Good Morning!!!
We just sent off Elder Jensen to the airport so that was pretty sad. He’s gonna kill it in Finland Tuesday
Today was a good one. We had a ton of lessons and even invited a girl named nayeli to be baptized!! There was a storm that rolled in so it was super windy and dirt was flying everywhere. This girl randomly came to us and said “i’m gonna ask my mom if I can be baptized” sounds good to me. We have some good work and some exciting things to come
Wednesday
It was like 97° out today and I was dying while biking to lessons. I guess I’m a Utah boy now and can’t take the heat. Towards the end of the day it got cloudy and then the thunder came. We got drenched so badly that my water proof shirt was no longer waterproof. Definitely the hardest it’s rained in a while. Our shoes were squishing as we walked into the church for our meeting with the stake and our mission president. Utah needed the rain so I’m glad we got it
Thursday
I had some really good studies today about the true meaning of forgiveness and how to have that christ-like love for people that have hurt us in life. We called a ton of people to set up the baptisms this month. It gets pretty stressful if you’re not organized. It rained again today, which was good. We went to some houses before having a lesson with “Patten” who is getting baptized on Saturday. We are hyped for him.
Friday
Solid day. We had zone council and one of my companions Elder Jensen bore his testimony because he leaves on Monday to Finland where he was originally assigned. He is a good dude and will definitely miss him. We went to this crazy family’s house and ate leftover eggs and turkey bacon. It looked like the dog treats called ” beggin strips”. We went to the skatepark and I did some tricks on the kids scooters there. They were super cool and thought what we did was awesome. We found a new kid to teach too. They asked where we got our cool clothes haha. They thought we were cops at first. We got locked out of the apartment and had to get a crowbar and crawl through a tiny window to get in. Missionary life.
Saturday
I had the weirdest experience on the mission yet. We first had the baptism for patten and it went super smooth. He’s one of the coolest kids I’ve met on the mish. Afterwards we had a service with the weirdest lady. She was going on and on about anime and made cringe jokes. She was pulling up a root and passed out out on the ground. We had to carry her to her couch inside and she flopped on it. The only thing she kept saying was ” water..water”. I don’t know if I’m going back there again.
Sunday
Solid Sabbath day. Had church and confirmed patten a member of the church and gave him the holy ghost. We had a flat tire so we walked 45 minutes to a a youth night. We played games and shared our goals, it was fun hanging with the youth. Elder Jensen has been packing because he’s leaving to Finland tomorrow. I’m gonna miss this dude, he’s a real one.
Spiritual Thought:
D&C 42:61
If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries and peaceable things—that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth life eternal.
Praying is one of the most important things we can do in life. Having the lord in every aspect of your life will help you to grow and make good decisions. We can receive knowledge and answers to questions by praying to heavenly father with real intent. Follow the teachings of christ and heavenly father will give you the answers you need
Elder Willis
