So this week has been a long week of packing and moving and exchanges and lots of everything you can imagine! But I did have some cool experiences. Me at Elvis Presleys House:) Thats down in a city called Tupelo!
So first I want to talk about the week of our move. Hopefully all yall got my email explaining that I moved and have a new address. If you didnt my new address is 1111 Sawyer Rd Apt C Corinth, Ms, 38834. But boy I have forgotten what happens in a move. Not only do you have to move your own stuff and funiture, which for missionaries is the easy part haha, but you also have to scrub the 4 years of missionary crap off of everything! The walls, fridge, floor, baseboards, tub, haha it was so gross but now we are in a newer nicer apt. Its actually the exact same as our old one but only a year old, so that is nice. It took us 3 days to move because we had to clean and get someone to help us move the tables and drawers and big things we had. So that took up alot of our week.
But earlier in the week I was on an exchange with our District Leader down in a city called Booneville. Its the area right next to ours. I spent the first 2 days of the week there. It was fun, and tiring at the same time. Booneville doesnt have a car so we biked and walked around all day which really wasnt bad it actually felt really good, except one thing. I told yall how I got a new hair cut because it was starting to get warmer here. Well one of the days it was around 90 degrees and high humidity as well. Everyone here says that that is nothing. That is really cool compared to what summer will be! Well that concerns me because on that day I was sweating like a pig!! Everything I had on was soaking wet and my DL didnt have a drop of sweat on him haha I cant wait for summer!;) It will be a new experience and Im gonna be sweating like non other. But hope I just get used to it haha.
Elvis's House. One cool experince I had while we were on the exchange was that we went and saw one of thier investigators. His name was Richard. He is an older guy in his late 50's, and is non denominational. He also went to many bible camps and new a lot of scriptures out of the bible. Well as we talked with him he had questions. We would try to explain what we believed but he would just come back at us with a scripture and twist it to try and make his point. Which by the way many people down here do that and non of it makes any sense! Haha but anyways we did this with many of his questions for about an hour and half or so. We were getting a little bit on him but he still seemed to believe in his ways. So after a while we had to go so I said to him, "We have to get going now but I want to leave you with my testimony." And bore my testimony, one of the strongest ones I have born. Then right after I just looked at him as he stared back at me. He started to say something then kind of mumbled and was silent for what seemed like a minute or two. Then he said that we were remarkable young men and we said a prayer and left. It was so cool to see how the spirit can work through us! The spirit put into my mouth the words that I needed to say. And because of that it confounded a man who had years and years of bible study and classes! He had no idea what to say. It was a neat experience and after I reflected on my setting apart blessing. That said to bear my testimony and not fight with other. It really opened my eyes.
One more experince yall might like. Its a funny and crazy one haha.
Me with a repleca of elvis's car.
This was on saturday afternoon. We decided to go around to all our neighbors and meet them and tell them that we could help them with anything and to just give us a call. So we did that with all of them. Then we went down the street and there was an older lady and im pretty sure was her son who was 32? I think somehwere around there. But we talked with them and they were really friendly and nice. The lady, Barbra, her mom would have the missionaries over all the time until she passed away. So we got talking with them as they sat there and smoked haha. The weird thing was that whenever the boy would talk it was really slow and he would stare at your soul! It kinda creeped me out like he had some sort of evil spirit in him. But we said a prayer with them and blessed their home. Then we stood up and he said can I do something to you now? And moved his finger back and forth pointing to both of us. Then his finger stopped at me and I said sure. He slowly came closer to me and raised his hands like he was going to grab my face. Then with both of him thumbs swiped them across my forehead and yelled JESUS! Haha then after that asked me if I felt different. I told him yes. I basically felt the spirit leave me for a brief second. But it was a funny experience haha there are all sorts of crazy people that do stuff like that down here. It sounds like they come out during the summer so we will have to see what experiences I have haha
Thats another pond that we fished at! Alot of people down here have ponds! It just a regular thing!
But I know this church is true. I know that testimonies can be powerful and all yall have to do is share them. "A testimony is found in the bareing of it!" President Packer. We just have to open our mouths and we can not only bless others but receive blessings for ourselves. I know that missionary work is going to progress and that everyone can be apart of it! I love this gospel and love to see how it changes lives. This is the Lords church. He stands at the head and directs the prophets to know how to lead us. Our Heavenly Father loves us so much that he has restored the gospel back to the earth. Never ever take that for granted. I love yall! Have a great week and remember to always be happy!
Love Elder Hall
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