Adam Serving in Portland

Hi everyone! I hope you all have been doing well! This has been quite the week! Very very busy. Some of the things that happened: exchanges, mission leadership council (MLC), goodbye devotional, and a new mission president! First off, exchanges! I got to stay in my area with Elder Pfunder this time around. It was honestly such a blast! We listened to a few really good BYU devotionals and also were able to find a few new people to teach. It was also the same day that the new Preach My Gospel came out. Something from the introduction that I loved, that also brought up some good conversation was: "Study the chapters repeatedly throughout your mission. Evaluate your work. Set goals and make plans to accomplish them. Missionaries who prepare themselves daily and improve regularly will bless the lives of those they teach and serve. They will also receive blessings in their own lives" This doesn't just apply to missionaries, but to all people! As we diligently seek to improve ea...

 Hi everyone! I hope all of you are doing well! This is going to be a pretty short email, but things are going really well here in Farmington! A couple random things that happened from this week: Stake President's Council, service, more service, and lastly some fun lessons. First off. Stake president's council! All the missionaries in the zone met with the stake president and we talked about how we can help people gain a deeper conversion to Christ in each of our areas! One of the biggest things that he wanted to emphasize was the importance of regular temple attendance! Making sure that all members are worthy to hold, and do hold an active temple recommend. It was incredible to hear some of the reasons why temples bless our lives! They truly are the house of the Lord! We get closer to him when we attend regularly. Second. We had a lot of service this week, ranging from wood chopping, moving people, gardening, and cleaning the church.  It was all good. Serving others is a bla...

Hi everyone! I hope all of you are doing well! This has been a crazy week, but so good! A quick summary of what happened: Exchanges, Sacrament meeting talk, and Michael! First off, this week I was able to go on exchanges with the Elder Endemano. We stayed here in Farmington, which was a bit of a fun time because I've only been here for just over a week. It was really good! We talked a lot about what it means to be a good leader, and how Christ is the perfect leader. He is also a perfect follower. We must be a good follower of Jesus Christ and of God before we can be a good leader. Next, I gave a talk in sacrament meeting! It is actually time first time that I have been asked to do so on my mission. They gave me about 2 days notice, so it was a fun time prepping for that. It was really insightful to find all the scriptures I did on how we can feel the Spirit more in our life. I was definitely aided by the Spirit in prepping for that talk. Lastly, our friend Michael came to church! I...

Hey Everyone! I hope all of you are doing well! This week was very busy, but so good! A quick summary: Zone Conference, interviews, exchanges, and the temple! First off, we went to the temple today! If you haven't been to the temple, or haven't been recently, you should go! It is a place that we learn more about God's plan for us and can feel His love! Yesterday we went on exchanges! It was really fun actually! I got to ride around on bike for the first time in 2 transfers, so that was nice. We were able to find a couple new people to teach and a few more that were interested, it was a really good exchange. Elder Francom and I also got to talk a lot about goal setting and what we can do to set more effective goals that stretch us, but are still achievable. Ultimately, we decided that the key to doing that is involving Christ in our goal setting. As we do so, we will deepen our conversion to Him and also be more able to help others do the same. We also had interviews with Pr...