Hello family and friends!!!!!!!!!!!
Another week in the books! It's been a great time being here in Butler with Elder English!!!!! We've been dealing with a lot recently trying to help out one of our investigators. I just hope that something different will come about soon cause I feel I'm just running in circles trying to help her and it's actually hurting us. I was so tired this week but I'm hoping soon we will be able to figure out how we can best help her without having to help her out every second of the day. Even though this week was hard I loved it. It is so wonderful to be here on a mission- I love it!!!!!
This week I got to go on exchange with Elder Snyder and we had a lot planned that we were going to do but seemingly and as always on exchange, our plans fell through. We were able to stop at Sara's for a lesson. Afterwards, she felt peace. We tried to help her understand that this message we share brings peace, balance, and serenity in her life. It is hard for her to exercise faith because when one thing goes wrong, she begins to question everything. Thank goodness for General Conference because it helped her and us a lot!!!!!
We were able to help out and do a BIG service project. We go to a place where lots of people are fed. There a food assembly line and it is run by all the volunteers. At 4:00 (when it looks like all of Butler has come to get food) they open the doors and everyone lines up single file. The line literally looks endless. It's a lot of work and absolute chaos but I enjoy it a lot. I was wheeling the carts and helping people to their cars and as I did this, I thought to myself how humble and loving people of Butler are. I really am going to miss the people (I ain't gonna see nothin' like them out west). I have learned a lot from the people of PA. It really does have my heart!!!
The Butler area is so good about feeding us missionaries and I love dinner appointments because the members are so kind and are always willing to help us out.
The new initiative from the Church is the #prince Of peace. I'm way excited both because not only is it my last initiative but because at district meeting we came up with all these new ideas of how we could share it with EVERYONE!!!!!! whoot whoo Can't wait to get this party started! It was also my birthday that day and I got to spend it with the missionaries I serve with that I love- Elder English, Sis Stimpson and Sis Kelley (the Sisters are like sisters I never had).
This week we also ate dinner with the Clarks. I love them a ton. We had a really good talk with her husband about the future- marriage, life after the mission, etc. He is really easy to connect with and to talk to. After dinner we headed to the church and did some church stuff. I talked with Bro. Fuller and he told me Sis. Fuller was not doing well (please pray for her). I don't know what the medical issue is. I love the Fuller family. Brother Fuller definitely has a ton of faith and god bless that man! He is a great example of faith and trusting in God even in the hard times.
So transfers are the 11th. Elder English and I don't want to get split up. Elder English and I are trying to work hard and do what we can and have fun while doing it!!!!!!
General Conference was that soooo good. I can't say there was a talk that stuck out the most. I had some specific questions I wanted answered. While watching and listening to the apostles and other Church leaders, I listened for answers. I have heard different people say that if you have prepared questions for Conference you'll get an answer. Well I proved God therewith and he answered my questions and helped resolve many of my conflicts! I was blown away. Conference help me to understand "How I must finish my mission." "What I need to do when I go home." "How I apply what I learned on my mission back home." I really felt like the talks were tailored to just me. So I have things to improve upon and better habits to gain.
I'm loving it out here- just killing it and having fun!!! Don't want to come home but I know I have to lol!!!!!!!!! Love you alll bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Elder Cahoon the Baboon
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