Josh's Journey

Not much happened on Teusday. Wednesday we went to the mission office and I took my driving test to let me get a car. Later we had a meeting with the Starkweathers to talk about the new stake we are covering. After doing a facebook live scripture study, we had a lesson with a member who going through a hard time then we had a lesson with Ambree where we reviewed the baptismal interview questions. Thursday we had a bunch of lessons with members which went pretty well. Friday was pretty crazy, we had a morning meeting with the stake president over our new stake and talked to him about what was going on in the stake and how we could help out. Later we went and picked up our car from the mission office. It is a 2017 Toyota RAV4 which is superior to a Honda CRV. It infidelity was weird to be driving again after 8 months of biking or walking, but I survived the drive back to our apartment. However, we are still inside so it's not like we are going to be driving anywhere e...

Fun story: I just got a call and I have been called to be a District Leader (in charge of a small group of missionaries) and they added another stake to our area as well. Shout out to Elder K for being a district leader as well!! This week was pretty interesting. The beginning we we didn't have much to do and it was kinda miserable. However, the second half of the week we were like screw it, we are going to work hard because we have nothing else to do. As that happened, we saw that we were both much more happier and a lot less depressed. I we had more lessons with people as well as the chance to talk to some of my friends (y'all) about the church as well which awesome to see them and talk about what brings me happiness. General Conference was Saturday and Sunday and it was fantastic. Last General Conference we were told that this one was going to be not only memorable but unforgettable and boy did they pull out all the stops. Went our church building and watched ...

This week not much happened so I will just give some highlights. -We had a great district council where we talked about why we came on a mission and how focusing on that can help us stay positive. When I have been obedient to mission rules and worked hard is when I have had the most joy on my mission. -We had a good couple lessons with A about some commandments -I also got to chat with some friends from home which was really awesome and talk about the church and what I believe -I watched some approved movies including 17 Miracles and only cried 1 time (which I felt pretty good about). I also had a tissue box ready at hand.  Miracle of the Week: Our Stake President dropped us off food Sunday after we had fasted. I have never appreciated funeral potatoes and the other food we got as much as I did then. Quote of the Week: "I'm going to draw a skull and crossbones to represent death. That looks like a loaf of bread" Pictures (hopefully in order) ...