For P-day, we began the day by working out and going shopping at Costco! We have a Costco in our area, and Elder Stocking has a Costco card, so he was able to take us since he has a card! I MISS Costco's much! It's so much easier to buy in bulk and load up on certain things you need so you're not having to go as often!
After going to Costco and dropping off our things, we went to the Sunnyvale chapel (our chapel) to have Tri-Zone P-day with the Zones near us! We had a barbecue, and we played ultimate Frisbee and Four-score! I was also able to talk to my family and friends! I can't wait to see them again! Afterwards, we went to the FHC so I could finish up my email and finish doing a couple things! After P-day ended, we visited a really strong member of the ward named Juan Medina and his wife Thurdy Medina! They had been sick for the past couple of weeks, so they haven't been able to come! While talking with Juan, he shared with us experiences a recent convert had while investigating the church! He told us how this young lady was baptized without understanding who the Savior was. She had gotten baptized, but she was never fully converted to the gospel! While the missionaries were teaching her after her baptism, they had asked her if she had ever fully read the Book of Mormon and prayed about it: she told them she had not. The Elders invited her to read the Book of Mormon and then pray about it (Moroni's promise) and then come back to them with her answer. Of course, after reading and praying about the Book of Mormon, she was INSTANTLY converted to the Lord. A year after, she was endowed and now she's very active in church! It was a good reminder to us how if we want to be converted to the LORD in his restored gospel, we have to read and pray about the Book of Mormon! It's the reason it's called the keystone of our religion! He also talked to us about the Spanish branches and wards needing more Latinos in their leadership (I agree), the importance of retention, and how the temple has blessed him and the lives of those around him! Afterwards, I felt inspired to share 3 Nephi 17 with him to explain to him how loving the Savior is and how he is always willing to heal us spiritually (physically as well) and how we are all sons and daughters of God! He loved the message we shared and felt the Spirit very strongly; he started crying and thanking us for what we do as missionaries and how dedicated we are to serving and helping others! I always love spending time with members! It's so important we nurture and care for those around us! We ended the night by trying to visit a couple more people but none of them were home.
On Thursday, we began the day by working out and getting our car washed for Zone Conference! After getting our car washed, we went and got lunch at Chipotle and then we headed up to Palo Alto for Zone Conference! The chapel where they have Zone Conferences is actually really cool! The chapels that the church has here in California are really cool since they are pretty old (still very well kept though) and how the ones near me have very large trees surrounding them! We had a very good, but interesting Zone Conference! We talked about the blessings and the restored truths that we've been given through the prophet Joseph and the restoration. The story of Joseph Smith is AMAZING and if you think about it logically, there is no way Joseph Smith couldn't be a prophet! But with that being said, the only way to be CONVERTED to the Gospel and gaining a true witness from the spirit of what we believe in is true, is by reading and praying about the Book of Mormon. That's the reason the Book of Mormon is called the "keystone of our religion!" We were shown a couple videos given by Elder Oaks to the incoming mission presidents at the MTC! He shared 10 points that only the restoration gospel of Jesus Christ has (I'll included a picture of my notes) and how The Church of Jesus Christ is the only Church that can explain the plan our Heavenly Father has for us! I'll include notes I wrote because I was writing a lot! What Joseph Smith was able to accomplish throughout his life is amazing! I know Joseph Smith was a prophet!
After, we had a couple breakout rooms where we practiced driving (I guess too many missionaries have been getting in accidents haha), reviewing emergency preparation, and having a training on how to have successful first contacts! After, President Larson invited us to not put lids over ourselves and how we can all do so much more when we push ourselves past our limits! This is definitely a principle I've gained and learned as my time as a missionary! Faith is SUCH a crucial principle! It's a principle of action, power and change! When we have faith and act, we are blessed and changed for the better! The senior missionaries also shared very powerful outbound testimonies! Sister Butcher shared her testimony on the restoration and how America is a blessed land because it's where the restoration took place (totally agree! It is the promised land, and Elder Butcher shared his testimony on how we are all meant to be out here (regardless of if we wanted to be missionaries or not: which really hit because I DID not wanna be a missionary when I first started! The Forbes also gave very sweet testimony on the importance of avoiding sin and staying holy throughout our lives! In addition to that, President Larson asked the missionaries that were leaving to stand up! He told us how proud he was of us! He told how a priesthood holder holding proper priesthood keys telling a missionary, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant," meant more, and it really did. When he said that to us, the Spirit hit me like a TRUCK! Every single emotion I've ever felt was felt during that moment!
Knowing that I am almost done is such a sense of relief because of how hard missions are/and how sucky they can be at times. Knowing that I've actually almost achieved serving a full-time mission and that I soon get to see my family again (who I love so much and who I so desperately miss), that I get to BYU soon and begin studying there again, that I get see my friends again, that I get do things/hobbies that bring me joy again, that I get to be independent again and do the things I want to do with my life, etc. is such an amazing feeling! At the same, it's such bittersweet feeling because when I look back at who I first was when I started the mission and how far I've come spiritually, physically, emotionally all the experiences I've had, the people I've met, the relationships I've built, the lessons I've learned, the things I've done and accomplished, and so much more! After President Larson's remarks, signing called to serve, and the closing prayer, I got pretty emotional just thinking about it all! It was a super special zone conference and a day I'll remember for the rest of my life!
After Zone Conference, we headed back to our area, ate dinner, and then headed to the church to teach Pascual! We reviewed the Doctrine of Christ with him again and we helped him better understand the importance of repentance by sharing Helaman 5:10-11 with him! We also helped create a calendar for him so that he could continue to prepare for his baptism the 20th! He's super prepared and I'm so excited that I'll get to be there for his baptism! We ended the night by teaching English Class!
For the fourth of July, we began the day by playing pickleball and working out! After, we went to the English Elders' ward activity! They were having a breakfast, so we went to celebrate with them! It was a pretty good time! The kids had a little bike parade which was pretty wholesome! Afterwards, we went back to the apartment to finish our studies and talked to our families! I was pretty bummed not to be there celebrating with them but its ok! We are going to all celebrate on the 24th when I'm back! I can't wait to see everybody again! Afterwards, we went to the chapel to Weekly Plan and prepare ourselves for the upcoming week! We set our key indicators and called and texted a bunch of people! You'd be surprised how much you use your phone as a missionary 🤣; after, we went to the 7/11 to find and to visit a couple people! I found a pretty nice guy from Guatemala named Beto! I explained to him our purpose as missionaries and how the Doctrine of Christ allows us to live with God again! I always love sharing Alma 34:32 with people! Hopefully he's able to come to church!
Afterwards, we had a really good lesson with Cesar at the church! For work, he moves people (because a lot of people are moving out of California) and he was just recently in Utah! He was in Provo and Salt Lake! He told us how beautiful it was but how hot it was haha! I forget it's summer at times because the weather in Silicon Valley doesn't get above 80 a lot of the days! For our lesson, we explained to him the Sabbath Day and the importance of keeping it holy! We helped to better understand the necessity of coming to church, partaking of the Sacrament and doing the best to our ability to try and keep the day a holy and special day! He understands the gospel and the principles of the gospel so well, but he has such a hard time coming to church because of his work schedule. He doesn't get to choose his days or his schedule since there are those above him who get to choose first. Essentially, he's always given the worst times (Sundays) so he has no choice but to go! He told us he's going to try and ask again to get work off, but it's been super difficult for him lately! We invited him to pray and ask God for help so that he'd be able to make time for church! We also invited him to continue asking his boss and try and look for a new job that allows him time off. He's not going to be able to be baptized on the 13th because of his schedule sadly; he's SO PREPARED! He just has to find a way to come to church! Once he can figure out a schedule that allows him to come to church constantly, he will be baptized, and he will become such an amazing member! It's just going to take him a little time! He's such a good guy and the gospel will be such a blessing for him! We will all keep praying for Cesar so that he can find time to come to church!
Afterwards, we taught Johnny and his family really quick about the premortal life and our purpose here on Earth! He didn't have much time since they were leaving for a 4th of July Activity! We were able to help him better understand the Plan of Salvation! Since it was the 4th, we couldn't be out late, so we had an early curfew! During that time, we cleaned up our whole apartment and got it perfectly clean! The bathtub was super gross, but I got it super clean! What a great way to celebrate the 4th of July 🤣! I was up until midnight scrubbing our bathtub because the missionaries in the past had not taken care of it! I got the apartment sparkly clean! I've gained such a strong testimony on being organized and clean! Being organized and clean has helped me out so much throughout my mission!
Saturday was a really special day! I woke up really early to work out and then we drove up to Oakland to go to the temple with Gabino! It was his first time going inside the temple and doing baptisms for the dead! He was able to bring his parents' names and do their ordinances for them! It was a really special experience and I'm so glad I got to be there for it! Gabino was looking so sharp as well! I was able to do ordinances in the temple as well! The Las Colinas Ward was there so I was able to say hi to some of the members that I knew and served with while serving down there! I saw Gabby, Bishop Garcia, Hermano Leon, ANDY (who's now a missionary! Since he's older [24] and is already bilingual, he's just doing home MTC, but he heads out to the mission field in one week! He's going to serve in the Reno Nevada Mission! He's going to be amazing missionary and I'm so proud of him and the decision he has made to serve a mission! I'm so grateful for the friendship and connection I have made with him! He's going to crush it) Hermano Parejo, Carlos (the short little man from Oaxaca who is the absolute best) and a couple other members/recent of the ward! It was really nice catching up with them! After, me and Gabino talked for a while! He was so happy to see me, and he expressed his gratitude and love he had for me! He always calls me his "teacher of the gospel" and that I've made one the biggest impacts on his life (which is equally as true for him to me). He told me after being baptized in December (with me and Elder Perschon), he's been called to serve as a ward mission leader and is currently blessing the Sacrament every single week! He told me that is going to be given permission early to receive the Melchizedek so that he can further help the ward! I'm so proud of Gabino and the progress and change he has made in his life. The Gospel and the church have literally changed his life and it's such a special feeling knowing that I was able to help him! Being able to meet and help Gabino has be one of greatest (if not the greatest) blessings I've been able to see as my time as a missionary! If all I did was help Gabino as my time (and I've done A LOT more), my mission has been a success!
After taking pictures and saying goodbye to Gabino (he loves giving hugs haha), we drove back to Sunnyvale to begin the day! While leaving the temple, we saw members of Los Altos up there as well! One of the friends we are teaching named Alfredo got to go up to their temple as well! The ward invited him and he was able to go up for the first time! He really enjoyed his experience, and he was able to go to the visitor center as well! We said hi to him and talked to him for a minute! He is really cool, and he is so close to being baptized! He just has to overcome a couple things still!
After driving back and eating, we got a call from one of our friends named Nayuri, who came to English Class, in tears! She was pretty distressed since the day before (she told us this) that she had gotten beaten pretty badly and she needed someone to talk to since she doesn't have any family or friends here! We, of course, wanted to help her so we ran over to the chapel to talk with her! We were pretty surprised/shocked to see how badly her boyfriend had hit her. Apparently, he even hit her with a glass bottle. Her face was extremely swollen and bruised but luckily, the police have been able to help her, and she was able to go to the hospital. The doctors prescribed her with medicine and there is a restraining order in place now! We were able to help and support her! We explained to her the Atonement of Jesus Christ and explained how he can be source of peace and strength and how he understands all the pain and sufferings we go through since he's already gone through it for us. We pointed to her the "Abuse" Gospel topic link and helped her understand and know what happened to her was not her fault and that she was a victim of a terrible crime. We gave her a blessing of comfort which helped her significantly. She was super emotional and very grateful for the help and support we were offering her! We got her in contact with church leaders, and we are going to stay in contact with her as well! We are going to help her find a new place to live so that she doesn't have to go back to her abusive partner's houses. Please pray for Nayuri! She's such an amazing lady with such a sincere heart! We are going to help her out through this difficult time in her life!
After daily contact and inviting all of friends to church, we went and found a couple cool people! We had some people at one of the doors we knocked thinking we were the "migra," so they were freaking out 🤣. We explained to them who we were and how we weren't ICE, and they were a lot more willing to talk after that; they weren't interested in our message, but they liked my tie 😂. After dinner, we drove to the chapel to teach Jorge for the final time. While driving to the chapel, we had a funny phone call from a referral living in Bolivia! He wanted to learn more and find the church near him in Bolivia, but he was not willing to give us his address! We tried for 10 minutes straight but he would not budge! It really tested my patience haha! After, we had a pretty sad, but spiritual lesson with Jorge! We met at the chapel and talked to Jorge about discipline, faith, and action, and the importance of making correct decisions! He told us how he hasn't been able to pray, read the scriptures, or go to church since it's "too hard" and that it makes him uncomfortable. We explained to him the importance of learning, growing, and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zones and how we are blessed and strengthened when we do things that are hard or things that we don't wanna do! We explained that to him that's what we do EVERY, SINGLE, DAY as missionaries and how at times it sucks, but how it has truly strengthened us and helped us learn, grow, gain experiences, overcome trials, and become better people! I feel really bad for Jorge and have sympathy for him and the trials and challenges he has gone through, and that he still continues to go through, but I get SO frustrated because I'm offering him the thing (the Gospel) that would HELP him out immensely and yet, he still rejects what we are offering him! I bore honestly probably one of the strongest testimonies of my whole mission (to the point where I was in tears) and he basically just told me off. He said he wasn't going to accept my invitations that would better his life since he doesn't wanna feel obligated to do anything for anyone. He told us he wasn't going to meet with us anymore because he didn't want to try and do things that make him uncomfortable, and he doesn't want to work to try and do things that better his life. It broke my heart to hear these, but I still bore my testimony towards him how much we cared for him and the blessings that we receive when we are a part of the restored gospel. I did my very best to point him to the Savior, the resources the church provides, and the influence of the Spirit, etc. but at the end of the day, he still has his agency, and he chose what he chose to do! I seriously believe that I was sent to serve down here and be with Jorge so that not I could only try and help him, but that so he could teach me valuable life lessons. Here are the life lessons he's taught me.
1. Do things that are HARD, or that you don't want to do or that challenge you/make you feel uncomfortable. The times during my mission where I wasn't doing these things were the times where I was the least happy. By doing these things, you are blessed both spiritually and physically and you also grow, learn, and experience and obtain experiences that will make you a better, happier, more successful person!
2. The gospel is only true source of happiness! If we keep and renew our covenants throughout our lives, we WILL be happier, more successful, and have overall better lives!
3. Set goals and achieve them! Setting goals is easy but achieving them is so difficult! When we look into the future and the blessings and things we will receive if we just set our foot down and do the hard things that our goals require of us, we WILL be able to accomplish those goals! Discipline requires faith and faith requires ACTION
4. Motivation follows actions! Be a DISCIPLE of Christ and follow his gospel, keep and honor the covenants you've made with God; read and study in the scriptures and become a Disciple of Christ by doing, thinking, and saying the things he would do, think, or say. This is how we will be the BEST VERSIONS OF OURSELVES." Use the spirit of Christ to discern and choose correctly!
To end the night, we tried visiting David, but he wasn't home. We talked to his daughter, and she acted super weird around us 🤣; she walked into the apartment complex with us, and it looked like she had just gotten off a date because she had flowers in her hand and she was dressed very nicely. She was acting super flirty and was staring at me and Elder Fuller super strangely 🤣; it was super uncomfortable and awkward. We got out of there quick.
On Sunday, we had a pretty good Sunday! Luis, Alfredo, and Nayuri came! Before the service, Hermano Packard was able to help Nayuri get her things from her boyfriend's house and pack them in her car! Hermano Packard is seriously the best! During testimony meeting, one of the members went up and bore her testimony on how "Trump" doesn't have more power than God, and how no one is illegal to God and how it's God's plan for us to all be here in the States! Bishop was shaking his head the whole time and me and Elder Fuller were just sitting there laughing the whole time! Also, Alfredo went up and bore his testimony on how he knew the church was true and how the church and the community has blessed and changed his life for the better! He's trying his best to change and overcome some challenges, which he still faces, but he's trying his best! He has the desire, and we are going to keep working with him!
Also, during church, we had a really cool contact with a new member of the church named Jessica! We got a call from the ZLs saying that they had a friend come to their chapel who spoke Spanish! I was able to share the information of our services (since we have our services in another chapel) and she was able to come down to ours! While talking to her, she told me that she was actually just recently baptized a little over a year! She's even been to the temple, and she showed me her temple recommend! She shared with us her conversion story with us and how she used to investigate many churches beforehand and how she had talked with missionaries before in the past. She told us how one day she was praying and asking God to help her find the right church and how afterwards, the missionaries knocked her door, and she let them teach her! She got baptized a couple weeks later and is now working towards receiving her endowment! She's only going to be down here temporarily, but she's super cool! She's going to come Noche de Hogar as well!
After, we had another really good lesson with Nayuri! Hermano Cruz was able to join us and help us out! He gave her great life advice about how life is difficult and how the Savior knows what we go through because of his Atonement! He explained to her how the church focuses on service and how we are all here to help and support one another. We explained to her becoming part of the Lord's family blesses in every way possible! She was super grateful for everything that we have done so far. I was able to share Moroni 7:10-16 with her, and I explained to her how good, happy, and joyful things come from God while bad things come from the Devil. (We explained the importance of opportunities as well) and that the good she has felt (the Spirit) has come directly from God. Dennis testified very powerfully of how the church has changed his life and how the Gospel of Jesus Christ blesses us! It was a super powerful lesson, and she is going to progress! The gospel will bless her so much and I'm so excited to continue meeting with her! I'm so excited to see how much her life will be blessed and changed through the gospel and the church!
After church, we went home to finish planning and our studies! We also did daily contact! After, I had to run over to the church to finish some of my plan! I learned about the importance of self-efficiency (which I'm already really good at) and dating (which I'm not good at 🤣). While leaving the chapel, I ran into Connor Schriever (previously Elder Schriever) and his family outside of the chapel! He was visiting the mission with his family, and he wanted to show his family where the temple was going to be! It caught me off guard to see him since it was so random, but it was fun to catch up with him (we took a picture as well). After, we went and tried and contacting some people, but no one was wanting to talk! We had some lady straight up lie to us on how she didn't send us a referral and how her "daughter" did it for her. We also tried teaching some lady from Colombia that our church DOES exist in her country 🤣. I even showed her a map of the chapels we have over the world, and she still didn't believe us. Ooh well, it always feels good to testify and teach people the gospel regardless of if they are interested or not!
We did teach a cool guy name Victor. Funny enough he had actually been taught by Elder Schriever while he was serving down here, and he seemed interested in learning again! We set up a time to visit with him, so we'll see how it goes! To end the night, we tried visiting a couple inactive members (set up a return date with one of them named Maria) and we went street contacting! The street where we walk has a lot of Indians since they have one their temples on it. They are the nicest people, but they aren't interested at all what we have to offer (which I can understand).
On Monday, we had Interviews at the Mission Office! Beforehand, we had District Council where we talked about our friends, our key indicators, and how we can further help our friends who are progressing get baptized! We also talked about the importance of helping our friends continuing to endure after their baptism and how helping them understand the covenant of baptism, the principle of enduring to the end, and the Priesthood/Temple can help them stay active after their baptism! After lunch, we had one of MY favorite trainings I've had my whole mission! President Larson drew a graph (I am going send a picture of the one I drew on my notebook here). We talked about the secret of finding joy in our life, regardless of where we are at, looking back at the past with gratitude and appreciation (and understanding the good, the bad, the happiness, the sadness, etc.) was given to us to help us learn and gain experiences that shape us into the people we are today! We also talked about how we need to look towards the future with hope and faith and understanding, that if we keep our covenants, strive to keep our discipleship, use our agency correctly etc., it will allow us to be successful! While we can't predict the future, we can do our best to prepare ourselves by anchoring ourselves to the Gospel of Jesus and the firm foundation it provides for us!
Gratitude is such a powerful attribute of Christ and it's an attribute I've gained throughout my mission! I'm still not perfect at it, and I still have a long way to go, but I've realized how blessed I am! The gospel helps us so much better to understand the importance of gratitude! I'm going to start writing down something I'm grateful for every single day as a reminder of everything I've been blessed and given! With gratitude as well, you are able to help serve and help others around you as well! My favorite saying of all time is, "We should all think, act, and do what the Savior would. If not, we shouldn't do it." Elder Sabens talk, "Hallmarks of Happiness" is such a great talk and it's one I'm going to be studying more!
After the Zone Training, I had my interview with President Larson! He explained to me what my final couple of weeks would like (with RMTC and outbound interviews) and how grateful he was that I made the decision to stay and serve a full-time mission! We talked about a lot of different things, but he mentioned to me how I was able to minister to the one throughout my mission (regardless of what companion I had or who I was teaching) and how I was always able to meet people where they are at! He was grateful I was able to be a peacemaker to those around me and how I truly cared about the friends we're teaching! It was definitely super nice of him to say that about him and I definitely feel the same about President Larson! He also told me I'd be good at computer science since I'm very organized, clean, and how my desire for being a perfectionist would help me a lot haha! He said that most of the employees he hired had OCD of some sorts, so maybe it really is the right path for me haha! I shared the many things I've shared throughout my mission, which I'll include in my final email, and how much the mission has changed my life and shaped me into the person I am today!
After interviews, which took up most of the day, we went over to teach Johnny outside of his apartment! He was working on his bike, so he showed us around his garage haha! Afterwards, we taught him the first half of the Plan of Salvation and how we used to live with God as his spirit children and how he created his plan to help us progress and become like him one day! We explained the doctrine of the soul and how the Lord created the earth for our souls to live on! We clearly explained to him the Fall of Adam and Eve, the reason and the necessity of the Fall, and how Jesus Christ and his Atonement save us from the Fall physically and how his doctrine allows us to overcome spiritual death (which allows us to enter/with God again)! Johnny is SO cool and he's going to progress super quick if he is able to meet with us and come to church regularly! To end the lesson, we bore our testimonies on how the Plan of Salvation has changed and blessed our lives, and he could most defiantly feel the sincerity behind our testimony!
After dinner, we taught Pascual at church about the Word of Wisdom, Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy, and the importance of the law of chasity! We shared scriptures verses with him, and we bore personal testimonies to him how these commandments have blessed our lives! He had no problem with any of these commandments and was super happy to know that he had already been keeping the commandments! He's so solid and I'm so excited for his baptism on July 20th! To end the night, we taught English Class! We showed the class President Hinkley's "Lessons I've learned as a Kid" video and we helped the class listen to the video in English and understand and learn new words! After English Class, we headed back to our apartment to start exchanges with the Zone Leaders! I was going to stay in our Area with Elder Fontaine!
On Tuesday, we had a really busy day for exchanges! We woke up, played pickleball, exercised, and studied! Most of our lessons were canceled so we spent most of the day finding them! We went to Latham Street and the 7/11 and found a BUNCH of people! We found six people in under an hour! We talked to a bunch of Guatemalans! All the Guatemalans down here work in restaurants! I had to talk the whole entire time since Elder Fountain doesn't speak any Spanish 🤣. Afterwards, we went over to Jessica's apartment to teach her, her brother and her roommates! Well, it turns out our Elder Fuller and Elder Stocking had also gotten invited to come over to teach them too! They had gotten there earlier than us so when we showed up, they had already finished teaching them 🤣! They taught a couple Indians that Jessica lived with who were actually really cool! Her brother also really was! He's been taught almost everything by the Elders where he used to live but had just recently moved down here! We are going to help him get in contact with the Elders up there!
After that funny experience, we went and knocked on her apartment complex and found more people! One thing I've been telling people is that we are "disciples of Jesus Christ and that we share the blessings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others"! I've found that people are way more interested in hearing from us when we say that! We of course always tie back to the Restored gospel and the Book of Mormon! Afterwards, we went and visited a couple more people before a really cool miracle occurred!
We were looking through our PMG app and saw a member of the ward named Anarda Escamilla! Her timeline showed that no missionaries in the past had visited her before, so we felt inspired to go visit her and see if she even lived there anymore! Well, we knocked her door, and some nice old lady opened the door and invited us in! She was from El Salvador, and she shared with us her story on her she became a part of the church! A while ago, I guess her sister met a returned missionary and they started dating and after, they got married! He was able to introduce her and her sister to the missionaries, and they were both later taught and baptized! Hermana Escamilla told us how she still remembers that day and how much she's been blessed since! She still has a testimony of the gospel, and she told us she still reads in the scriptures and prays every single day! She told us she isn't able to go to church because she's usually busy with her daughter, who's only available on Sundays, and how her health problems affect her from leaving the house very often! During our time together, I was feeling super inspired to offer her a blessing. I asked her if she had ever received a blessing before and she told us that she had but that it had been years! I was able to give her a blessing in Spanish, and she was super appreciative of the blessing! It was a super spiritual experience for me and honestly one of the coolest experiences of my mission! It's pretty amazing how the Spirit can lead us to certain places and people as we are worthy of it! After, me and Elder Fountain went to Chipotle to get some food and then we headed back to our apartment to grab his stuff! It was his dad's birthday, so he called him and said Happy Birthday to him! Elder Fountain and his family knew some of the kids I knew from Skyridge since he went there! We ended the night by finding a couple more people and playing volleyball with the Tongans at their volleyball night! They are the nicest people ever! They make you feel like family regardless of what you look like! Elder Fountain is a fantastic missionary and I'm so glad I've been able to have some exchanges with him! It was fun to once again talk about our time in high school, girls, our friends and just how much we've grown up spiritually, physically, and emotionally while being missionaries!
-Elder Copeland
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