This was the busiest week I’ve had on the mission. I felt like an AP and that is a trash feeling no one wants.
We hiked Brighton canyon all the way to a lake and it was pretty. It was probably the prettiest scenery I’ve wear seen and almost makes me went to live here after the mish.
Tuesday
We planned for our zone conference training for a couple hours today so we don’t just get up and wing it. We had an awesome choir practice and it’s getting way better. One of the sister missionaries is directing it and is making it sound a lot better. Her name is Sister Tonga and has been on America’s got talent, Ellen, nickelodeon and a ton of crap. Her and her sisters are super good. We gave a blessing to a boy who was having a lot of nightmares recently so we hope he gets better. I was able to do a baptismal interview for an investigator the missionaries were teaching. They even Invited my companion and I to their Polynesian dinner Saturday. Clutch
Wednesday
Today was hecka long but really good. We woke up and planned out training for another couple of hours. We had an elder come to the church so he could photoshop some pictures we have in our PowerPoint. Dudes a hacker. We had 3 amazing lessons today with new people we are teaching. Somehow none of them are under 15 so that’s got to be a record for Utah missionaries. We ended the night planning our training until 10pm. I was adding to the PowerPoint while also calling the sister missionaries about a training they are giving Friday. It was a packed day.
Thursday
We gave our training today at zone conference and it was pretty solid. We went to Walmart right before to pick up some laser pointers to point out things on our presentation and we got candy to throw at people who answered. It definitely helped me to get more out of my comfort zone because it was a 40 minute training that we did for each of the 2 groups there. Tonight we scheduled a lot of baptism stuff and had some elders come over and do a baptismal interview for us. Everytime we come to this apartment its just chaos.
Friday
We had zone council today and pretty much winged our training because the whole week was spent on our other training. We had dinner with a Tongan family at a Hawaiian girl so it was hecka nice of them. We were in bed at 10:30 and all of a sudden get a call from the Tongan family that his wife needs a blessing. We got permission from president and rushed over. She was on the couch shaking in pain. We gave her a blessing and it was a very spiritual experience. I so baldy wanted her to stop shaking but she kept doing it during the blessing. We hope she gets better
Saturday
We had a lesson with a 15 year old boy named Eric and asked him how praying about the book of mormon was. He said it was amazing and that he knew it was true, he prayed and fell asleep and saw christ by his side in a dream saying it was true. We filled the font for Jazzi and Aerielle’s Baptism. Me and elder Ellis got to baptize them and it was the first time I got to on the mission. It was an experience I will always remember. In utah everyone has an uncle or something thats a memwbr so missionaries dont baptize as much. We had Gabriel’s baptism too and it was awesome!! He’s the sweetest kid and they have the best family. He was already dressed at 8am and his baptism was at 5pm, he is a stud
Sunday
We had a super busy Sunday but it was good. We confirmed jazzi and Aerielle members of the church and gave them the holy ghost. Jazzi is super sassy and likes to act like she doesn’t want the holy ghost and stomped up to the front of sacrament. It was a great look.
Spiritual thought:
Mormon 9:11
But behold, I will show unto you a God of miracles, even the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and it is that same God who created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are.
God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He is the same God that created the world and the same who was over Moses and Abraham. If he loved us in the premortal life then he loves us now and always will. The lord will never forsake us.
Elder Willis