Such a fast week! A lot has happened since I last sat on this comfy family history chair.
There was an uncomfortable melancholy in the apartment as we approached the 3rd. Elder Nichols and Elder Warren were both preparing to return home. They packed quietly intermittently throughout the week, and finally, as we got ready for Mission Leadership Council they had taught their last lesson, knocked their last door, waved goodbye to their recent converts and made plans for how they could keep everything they'd learned alive upon landing in their home town. It was a huge blessing to go with them this month, (All of the Zone leaders and sister training leaders meet with president and the assistance once a month to learn about upcoming trainings and make plans for baptisms in the upcoming month) they were leaving 3 weeks early so they could start the spring semester. The expectation is that they be able to go to the temple with president, and so this month, since a good number of zone leaders were going home he brought all of us to the temple. It was such a good session. I feel like my growth in this last year has been 100 fold. I truly believe in God, in the essential role of his son in our Eternal progression, and in the messengers our Father and heaven sends to us the form of authorized priesthood holders. I felt the spirit very powerfully. It is a tremendous feeling to have the peace of mind knowing you're dong all you can to serve God.
I had some time in the car ride to talk to sister Shaffer who is the Sister Training Leader over the 3 sister companionships in our zone. She has a lot more to manage than I thought, so i'm very grateful she's taking care of all of those issues so I don't have to worry so much about it. Her council was very helpful in preparing for an upcoming zone meeting.
On new years we went to a spanish conference in the Austin Stake. I drive the mini van, and since I can fit the most people in my car, i'm normally the designated driver. It was an ok meeting, The missionaries holding it did a lot of talking, and we didn't get too much time to practice, but I got a few golden nuggets.After the spanish conference I went on an exchange with Pflugerville. It was so so so cold. Maybe i wouldn't have thought it was that cold if I hadn't lived in Texas for a year, but it was about 35 and raining all day. Pflugerville is an all bike area. Cold gear is definitely something I didn't prepare adequately for in packing for the mission, so i borrowed an extra pair of gloves and put on a scarf for the first time in my life and we hit the road. It was a lot of fun because so many families were home on new years day, although we didn't have too much success. Elder Ballard was sick, I think it's stress induced. He's training a new missionary, and his area has been taking a hit the past few weeks. I did a weekly planning session with them hoping to give them a few more tools to manage their work. His trianee Elder Godwin has been having a little trouble adjusting to missionary life. He expressed some hesitancy in wanting to sell out as a missionary because he didn't want to lose his individuality. We had a good talk.
Elder Warren will be missed! He's been transfered to the world of Eternal P-Days.
That's what I got. We should have another busy week!
I love you!
Stay Salty!
Elder Tyler Meidell
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