Moments from a Missionary

So this is the bonus week of my mission, Originally I was set to come home this week, but my goodness I wouldn't trade it for the world, It would be so crazy to think that originally I would have left  on Thursday  and Been home  on Friday . There is so much to do this week and we have a busy booked week ahead with fantastic plans everyday this week. So lets do it! ​It was awesome to see the LDSSA materialize at Virginia Western and get a good welcome and reception from the school. We held our first on campus meeting this past week, the school ran an add for us across campus for us the week prior...the missionaries and students will be able to use the LDSSA to do things like share quotes, have institute classes on campus and missionary booths at campus events and host campus activities like a comedy night, etc etc. sorry we are being called away to give a blessing to a YSA in intensive care...I may finish this email  tomorrow ...depends on a few things if not catch everyo

I am the biggest bundle of excitement and nervousness....right now it's like combination Wahooo & Ahhhhhhhh I think this photo accurately depicts how I feel right now....it's awesome, haha ​So I have two weeks of events to catch you up on. ​We broke the bikes out of the closet and got them road worthy again. I have loved biking again...like in Parkersburg...but this time we still have the car as well so It has really helped us reduce the miles we use...plus get a good work-out. L.M. was baptized on Saturday April 2nd...it was a great service, highly attended by her family she was the one missing link in her family, now all of her siblings are members of the church. Elder Little & I ​Elder Little, Elder Wheeler, L.M., K. (L.'s friend), C.M. (L's Dad) L.M. has a sweet spirit about her and was ready and beyond prepared to make this covenant, surrounded by family support. Cleaning the Font the night before the baptism...very happy chore for any m

Greetings everyone, Hope you Easter went well...we have just been having an absolute blast here in the NOKE! The photograph above I thing fairly accurately illustrates us at the end of each day, happy, tired, a little delirious, tired did I mention tired...but happy excited and loving every moment! This was also one of the moments when I was like wait, hold that look and grabbed my camera to capture the moment let me start this letter by sharing a few funny stories. One night this week we got in after a busy day out and about all day, didn't come back to the apartment once...we got in, made some plans and I was laying on the floor in our living room with my feet up on the chair and was so tired it was no time at all that I was out cold...I woke up around  11:15pm  and tried to make my way to the bedroom where Elder Little was already fast asleep...However upon trying to move my legs I discovered that they had completely "fallen asleep" I managed to lift my legs

So much happened this past couple of weeks and it feels like time just keeps moving faster and time to type gets shorter, I will do my best to sum up a few of the highlights of the weeks. Exchange with Cave Spring Elders/Elder MacDonald's Surgery - An elder in our district Elder MacDonald had been suffering from some headaches and major dizziness for a week or so after some usual remedies didn't work he was recommended to go see a doctor, who after learning his heart rate was dangerously low, he was shortly admitted to Lewis Gale Hospital. The gave us a call shortly after and we met them at the hospital. As this all unfolded it was concluded that Elder MacDonald needed a pacemaker...All went well and after 3 days He was able to return to missionary service and did not have to go home:) As I watched all this unfold I was amazed at how many people involved were touched in little ways. One of the largest was the opportunity to Elder Wilkinson to feel the fulfillment of support