Moments from a Missionary

Dear Family and Friends, -- My very first day in the field, on my very first street I walked. We had two teenage boys drive up to us and pull over in a Ford Bronco, They had just returned from a fishing trip and asked us if we "wanted to talk about the Bible" , Now being the fresh off the boat missionary I was then I was excited to talk to them, you can imagine my surprise when my companion (elder McFarland) quickly talked to them about fishing then ended the conversation and kept on walking..."oh those guys just wanted to bash with us" he said...I remember offering a prayer in my heart to see those boys again and be able to talk to them more. -Six Weeks Later- Elder Williams and I were walking down the street with a member heading to a school function for his son...when two boys came riding down the street on their bikes and one of them crashed right as he was about to pass us...you can imagine what happened next, we make sure he is okay and ask him...

Well what a week...Tuesday, my companion threw in the towel...so we abandoned our apartment for the week and I lived with the zone leaders (who have a Tri-Panionship already )Elder Klineman, Elder Golding and Elder Shaffer...which ended up being the greatest 4-day exchange ever! We had four of us in the "Nicest Apartment in the Mission"...It was great working with them, two cars and four elders we rocked both of our areas! Plus had some fantastic study that I will remember the rest of my mission...and somewhere along the way, I was talked into purchasing Elder Klineman's entire weight set...and they set me up in a real missionary work out routine! Which includes a mile of Stairs at the stadium...I have never felt more AWAKE in my mission! it took me three days to be able to fully bend my arms strait again. Then Friday We went down to Charleston to Meet my New companion Elder Williams! HOT DOG! are we a smashing great fit! He is 27, from Gilbert Arizona, and...

Hello Everyone,  So during the week we get the opportunity to utilize Mormon Channel twice a week, and here are a few of my links and notes. enjoy. Now people often ask what my favorite kind of music is and I would say Trance, swing and score...and one of my all time favorite artists is Lindsay Sterling and I learned something new about her today...she is a Mormon!   http://www.mormonchannel.org/tv-ads?v=1699202752001 Over the last week and as I wrote a letter and reflected on turning points in my life that lead me away and then back again to where I am now on my mission...and the words of our wonderful Mission President..."at times we can get caught up in the perspective of eternity, but loose sight of how critical our decisions now here in mortality are in the perspective of eternity"  Our choices now will not only effect our mortal life but will have rippling effects in eternity. http://www.mormonchannel.org/youth-videos?v=2886657808001...