texted me (picture Portuguese) "KALLIE (we use our first names online) I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO CHURCH WHEN I WOKE UP BUT I WENT ANYWAY AND I MEET THE SISTERS THERE AND I GOT THE BOOK OF MORMON AND EVERYONE WAS SO NICE. IT WAS INCREDIBLE! I WANT TO GO BACK! I AM SO EXCITED TO READ THE BOOK OF MORMON!" Queue melted heart. Then in our area we met an 18 yr old pregnant girl named Bianca. We took her from her broken home and took her to the visitors center. After the lesson, she took one step off the center's grounds, turned to us and said I want to go back. I want to feel that peace again. When can we come back?" I think sometimes we overlook this fact. Sometimes we forget where true peace comes from. True peace comes from Christ. We literally have access to the greatest book ever written: the Book of Mormon. Too often it lies untouched on the book shelf. Too often we have a temple or a church in our backyard and we don't ever realize how amazing that is. Christ wants us to come to him; his marked arms are always open for us. Christ means strength and comfort and love and peace and happiness forever with people you love forever. This week, I invite you to come to Christ, the Prince of Peace, and read the Book of Mormon. Read Alma 7. Oh my heck, the Book of Mormon is true. Never forget that. Com amor, Sister Graves Previous Letter Next Letter

fc5930c7-7a51-492f-ac20-ca20295f0cad Elder Reece Leavitt Back to Missionary Letters Charity is the Pure Love of Christ Olá meus amigos, how are you guys? Hope all is well. We didn't have a special week this week but are still doing our part and waiting for the miracles to happen. But let's get into the week. On pday we go to the mall to eat lunch with the other missionaries. And there they have McDonald's, KFC, BK, and some other ones that I have never seen. But those are the big names here from the U.S. But as you know since we are in South America you have to play soccer, but it is fun and I am getting a lot better. And my comp is prolly the best that i have ever seen. He is really good. I had an exchange with my DL and it was fun to talk and get to know him. But the area is the same. We knock doors and try to find people. The past couple days have rained a couple times, and it is starting to feel so nice. Way better than the heat when you can't stop sweating. Saturdays are my favorite to work. Cause not that many people work either. but we had a RC want to kinda bash about some random topics, and how her boyfriend doesn't give her attention. He pays more attention and hangs out with his friends, oh and by the way she is 29 years old, an adult talking to us about this, very strange. And then we were at a members house and there was a guy visiting that served in our mission, and told us some really cool stories, how he baptized 7 families in one transfer in Gravataí or Guajuviras. I can't remember but it was really cool. And also how they were allowed to go on splits with members, that was different. But it's amazing to talk to him. And our lunch that day was amazing!! They gave us so much food and then gave it to us to take home. And it was the best lunch here. and then they tried to give us some redbull, i was so tempted to take it, but we couldn't. so they gave us 3L of Antártica guaranã. HEAVEN. And then gave us some Ice cream to take home too. HEAVEN. Sunday was crazy too. A guy in our ward had a companion on his mission that was from Nevada. I said what part. He said Casablanca. Umm, that's almost my house. His last name was Mitchell but couldn't remember his first name. But he showed some pictures and I played volleyball with his nephew in the summer. WHAT!!! Crazy!! ST: Elder Bednar in his talk, talked about “We can possess charity, but ultimately charity should possess us”. And yes we need to have charity in our lives. To show an example of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. But that was my week, hope you all have an amazing week. Please send an email. I love hearing from you guys. But always be an example to the people around you. Love you guys. Elder Leavitt Previous Letter Next Letter