So, this week I found out I was staying in Montpelier for at least another transfer. And that my companion is going to be the next Assistant to the President. That's two in a row. What is going on with that?
Anyways, this week was pretty good had an awesome exchange with the Newport VT elders. That went way good. Super fun. Then the rest of the week flew by. Man, we went and helped plant pumpkins for a members grandparents! That was awesome. Loads o f fun. It's been getting pretty hot here, but not as bad as it could be! This week has just been awesome, several of the people we've been working with came to church! That was awesome! Church was awesome, truly it was one of the best parts of my week!
I know the church is true! We got to teach the young men in the ward this week about serving missions, it was awesome. I felt the Spirit and I really hope that they all did as well. I know we share the gospel because God loves us. We've felt God's love in our lives and we want others to feel it as well. Some people have no idea that they are Children of God. Truly as it says in Psalms 82:6, "children of the most High!" I know that is true! Have a great week everyone, here are some goofy pictures and such!
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Hello! How are you? I'm doing great! This week was fun, and faster than I really thought it could go. Started out with a fun p-day. We played freeze tag with a bunch of missionaries. It was awesome. Then we had a zone conference. The last one with President Stoker. It was awesome and way spiritual. I learned so much.
Then the rest of the week was bouncing around between appointments and service. It was awesome. Spreading the gospel one way or another. I love it! I've actually, finally, narrowed down to a couple of scriptures that can now be classified as my favorite. The first comes from, Mosiah 14. This is Abinadi quoting Isaiah. The scriptures are also found in Isaiah 53. Verses 3-6; "(3) He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.(4) Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.(5) But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (6) All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of us all." I love this because it's true. Jesus Christ came down to this earth to do all the things he did, for us. And while he was on the earth people rejected him at every turn. It didn't change how he loved them. He still loves them and cares for them. He guides us in all we do, if we let him. And now for my absolute favorite scripture, Isaiah 40:31, "But they that wait
upon the Lord shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." I know that that is true. God loves us and he wants us to trust Him. I know if we do that we can indeed "mount up with wings as eagles" and be free! I know it!
In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Then the rest of the week was bouncing around between appointments and service. It was awesome. Spreading the gospel one way or another. I love it! I've actually, finally, narrowed down to a couple of scriptures that can now be classified as my favorite. The first comes from, Mosiah 14. This is Abinadi quoting Isaiah. The scriptures are also found in Isaiah 53. Verses 3-6; "(3) He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.(4) Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.(5) But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (6) All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of us all." I love this because it's true. Jesus Christ came down to this earth to do all the things he did, for us. And while he was on the earth people rejected him at every turn. It didn't change how he loved them. He still loves them and cares for them. He guides us in all we do, if we let him. And now for my absolute favorite scripture, Isaiah 40:31, "But they that wait
upon the Lord shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." I know that that is true. God loves us and he wants us to trust Him. I know if we do that we can indeed "mount up with wings as eagles" and be free! I know it!
In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
I don't really feel like that. I've been thinking about that this week, my head recognizes that it's been awhile, but still doesn't feel very long. Missions go by so fast. It's incredible.
How are you? Anything cool going on? We had a meeting on Tuesday, we received training as leaders of the mission from President and Sister Stoker and the assistants to the Presidents. Now, this Tuesday (tomorrow) we have a Zone Conference and as a Zone Leader, I get to do some trainings and we also get another from President Stoker and his compatriots, this time for all the missionaries in the zones. It should be pretty awesome!
Oh, hey, yesterday we had the opportunity to go and give the sacrament to a member who is unable to come to church. We also gave him a blessing. The spirit absolutely filled that house. When we walked in, it felt so good, we have the sacrament and it felt better. We gave the blessing and oh man. It felt great. I love the Spirit! I love God! I love Jesus Christ! Feeling the Spirit, feeling Gods love is stronger than any drug. Stronger than anything you could ever
believe. The love God, our Heavenly Father, has for us is more than any of us can comprehend! I know that that's true. If you wonder if that is true or if He is even there, just ask. Pray and ask. I know, I know. God will answer that prayer. I promise as a representative of Jesus Christ that you'll feel closer to God just beginning your prayer. You'll feel Gods love just wrap around you. I know it, because I've felt it. He is there. That's a fact. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. Have a great week everyone!
Elder Adams
So here's a picture of, the mission conference. See if you can find me. The other is some scenery at sunset. Also, the sun doesn't go down till about 8:30. That's pretty awesome.
How are you? Anything cool going on? We had a meeting on Tuesday, we received training as leaders of the mission from President and Sister Stoker and the assistants to the Presidents. Now, this Tuesday (tomorrow) we have a Zone Conference and as a Zone Leader, I get to do some trainings and we also get another from President Stoker and his compatriots, this time for all the missionaries in the zones. It should be pretty awesome!
Oh, hey, yesterday we had the opportunity to go and give the sacrament to a member who is unable to come to church. We also gave him a blessing. The spirit absolutely filled that house. When we walked in, it felt so good, we have the sacrament and it felt better. We gave the blessing and oh man. It felt great. I love the Spirit! I love God! I love Jesus Christ! Feeling the Spirit, feeling Gods love is stronger than any drug. Stronger than anything you could ever
believe. The love God, our Heavenly Father, has for us is more than any of us can comprehend! I know that that's true. If you wonder if that is true or if He is even there, just ask. Pray and ask. I know, I know. God will answer that prayer. I promise as a representative of Jesus Christ that you'll feel closer to God just beginning your prayer. You'll feel Gods love just wrap around you. I know it, because I've felt it. He is there. That's a fact. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. Have a great week everyone!
Elder Adams
So here's a picture of, the mission conference. See if you can find me. The other is some scenery at sunset. Also, the sun doesn't go down till about 8:30. That's pretty awesome.
I was going to type onto the last email I sent, but my keyboard on my screen randomly disappeared so I'm sending this by another email.
My week was good! How was yours? Nothing too exciting, except for our only investigator is moving. So we're back at square one. Sounds good. We've been having a good time here and trying to work hard. We've been teaching a lot of members. It's been way awesome to hear their
testimonies and to share mine so much! I'm getting pretty tired though, is that something that just comes with age?
We just finished playing basketball with a few members here and some of their friends. It was pretty fun. A lot of them know I play rugby, so they were calling out stuff when I'd pass the ball or dive for it. It's been fun! Anything adventurous coming up for you during the summer?
I've been blessed with the opportunity to share my testimony with so many people. It's been awesome. I've learned so much, I've learned how the Holy Ghost speaks to me. I've seen some cool miracles and things click with people as I share the thoughts that the Holy Ghost gives
me. God is wonderful, did you know that? He loves us and gives us what we need to be successful in our lives. Jesus Christ paid for us. He gave his life for us. He gave everything for us. He knows what we go through, and he knows how to get through it. I know it. All we have to
do is trust him. And it's hard at times to trust him, but it's always worth it.
Have a great week everyone!
My week was good! How was yours? Nothing too exciting, except for our only investigator is moving. So we're back at square one. Sounds good. We've been having a good time here and trying to work hard. We've been teaching a lot of members. It's been way awesome to hear their
testimonies and to share mine so much! I'm getting pretty tired though, is that something that just comes with age?
We just finished playing basketball with a few members here and some of their friends. It was pretty fun. A lot of them know I play rugby, so they were calling out stuff when I'd pass the ball or dive for it. It's been fun! Anything adventurous coming up for you during the summer?
I've been blessed with the opportunity to share my testimony with so many people. It's been awesome. I've learned so much, I've learned how the Holy Ghost speaks to me. I've seen some cool miracles and things click with people as I share the thoughts that the Holy Ghost gives
me. God is wonderful, did you know that? He loves us and gives us what we need to be successful in our lives. Jesus Christ paid for us. He gave his life for us. He gave everything for us. He knows what we go through, and he knows how to get through it. I know it. All we have to
do is trust him. And it's hard at times to trust him, but it's always worth it.
Have a great week everyone!
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Picture overload... These are all the pictures Elder Adams sent home from the mission wide conference they had. He found all of his companions that are still out on their missions! Enjoy...
Elder Poe
Current companion Elder Wattenburger
Elder Strong
Elder Hill
Elder Wallentine
Elder Reed
Elder Lytle
Elder Byers
Elder Owens and Elder Cobb
Well, this week was pretty awesome. On Saturday we had a
mission wide conference. We had the opportunity to learn and be taught by Elder Bragg of the 70, and Elder Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Woah! It was incredible to learn and be taught almost literally at the feet of an Apostle! It was so cool, and on top of that I was able to see all of my past companions that are still out! It was like a mission reunion, woah!
On top of that, everything is green and we have some awesome views in our area! Man, this has been a great week! Thank you for all your prayers, I can definitely feel their support!
How was your week? Anything cool?
I feel like some stuff is finally clicking in my head, and I keep thinking, 'Why didn't it click earlier?' This is so helpful now! But one of the things just clicked for me, is that we learn precept upon precept. Heavenly Father loves us and will help us grow at a pace that we can handle and that He needs us to. It's pretty awesome. God has his hand in every part of our lives, even if we don't believe it or feel He is there or cares about us. Or we feel He hasn't been there when we needed Him, any of those things, He is there, and He loves us. He helps us no matter what. I know it.
Have a great week everyone! You're awesome!
On top of that, everything is green and we have some awesome views in our area! Man, this has been a great week! Thank you for all your prayers, I can definitely feel their support!
How was your week? Anything cool?
I feel like some stuff is finally clicking in my head, and I keep thinking, 'Why didn't it click earlier?' This is so helpful now! But one of the things just clicked for me, is that we learn precept upon precept. Heavenly Father loves us and will help us grow at a pace that we can handle and that He needs us to. It's pretty awesome. God has his hand in every part of our lives, even if we don't believe it or feel He is there or cares about us. Or we feel He hasn't been there when we needed Him, any of those things, He is there, and He loves us. He helps us no matter what. I know it.
Have a great week everyone! You're awesome!
Well, my new companion is
Elder Wattenburger. He's from Burbank Washington. Eastern side of Washington.
The desert side. This past week has been way fun.
This week, I don't even know.
It went by so fast, and there were loads of cool things! We've had several
opportunities to do some service. That's always fun. We helped a lady move out
of her house. That was fun. Missionaries like doing service. It's fun.
Anything cool happen this past
week? Anything enormously fun?
This Sunday we had our ward
conference, so the Stake Presidency and other Stake leaders taught about the
importance of meaningful Sabbath Day worship. It was pretty cool. The phrase
that I think of when I try to think about church is, 'You get out what you put
in.' Meaning that if you go looking to be bored, you'll be bored. If you go
looking to be enlightened, you'll have something during the meetings on Sunday
that'll stick out to you. I know that and I promise that!
Have a great week!
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