Week 44

Dear parents, and people that love me.:

On Monday, as you know, MOAB! It was soo cool!

Tuesday, we had two five star lessons. The first was with a woman and her daughter. Their names and K and N. They are awesome, they both showed up to church last Sunday, and loved it. They loved all the love and attention that people gave them.! We taught a little about our purpose of being there and what not. It went splendid! The next lesson was in the evening with a young man named T. Missionaries in the past taught them, and T had expressed that they were too pushy. So we went in and had a little more relaxed lesson, we sat outside on the grass and played with their dog while we taught. It was quite a spiritual experience.

Thursday, I GOT PULLED OVER! I was going 70 in a 65 and the cop didn't like that. He pulled us over and came up to our window, first thing he said was, "Awe it's the Elders, I was already planning on giving you a ticket." Long story short, he didn't, but he ended up not being able to find our insurance, so I've had to figure that out, and had to call the courts and get the church to fax them proof that we had insurance at the time of the "pull over". It was a big barnacle. Soo much wasted time. But I've learned and I've been going the speed limit lately. Haha.

Saturday we were on exchanges! I went with Elder Joachin and something crazy happened too! Our dinner appointment canceled, so we went to this restaurant called Big Dons, where we ordered pizza. Right when we finished I placed a call to someone in the stake, and a man walked into the building. He went right up to the counter and when he thought no one was looking took a bunch of cash out of the tip jar. I didn't really realize what was going on till I got off the phone. Then we ran after him, and found him after five minutes of driving, we pulled over and started talking to him. It was too late to get the cash back, he had already purchased a bunch of chips with it. He is kinda homeless. It doesn't seem like a big deal, but we asked him about God, and offered to come by his home and teach him and he said sure!

Tender mercies! God loves all his children no matter what choices they make. And they all deserve the gospel.

These pics are of 1. Another picture from Moab last week

2. A cross eyed cat LOL

3. A kitty we found.

 

Cross-eyed cat

Last P-day (Moab trip)

Week 43- Moab!

Dear Family and Friends,

This week has been super eventful, we started the week off on Tuesday by waking up at 5 and driving to Provo for Mission Leadership Council. That was amazing, because the new chapter focus is chapter 13 which teaches us how to work with members better. And that's super exciting, because as we as a Zone focus on this new chapter focus our finding will increase. Technically we as missionaries don't have keys to find. The bishop of each ward does. He then delegates it to the members he calls. Which is super cool.

Also! Before I left Springville I started making a knife, and then I left for here. So I left my knife there for the man to finish and he finally did! It is sooo pretty!

On Thursday we once again woke up early and went to prepare for Zone Training Meeting. It was a very good meeting. Holy cow, there were soo many inspired comments. I learned a ton, and I'm still reflecting on it. Then we immediately start trying to work with members better. We've already started to see more lives be blessed.

Saturday we went on an exchange with the Spanish elders. It was a very good learning experience. I learned a ton from Elder Hernandez about being your self while still teaching with the spirit. It was pretty cool. He has been out about 6 months. He and I also had an interview in Green River at 12:00 so we booked it over there. We worked primarily in the Helper stake as well.

Sunday was great because well, it's Sunday! And it was fast and testimony meeting! Yay, I always love hearing testimonies. Also, people came to church in the Gordon Creek Ward that weren't members! And they were interested learning more, so we set up a lesson on Tuesday.

And today we went to Moab! We saw a couple of arches and got a lot of sweet pictures. It was breathtaking. Plus my companion is super good looking so that was fun. Haha jk, but really I love nature soo much, God really knows how to make em doesn't he?. But please enjoy the beautiful pictures of some of our Zone. Woohoo! It was a blast.

So most of these pics are of Moab. And one is of our Zone Training Meeting last week.

Love Elder Minson

Our tradition when someone is going home

Moab bound! (me in the back)

 Moab pictures

Week 42

Sorry I didn't write a bigger email this week, I was totally planning on it, but things went the opposite way, sorry! I'll try my much best next week!

This Sunday we taught gospel principals. It is a class for less active members and non members. The bishop attends too, we taught about our heavenly family.

This week I'm looking forward to Mission Leadership Council!!! I find such a tender mercy in the scriptures! They've really been blessing our companionship and teaching lately.

Here are some pictures:

 We were driving to an investigators house after church and their neighbor has a mischievous pet tortoise that likes to escape.  And we just saw someone on the sidewalk carrying this huge turtle and we were like "what the heck?" So we stopped and found out that the turtle has escaped and was just walking down the road. (See pic below)

 

Week 41- Good Ole Price

Dear family and friends!

This week has been totally groovy! Can you tell I'm trying to bring that word back? Haha there's not really too much to talk about other than what I've been learning. From being a missionary every day and having the chance to study for two hours a day. It is a great pleasure, but what I've learned most

recently is the power of the Book of Mormon and bible in missionary work.

Opening up this new area is a great privilege, because the people there are not like any other in the Mission. Here member and nonmember alike they all love the Bible, it's been great to be able to teach

with it right along side the Book of Mormon and to be able to really show people how the run together and coincide. I've never been soo appreciative of the Book of Mormon and bible before. It is truly God's gospel, and there can never be anything better. It truly helps us in any and every situation. Being out here has helped me recognize that.

Anywho a young Woman was baptised this week, on Sunday, she is a great little gal. Her mother has recently become active in the church, and loves to come, she has a really strong desire to raise her

daughter in the church as well! It was such a cool process to see! Anyway, gotta get going!

Love Elder Minson

K's baptism

Week 40- A busy week

Dear everyone:

This week has been absolutely fantastic, my new companion is Elder Christensen. This transfer is going to be a blast, it already has been. It started out fantastic, because we got a flat tire yeah. It

was groovy. Luckily we live in Utah and everybody loves the missionaries, so like 10 people tried to stop and help us. Although we know how to change a tire LOL. We had a lesson right after with a man named George Ingram, he's awesome. He was apparently a famous picture taker for world news or something, and he invented several things like Strahl wrappers.

But anyway I'm getting ahead myself, I'm going to start on Wednesday when it all got interesting, so Elder Redmond and I woke up at like five in the morning and drove and drove and drove and drove  until we got to Spanish Fork, where we picked up Elder Christiansen and dropped off Elder Redmond for his last day as a missionary. For the rest of the day me and Elder Christiansen got to know our new area, it was righteous.

Thursday we drove down to Moab for a baptism interview, we left at two and didn't get back until 9:08 at night it was crazy. But absolutely beautiful and definitely worth the trip and the miles.

On Friday we went around mostly getting to know the new investigators that we had in the price North stake, we talk to as many people as we could along the way including these two awesome girls that were sitting on the bridge. We found out they were both from Herriman but have decided to spend the week in price, with their dad. Neither of them were members, so we left them a brief message, and invited them to read the book of Mormon.

Saturday we had a baptism for a young man named B, who we've been teaching for about a month and a half. What happened was after we had taught him everything he decided he wasn't sure if he wanted to be baptized. So we invited him to an eight-year-old baptism that was happening that week before, he came and loved it. His parents have become active in the recent months, and feel that this is the very good path for them to be on. So we felt good about it and put him on date for 15 July.

Sunday we went to church in the Price North stake and got to know some of the ward mission leaders and the bishops, we're doing our best to gain their trust and help them grow and they are calling us as well.  Then we visited with the stake president and his family, and shared a message about missionary work..

Overall the week was very successful and busy, we have a lot of work left to do though, so stay tuned for more!

Also one thing I love, from the scriptures is how firm a foundation Alma the Younger had, after he had been through the refiners fire. It's quite remarkable.

The scriptures are true and I know it!

Love you all!

Love Elder Minson

Here's just a few Pics from throughout the week!

I love you everyone!!

B's baptism

B's family at the baptism

A member snapped this of us while shopping on Pday

This is K, a girl that we are teaching who is getting baptized next Sunday

Cool cliffs in Moab

Week 39- Transfers!

The great Utah Provo Mission

(I'm on the back row- Can you find me?)

So this week has been amazing, my companion Elder Redmond goes home in… Like three days, no, less, two days. He's kind of trunky so I'm keeping him on his toes. Apart from that though lots of great things happened this week, we attended a baptism on Saturday, not one of ours. But a family wanted us to fill the font for the eight-year-old daughter who missed stake baptisms. So we did.!

On Monday we woke up at about 5 o'clock and got dressed, and hopped in Elder Tuaui's and Elder Hernandez's car. They drove us to Provo, where we waited through a district trainers meeting, and then had mission leadership Council. Then we hung out with Elder Rony and Elder Burdette, at that night and slept at their place.

On Tuesday we woke up and had to be at a chapel in Provo at 7:15 sharp, to make it to the parade. We got there sort of on time, but there was a ton of traffic so it was pretty difficult. The parade was amazing, we walked in two lines with the Orem mission on the opposite side of us. There's about 320 missionaries total. Let's just say we got lots of love.

Wednesday was preparation day, and it was very busy, we had a barbecue at the Nielsens home. It was pretty yummy!

 On Thursday we did exchanges with the Ferron Elder's, I went with Elder DeFord. It was a great exchange altogether, he came into the Mission at the same time as me, and is a very solid Elder. Also we had zone training meeting, and the focus was on Chapter 9 of preach my gospel "How to find people to teach," it was good overall, we could've done better planning. But I felt the spirit so I think we're good.

 Saturday we filled the font for that family to be baptized, and did a lot of other missionary work. We also cut someone's grass, because their hand was in a lot of pain and they could not use it.  

Sunday we went to a special location for church, it is a thing the stake president initiated for people who don't like going to church but like nature, it's called the Argyle location. They serve the sacrament, there are lots of nonmembers but members too. It's just a sacrament meeting about 30 minutes away out in the woods. There were lots of pine trees and chipmunks, me and Elder Redmond were the speakers for that meeting, the spirit was incredibly strong. I spoke on Heavenly Father, and he spoke on the atonement.

 Today, we got transfer calls, my new companion is Elder Christiansen from Virginia! We were actually in the MTC together. So this is going to be a great transfer! Woohoo! Our area is also absorbing the Price north elders area, so now we're covering two stakes!

Wow, do I have a testimony of missionary work. God loves us, and everything is for the best! I love you, everyone!

 Love, Elder Minson

The first two pictures were Zone Training Meeting, we have a riot of a Zone. The last pictures were right after the parade on Tuesday. Disregard the hair.

Week 38 (4th of July!)

Sorry everyone, this weeks email is going to be short. We have been setting up and participating in a Zone barbecue, but this week has been sweet!

On Monday we had Mission Leadership Conference, and then Tuesday we walked in the Provo 4th of July parade. It was soo cool!  Afterwards, we are required to be in a chapel from 4-9 so that what we did, we had 2 bishops order us pizza, and some sisters made a ton of cookies, we got a really big speaker, and a bluray player. And we watched MOANA. Haha it was a very cute movie. 

But any way I have to get going! We have a lot of eating and cleaning to do!

Love you all!

Love Elder Minson

Mission Leadership Council

 Provo Freedom Festival 4th of July Parade! In this video you can see me walking starting at about 17 seconds.