WEEK 11 HUALIAN: I just looooove the rain. God is a God of miracles. And some insight into the past two days.

I want to go home.

I love it here.

Two years is so far away.

Wow. Today was cool.

I don't enjoy crying. Wish I would stop.

There are so many miracles all around.

I don't know what's going on. Wish things were normal again.

Wow! I just had a whole conversation in Chinese.

I miss my family.

There's so many cool people here.

10 weeks till a new companion.

God loves him so much. And wow he can teach so well.

That's kinda been my week... 

I've thought a lot about this email the past two days... What was I going to say. Was it all going to be sunshine and rainbows? Would I even send an email. Would I just glance over things? And as I've thought about it I've realized that I can't share the miracles if I don't share why they happened. 

So, this week has been good I guess. But in all honesty it's easily been the hardest week of my life.

Those thoughts above are true. 2 years feels so far away. I'm sad. And I want to go home. Yesterday was especially hard. I woke up and was already done with day. I felt hopeless and depressed. I would just start tearing up at random times. 

Satan is working overtime with me right now. He knows that if he can discourage me now then he will win. And so I'm fighting him off as best as I can. But in all honesty. I'm not winning.

But luckily for me. I've already won.

And by that I mean Jesus already won. In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus beat Satan for me. He beat him for me so that right now I can push through these trails. And by the power of God and the saving grace of the atonement of Jesus Christ, I have seen miracles help me through this.

So I don't really like the rain. And Saturday night it started to rain. I had no jacket. And we were far from home. I was soon completely soaked. And then all of the sudden I was just happy! I was just happy that I was biking in the rain with no jacket completely soaked. Just straight up happy. And I needed that. In the moment I was like, hey this is a great miracle to end a kinda hard day on.

What I did not know was that I was going to need that memory to help me just make it through the next day.

So as I said, I woke up just done. Already sad. Ready to just cry myself back to sleep. I really did not know why I was feeling this way. But I got up and went to church. First miracle were the songs. They were able to just give me strength, but that didn't change that I was still sad. Just helped me keep going.

So we kept going through church and then we had a lesson with a recent convert after church. This was the first time I had met him. And at the end of the lesson he said the closing prayer. And in the prayer he prayed that I would be strengthened. That I would be able to learn the language. And that I would have faith to keep going.

He had known me for an entire 20 minutes.

Miracle

Next we got to give a priesthood blessing to a lady in our word. And I got to anoint the oil in Chinese. This was the first time I had been a part of a blessing. And the power behind that was amazing. And definitely gave me strength.

Miracle.

Then I got home and told my companion that I needed a "nap" and cried silently in my bed for 10 minutes just pleading for help.

Then came out and somehow ended up talking to my companion about it. And I broke down. And we talked and it was good. It helped a lot.

Miracle.

We then ended up giving each other priesthood blessing. And I was quite nervous to give one. This was the first one I had ever given. But as I put my hands on his head I was just filled with what to say. And as I opened my mouth the words just came out. I didn't really even thing about what I was saying.

Now I've always been told that when you are in tune with the spirit that the words would just come. And to be honest I never believed that.

But I've been close to the spirit the past couple days. I've had to have been or else I would have fallen into oblivion. And so I have been.

And so when the words came, they came. They were beautiful and they were what God was wanting to say to his child. And I just felt Gods love come from me, out my hands, onto his head, and into his soul.

Miracle

And then I got a blessing. And the love that I felt from God was amazing. I knew he was lifting me up, and would keep lifting me up for the rest of my life if I let him.

Miracle

We then went out that night and in 2.5 hours talked to 11 people. This was amazing for our companionship because talking to people has been one of our weak points. And it just felt so good to be out there doing the work. And I was happy.

Miracle

But... Trails don't just disappeare. I went to bed with a very full heart of gratitude. Slept well. 

But I woke up sad.

And that happens sometimes.

But this is life.

And it is a wonderful journey.

It is sad. It is hard. 

And only through Christ alone can we make it back home, back to Dad, safely.

Look for the miracles in life. I've had to challenge myself to do that.

Today I got to talk to my parents. 

Miracle

Today I got to watch one of my best way friends open her mission call.

Miracle 

(Btw congrats Tayda! Go get them Texans good!)

It's P-day and I get to clean.

Miracle

Pretty soon here I'll get to go out for the day and preach the gospel. Sometimes I'm not excited to do that. Today I am.

Miracle.

Even though these past 2 weeks have been the hardest of my life. I know in who I have trusted.

2 Nephi 4:19-20

19 And when I desire to rejoice, my heart groaneth because of my sins; nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted.

20 My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.

This chapter is me. And quite frequently it is all of us. So, I invite you all to read it. Once I finish this email I will read it again too. 

So often we forget what actually makes us happy in life. So often we wander. Not knowing which way to go. So often we are sad. So often we are caught off guard by the tremendous power that the adversary wields. And too often the things we rely on faulter. Too often they give out.

But not God. Never God. He will never no never. Never no never. He will never, no never, never us forsake. 

So where do we put our trust? How do we more fully trust God? Because allthough all the powers of hell may against us combine, God is mighty unto saving. We just need to rely on him.

He has saved me these past couple days. And I will never not rely on him. 

Along with reading the 4th chapter of 2 Nephi. I invite everyone to listen to the 7th verse of how firm a foundation. That's what we need. All of us. Me included. 

I invite all to come unto Christ. For I am a disciple of the one true and living God. I am His missionary. This is not my mission. This is his blessing. And as such I will be lifted up by him and carried through my trials. And as you, YOU, trust in him, and put him first, you will be lifted too.

This is MY testimony. And the testimony of God's son, Jesus Christ, that all who come unto him and believe in HIS holy name, will be saved. Will be lifted up. Will be comforted. And will be blessed.

The days will be hard. That is for sure. But who have you trusted? Where do you lean to? God or the arm of flesh?

"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord"

I testify that his name is holy, and in his name we can be saved. And in his sacred name, I say this, in the name, of Jesus Christ! Amen.

Something about socks

Well, here I am repenting... I missed SabS last week... Sorry....

So yah, that was a lot to write and read I'm sure. I don't think it was that great of an email and probably didn't make a lot of sense. Maybe I'll read it again sometime. But I really just needed to write my thoughts down and put them somewhere with an audience. So thanks!

Anyways, that was rough, let's talk about something better!

So the new white handbook is out, and now it's blue! And guess what! No where in the handbook does it say socks must be dark and conservative! 

So who knows, I may be braking out the old rainbows again ;)

Anyways funny story time.

We were teaching a kid how to pray and he was like so I say this thing in the beginning to start and this at the end? And we were like yep! And then in the middle you say whatever you want. And since we're in a group you say those things out loud.

So he proceeded to say, Our father in heaven,

And then is silent.

And then more silence.

And then more more silence.

And then more.

And I'm like oh no, he doesn't know what to say. And I'm like kinda freaking out.

And then all the sudden he's like in the name of Jesus Christ amen.

And I almost lost it. I was so confused.

Turns out he thought we meant that you only say the beginning and end out loud. And then the stuff in the middle he said in his head.

So that was weird.

He then texted us an hour later saying he just wanted to make friends and didn't want to talk to us. Then blocked us. So yay! It was actually pretty funny.

As well the pictures will show my accident that happened in the bathroom...

You've been warned.

I love you all! Go watch the new Light the World Video! It's good! And do light the world!

Love,

Elder Baird

6 elder in district council trying to sing angels we have heard on high without music.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/odCXdhirqGBPRymE8

RIP

New bike!

Pho to remind me of my mom

WEEK 10 HUALIAN: Sorry, the old Elder Baird can't come to the phone right now... Why? Cause he's dead. Also his phone doesn't have a sim card. Also the new Elder Baird is basically Asian. And the new Elder Baird is kind of losing his mind. Wow this is a long subject line... I wonder how long I can make it? Maybe I can put a whole email in the subject line one time... Maybe...

Well HEEELLLLOOOOO everyone that is not reading this super close to when I send it because it's like midnight over there.

Oh wait.... Did I say over there? Oh yah, I did. That's because, if you didn't know, I'm currently in the country of Taiwan! 

Wow, don't even know where to begin... Um, its going to have to be a little shorter today, which is sad. I was going to just try sending a bunch of videos of my day, but I haven't figured out how to make it work... So maybe next week I'll have figured it out. For now today will just be brief... Maybe...

So as you all know if you read my earlier emails, or just above this paragraph. I'm in Taiwan! *insert cheering and just general cacophony here* woot!

So yes, I got on a plane. Flew a long time. Landed. Went to bed. Woke up. Had a cool little fireside thingy. Went to the chapel. Sat in some meetings. Talked to the mission president. He's great. Then I got my new companion. His name is Elder Nelson. Then I said goodbye to my old companion. Then we got tickets for our train (our area is called HuaLian which is about a 2.5 hour train ride from Taipei). Found out that our train left in 20 minutes. Missed our train. Got on a new train a little while later. Then sat for 2.5 hours on a train. Talked with my trainer. Learned about the area.

Then we got to Hualian and waited for like an hour for someone to pick us up from the train station. So we talked to a couple people around there... And that is when I started to realize that I don't know this language... At all... Went and ate and then went to the apartment. Went to bed.

Then we got up did some studying , did a little bit of teaching. Some planning. Some good stuff. Saturday we did english class and let me tell you, asian toddlers are just tooooo cute. More studying and talking. Same with Sunday. Except church was just so confusing. Very confusing. Just cause I don't know chinese. Like I didn't get anything. So that was hard.

Now onto some spiritual stuff and cool things that happened.

So we meet some random guy on Saturday night and started to talk to him, we then proceeded to invite him to church which was just like weird. But, we invited him, and then he said yes. So we were like cool. But didn't really think a lot about it. But then he showed up! So that was way cool and then we are going to meet with him later this week. He probably didn't get church just as much as I did, but probably for different reasons...

On the way home from church we meet this old dude, and he was just funny. Old people in Taiwan are just funny. He was like "Hallo, you two are from what church, o that one over there, I go to that church next week, here's my phone number. Good bye" 

So yah, we will see if we are able to meet with him again.

Hm... In all honesty. I have no clue what is going on. This is hard. That is kind of all I know right now. It's hard. Two years seems long right now. But, I have felt Heavenly Father's love for me through this, and so even though this is so hard, I have seem so many little miracles that I love. So yah, this is good. I'm excited to get things under my belt. But right now it's just kinda hard. But that is how it is. I love it!

I love all of you, Thank you so much for the support and Prayers!

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Thanks for talking, 

So here is my affirmation.

I, Elder Baird, Have been called by a Prophet of God, set apart to represent Jesus Christ, and have been given authority to act in His name. How great is my calling!

As I strive to go about the Lord's errand, I will show my love for him through 

- Exact Obedience

- Developing the Character of Christ

- Remaining Focused on my Missionary Purpose 

- Maintaining the Constant Companionship of the Holy Ghost

and

- Rendering Service and Teaching Others.

Every day I will repent and improve. Through these actions and a daily pursuit of these goals, I will be able to become more like Christ. This will I do so I can be 'a chosen instrument in the hands of the Lord'.

For, "After all that has been said, the greatest and most important duty is to preach the Gospel" (Joseph Smith).

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Two vids: https://photos.app.goo.gl/SFYUU5iJPpSjnSLh9

Never looked so good

Guess who found the Dew?

Yehah

Last year and this year

There is a Christmas tree in the apartment!

Some birds at someones house we taught!

My shoes now verses in a year

TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Safe arrival

Dear Parents,

Elder Baird has arrived safe and happy.  He is ready to start serving with his new companion, Elder Nelson in Hualian 2.

Thank you for sending him to serve in the Lord’s army.

Sister Bement

Mission Secretary

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Dear Baird  Family,

Sister Peterson and I are delighted to let you know that your son has arrived in Taiwan safely and is doing well.  The day following arrival was spent in orientation, training, and getting to know him .  We had a wonderful lunch with the new missionaries and their training companions.

I had the opportunity of interviewing Elder Baird and am very impressed with his desire to serve.  Thank you for sending us such a wonderful young person.  Truly, he is a fine example of an enthusiastic servant of the Lord.  We send our love to you and promise to watch after your son as though he were our own.  Sister Peterson and I have been called to lead this mission by ministering to our missionaries.  We have been praying for them since they received their call to work in the Taipei Taiwan Mission.

The missionary work is very focused.  Missionaries can call home once a week on P-day.  We also suggest they write home once a week to stay in close touch.  In addition, I strongly suggest that you diligently write weekly to keep in touch with your missionary as well.  If an emergency arises please call the Mission Office, (Tel: 011-886-2-2393-3285 direct from the US) and leave a message, or contact us through the mission e-mail address, (2019353@churchofjesuschrist.org).

The monthly money that the missionaries receive is sufficient for their needs.  Please do not send extra money for your son unless requested.  If money needs to be sent to your son, we suggest you open a bank account and send your missionary an ATM or debit card.  This provides fast and easy access to money from the many teller machines available in Taiwan.

May the Lord bless you and your family through the service of your missionary son.

Yours sincerely,

President Michael L. Peterson

WEEK 9 MTC: Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime. We'll take the best, forget the rest, And someday we'll find.............................. but this one is the real email....

Dang, well I guess everyone kind of already knows what I'm going to say here... ugh... I'm a sinner.....

THE BEST OF TIMES!!!

yah, so before anyone starts judging me I started writing this email on Saturday so that I could send it Monday morning. Because I have to turn my phone in Monday morning and won't have a ton time because like I'm going to have to pack and stuff. So I apologize. The stupid phone decided instead of saving my draft it was going to send it (As I'm writing this email I am getting emails from people asking why my email wasn't complete, but I like can't respond to them right now cause it is Saturday, so I guess this is kind of like my retroactive response to them which they won't get for a couple day but is applied to their past selves... so yah)

Well if you haven't already guessed... which I guess now you have had two days to guess... but in just a matter of hours I will be leaving on a jet plane! No I will not be getting drunk on a plane, just leaving on a jet plane. (That's a good music joke right there) 

So yes!!! We got our Visas and are leaving on our scheduled departure day! is a miracle in all reality, we're the first group of Taiwan missionaries in quite a while who has left on their assigned dates! Well... except the Canadians... they don't have Visas yet so they have to stay... f in the chat.

So yah, I've decided that I should probably warn everyone now, but I have no clue what my emails are going to look like for the next 1.8 years (Yes I have already been out for two months, it's crazy). But yah, P-days in Taiwan are like amazing and you don't have very much time. So, just be ready for something different! I have no clue how long they will be or anything about anything. Soooooooo, yah. Don't be mad if next week there's like no email or something, it doesn't mean that I've died or anything.

So yah, I don't really know where to start with this. Literally the only thing I can think about is leaving... I just want to leave, but at the same time I am low key terrified. Well, maybe high key terrified... but don't tell anyone. I don't want anyone knowing that I'm scared. So shhhhh.

Yah.... ugh.... I have nothing else to think about...

Well we can't talk about Tuesday, Elder Uchtdorf came to talk to us! That was amazing! Like it was so good and perfect for me as a missionary. I love apostles. They are the best. That's enough for that. 

We finished up our TRCs this week. It was really sad to say good bye :( I really grew to love them and the fakeness of it all, but seriously. It was really sad to leave them, but man... In just a few hours I'm on a plane to embark on the greatest adventure of my life. 

Saturday was our last day and that was super depressing. No more gym anymore. But packing... man I don't want to pack. I'm kinda putting it off which is an issue... seeing as how I need to leave and stuff like that. 

Oh yah, I'm leaving... I still can't believe that. 

The plane ride is not gonna be fun, neither is 6 hour layover. But, I'm gonna try to get out of my comfort zone and talk to people while I'm there! Only when I'm not sleeping. Let's just say I got sent some pass out drugs, and that I'm real excited for this flight, and that I love my mom. None of those things are slightly related at all.

So, saying goodbye to TRC people was bad. But. Saying goodbye to my teachers... now that was hard. Like. I've been with then for 2 straight months now. 6 hours a day. And now we will never see them again... that was really hard. But also like not really because I'm about to do way better things. But I'll stay in touch with them cause I'm going back to where they came from.

Also Taiwan is amazing.

I'm like all over today. In case none of y'all can tell I'm kind of not focused. Nor do I really know what to talk about. Literally all I can think about is leaving. And so yah. 

Oh, Monday! So we had a Skype TRC, and I learned first hand the power of good questions. 

So we asked our TRC person about what she thought of a video we showed her. She then proceeded to talk for 20 minutes straight. Once our time was up we we're like "sorry to interrupt, but we have no time and we'd like to bear our testimonies... and pray..." so yah, she talked for 20 minutes out of our 25 minute lesson. So yah! That's how good of a missionary I am.

Have I told y'all about how excited I am to get out of here? Cause man I am ready to get out. Love everyone in my district to death, and love people in the MTC, but man. Sometimes. Let's just say I won't mind a change of faces :)

So 13 hour plane ride and 6 hour layover. Any hints? I got no gospel library and I gonna try to finish the book of mormon, but I got some time. (This is me asking for suggestions, but in all reality I just want people to send me emails and videos through Google photos because the make me happy, and I don't really care about what your advice is, I mean I do, but more the emails and videos)

Oh, next random thing, we sang Joseph Smith's first prayer in choir and that was amazing. 

As well the elder with the collapsed lung is back! I don't know if told y'all, but we had an elder who has been at his house for the past 3 weeks because his lung collapsed, but now he's back and leaves to Taiwan with us on Tuesday! So yah! It's crazy. 

Sunday was AMAZING, so our guest speaker was the person who is in charge of all new materials that the church produces. And so he showed us this video that doesn't come out till Nov. 24th, and I don't want to spoil it, but wow. I haven't cried that much in a while. So when that video comes out I invite everyone to watch it. It's going to be the first video of the "Light the World" campaign. It's called "The Christ Child". I'm so excited for everyone to see it :)

Well the district is breaking up. We go our separate ways. I say goodbye to friends I have made. But hello to the ones who I soon will make! I'm so excited to get out there!

Well, next time you hear from me I will be in Taiwan! 

Love you all!

Elder Baird

百長老

某事關於襪子

So, the power of personal revelation is real. 

So when I got to the MTC I was unsure where I wanted to read in the scriptures. But I knew that I wanted to kind of just start and keep going. So I was praying and felt that I should just start reading in Alma. So at the very beginning of the MTC I started to read in Alma. And that's been amazing. Like straight up amazing. It's all about missionary work and so there has been so much that I have learned a lot. But during personal study on Friday I was reading in 3 Nephi 11 and I was like, wow this is amazing, and then I was like wow I should really share this is my lesson today. And then I was like wow, I really am going to share this. 

So then we planned our lesson all about just reading this chapter and man, the lesson went amazing! Like it was exactly what she needed. 

Two months before this lesson I was told to start reading in Alma, and because of that I was able to read this chapter on the exact day that we were preparing our lesson. 

Someone tell me that's not a miracle. You could try but you'd be wrong :) 

(Anyone I roasted, I love you!)

But yah, such a miracle.

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OOOOOOKAY. Apparently some people have issues.

F in the chat is a gaming term. You press the 'F' button on the keyboard to pay respects to someone. So it just means pay respects.

Geez.

Some people.

:)

Now pictures!

No one is allowed to mention my hair. If you do, you will be promptly removed from my email list :)))))))))))))

Our Last pic with our teacher :(

District

Us and our branch president

District again

Everyone in both Mandrain districts

All the serious Elders in our zone

All the happy Elders in our zone

All the Elders from both Madrian districts

One of the Sisters we taught!

The Christmas spirit is full of Language Learning!

A solid joke

WEEK 8 MTC: It's been a real nail biter of a time here in the MTC. And not like I have an issue biting my nails, like there's another elder who had an issue biting my nails. So yah. Now I'm missing part of my nail... Woot!

Well here we go again on my own... du du du duh. Walking down the only road I ever known. (shout out to darkmanne)

And it's email time! My favorite time, and all of your favorite times as well, because what could be better than reading something that I wrote. Literally Brandon Sanderson tear. S+. OP.

So I guess we start with Monday! We had a Skype TRC again, and the person we talked to was so cool! She said that we were real cute, and honestly I have to agree. So that's about that.

Tuesday was another English fast, and also we had an experience that really strengthened my testimony on the power of prayer. It was a Tuesday night devotional, Colby Eastmond was giving the opening prayer, and all of the sudden I hear a ton of people around me just start to stand up in a panic. I look over and a whole section of people are standing up and pointing in the middle of the prayer. I have no clue what is going on, but I know something is wrong. 

The prayer ended and they all started yelling for help pretty simultaneously. At this point I know something really bad is going on. I start to pray that whatever is going on will be good. As medical teams are rounded up we start to find out that an elder had a seizure. The person announcing the program then asked everyone to pray, and let me tell you, 1500 missionaries all praying for the same elder brought the spirit in force. The elder is all good and there was no real issue after. But the power of those prayers was amazing. It was such a cool experience and testimony builder.

Wednesday we taught our TRC person, Sister Hua, about the restoration. She was so excited to learn and I think it really clicked with her! It is so cool to watch her progress, and foreshadowing, she's gonna progress even further! 

Wednesday was also the fateful day of the lost nail... Basketball was brutal that day. We were up and the game was close. The opposing team took a 3 pointer and missed. This was our chance to win! All that I needed was the rebound. As I leapt into the air the other Elder next to me went up at the same time. The ball was our only goal. As I was reaching for the ball my finger got intertwined in the elders mouth. This did not matter. Only the rebound mattered. As I landed with the ball I felt a pain in my hand. The Elder next to me started to spit blood. My blood. I looked down and saw that there was something missing. As I had come down part of my nail had remained in the Elders mouth. 

Turns out we were on the same team and we won the game, so yay! Go team take state! We da best!

(no pictures will be attached to spare the younger audiences graphic content intake abilities)

(also it would totally not make the story seem less cool....)

Then came Halloween. I will be attaching a picture of my costume. If someone is able to guess it. They get a prize. We went trick-or-treating that night which was good! Love free candy! We also had a TRC with Elanor. It kind of felt a little off, but the feedback we got was good which is great! Also I wore tape on my face for part of my day until my teacher said no. So that was fun!

Friday we had our TRC with sister Hua, and we taught the plan of salvation, and she really liked it! And I am just so shocked at how much my Chinese has grown. I'm very well aware it is only because of God and the Gift of Tongues. It has been so cool to watch these miracles happen in my life. So that is amazing!

Saturday was also an English fast, went pretty well. We taught Elanor about the Plan of Salvation and it went a lot better than our last lesson with her..

So I play the piano in a couple hours for all the new senior missionaries which will be way cool! I'm playing my new song, and haven't played it in a couple days so I'm definitely ready. haha... haha.. ha.... oh no.

Also I got a referral for someone last week. Basically when I get to Taiwan this sister wants me to go talk to her cousin and try to convert him. So she drew me out a little map and so that is really fun!

I'm really excited to get rejected in Taiwan. One because that means that I'm in Taiwan. And two, because what can be better than getting rejected for the Lord's sake?

We hear some weird things from other Elders walking around us, let's just say it is hard to study when you hear conversations that include "warm skin doesn't change your esophagus" and "I'm allowed to have first world problems".

Word of advice, don't but deep blue on your back, and then proceed to rub lotion into your hands. You have been warned.

Also they have Rocky Road Ice cream here on Sundays, and that just makes me happy. A: Because it's good. And B: because of the memories associated with that particular flavor of BYU creamery Ice cream. But I don't really have enough time to explain that, so talk to someone else. I mean only Roman knows what I'm talking about... But that's okay.

Maybe one day I'll have jokes that someone besides Roman understands... But not today...!

Well, that's about it for this week! I will see you all in a week! (by see I mean email. unless y'all end up at my house while I'm calling my mom. Wouldn't that be a coincidence! *wink nudge*)

(also, I found out that I can watch videos that people send me, so my friends, send me videos of yourselves. It makes me happy to see y'all! (thank you to Mary for being the only one to do that (you are a saint)))

Love you all!

百长老

Something about SOCKS!

It's big!

So two things this week. We got our travel plans this week, and we were all super excited! But then we went and talked to the travel office and they said that we still don't have VISAs. This led me to ponder that it really doesn't matter when I leave or where I go. Because it's the Lord's will. 

It has been really nice to have this confidence, because there are some other Elders and Sisters who are just so worried about it, but I'm not. It's funny to think how important it is to remember that the Lord's will is what is important. Not what I want, or where I want to go. That is not important. And I have never been more happy than I am when I subject myself to the will of God. Because he Loves me, he wants the best for me. And so what he wants for me is going to always be better than what I want for myself.

So I challenge all of you to find out what you are doing that is keeping you from subjecting yourself to the Lord's will. As I've been here I know that I have definitely changed a lot so I can be more humble. But I challenge all of you to pray and find one thing. One thing that you can do. It's worth it. It really is. 

I recommend reading "What Lack I yet" By Larry Lawrence in the October 2015 Conference. It has changed my whole perspective. Love you lots!

Last Temple trip as a district!

The sunsets after every single TRC are amazing. Like ever week after every TRC is amazing!

Modeling My halloween costume. I know I'm just to amazing. Too bad I'm taken by the Lord right now. I'm sure all the eligible young ladies are sad.

So this stone is from the spot where Joseph Smith received the Aaronic priesthood from John the baptist! so cool!

Also I was the Supreme Hoster of the new missionaries

Sunday pic

Also Sunday pic

So there is this book of mormon bookcase. And it has all the different languages. And of course we have to express dominance as the best language... :)

Also my companion took a video of the last part of a bom war that we had. Video links are below. He thought that he could put other Books up there, but no.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/JN9Jw5Lf5QN52SHt8

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2NyLx5VKCgJZPK2G8