Adam Serving in Portland

Hello dear friends and family!   This is another update written by Mama Goold, since Adam just experienced what he called the craziest p-day of his mission.     Among other things, his p-day excitement included a temple trip, helping a ward member move, and dinner with his mission president.  By the time he had a minute, p-day was almost over, so this letter will have to do!     This past week included MLC (Mission Leadership Council), which, as always, was a highlight for him.   His mission president taught about the Christlike attribute of DILIGENCE, which is an attribute that will take you far in life...both spiritually and in your daily life.   The Preach My Gospel manual says this about diligence:   "Diligence is steady, consistent, earnest, and energetic effort in doing the Lord’s work. The Lord expects you to work diligently—persistently and with great effort and care. A diligent missionary works effectively...

Hi everyone! I hope everything is going well for all of you! This week was pretty busy, like most weeks it seems. We did a lot of missionary work, had zone conference, went on exchanges, and a bunch of other meetings. It was a bit of a slower week in terms of the missionary work to be completely honest. It's really interesting to be training, it has required me to take things a lot slower than normal and also be really deliberate about what we are doing. It has been good to regularly be asking "does this activity help people to come closer to Christ?" When all your thoughts and efforts are focused on Christ you are so much more able to see the Lord's hand in your life! "And neither at any time hath any wrought miracles until after their faith; wherefore they first believed in the Son of God." (Ether 12:18) At zone conference we talked a lot about diligence! Being a diligent disciple of Jesus Christ and diligently seeking to learn about Him. When we are dili...

 Okay, okay.  The sky isn't actually falling, but it has just been a crazy crazy week. A lot has happened, and the sky falling is kinda what it feels like currently. Here's a summary of all the stuff: Elder Dahl finished his mission, serving with Hazeldale Elders, training(!!!!), transfers, temple, and lots of interviews/meetings. I'll start with the temple. President & Sister Botchway gave us some Tongan ancestor's names to take through the temple. That was awesome. The temple is an amazing place! You should go. It is a house of peace, learning, and the House of the Lord! My previous companion, Elder Dahl, completed his mission! He had to pack a bunch, so Wednesday and Thursday were pretty full of that. We dropped him off at the mission office Thursday afternoon, then I went with the Hazeldale Elders until transfers the next day. I have lived with one of those Elders {Elder Partridge} for 6/9 transfers on my mission, but those ~24 hours were the first time that I...

Hello friends and family!   Elder Goold has had a crazy week, so this is Mama G recapping his week with the pics he sent and the report he gave over the phone.  I apologize in advance for any old person goofiness that I may not be able to contain myself from including. 😜 First off, MICHAEL GOT BAPTIZED!!! A member of the ward performed the baptism, but it was an amazing experience for both Elder Goold and Elder Dahl to be a part of!  Michael was excited and ready for this step in his eternal progression! ❤️ The program template was created by yours truly, but was  finished up beautifully by my favorite missionary!  His companion, Elder Dahl, heads home on Thursday, so his district held a “funeral” for him.  Apparently it’s a light-hearted, albeit a bit somewhat macabre tradition held across many missions throughout the world.       Here is Elder Goold, Elder Dahl, President and Sister Botchway, plus two unidentified district leaders at distr...

Hi everyone! I hope y'all are doing well! This has been a pretty good week. Lots of things happening. Here's what happened: a mission devotional, 3 baptismal interviews, and honestly not a ton else. It felt busier than it was I guess🤷‍♂️ We skipped district council yesterday to go to a mission wide devotional with Elder Ahadjie from a Quorum of the 70. He has been friends with President Botchway for a very long time. It was his very last day in the calling, so as of today Elder Ahadjie has been released. It was a fantastic devotional. We got to hear from President and Sister Botchway and also Elder and Sister Ahadjie. Here's some things that stood out to me: -we love the Lord -that should be our why for doing missionary work -we must apply the scriptures to our own life -specifically using "me, I, my, etc." when studying -we are blessed for obedience -we curse ourselves when we are disobedience -when we act in disobedience we remove ourselves from t...