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Hi! This week was pretty crazy! We had exchanges on Tuesday and it was such a good day. I went with a fairly new Elder and his trainee for the day. We found a person street contacting, which means we taught them a principle, gave them a commitment and set up a return appointment. ItContinue reading “Stayin’ Busy”

Hello! This week was good and pretty hectic. This next week will also be jam packed but I’m excited. We have a few people we are teaching who seem super solid right now and have been a lot of fun to work with. I’m happy with how the work is going right now. We haveContinue reading “Moving the Work Along”

Hi! This week was pretty good. We had our MLC meeting again and it was good to see some mission friends. Also our mission President quoted Nacho Libre so that was pretty funny. Elder Brown and I are having a lot of fun and still having some good success. It’s crazy it’s already September! TodayContinue reading “Sports, College, and a Lambo…Not a Bad Week!”

Hello! This week was transfers and I said goodbye to Elder Knight. I also got to say goodbye to all the other departing missionaries that I’ve gotten to know. Then I picked up my new companion, Elder Brown. We are having fun and things are going good. Today for pday a member from one ofContinue reading “Goodbye Elder Knight”

Howdy! So transfers are this week and I’m staying another transfer in Altoona. I’m happy about it, I really enjoy our zone and the work with the ward is going really good right now. The members know us better then they’ve known any missionaries in the last 2 years. Elder Knight is going home onContinue reading “20 Months”

Hello! This week was pretty normal. The transfer is coming to an end so on Saturday I find out who my new companion will be. I will most likely be staying in Altoona because Elder Knight is going home! We got to do a few exchanges again this week. And just because of the wayContinue reading “Keep Kicking Along”

Hello there! It was quite the week this week. Not gonna lie, I was beat. We had a couple exchanges and zone conference this week. We gave 3 trainings back to back to back at zone conference. So my comp and I talked for an hour and a half. We’ve just been working hard hereContinue reading “Be Happy”

Howdy🤠 We had another good week! I got to do an exchange with Elder Sullivan this week who was one of my comps in Oakland! That was a lot of fun to work with him for the day. Brought me back to how fun it was to serve in Oakland. Both Elder Knight and IContinue reading “Happy Birthday!”

Hello everybody! This week was pretty routine. We had a lot of lessons and got to talk to a lot of new people. We actually taught a guy this week who is deaf so the ASL sisters in Washington DC helped us out virtually. One of them, Sister Emma Johnson, has family in my homeContinue reading “Never Put Off Until Tomorrow…”

Hello everybody! This week was transfers, can’t remember if I mentioned last week but I’m staying in Altoona. We had a really full week and it was pretty successful. Our mission found 731 new people to teach last transfer and had 21 baptisms. That is pretty good for this mission. We haven’t had numbers likeContinue reading “We’re Killing It!”