September 25, 2018

Zone Conference was absolutely amazing. The best one i have been to. Elder Whiting came to instruct us, he is a member of the quorum of the seventy.  We as zone leaders just got to sit and enjoy this one. President Rasmussen only spoke for about 10 minutes and we were there for 6 hours.  Haha it was all Elder Whiting.  

Everything is going really good. We just did a stake wide church tour kind of an open house thing that took place this last Saturday that Elder Nelson and I were in charge of and it went pretty well. So that was a little stressful, glad its over. But the work is going good! I have been pretty blessed with my companions these last two transfers, so keep me in your prayers with transfers coming up in a few weeks.  

We enjoyed another hike this morning and we will be having a conference tomorrow with all the zone leaders and Elder Whiting so that should be fun.

Brother Wilson

Elder Nelson & Elder Richards 

At the end of the church tour

September 17, 2018

Hey mom! Real quick. My birthday was AMAZING.  The prophet was unreal.  We sat in the suites.  Sister Nelson gave us some insight on what living with and being married to a prophet is like. Thank you for the watch.  I was not expecting that.

Mount Rainier National Park - Burrows Hike with Brother Wilson (member of their ward)

and Sunday night listening to President Nelson.

August 28, 2018

I'm doing good.  I'm being transferred today so that's kind of sad...

Yeah... i was not expecting it. I love the Auburn Ward. but i am being transferred to Enumclaw. Its considered the "sticks" of the mission. And President called me to be a zone leader.

My new companioin's name is Elder Nelson. We served around each other when I was back in Federal Way. He is a stud. He use to be neighbors with the Ostermillers.

I am really sad to leave auburn so early because i absolutely love it here! But ever since getting to Federal Way I have always wanted to serve in Enumclaw so i am excited because its out in the middle of nowhere. Mount Rainier is in that stake, its the "country" and I am claustrophobic in the city haha.  I am going to be in the Buckley 1st Ward.

Misky's baptism

So to answer your question about a Zone leader, I am over 14 missionaries. Zone leaders work with the stake president and set goals and make plans for missionary work done in the stake. We do a zone training every transfer and "train" the missionaries in the zone. We make up whats called The Mission Leadership Council. Where all the zone leaders come together once a month and discuss the mission and set goals. 

August 21, 2018

Our investigators are doing super good!! we ordained kasey acteson (a recent convert) to the office of a teacher. And misky is being baptized this saturday

and we are working with a 68 year old man trying to get him prepared to receive the melchezedik priesthood

The one with the three of us is Elder Carron my comp on the right of me and Elder Leckington the one on my left and the other one is Elder Clark.

Elder Leckington is in my district. Elder Clark use to be in my district back in Renton. 

Mom I can't tell you how great I am doing and how happy I am. Life is good. I have no complaints. I love you so so much!!

August 13, 2018

I am doing very good! Auburn is such a great place to be, i love it!! Misky is doing well, she is so ready! We are finding a lot! We have a lesson set up with Kreg tonight. He is super solid investigator. We did service for him about a week ago. 

August 6, 2018

I am doing well, the work is going super well. We just had one of our friends Adrienne accept a baptismal invite, so she is on date for Sept. 15.  

So we wake up at 5:30 play a little pickleball and then workout until 7:00

My favorite conference talk right now is  "until seven times seventy" by Elder Lynn G Robins. And "Revelation for the church, Revelation for our lives" by President Nelson

So w have a guy who was a former investigator, meaning he use to be taking the lessons then for some reason he stopped. But as Elder Carron and I were praying over the list of formers in our phones he stood out to us. So we knocked on his door one evening. He answered with a big smile and said elders, you read my mind. come in. We chatted with him for a few minutes and he asked to come back another day to help him in the yard teach a lesson and have dinner. He is a class A guy too.

Elder Carron is doing great! He is adjusting well, and he gets my dry humor so we get along just fine haha

Everything here is going good! super super good! I am loving the work, the members need to take it easy with the food haha. Our bishop has us over every Saturday morning for breakfast and to coordinate the missionary efforts of the ward. and then without fail they send us home with bags of food. But they always send us home with like fresh fruit and yogurt, they take care of us!

Elder Carron

July 30, 2018

Mom! Good to hear from you. Elder Carron is doing great! He is such a stud. And we get along really well (honestly). The work here in Auburn is going well! The members here are amazing.  Almost too good. They are feeding us like crazy. Haha if it wasnt for them my diet would be amazing haha. And i am sorry, but we failed with the challenge you gave us .... sorry. We have just been to busy with work (; but i am honestly just LOVING life right now. Love love love it. The work is good, the members are great, and i love my companion. Happy happy.