1. There is an awesome video I'm not sure what it is from but its so darn good! It's a combination of talks on missionary work and the atonement by Jeffery R Holland and this day by Henry B Eyring, both members of the 12 apostles. But Hernry B Eyring talks about not being complacent in where we are at. Although we may do great things for the church it is never okay to say I have done enough, I can rest. We need to look at the Savior's life. Once he preformed the atonement and was crucified he did not go and rest till his resurrection. Through modern day revelation (D&C 138) we see that the savior did not stop; he kept working there was time to be spent and work to be done so he kept going! That is something I am really trying to apply especially as I open the last 6 months of my mission....
2. Speaking of last six months, I had a freak out last night! haha it was kind of a reality check because I go home on 13th of March and i realized it was the 14th of september!!! And no mom, just casue i know the supposed date doesn't mean you can start counting down the days! :) I guess that goes for all yall! No day number emails!
3. Going back to the talk by Eyring, he talked about how he gets complacent. an apostle gets complacent... imagine that!!! That's so crazy but we all can get to that point I guess! He says he has a rallying cry which is "remember him" remember that christ never took a break and as disciples of our savior jesus christ we need to keep moving this work forward and step that isn't forward is backwards!!! That's the truth right there!
4. Surprise fact: I'm actually in milton right now! Last night i had to go on an emergency trade-off. My buddy, Elder Whitney, was going through a really hard time with the kid he is training elder bovee, he is super duper difficult . A good kid but won't listen at all to anything you say... but it was a fun night! <y mom sent me a package with lucky charms so we had to go borrow milk form the sisters so we could eat lucky charms for a night time snack. #magicallydelcious
5. My mom sent me a huge package!!! It was crazy and it came on Sunday??? What's happening in the world? Mail comes on sundays now? But it was a huge package of food! I stuffed all the good stuff! I dare you guys to try and beat it! New contest: let's see who can send me a better package! Just kidding but thanks so much for the food mom! My missionary budget appreciates it!
6. The Milton sisters just baptized the coolest family! The Busby's. It's a dad, Marty, and two kids William 14, and Marty Jr 17. They are so darn awesome. Mow that I'm a district leader I got to interview them! and the two kids love me now! One looked me up on instagram and started to follow me! (i had no part in this it was elder whitney and his companion that were with him when he did it) But just a great family that I'm grateful are members of the church now!
7. Brother Bill Kranz! He is so great but drives me crazy at the same time. He is living the word of wisdom for 3 weeks now. No coffee and no smoking but now we have no idea what his concern is! He's so close!!!! It is crazy, we will see what the lord and us can do!
8. We started to do this new thing will we go over to a member's and teach them a lesson and then ask them to find a person to hear the lessons by a date. We went over to the Weeler's a family in the ward on Thursday with a whole game plan to get them to do missionary work. As we walk in the dad says great so we are running behind but we have an investigator coming! First time ever on my mission that happened! But we had a dinner with Greg then shared with him the Book of Mormon! It was super cool sad thing is though he lives in Milton so we will see what happens :(
9. I got to go on a trade off with Elder Smith, one of the Pace B elders and it was great. I always enjoy spending time with other missionaries.. it is so great! But he is a great kid and a great missionary!! It's a blessing about being district leader, I get to work with all the elders in the district!
10. I was sleeping this week and I head-butted a wall... yeah it was bad. I broke the wall... i don't know what i dream about but its the second time it has happened, the first time I did it we had a concrete wall and that ended bad...
love yall!
Elder Taylor
care package goodness!
head-butting the wall in my sleep for the win!
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