1. Alma 53:20 is now a favorite scripture! I try to live to that standard all the time! I wish I was a son of Helaman! It would be so darn cool! This scripture came up like 8 times this week! There are no such things as coincidences! "And they were allyoung men, and they were exceedingly valiant for courage, and also for strength and activity; but behold, this was not all—they were men who were true at all times in whatsoever thing they were entrusted."
2. I got to go on a tradeoff to Navarre and it was awesome! Navarre is super cool, it is kind of a resort town but also a lot of military so its an odd mix! I got to see the beach for the 1st time on the mission... just a drive by :( probably a good thing in the summer though! But the beaches are way prettier here than in California! White sand and clear water!
3. I was in Navarre because i was on tradeoff with the zone leaders. I got to go with Elder Riddle from Layton, Utah and that was so much fun it was crazy!!! He is crazy cool and we are both super similar so I would love to serve with him! We also worked hard! He was on the phone with someone and I was just sitting there bored so I walked across the street and started to talk to some random guys about the gospel! It's getting so much easier to do it! I love it!
4. We had a meeting with all the missionaries in the zone so that was awesome! way fun! It's always good to get together with the other missionaries.
5. Crazy Tom! This guy is a character! We met with him in Navarree on the tradeoff , we had to clean his house because he was having a cleaning check if he didn't pass he was going to be evicted! So we got some gloves and went to work! The whole time he and his sister yelled at each other as we threw stuff away! Thankfully gloves were provided! With them I caught a cockroach and had to throw away about 100 pairs of soiled underwear.... ya.... when you are in the service of your fellow man you are in the service of your god right??? I guess it's true even when you have to do that nasty stuff, you just have to remember it brings #blessings!
6. We had stake conference so all the local congregations got together and had one big meeting on Saturday and sunday! i realized how spoiled we are where we live in California having to drive 10 minutes. People drive for 2 hours to come to theses meetings! We sometimes don't go and we live right around the corner!
7. President Bradshaw the 1st counselor in the stake presidenency gave two great talks this weekend. He is no joke, superman! He only sleeps 4 hours a night! The 1st one was getting over weariness in well-doing. That is when we are so tired we can't go any further, we have been serving the lord for a long time and need a break. He gives us a 3 step cure. 1. Turn outward and serve others! Pick up some cockroaches for crazy Tom! 2. look upward, we must truly feast on the words of Christ, it doesn't count to watch some bible cartoons with the kids we must constantly be in the scriptures ourselves! 3. Enjoy to the end! This is the gospel of good news it is meant to enjoy! True happiness comes from service to the Lord!
8. He gave an awesome talk on sunday about the example of his father! Tt was great because it was Fathers Day! I'm grateful i have a great example of a dad! I love my dad so much and am so grateful for him! Happy late Father's Day!
9. We had a stake primary choir and it was great! They sang a new primary song I have never heard! It was super good! We were sitting with a marine and he had two kids in the choir and it made him cry! You know it's something good if it makes a marine cry!
10. The stake president gave a great talk on anti mormon literature! A common topic lately. I think this area will be dealing with it in great abundance some time soon unfortunately! But he said all that is good invites us to Christ and come closer to him, exactly what the church does! But anti wants us to leave the church and distance us from Christ! Remember to stay with Christ!
Love you all and am grateful for all your prayers thank you!
Elder Taylor
Me rocking some shades. I'm bringing glasses back them greenies don't know how to act!
me with elder riddle the ZL twice he's a stud muffin a short version of me!
me and elder beahan
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