Nyob zoo os,
Wednesday was Zone Conference and it was President and Sister Williams last zone conference since they will both be ending their missions and going home at the end of this month. It is really sad they are going home because they have been an awesome mission president and wife and I am going to miss them a lot. We had a wonderful conference. We have a tradition in our mission (I don't know if other missions do it as well) but your last transfer you bear your testimony at Zone Conference. Since it was their last transfer, they both bore their farewell testimonies. It was really cool to hear their testimonies of the Savior and the church. Their testimonies are so strong. It was also really cool to hear about their testimonies of their current mission as well as their previous missions and the blessing they have seen from those missions almost 40 years later. One thing that I really loved that President Williams said was,
"You will see your mission through the eyes of your children, you will see your mission through the eyes of your grandchildren."
This week was a lot of finding. We have had some pretty good success getting times to come back, but them actually being home on the time they gave us has been a struggle haha. This week we did go finding in this one neighborhood and it was cool because on 2 streets back to back were just all Hmong people. Almost all of them where Hmong so around like 20-30 houses and since it's summer lots of people were outside so we were able to just walk around and talk to people instead of knocking doors which was fun since you never have that opportunity in Hmong work really. Those short glimpses of what Hmongland or the country of Hmong would be if there was such a place or such a mission - one can always dream.
It's really weird that my mission is slowly winding down. I felt like I just got out here to Wisconsin to be a missionary, but it is also kicking in that I have been out here away from home for 22 months. Missions are amazing and the best decision anyone can make for his/her life. It is honestly the best investment of time & money that you can put into yourself compared to anything else. Nothing is going to help you to learn more, be more, and do more and it is all because of the Savior and his atonement that allows us to be better every day.
"May we enjoy the peace and rejoicing that the sacrifice...and the Atonement of the Savior Jesus Christ can provide... every time we have the opportunity to live ONE MORE DAY." - Elder Taylor G. Godoy
Love,
Elder Rich
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| My district on our way to tour the Sprecher's factory |
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| They had an 8 oz glass they gave you and you could get as many cups or flavors as you wanted. I wanted to try all 9 flavors so I drank 9 8oz glasses of soda. |
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| This is the end! |
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| Only me and 1 other kid, Elder Desmond, drank that much. We said it was our goal to do it so we did. |
