Talmage Mission

Good Morning!  The absolute best part of this week was Morgan's baptism. We began teaching Morgan at the beginning of September, She is elect in every way, and made this decision entirely on her own. Her family came down for the baptism, and wanted to make sure she was doing this of her own will. She bore her testimony and I am confident in her faith and commitment to the gospel. It's amazing to have watched this process happen, even though I had almost nothing to do with it. God placed me here, and sent her to us. I'm grateful for every opportunity to share the gospel, especially with those willing to receive it.  Aside from an amazing baptismal experience, not much else happened this week. I was on exchanges with Elder Macfarlane, and we visited Kanarraville. We didn't know why we were going; both of our key reasons to drive down had canceled long before we had to leave. However, the Spirit prompted us to go. So go we did! As far as miracles go, we met Colton. He love...

Good Morning!  I won't dwell too much on this week. The transfer is almost gone and I feel like I've done everything and nothing at the same time. I guess that's how it's going to be! We'll make sure to end the transfer with a bang.  For starters, we found 8 new friends to teach! In one week, we almost doubled our teaching pool. That was a super exciting moment, and they're all very interesting in personality and background. Arlene is a previous preacher for an outreach Christian group in Southern California. Jeremy and Phineas respectively come from different home lives, but have an interest in learning more about the gospel, and historical context for the scriptures. Larry and Joshua think they aren't interested but shared with us in our last lesson about the feeling of peace that remained in their heart.  Sage and Natalie are two young single adults. They grew up around the faith, but with a different Christian upbringing. We are answering their questions...

Good Morning!  I sit here not knowing where the week went. The events of Tuesday and Wednesday legitimately feel like they occurred 2-3 weeks ago. Yesterday was last week. And now I don't even know how long I've been out . . . just kidding, I do know that one.  I have served as a missionary for a while now. It has been a marvelous opportunity to understand more of myself, and the other people who live in this great big world. I have learned so much about my Savior, and my Father. This experience has taught me how to receive revelation, how to trust in the Lord, and how to utilize goals and diligence to enable the work of God to continue. Or, at least to be a more effective tool in the Lord's hands. It's really Him doing all this wonderful work. This pondering leaves me reflecting on the process of the harvest, and how the Lord's work is carried out among the children of God.  What I share today is not an all-inclusive description of this great work I am on. However,...

Good Morning! One of the Elders in the District, Elder Harris, was leaving for Denmark on Thursday. So we did an impromptu focused exchange for an evening! It was a good opportunity to better understand him, and draw on his wisdom. Together we taught a lot of the recent converts in the YSA Stake, ran into a few people who really didn't care about the church anymore, and taught one lady who got chills as we shared a brief message on the Book of Mormon! She's Hispanic, but isn't talking to us now so it'll figure itself out. She has what she needs to progress.  On Thursday I attended Zone Conference. Fun fact; Elder Cammack and I had the cleanest car so now we have a $15 Subway gift card. We weren't expecting it, but it worked. I saw many friends I've come to love, and a few who will be home soon. Most notably is Elder Gibson, my third ever companion in the mission. I've come to love him a lot, I'll be sad to see him go. But Zone Conference left me with a v...