I had a crazy week! I'm saying goodbye to some of my favorite missionaries I've ever served with! Elder Smith (my last companion) is going home to New Zealand! Elder Evans (my zone leader) is going home to Arizona! And my companion (Elder Harvey) is going home to Vermont! Goodbye's suck, but there is some good news that comes with this week. I'm staying in my area another transfer! I'm excited that I get to stay and serve the people in the DeSoto/Duncanville YSA area. Tomorrow I will have a new companion!
The weather has been AWFUL this week! On Thursday we had the tornado sirens go off in DeSoto! We got to our apartment as soon as we could and I was in my first tornado! It wasn't a very bad one. Well, it was bad for about 15 minutes, but it didn't last much longer than that. It was a scary/exciting experience, especially because I had never been a part of a tornado.
We got two new investigators this week! Hopefully these new investigators can progress and come closer to Christ. I'm always excited when we get new investigators!
On Sunday we were asked to teach 3rd hour of the combined youth class. We made name tags for each of them and gave them a "mini MTC experience." It was so fun to role play with the youth and to get them excited to do missionary work. They seemed to really enjoy third hour so I'd say that it was a success!
Someone stole my card information and spent all my money on my home card! Luckily I got the money back from the bank and they're trying to find out who stole the info. That was crazy!
Anyway, I'm working on 8 months and hope that all of y'all are doing well. Remember what's important - Christ and the Atonement. It's real! Have a great week!
Elder Needles
With Elder Needles permission here is the letter he wrote to his Mission President this week:
Dear President Taylor,
This week has been a crazy week with the weather, saying goodbye to missionaries that are leaving, and someone even stealing my card info and spending all my money on my home card! Nonetheless, it's been a good week full of miracles! We had someone just show up to church yesterday and we are going to start teaching her! We also have had good success with referrals that have been given to us. I'm so blessed to be able to stay in my area another transfer, and I'm excited to continue serving the people in the DeSoto ward and the Duncanville YSA branch. I've been doing everything I can with the circumstances I'm in to be a Captain Moroni missionary. In my planner next to the to do list, I put -- To Be: Captain Moroni -- I love the Lord so much and I want to serve Him and align my will with His. It's difficult and an uphill climb, but I'm coming to find how patient the Lord is with me and how much He is teaching me through this experience. Some days I just want to burst into tears because of how merciful and gracious He is, and sometimes, because of how incredible He truly is, I just want to shout hosannas from the mountain tops which unfortunately are non-existent in Texas. (: It truly is astonishing when you look at what the Lord has done for you. I understand why the prophets in the Book of Mormon took the time to engrave words like that into the plates. For some reason, the gospel has become so much more real for me since I've been on my mission. Perhaps because I'm just so immersed in it.
Thanks for everything you do! I know that you've been super busy this last week with interviews and transfers. Thank you so much for putting so much thought into transfers. It helps me realize that I'm in good hands and whatever happens is in fact inspired of the Lord. Have a good week President Taylor!
Elder Needles
With Elder Needles permission here is the letter he wrote to his Mission President this week:
Dear President Taylor,
This week has been a crazy week with the weather, saying goodbye to missionaries that are leaving, and someone even stealing my card info and spending all my money on my home card! Nonetheless, it's been a good week full of miracles! We had someone just show up to church yesterday and we are going to start teaching her! We also have had good success with referrals that have been given to us. I'm so blessed to be able to stay in my area another transfer, and I'm excited to continue serving the people in the DeSoto ward and the Duncanville YSA branch. I've been doing everything I can with the circumstances I'm in to be a Captain Moroni missionary. In my planner next to the to do list, I put -- To Be: Captain Moroni -- I love the Lord so much and I want to serve Him and align my will with His. It's difficult and an uphill climb, but I'm coming to find how patient the Lord is with me and how much He is teaching me through this experience. Some days I just want to burst into tears because of how merciful and gracious He is, and sometimes, because of how incredible He truly is, I just want to shout hosannas from the mountain tops which unfortunately are non-existent in Texas. (: It truly is astonishing when you look at what the Lord has done for you. I understand why the prophets in the Book of Mormon took the time to engrave words like that into the plates. For some reason, the gospel has become so much more real for me since I've been on my mission. Perhaps because I'm just so immersed in it.
Thanks for everything you do! I know that you've been super busy this last week with interviews and transfers. Thank you so much for putting so much thought into transfers. It helps me realize that I'm in good hands and whatever happens is in fact inspired of the Lord. Have a good week President Taylor!
Elder Needles
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