What’s up family and friends? So, I hate to break the news to you but it is that time again. Tomorrow is transfers…Elder Wray and I will not be companions again. Elder Wray is one of the new assistants and I get a new companion. My new companion is Elder Ramsay. I will get him tomorrow. I know just a little bit about him. He is from Kentucky and only has one transfer left on his mission. It will be a good time but I will definitely miss Elder Wray. It is a good thing that after the mission we only live 40 minutes away from each other. We will be hanging out all the time when we both get back! He is a fantastic missionary and I will miss him as my companion.
Well, I also wanted to wish my parents a Happy Anniversary! They just celebrated 29 years of being married! I sure do love my parents! I am so grateful for them and their great example to me. Someday I hope to be just like my parents and to raise my kids the way they raised me. They have both done so many wonderful things for me and well…I guess if it weren’t for them then I wouldn’t be here. Haha! They are both such wonderful people and if you haven’t been able to meet them then you should! I love them with all my heart and I know that families can be eternal!
So it has been pretty crazy! Every day this week was over 100 degrees. It is so hot outside! It is such a blessing. So many people around here just love giving us water. We have been doing a lot of finding lately so we can have people to teach! It has been going really well. We have been knocking doors and talking with as many people as possible. We have found a lot of success doing it. We have been able to pick up a bunch of new potential investigators and a lot of appointments for this week. It is going to be pretty interesting teaching with a new companion but it will be great!
Another crazy thing that happened this week was going on exchanges with Elder Jarvis. Elder Jarvis was my trainer. We were companions for the first 4 and 1/2 months of my mission in Turlock. It was pretty fun to be back with him again for the day. He’s still the same. We were able to teach a lesson to a referral we received from other missionaries. His name is Peter. We taught him the restoration and have a return appointment with him this week! We also have a few other appointments this week with potential investigators!
The quote for the day is from President Gordon B. Hinckley. He says, “Believe in yourself. Believe in your capacity to do great things and good things.” This quote really means a lot to me in my life. If we are worried that we aren’t going to do great things then we aren’t going to do great things. We need to believe that we will do great things. There is another quote that I heard while on my mission that really goes along well with that quote. “It doesn’t take any effort to be loser, to stay down there on a low level, but it calls on everything within you, you have to harness your will to save you.” I am not sure who this quote is from but I love it. We need to have confidence. Not be prideful but have confidence. I know that with God all things are possible! I love you all and hope you have a fantastic week this week!
Love,
Elder Pope
Sorry I didn’t take any pictures this week!