Sister Jerusha Bundy Back to Missionary Letters Morning run finding Hey fans This week was absolutely solid. Every week is but this one was just so good, and ill tell you why.... Our friends are progressing! Ill tell you about each one and how much they mean to me, but im going to change their names on here to protect their privacy 1. Peggy, peggy is so cool, shes literally a genius, shes been taught by missionaries for a loooong time, shes very logical and sees things from a very literal perspective, when we taught the word of wisdom it was super cool because in doctrine and covenants 89 it promises that if we follow the word of wisdom we will have health in our navel and marrow to our bones. The revelation was given to Jospeh Smith in 1833. When we read it together she mentioned how back then, He wouldnt have known that your bone marrow is attributed to your health because they wouldnt have had the medical equipment or knowledge to know that... peggy is studying biology in college and is seriously so knowledgeable. It was cool to see her gain a testimony of the word of wisdom from a logical point of view! Anyways we've been working with her and invited her to be baptized last night! We told her that we know she is ready and she was so happy to hear that! She is praying about the date May 25th please pray that patty will recieve a witness from the spirit that that day is right. 2. Mandeep! Mandeep comes from a sikh religion background in India, as weve taught him, weve gone sooo simply. We invited him to be baptized a few weeks ago, he wants to be baptized but didnt want to set a date, sunday night we invited him again and asked him what was holding him back he said "honeslty nothing" so we invited him to be baptized on June 1st! Please pray for mandeep! 3. Nayeli... nayeli is my soul sister i swear, she is from india as well and grew up with a christian background, she was baptized in india and thats been something weve been trying to work through, in her culture it is a bad omen to be baptized again and so weve been trying to teach the correct doctrine so that she can understand why it needs to happen again. But nayeli is seriously the most wonderful person ever. She is always happy and she was able to come to church this sunday and she got up in front of everyone ans bore her testimony! She Also joined one of our lessons with peggy and bore her testimony of the Book of Mormon. She is seriously the most prepared person ive ever met. I love her to death and am going to cry big tears if president gill transfers me out of here because i want to help nayeli SO BAD. please pray for nayeli! We are teaching a few more elect people right now and i just love them so much, ive also grown to love the YSA here. It was a weird adjustment at first but now they are all my family. We have transfers this week, please pray i get to stay here and finish out my mission in this area! We had interviews with president Gill and it was really good, there was a lot of questions i needed answers to from God, why would God send down an angel when He knew id be meeting with president Gill soon? God puts people in our life to help us and your bishops, your mission president and people who hold those keys can recieve revelation for you. I guess i experienced that this week. The title of the email is because of this: one morning sister ahlstrom and i decided to go on a long run...okay it wasnt that long, probably about 3km... but i felt like we needed ro bring a book of Mormon with us.... so we each grabbed one, i had one in english and she carried one in hindi. We probably looked insane but youll never guess what happened, we were running and came across a lady going to work. We stoped and talked to her, we were kind of out of breath so it was a little difficult, but we told her about the book of Mormon and she was super excited to read it and come to church! I LOVE SISTER AHLSTROM President gill puts me with the most patient people because He knows theyd have to be patient to deal with me. I feel so grateful to be her comp, she carries the spirit with her and is always down for my crazy ideas, shes also such a good listener. Last p day all us sisters were sitting on a dock at a lake, this lady walks by so we start to talk to her... at first she seemed really mad and i thoight she was going to push us all in the lake (which i wouldnt have been mad about) but then we just sat and listened to her rant and literally didnt say anything, eventually she broke down in tears and sat down with us, she doesnt know where God is but wants to, we had a good chat with her. I learned that although people may seem angry or upset, they just need soemone to listen and love them anyways. We also went to the temple day, such a special place. The presence of God is there Anyways ill stop talking now, i love you all, send me an email! Sister Bundy Previous Letter Next Letter

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Elder Andrew Maxfield Back to Missionary Letters 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 https://photos.app.goo.gl/6eFoMLcxApcTof8c7 My address is 207 South Church Avenue Rockwood, TN 37854 Previous Letter Next Letter

Sister Jordan Memmott Back to Missionary Letters "Can I stay in here forever?" -Shane Hi!!!! What a week! So lil update! My new comp is Sister Bartholomew and she's so cutie! It's already been so fun and I just love her! Okay tho the total highlight of this week was Shanes baptism!!!! Wahoo! Shane was so prepared for the gospel and its been so cool to see him progress! He's been all in since the first day we met him! And also he literally has studied so much that you would never know that he is new haha! But his baptism was amazing! He was just glowing the whole time! And he shared the absolute sweetest testimony and it touched everyone there!🥹He got confirmed on Sunday and afterward he literally said he felt like his whole body was vibrating! And even better... right after he was confirmed, he received the priesthood! His guy was ready for real;) There are so many great things happening and I'm just happy that I get to experience it! I've learned to just recognize God in my life everyday and when you look for Him you will ALWAYS see Him in the details! Big or small🫶🏼 Have the best week! Love y'all Sister Memmott🩷🩷 Previous Letter Next Letter

Elder Jaeger Lee Back to Missionary Letters 久しぶり！ Hi Everyone, sorry for sending so many emails. I'll try to tone it down a little. Anyway, I believe my last email was about my earthquake experience whilst on the toilet. I haven't had anything like that happen recently which is unfortunate, but I'm still doing good nonetheless. I was transferred after 3 transfers in Hibarigaoka to a place called Takao. It's technically part of a bigger city, and we just get the mountain part of it. It's quite beautiful. Since my last email I have had 3 more companions. Elder Dingle (Philippines), Elder Souza (Brazil), and now Elder McMillan from Utah. I'm guessing that this area will probably be my last. I have under 4 months left though, so who knows what can happen. I'm looking forward to seeing how this area plays out. Don't wanna bore you guys too much, so I'll end the email here. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Mon 4/29/2024 1:42 AM Hi Everyone, sorry for sending so many emails. I'll try to tone it down a little. Anyway, I believe my last email was about my earthquake experience whilst on the toilet. I haven't had anything like that happen recently which is unfortunate, but I'm still doing good nonetheless. I was transferred after 3 transfers in Hibarigaoka to a place called Takao. It's technically part of a bigger city, and we just get the mountain part of it. It's quite beautiful. Since my last email I have had 3 more companions. Elder Dingle (Philippines), Elder Souza (Brazil), and now Elder McMillan from Utah. I'm guessing that this area will probably be my last. I have under 4 months left though, so who knows what can happen. I'm looking forward to seeing how this area plays out. Don't wanna bore you guys too much, so I'll end the email here. Here's my pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/rMifwWVf62EWjwaL8https://photos.app.goo.gl/rMifwWVf62EWjwaL8 Previous Letter Next Letter

Elder Trey Hafen Back to Missionary Letters Chapter 19: Easter in Zion🐇✝️, 🛤 than onward to the Lafayette, home of Purdue 🚂 It been a busy last few weeks. With finishing final touches in Zionsville towards transfers. Zionsville is a very rich area so we had to start knocking neighbors. As we were knocking the neighbors to find people to teach we knocked into Coderre. She wasn't interested in hearing a message than we offered services. Services was the only thing that work basically in the neighborhood. She took up on it. As we were having daily contact with her we invited her to our Easter service. After doing some landscaping for her we gave her the information. She was very into and ask if we could meet her put front. Which was amazing to hear after a lot of rejection and also with the work being slow in Zionsville. She came to the Easter service. It was an amazing service about Jesus Christ and the wonderful miracles he did for us. Coderre enjoyed and loved the service. After the service she was very interested to learn more about our church. But as I was in the Easter service I felt the spirit very strongly of the testimonies and songs of Jesus Christ. But I didn't let coderre know of the present of the holy ghost. Usually if I miss the opportunity to point out the holy ghost, I feel regret from the spirit. But it in this case I didn't. She meant how she felt the Holy Ghost. She said "trey your church as something that alot of Churches miss, and that is an emotional feel/ connection to something" I then pointed out that it is the Holy Ghost, and it is the comforter of truth. She then started asking me more questions about the gospel. Which then we talked about bore in sin and stuff the catholic believe. She loved the restored truths of what we believed. We made an appointment to meet with her the next day. Members invited her over for dinner and we talked more about our church. I then said my goodbyes to her as I told her I will be going to Lafayette. Please pray for Coderre as she is starting her journey. Now as I finishing my time in Zionsville we went by pisthou home to see what else we can do to fix his car. As we were there helping him out, some of his friends came over to his place. As they were walking over pisthou looks over to us and told us to teach them. It was very interesting in that moment that he wanted us to teach his friends. I was very pleased to do so, but what I liked more about the situation was Pitshou, a Non member referring his friends over to us on the spot. He had his missionary experience. I'm greatful that he feels joy in the restored gospel. As he's continuity learning the gospel. I'm great to have found him and taugh him for as long as I did. Even tho the language barrier was tough. I'm just glad I had a cousin who married a stud that spoke French. Please pray Pisthou and his beloved family as this time as he continues his journey in the gospel. That transfer was forsure tough one. Especially covering another ward in a different stake. But a lot of self-mastery made in that time. Zionsville was definitely an amazing ward and I'm greatful for my time there. I am now in Lafayette Indiana, home of Purdue. Some context of Purdue. Drew Brees was QB their in college, David A Bednar got his PHD at Purdue University, and is a big agriculture school. I'm in ward called Prophetstown. Great area. It's kinda like my first area, Avon. Pretty crazy that I meant Zach Edey a day after the championship game. We meet Zach Edey the start center at Purdue out in the country at a gas station. That was pretty hype. The work had been a lot of fun up here in Lafayette. My new companion is Elder Rice and he's pretty chill. We have had some awesome experiences in the work. This week as we were finding people to teach we knocked into a Haiti family. All dressed up nice. They attended a funeral service of a loved one. We asked if we could share a message, and they said yes. We walked in and I give my lit spill of Haiti creole that I know. They were all interested to hear. Patrick stood up and translated for while I bared testimony of Jesus Christ and we can see our loved ones again. The holy ghost was very strong as they listened to the eternal truths. I'm so greatful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and how it bless our family for the eternitys. I am also great for the atomement of Jesus and the great love he showed us. I bare my testimony that Jesus Lives. He's the head of this church, and their is joy in his gospel as we endure to the end. In the name of Jesus Christ amen. 3 Nephi 15:9 Behold, I am the law, and the light. Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that endureth to the end will I give eternal life D&C 101:36 Wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy is not full, but in me your joy is full. Previous Letter Next Letter

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Elder Andrew Maxfield Back to Missionary Letters From Knox To Nash 207 South Church Avenue Rockwood, TN 37854 PHOTOS https://photos.app.goo.gl/6eFoMLcxApcTof8c7https://photos.app.goo.gl/6eFoMLcxApcTof8c7 Hey Yall! I've completed just about half a Sister's Mission😱😁 that's gotta count for something right? Well it's been a good week so it's going to count in my books. It's been such a freaking amazing week! I finally went to the temple after a long 9 month wait🥹😭 and it was a long wait, never being able to go and watching everybody else go. It truly makes me realize what it's like for those who have lived so far away from a temple, what a blessing it is to go. Anyways here's how my week was let me know how your week was this Easter week! - P Day was EPIC, (my autocorrect knew epic needed to be all caps) because we had a Zone P Day. 4 straight hours of volleyball, basketball, and 9 Square was enough to keep me entertained the whole time and completely whooped by the end😂 - We had youth night and got to help the youngins get themselves some names for the temple on Saturday! And I got a bunny signed by all the young women from Arieana so that's also a massive W😎✌️ - Thursday we had an amazing exchange with the Lenoir City Elders! The only difference was I was staying in Rockwood and had Elder Phillips with me! We got to work going with Harry to Spring City to see all the crazy Hillbilly people😅 I learned a lot from Elder Phillips and his many years of Wisdom!(he's 26 years old and just came out!) - Saturday was the big day! WE MADE IT TO NASHVILLE😱 A huge youth group came with the Ward and we got to go with Arieana to help her through her first time! Just a really good excuse to get to go🙃 We were able to perform baptisms for the dead which were amazing! I also was given the sacred honor of baptizing Arieana for her mom who passed away last year🫠🫠 Talk about sacred experiences! I also baptized two other cool people from the ward and then on top of everything got to help with Confirmations! SPIRITUAL OVERLOAD! Much needed time to recharge my spiritual battery😊 - Also I got to see Sister Bishop from HOUSE MOUNTAIN!! What an awesome surprise😁 - Sunday Elder Barlow gave a talk about, you guessed it, Easter as a whole. Why The Atoning Sacrifice is so important. Not why it was important, but why it is! The Atonement for you and me is an ongoing process, giving us the ability to progress and better ourselves every day! The thing that I love most about how we as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints celebrate Easter is that while we celebrate His Atoning and Suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane, and His Crucifixion on the Cross, we focus our celebrations on the fact that He lives! He is alive and is a perfect Ressurected example that we are able to follow. Think about what He's done for you, even after Easter! - We had Easter dinner with the Powells! They're so awesome, all their little girls running around giving us stuff and drawing and painting for us! They remind me of the Dibbs😁😂 *shoutout Brother and Sister Dibb, Quinn, Jada, and Wylie!🧡 The Powells made Bunny pancakes(they look like Barry) Funeral Potatoes, and eggs! For my spiritual thought I wanted to focus on temples a little more, as it was the highlight of my mission so far! Temples are the central way that we make eternal covenants with our families and ties them to our Heavenly Father! Getting to baptize a daughter for her mom was such a holy experience for me because it's hard to understand what the family connection really is when you have your family still, but understanding what it means to bring families together is super special to me😊 I want to ask all of you what temples mean to you? I promise you that temples are God's houses. If you've never been into a temple, what would you be willing to do to be close to God, in His house? In the only dedicated place Satan cannot be! Just think about that😁 I love yall! I'm in such a unbreakably good mood so let me know if you need anything! I'll help with anything! Have a great week! Email me! andrew.maxfield@missionary.org Previous Letter Next Letter

Sister Jordan Memmott Back to Missionary Letters So much good❤️‍🔥 Hi guys!! We've seen so many miracles this last week it's been great!!! And happy Holy Week! I'm so grateful we get to celebrate our Savior this week and focus on all that he's done for us💓 Highlights - we had zone conference!!! One of my fav meetings:) President John talked about spiritual eclipses and making sure we are keeping our "eye single to the glory of God". It's helped me really focus on what's most important and get rid of the distractions in my way! - Shane!!! This guy is so awesome and has been prepared for the gospel! We had a lesson and a chapel tour with him and he loved it all! He is so open minded about everything and grateful we ran into him. When we gave him a Book of Mormon it brought him to tears because he was so happy! And he's reading it which is so awesome! - hahah funniest thing ever! So one of our members has this challenge they do with missionaries, which is to drink 54oz of milkshake in 5 minutes! And it's SO big! Anyway we went ahead and tried it and guys no joke I literally threw up hah! I got a little more than halfway and then my stomach said nope not today! They got a good kick out of it and it made for some fun times😅 - we went to the temple today and as we were leaving I ran into my recent convert Chelsea from Colleyville!!!! Little tender mercy! I love her and it made my day! She is the absolute cutest and doing so good! This week I was reading a talk by Elder Uchtdorf called Continue in Patience and it was so good! It showed me how important patience is even though its a hard thing to get down haha! There hasn't been a lot going on in our area the last few weeks and finally after so long God has been blessing us and we've seen the good come out of our hard times! He truly is always with us and aware of what we are going through! "Often the deep valleys of our present will be understood only by looking back on them from the mountains of our future experience. Often we can’t see the Lord’s hand in our lives until long after trials have passed. Often the most difficult times of our lives are essential building blocks that form the foundation of our character and pave the way to future opportunity, understanding, and happiness." Love y'all! Have the best week!!! Sister Memmott🩷🩷 Previous Letter Next Letter

Sister Jerusha Bundy Back to Missionary Letters No longer an island girl Hey fans Another week has passed here and not anything too new but there has definitely been some things that have happened so ill get into it. First off, the sun didnt last. The clouds came back and it was a little sad but nevertheless, the work went forward. We had exchanges and I went to a little island with sister pelton called Salt Springs Island, you have to take a quick 45 minute ferry to get there and of course it kinda broke down for a bit so we got stuck on it for a little extra time but thats okay, i like being on a boat. Sister Pelton and I hit the streets of SSI right away. SSI is a super small community, not even a stop light for me to run a red through. I felt like i was on a getaway from the big city and i soaked it all in. We talked to some really cool people, knocked a lot of doors, and picked flowers along the way. No one really let us in but I was content. It was so quiet and peaceful there and I really enjoyed it, it reminded me a little bit of Prince Rupert. I would definitely go back. Later that night we helped teach some Ukrainian refugees english, or helped them with their english, they were super sweet! It felt good to be back in my area with Sister Reed though, we are always pretty busy and its exciting for me, completely different flow of missionary work but ultimately the same goal. Ill give a little update on all of our friends now: Ray: ray is just better than ever, hes practically my canadian dad at this point, he is deep diving into the doctrine and covenants and is super smart, understands and accepts almost every aspect of the gospel. He bought two new suits to wear at church and he looked great! We had a lesson about the priesthood with the stake president and his wife and it went so well. Ive definitely grown my understanding of the priesthood throughout my mission and its actually one of my favorite topics to teach. It was very tender. Ray is seriously an angel though. If my parents ever decided they didnt want me, i just know Ray would take over, he is just the best Jaryd has been on a spiritual high lately, he came to church and we had a really great lesson about marriage and families with him Patt is doing SO GOOD! i just love this woman, no one brings me as much joy as patt does lately, she is just pure in heart, we found out how to work her tv and have been able to have her watch some church movies, we also got her a picture book of Mormon and so we a making progress here This week was good and we so many miracles! But TRANSFER NEWS CAME I knew this one was coming, im getting transferred to abbotsford and im covering YSA, never thought id cover ysa but here we are...... im sad to leave victoria and sister reed, we worked hard, we got lots done and i know victoria will be in good hands. Ive learned so much from sister reed and im really bummed i only got one transfer with her but my new compie sister ahlstrom will be great im sure. We get to take the ferry today (the cruise) and it might be my last time sadly, im going to soak it in🥲🥲 Anyways time for a spiritual thought Doctrine and covenants 88:67-68 67 And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light comprehendeth all things. 68 Therefore, sanctify yourselves that your minds become single to God, and the days will come that you shall see him; for he will unveil his face unto you, and it shall be in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will. I know that our happiness is directly related to our personal purity. Jesus Christ is our only source of peace and He is our person to look to. I have a testimony of prayer. If you have struggles in your life. Praying about it will show God that you are seeking his help, i pŕomise you that He will answer them, in His own time, in his own way, and according to his own will. I love you all. HAPPY EASTER! Jesus Lives. Watch one of my favorite easter videos! The Good News https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/video/easter-videos/2022-04-004-the-good-news?lang=eng Because of Him: An Easter Message https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/video/easter-videos/2022-04-004-because-of-him-an-easter-message?lang=eng -sister bunny Previous Letter Next Letter

Sister Lydia Clark Back to Missionary Letters #SURPRISEIT'SME HEY EVERYONE! Here are some highlights from the past few weeks! Sorry I am literally the worst at writing weeklys! - Feburary Transfers! We got 14 new missionaries and got to help them have a good first impression of our Mission! - Mission Leadership Council which was camping & backpacking themed - Exchanges in Weaver Lake! I got to go back to my old apartment #sofun - Zone Conference! 3 Nephi 5:13 Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life. - Lot's of late nights helping Sister Gochnour paint a backdrop! So fun! - Exchanges with New Prague! I went with Sister Wilson who is a brand new missionary! - Exchanges with Alexandria! They live 2 hours away so we got permission to stay the night! I have never had a worse night haha! They left a window open and it was SO COLD. plus they live right next to a train track so I woke up to a train coming by twice hahah. I literally thought an earthquake was happening - Lamb of God concert! - March madness! We're reading the whole Book of Mormon this month and I'm only 70 pages behind #gome - I hit 17 months as a missionary yesterday! Our friends are doing good! Sadly our friend Damoan who was on date for baptism is no longer on date. He hadn't been coming to church and he recently just lost a loved one which is so sad. So prayers for Damoan would be much appreciated! We are also teaching a super awesome friend named Kristian! Some missionaries in Chicago called us one night and told us they had a friend who just moved to Bloomington and is coming to church with us on Sunday and he did! We've been teaching him ever since and he is SO AWESOME! Lot's of miracles happening around here and God's hand is so evident in all of it! LOVE YOU ALL! Have the best week ever! Previous Letter Next Letter

Elder Trey Hafen Back to Missionary Letters Chapter 18: Faith in the Grind of Z-Ville Zionsville is a tough area so I haven't been writing emails as I should because of the Momentum we've been having. This is definitely an area where you need Faith. So some news. After my first transfer in Zionsville we Continued the work. We kept the momentum we had and kept our eyes on hitting big goals. Welp a missionary had to go home and now we are double covering. This double cover is different. Zionsville is in a different stake than Noblesville. Usually when you double cover you want to be in the same stake. But in this Scenario we are covering 2 areas in different stakes. Kinda like a Mesquite Missionary area but in easy mode. Mesquite missionaries cover 2 stakes while I'm covering 2 areas in 2 different stakes. It was tough but we worked through it. So yes I'm in a trio. Last transfer Elder Gutke and I crushed our goals last transfer. But it took a lot of Faith and Hope. We took an area that was nothing into something. I really love Ether 12:6 6 And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith It took a lot of Faith to get the area where it needed to be. It took a lot of hope to keep the efforts going. But I believed. Even through all the doubts, errors, and mistakes we still got through it. When you have Faith and Hope in Christ life gets easier. But when I had this Faith and Hope I still had challenges that I had to overcome. Satan's fiery darts were still coming at me. When you represent Jesus Christ I guess that's what you get at times. I'm really grateful for doing this great work. I apologize for not putting much effort into this email. it just been a whole lot of grinding and babysitting. Hopefully the next one will be better. P.s Fisher had a stake conference and I meant Vai Sikahema. We talked football about how he played for the eagles and if he reamberber Randall Cunningham and Jon Gruden on the coaching staff. He was really impressed by me knowing that stuff. but sadly we couldn't talk for long because he had places to be. I also had cow heart in beef stew. didn't know until the end of the dinner. It was some great stuff, especially the way they prepared it. Welp hopefully next email will be better than this. Pray for Pitshou Rosine Josie Jack Ben john mac Previous Letter Next Letter