Monday, July 17, 2017

It aint over 'till the fat lady sings

My stay here in Antioch has come to a close. I have loved the relationships I have made here! So many hard good-byes to have tomorrow, but long lasting friendship I will have for eternity!  I have been well taken care of in Antioch!  This has been by far the hardest area but the place I have had the most growth. I am now headed over to the Thompson Station 1 Ward. It is in the Franklin zone so I am back in the same zone as I was when I was in Linden!! I will be living in Spring Hill which is close to Franklin.  My new companion's name is Elder Maxfield and I have heard a lot of really great things about him from peeps. I have only met him once during a zone Pday in Paducah, that was like a year ago .... sheesh, time flies. I am excited to hit the pavement and get some work done.

This week went by pretty fast! We did a lot of busing up to downtown and around since we have no car and elder Briscoe sold his bike. We talked to a lot of people.  Sisters will be taking our spots, so I feel super good about leaving them with some great peeps to work with. We have one on date right now!! I know the sisters will get him splashed. Sisters usually do better than elders anyway. I think they will like this place!!!  Don't you fret mom, I am leaving my room nice and clean!  ;)

Not a whole lot of time to write today since we are packing up and getting ready to go.  I got a nice visit from The Ball Family!  It was so great to see them!  For my personal study from this week I have been studying up on the Pioneers in light of Pioneer Day.  I have been doing a lot of studying of ancestors and church history. Our President allows 2 hours a week to do some family history. I have found 3 names to do work for and I have been reading a lot of their articles and journals (I need my brothers to do the baptism and confirmations)!  As I read their stories and the stories from the Saints I have really come to love their sacrifice. I grew up knowing that it was hard for them to trek west but I didn't know about all the persecution before. I should say I heard about their persecution but I didn't realize how bad it was. The pioneers were true believers.would be reading and feeling such righteous fury for the mobsters. If I was there I would have probably been killed because I would have fought back. I have come to appreciate that my life is not even close to as hard as theirs was. I am so thankful for my pioneer ancestors, whether they were on the plains or just recent, I am happy they made it so I could be here on a mission. I am probably teaching some of those mobster's ancestors and giving them the chance for eternal life! I love this gospel and how much it can change us.

Have a blessed week y'all!

Love, Elder Q









 

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