Hey Yall!
So this week we had an amazing week! We were able to see and teach and fellowship a lot of people! I dont have any really smack ya in the face spiritual experiences this week, so sorry about that:/ but I do have some funny things that happened this week.
Us and Jade at her 6th grade graduation:) I love there family! Hopefully I can get a pic of all of them to send to y'all! Well first we had a great P-Day up in Montgomery. We did a zone activity and got to wax our cars then go to the park and play kickball! That was super fun! After we were able to go to the baptist hospital there and give a couple people blessings. One man was the uncle of a recent convert Diana Rogers. She is the one that cut my hair. She is the only member in her family and when she said that her uncle was in the ICU we told her we would love to give him a blessing. So we went and people kinda gave us funny looks or they wouldnt look at us at all haha but we met her Aunt, the mans wife, and cousins, his daughters, that were meeting us at the hospital. They took us to his room in the ICU. He was in a medically Induced Coma. So we gave him the blessing. Afterwards the wife of the man was just sobbing in tears. She was so grateful that we would take time and come give him a blessing and she said that she just felt so good inside and knew that he would be alright. Well later this week we figured out that he was out of the coma and was in a regular room. He was up and happy and talking with everyone. So well you can say that that was a smack ya in the face spiritual moment haha I actually wasnt gonna share that but I guess I needed too:) haha I just love knowing and seeing over and over again miracles that come through the priesthood. It just adds to my testimony that it is a very real power and that it can change lives!
So next was on Tuesday we had a district meeting. There are 4 people in my district. Me, my comp(Elder Jensen) who is the district leader, Elder Kelly, and Elder Hatch who are the Zone Leaders. It didnt hit me until we got to district meeting and my comp says, " Welcome to district meeting where we have the zone leaders, district leaders and..... Elder Hall. Haha Im the only one that doesnt have anything special haha Im actually the only one that will be out on my mission past july! The other 3 will all be home haha But hey that just means im in the best district ever!:) haha Also something else that is really funny that happened on monday and tuesday is that for one of our companionship studies we spent the whole time talking about how mormon I am. Haha then after district meeting my comp made me tell the zone leaders how mormon I am haha Everybody now wants to come to Alpine and experience the total mormon experience haha Its hilarious to think of how mormon Alpine really is haha I always tell people that there is Utah, Then Happy Valley or Utah county, then provo, then alpine haha. Everyone gets so surprised when I tell them. But I have come to love and appreciate how much of the gospel has really been in my life! Its been a tremendous blessing!
The next funny experience was on Wednesday night. We had just left a members house that had us over for dinner. Then we fixed to go to a part member family. And they were making tacos so they insisted that we had some. So we both fixed a plate of them and my comp went to the living room. As I was headed that way Katrina, the mom, said, "Hey have some kool-aid its in the fridge just get it out and grab some." So I opened the fridge and saw 2 pitchers one was red and the other one was what I thought was purple.... The "Purple" was a little less than half full. The red one was all the way full. So I thought well instead of grabbing the full one ill just help finish off the one thats almost gone so I poured me a glass. When I was pouring it, it didnt look purple. It looked more of a brown color which I thought was weird. As I was walking from the kitchen to the living room I decided to taste the drink I had just gotten. And yup, it defiantly was not purple kool-aid! Haha I had just poured me a glass of tea!!! I couldnt believe it! Haha so I sat down on the couch and put the drink in the corner behind the couch hoping that no one would see it haha then I ate my taco. When I finished the little boy they have thats 5 said can I take your plate...... I thought that would be a perfect time to get up and sneak my plate and the drink away to go put it in the sink. Haha so I did just that and no one knew a thing. Haha afterwards I told my comp and he busted up laughing and is going to tell the family next time we go over there haha but it was an intense moment that ended up fine:) haha
Another long dirt road! There growing on me:) There are pond/ Swamp things as we walk down the roads that we throw boulders into. But the work here is progressing! We were able to teach wayne again and he had tears in his eyes as we both bore testimony at the end of the lesson. We asked him about June 1st as a baptism date. He said that he doesnt see himself getting baptized that date but than said you never know I could change my mind! Haha he is a funny man but hey he is in the conflict zone which is really really good! He still reads the BOM and tells us what he learns! So he is doing great! We were able to see 4 less actives come back to church on Sunday! We were so proud of all of them! One is named Tiffany. I dont know if I told yall but everyone here is related. EVERYONE. haha and tiffany is married to a man named joe. His mom is named Earline. She has a huge clan haha but Tiffany and her girls are a family we are working hard on trying to get back to church. She has 3 girls and a boy. Karah is 15. Jodi is 14 and Jade is 12. Jade and Earline are both active. Colt is 4. So we are trying to get the rest active. One way is by going to softball games. We were able to go to one of Jades last softball games this past week and invited Tiffany to come to church and were so so surprised and happy she came!:)
And that brings us to why this email is late because Jade had a 6th grade graduation that she invited us to go to so we went and saw the whole clan again and had a good time!:)
That is one thing that I have learned on my mission. You have to be a friend and you have to be a spiritual guide. Being a friend is talking to people about there lives, going to things they have, supporting them, and loving them. Being a spiritual guide is teaching them and inviting them to keep commandments and make covenants. You need both and that makes.... A Missionary! I love being peoples friends but not only that seeing them grow spiritually! That is why your out on a mission. At first it was really awkward to always be talking about the gospel and spiritual things with people. But now I love sharing and talking about the gospel! Its amazing to see people change. This area has really helped me be able to be a friend more. At first I thought that all missionaries do was talk and preach and invite. That is a really big thing we do. But unless we are there true friend they wont trust us and wont listen. I have learned how to relate what people love to the gospel. So they can truley understand. I have loved being in this area. Its the most country area youll ever see. But with that brings great down to earth people, that love everyone. Everyone here is family and I now feel a part of that family. We all need to make people feel apart of our gospel family! I heard a saying this week. Its "The church is a hospital for sinners, not a hotel for saints." We all need to realize non of us are perfect. We all need to help each other through this life and make everyone feel like family. That is truly missionary work.
I love yall! I hope yall are doing well. I pray for each and every one of you every day! I love being a missionary! Its so awesome to be out each day walking in the long dirt roads, sweating my butt off as it gets hotter and hotter each day. I love it. I wouldnt want to be anywhere else right now. I hope yall are just as happy as I am! We all need to be happy each day! Find the blessing that Heavenly Father has given you and be thankful:) Hope yall have a great and happy week!:)
Love Elder Hall
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