Keepin' it Classy in Tallahassee: Conference, New Responsibilities, and Redheads!

Great week this last week!

1. So it was sad since i knew i was getting transferred, I got to make my rounds and say bye to a lot of great families! I'm so grateful! There are so many families I got close to in Pace so it was tough saying bye to a lot! Like the Sedrick family! Brother Sedrick is a big tough marine but gave me a hug! It was super cool! I love the Pace ward!

2. So the two Sedrick boys, Logan and Porter, loved my scripture case! It was just cardboard and duct tape but they believed not a thing could have been cooler than that! So they kept trying to make their own! so i went out and got some sweet Avenger duct tape and made them a box of their own! Porter disappeared and wrote me a letter about how much he loved me and I was the best missionary he has ever had! And then he gave me two dimes to show his love! Love only an 8 year old understands!

3. The Rodgers form Monroeville were coming through town and we got to have dinner with them! I love those people so much! I'm grateful i got to see them! And now I'm in the Mobile stake so I get to see all my Monroe friends at stake conference in two weeks! #tendermerciesofthelord!

4. Transfers were so much fun! It's the first time I got to see a lot of my friends in a super long time! Elder Peterson, one missionary I trained, got made a zone leader! But... i did also! So now instead of being over 6 missionaries, I'm over 24, which is a pretty small zone! But it's going to be interesting and a lot of fun!

5. My new companion is Elder McKay Miller! He is so awesome! And wait for it!!!! a.... REDHEAD Yeah when the assistant announced it he said its the redest companionship in the mission! It was so awesome. Also because i know Elder Miller and already love him! I'm so grateful I got to be with him!

6. Fairhope Alabama is where I'm serving! It is soo interesting. It's a small country town that has lots and lots of money! It's super odd. It's not too big but has tons of super nice clothing stores and other nicer places. It's just very interesting! But the ward is awesome! We are part of the Daphne, Alabama ward! So it is a great ward and I'm just excited to be in it!

7. Being zone leader is stressful! It has been a huge adventure though and has been a lot of fun! I actually have a missionary companion in the zone that I will be able to work a lot with and its extra cool because he is going home in Decemeber! so it will be way fun! I actually get to go on a tradeoff with him tomorrow! The first few days have been busy we had to drive through Mobile to go to a stake meeting since we work a lot with stake laaders as zone leaders. And Mobile is sketchy! It reminds me of LA!

8. Sam King! Sam is awesome. He is an investigator that I met yesterday.. he is so awesome! He is actually getting baptized this Saturday so that is super cool and I'm excited for that! He is a great kid and wants to do nothing more than serve a mission!!! He is solid! I' excited for him and his future! His dad is opposing it a little bit but he is pushing though. And his mom just died a month ago form huntingtons.. so its a sad time for him but he has found light in the gospel of Jesus Christ!

9. Conference was so good and I could talk about it for hours! It was so powerful! A member pointed out a super big underlying theme! OBEDIENCE. That is so true, I saw it in almost every talk. The prophets must be trying to tell us something! I received so much personal revelation it was awesome. I love conference!

10. This one is for my mom! I enjoyed Tad R. Callister's talk about teaching the gospel in the home! Especially about his mom telling him he needed to pray daily to be led to the right girl to marry! Don't worry people! I am focused on the task at hand, not getting married!!! Oh thats scary! hah

I love you all!

Elder Taylor

Donohoe fam!