Changed, Stunned, A New Man

Hey Yall!

So this week has been so good, and bad at the same time! It was defiantly the fastest week ive ever had in my life! The weather started off kinda rainy and dark and no sun, but by the end of the week there was sun for days! It was great:) 

This is my pride land:) hahha  We started off our week with interviews with President Hanks, and for me it was my exit interview. It went very well. Its crazy to look back at the beginning of my mission, seems like years ago, literally haha. But we were able to see and be with missionaries in Montgomery, one of them had not only been out 6 weeks and was sick, i felt bad for him and we joked around about it. Then we went back to Selma and on Wednesday we had district meeting. That went well, and again Sister Williams and I bore our testimony as we are leaving. Then on Thursday we had a pretty neat experience. We went back to the place of a referral in Lower Peach Tree, there were a ton of blacks that wanted Bibles and Books of Mormon and such so we got a group of 6 of them and taught them all about the Restoration and invited them all to church and baptism. They said they want to so we will see as time goes on how serious they are about it. We will go back tomorrow to teach them:) 

Then the bad part of the week for me. Thursday night I was up all night with a really high fever and throwing up all night, I was in bed all of Friday and had no strength at all. But Saturday we were able to get out and teach another family and see the Aitkens as well. Sunday we had a great time at church and I was able to say some goodbyes to people. Me and my little buddy on a skidder:)

I just want yall to know how grateful I am for each and every one of you! Im so grateful to have served the Lord for these past two years! I havent been perfect and ive made mistakes, but I know that the Lord loves me and is proud of all that ive done! The past 2 years have changed me and made me into a new and improved man! Im stunned now that its coming to a close, but every good story has to end somewhere. I cant wait to start a new chapter in my life. Im grateful for Alabama. I just want to let yall know, im sorry but this is the BEST mission ever!!!! haha 

Remember to be happy! Remember that I love you! Remember to "Love life as you live it!" Christ our Savior lives! This is why im out here! 

See yall on the other side:)

Love Elder Hall

Life Goes On...

Hey Yall,

So today I have been very busy with a special project for Sister Hanks, Im doing it in behalf of the other 13 missionaries that are going home. So Ive spent all day doing that. Here is just a quick experience we had this week.

We have been trying to find new investigators and houses to tract on. On Saturday we tracted for 3 hours down one road and knocked on the two houses that we passed. No one answered, but we did get 1 May We Teach You, from it, from a man who pulled over and asked if we were ok and needed help haha so we asked if he needed the gospel in his life, he said no haha.We also were able to invite 3 people to baptism, only was really happy and excited about it. We still have been working hard. We were able to get part of a less active family to church yesterday. We are trying to help strengthen the branch members that are active as well as the LA, and find new investigators. So its over all been a good week.

Remember to be happy, enjoy life and laugh. Love all you come in contact with and dont look back until your finish, get up until you reach your goal or dream. I love yall so very much! Steadfast!

Love Elder Hall

Fresh New Start!

Hey Yall!

This week has been great. Rainy, sunny, cold, warm and everywhere in between. You gotta love the crazy weather here. We have had tornado watches in the mission, and here in Magnolia we didnt get a drop of rain or a sound of wind.... haha I almost got to eat rattle snake this week, one of the members was playing a prank of Elder Arnold cuz he had never been to there house, and when she took it away I asked, "Wait can I try some??" "It has freezer burn and wouldnt be good." She replied haha Maybe before I leave ill get back to try it:) Elder Arnold and I.

This week has had its ups and downs. We had a very eventful New Years Eve... We tracted down a hwy for 6 miles. haha we got one good return apt out of it, but no one was home, they were all in the big towns and cities I guess haha but it was good hard work none the less:) We have been able to follow up on a few investigators this week. One is a couple, Tommy and Rena they had read some of the Book of Mormon and loved how it compares to the bible so much. We also saw Authur. We read 2 Nephi 31 with him. We asked if he still wanted to be baptized. He said he did, and we told him we want to wait til after he gets married to do it. Now he is in his 50's and its his 3rd marriage, but he is excited about this one. He keeps saying how he just wants to do right and wants the Lord to be proud of him. He is still committed to baptism, and understood why we are waiting until after his marriage, so that will either be this month or Feb! He also said he was going to a church on Sunday, the church started later in the morning, so we asked him to come for just the first hour and he did!! What a miracle! Bobby is doing well still and are still working with the Aitkens, the less active family he lives with, to get them all to church! 

Here are the members we live with. We also went on two exchanges this week. One with the district leader and his comp and the other with the zone leaders. They both were good. And we had zone training! It was great! Probably the best Ive been too so far. I was able to sing a musical number with another missionary and also got to bear my testimony with two other missionaries as the departing missionaries. That was sad but good at the same time. They trained on something I noticed this week in my studies. In Ether 12:7 

"For it was by faith that Christ showed himself unto our fathers, after he had risen from the dead; and he showed not himself unto them until after they had faith in him; wherefore, it must needs be that some had faith in him, for he showed himself not unto the world."

and vs 12: "For if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith."

Its amazing that Christ didnt show himself unto the entire world, cuz not everyone had enough faith. He didnt show himself unto the Jews. Then it talks about the miracle of people seeing him. It wasnt until AFTER their faith, that they saw Christ. Its usually not until after the trial or temptation when we need to show our faith and act, when we actually see Christ help and the miracles that happened in that event. Let us have an added measure of faith this New Year and let the miracles pour down from heaven. Wouldnt it be cool the flood the earth with miracles because of the faith we have? Dont let miracles cease because of your lack of faith. Let Christ into your life, Just have a desire to believe... Its that simple and blessings and miracles appear! Its all about our attitude:) So remember to be happy! hhaa

I love yall! Im so grateful for each of you and all the love, help and kindness you show to me! Hope yall have a great week. 

Love Elder Hall