Good morning!!
This week was a good one except I was told I’m leaving Tooele and im bummed because we had so much work going on. But I know this will be a good change for me.
Tuesday
Today we had a service project cutting down full size trees and using a rope to pull so they didn’t hit the house. Members have a lot of faith in missionaries. It was a ton of fun though and the dude took us to lunch. I used my dog treats I bought on some shih-tzu’s that would always bark at us. I am now their best friend
Wednesday
Today our mission president came and taught with us for the whole night!!! I’m not going to lie, I was super nervous because if we did good we would get so many brownie points with President. We had some solid lessons and got some referrals to teach. At the end of the night he took us to American Burger and got us some shakes. What a homie. He told us he wants all the missionaries to have nights like this. We executed perfectly.
Thursday
Today we went to lunch with the kid we baptized and his brother who was set apart as a missionary on Sunday. They are some of the coolest dudes I’ve met on the mish. While we were out knocking on some doors we were praying before going up to the house and the dude opens the door mid prayer and says not today guys. Guess we need to pray harder. Elder sanerivi fell on his bike twice and got hit in the chest with his handlebars. We don’t know how to ride bikes. Out friend Matthew is getting baptized on August 20th so we’re are hyped
Friday
We had zone council today and I got my WWJD bracelets and some protein powder from grandma Willis. Shout out to them. It rained today for a bit so it was nice, except afterwards it always feels muggy. We found a new person to teach and are super excited because she has already been going to church for a long time. This lady on the streets posted my companion and I on the Facebook account “missionary mommas” so look out for that.
Saturday
It rained a ton today and even started to flood the streets which was awesome.We got a call from our mission president and he said elder sanerivi would be getting a new companion and I would be leaving Tooele!!! He said he wants me as a Zone leader in the valley. I don’t know what to think about this because I wasn’t even a district leader so It’s all going to be new for me. We had a service at Deseret peak complex out by Grantsville to help the ward at the demolition derby. I saw kaitlee Maxfield who I went to school with back home at the derby so it was nice seeing a familiar face there
Sunday
We had stake conference and Elder Alvin F. Meredith of the seventy spoke. He spoke in October 2021 conference so it was awesome being able to hear him speak and shake his hand. I got to say goodbye to a ton of people which was hard because I’ve grown to love this stake so much. The High family took us home and got to say bye to them. They are awesome. I packed for a couple hours while listening to some elder Wilcox talks. I leave on p day instead of Tuesday which sucks. We had dinner with the McCollums which is one of my favorite families I’ve met on the mission and then said goodbye to some families we were teaching.
Spiritual thought:
D&C 63:9
But, behold, faith cometh not by signs, but signs follow those that believe.
The first principle of the gospel is faith. We must first go through the trial of faith before receiving a sign or answer. Don’t let your faith fall because you aren’t receiving answers at the time that you want it. Heavenly father knows us better then we know ourselves and knows exactly when we need that answer or sign in our life. Be patient and long suffering and the Lord will bless your life with increased knowledge.
Elder Willis