Keepin' it Classy in Tallahassee: Greetings from Pace, FL

So crazy week and no email time.. I'll do my best!!!

1. We had zone conference and President Smith talked about responding to anti mormon literature! Super good talk! He talked about Christ's original 12 apostles and how they were all imperfect! Peter denied Christ, Thomas didn't believe him, and Judas betrayed him. But just cause those three did all that did it make the church that Christ set up not true? No!!! It just means it was led by imperfect people! Same with the restored church! We are not led by perfect people, but just cause one of them did something silly 200 years ago does not mean this church is not true! Great lesson!

2 President Smith talked about a question. What would Christ say about my area? So we all took turns answering that! One elder said Christ would invite all those home! It's so true, so we need to be like Christ.. do we do what Christ wants us to do? Are we working how he would have us work, or are we not? It really made me think! Great great talk but we are doing what Christ would do if he were here! No pressure, right???

3. Surprise! I got emergency transferred to Pace, FL! haha FL smells way better the AL but that's alright. The missionary here was having really hard time, so Sister Smith suggested to president they send me so they did!!!! Now i know it's the truth, she told me I'm her favorite!!! Pace is a good sized city! Bigger than anything I've been in before so I'm super stoked about that! But i was sad to leave all my buddies!!! Oh well, I'll see them on the other side! My new comp is named Elder Beahan (BANE!) How cool is that?!

4. Since I got transferred I got to go to two zone conferences and it was sooo sooo great!!! I loved it! It was cool to see president teach to the missionaries' needs!!! It was awesome, the spirit that was felt was amazing. He had a great spur of the moment testimony meeting that went an hour late! It was crazy!!! But such an amazing meeting!

5. Sister Smith, the mission president's wife taught me how to sew! Check out the blog! I had time to wait after a meeting and she helped me sew up my shirts. Haha... it was great. I love that lady, she is awesome!

6. We got to skype home and an awesome family opened up their home very last minute so we could come home! The Colograssis.. they were inactive since 2007 and then decided that they needed to get back so they fixed it all up and got to church! They are so darn solid now it is crazy! You could never tell they were inactive.

7. I got to see my MOM and family! Even though we were in 5 different locations, we were all able to speak together. I love technology! It is so great and wonderful!!!

8. There are so many people in this city. It is bigger than any I have served in before. It is awesome!!! I love it.. we talked to 13 random strangers last week! So that was way cool! It also has two super churches across the street from each other! There is crazy Sundayafternoon traffic! Haha

9. We have a really big military ward! Lots of Marines!!! It's cool, it's not huge but its almost double what we had in Monroe! There are also a ton of primary kids!!! So it's super cool but really weird that I'm not talking to just old people!

10. We had a ninja squirrel at the library jump out and attack Elder Peterson HAHA! It was so funny! Just jumped out of a blind and got him!!! Nothing great as a crazy squirrel coming for your comp!

I LOVE YOU ALL and am grateful for y'all! Happy Mothers Day!

Elder Taylor

Me and the ladies at the museum I worked at! They gave me a free shirt!