It’s
been another hectic week of traveling, teaching, and adventures but the very
best part was when I got to Skype my family on mother’s day.
P-day was a blast this
week! It was a back holiday and the library was closed so we went to the
Mcleans and did a bit of emailing on their I-pads. Nancy Mclean even made me
some French toast! That was my first time in a year! I think it just made me
trunky for my dad’s French toast on thick duck bread though. After all of
those shenanigans Elder Wilson and I went on an adventure down to a place
call Port Logan. It was ridiculously windy so we were the only ones
around which made it even more exciting. We also went to
some botanic Gardens and chased around pheasants. There are so many pheasants
in Stranraer it’s not even funny.
May 3rd
Tuesday morning
we traveled down to the ferry for Ireland and made sure a group of missionaries
made it on alright. One of them was my old companion Elder Harman! It was nice
to see him again, what a kid! Afterwards was a lot of finding, then a long
drive to Killmarnock to spend the night for an All Scotland Conference the next
morning in Edinburgh.
May 4th
Wednesday was
madness! But it was a lot of spiritual madness so it was okay. We were up
at 4am and I was driving down to Pollock with the Killmarnock Elders
to pick up another missionary. It was a long drive and
the traffic was nuts but we made it! And then it was off to the mission
home in Edinburgh. We arrived at about 9am and had and amazing
conference with every missionary in Scotland till 4pm. It was perfect, I
learned so much and the spirit was so strong the whole time. My favorite part
was getting to hear the testimony of every missionary going home at the end of
this transfer. They all talked about how the mission fly's by so fast and that
we need to make the most of it! After the conference we drove back through
Glasgow and dropped off the Pollock Elders, then to Killmarnock to drop some more
kids off, and then it was a long drive home to Stranraer. We didn’t get home
till past 10pm! Talk about road trippin it! We did it all without dinner
too...
May 5th
May the 5th be with
you... I slept like a log last night! However I was still a zombie and can’t
really remember much of what happened today. I know we tried to teach
Kevin and had dinner at the Branch Presidents home, but that about it! Maybe it
will come back to me later.
May 6th
This morning we were
talking to folk in the Town Centre and ran into a recent convert and a new
investigator! We had a good chat with them and decided to get some lunch in a café
and then had a really good lesson on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We invited her
to be baptized but couldn't get a straight answer. We'll keep praying for her
and see what happens. We also got to teach James and Amy about Jesus Christ
today. Once they fully understand his role and importance in our lives it'll be
smooth sailing!
May 7th
Today I woke up and
felt like my throat was on fire.... besides that Saturday was
wonderful. It started out with a less active visit that made
us Scottish breakfast roles with haggis! It was delish! The
lesson was fantastic too! After that was Kevin, we taught him about Tithing and
fast offerings. The lesson went well but afterwards he talk us that he wouldn't
be able to come to church for the next four weeks!! That’s a problem.
I'm afraid Kevin's gonna need some time... We had a few other lessons fall
through today but ended up at Martin's eating some weird soup made out of black
pudding. It looked like some kind of black sludge with a smell to match the
picture, but was probably the best soup I've ever had!
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May 8th
It’s Mothers Day!
Everything about to day was perfect. Besides loosing completely
my voice.... you should have heard me trying to teach
gospel principals! It was a good thing I had my companion there to
translate! Church was great, we had one investigator named Tia and our less
active friend join us. It was sad to not have Martin, Campbell, or Kevin join
us but we were grateful for everyone who did make it!
I was so happy when the moment finally rolled around that I was able to
Skype my family. I prayed that everything would work out and as soon as I saw
my Mum on the computer screen, I got my voice back! It was a complete miracle.
I am so blessed to have such an amazing family. I loved every second I got to
spend talking to them! Especially my Mum, I know I wouldn't be here on my
mission today without the example she has been to me. By watching the way my
Mum has lead her life it’s made my testimony grow even more! She deserved a
perfect Mothers Day.
I hope you all had a week as grand as
mine, and I hope you got to spend some of it with your families. They're the
best things we got! Love you all ~ Elder Cluster
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