District of Beef

I had a lot of things happen this past week but the highlight was calling the family back home! They are all doing good and have changed so much! Well, my brothers have changed a lot and it is weird because I remember my thought processes at their age. I still look at them as my little bros so it is weird to see them grow up. Sister Oscarson, my sister, is also home from her mission - whoah!  It was crazy to see her on the other end of the call.  I also was blessed to see Malori open her mission call!  She is going to the heart of the restored gospel in the Rochester, New York mission! She will be serving in the Hill Cumorah Visitors Center!  Whoot! It’s not the south but still good. Ha!

We had Zone Conference this week and I absolutely love those! Fun fact, our zone could pretty much eat the other zones based on our size. We discussed the mission culture and the doctrine behind it. For those that want to know what it is, it is this:

Tennessee  Nashville  Mission
A Christ-centered  culture  of  high  expectations  and  charity
In the Tennessee Nashville Mission we  voluntarily  and  joyfully:
Love God, each other and ourselves
Find constantly, teach repentance from the  Book of Mormon, and baptize converts
Work with a faithful attitude
Prioritize the repentant
Know the doctrine
Work and practice all day, in the Preach My Gospel way
Obey and repent, with consecration

We went into the doctrine behind this culture and it was awesome!

I also had exchanges with the APs. I mobbed around Nashville with Elder Doman. I absolutely love that man! He is so cool! We found some peeps and talked to some interesting people. We talked to one man who had the same philosophies as Korihor and I was trying to reply like Alma did but I did not feel moved to strike him dumb. Ha! It was a good time.

For Christmas morning the district got together and we cooked a ton of meat! If I remember anything from Christmas on my mission it will be all of us grubbing on meat and singing joyous Christmas hymns. Elder White and I helped this old lady with splitting firewood on Christmas too! That was so fun and it took me right back to the good ol' Troy days. There is something so satisfying when you split a round so cleanly.

I love y’all and hope that Christmas was awesome! Can you believe that it is the end of transfers next week? I will let y’all know what happens.

Love, Elder Q