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| Mission Leadership Council - Aug 2017 |
The past few weeks have been super hectic. We have had bust prep days as well, which has left no time for emailing. I personally don't mind, but I know Lisa Pennington does. So this is me repenting and trying to do a really good one haha :)
Elder Olsen and I have been seeing a ton of success with our
lessons and contacts on the street. We have a ton of people with dates for
baptism, a good amount that come to church, and some baptisms that should for sure
being coming here soon. The only problem
is we are only finding 3 or 4 people a week, so that has been kind of
frustrating for us but oh well life goes on!
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| Mission Leadership Council |
Ricky Burton and Anabelle Matus got baptized back in June,
and they are doing awesome! It is so cool to see and watch them crave the
gospel! They are both awesome people and are great influences to me. They help
me stay motivated so I can continue to find strong pioneers like them. We spoke in church a couple of Sundays ago,
and it was crazy... I had to end my talk
early because I was talking too much! Usually I have a tough time having enough
material, but it has been cool to see how much more comfortable I have gotten
behind the pulpit.
We only have this week left in the transfer, so this Saturday night we are getting our transfer calls to see where we are going to be going, but in this instance the next area I go will be my last, and I will only be there for 12 more weeks....it is crazy to think that I only have 3 more months left...it is slowly creeping up and it is scary. This is the best thing ever and I really don't want to go, but I am also super excited to see what life has for me next. As I have been thinking a lot about what I need to do back home, I have seen my thought process change thanks to my mission. The goals that I had for myself after I graduated college have either been thrown away or upgraded to better ones. I have seen myself gain more discipline and a greater desire to emulate my Savior Jesus Christ with everything that I do.
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| Lunch at MLC (Pizza, salad, and home made brownies) |
I have been cleaning out and getting rid of a ton of things
that I feel like I was given just yesterday by missionaries who have been home
for over a year...it is weird to think that the next holidays will be ones
spent with family and friends. But as
for now, my thoughts are still on the work and still on treating every single
day like it is my last....well I figure I only have 12 more of these big emails
so I will try to make them better and more spiritual. Love you all, and thank you for your thoughts
and prayers, it definitely makes a difference!
Love,
EP
