I think I can come back to a normal Weekly Email system. This week has definitely been something else.. ESPECIALLY when our good friend COVID-19 has entered the battlefield. And a lot of other shabang has gone down as well... soooooo let's get into it!
Monday we had P-Day and did good old stuff, it was my first NORMAL P-Day so far this transfer, so that was great to see. After P-Day we were able to have dinner with a member and talked for a little bit before we went to another members house and had a Book of Mormon study there. It was pretty good overall, then we came back home and ended the day.
Tuesday we did our studies and got things ready for the day. We actually had a pretty good day overall because we had some cool experiences with people that we are working with. We saw one of them and talked about what's been going on with them and they talked about their trials and their questions and we were able to use the Book of Mormon to answer his questions and he was really touched by it and was excited to continue to meet with us and learn more! And then later that night we were at a dinner appointment with a member and some non-members that we are trying to work with came and we had some pretty cool discussions about the Spirit World and about the Temple! It was awesome! That was pretty much the bulk of the day!
Wednesday was also a pretty good day! We did our studies and updated Area Book a good bit. Afterwards we picked up Lunch provided by a member and then we came home and ate that for a little. We then left and tried to contact a lot of people and we got a hold of a few, but not a lot. Then we decided to try this one person and he was ecstatic to see! He had a very good experience in the past with the missionaries and wanted to meet with us again! It was super cool! Afterwards we did a few others things before heading to the Church and did Institute and fellow shipped a few of the members there. Then we came home for the night.
Thursday the Hope Elders drove up early to Arkadelphia and we all got in our car and drove up to Little Rock for Zone Conference! We learned a lot and a lot of stuff happened as well. Right after Zone Conference my mom messages me "Church has been cancelled worldwide" and I honestly thought she was making a weird comment just to get my dad's attention or something. But I put it to the test and looked on the Church website and WHADDYA KNOW Church had indeed been cancelled world-wide. And that threw everyone in a loop. And then we had to figure out a few things while we were in Little Rock and then we all loaded in the car and had Chick-fil-A for a little and then drove back to Arkadelphia where I loaded my gear in Hope's car and we started exchanges where I went to Hope!
Friday we started off our day with our good old studies. We had a list to try and see how people were doing. And sadly not much happened for a good bit of it. We were able to have a good lesson with someone and found another person through that. Afterwards we had Book of Mormon study with a member and all that good jazz. Then we did a few more things, had dinner, and then drove up to a town and ended exchanges and we drove home.
Saturday was stacked like no one's business. After studies we went to the Church and helped prepare for a baptism for an 8 yr old here in the Branch. We also got Arbys in between figuring things out. Then we got things running and then had the Baptism! It was the spur of the moment so our Branch President decided to have some fun with it and had us speak on Baptism and then later have me do a musical piece (if you want me to sound good, give me a few weeks notice ok? Haha) so that was grand. Afterwards we helped clean up and we talked to our Branch President about a few items before we left and we stopped by Wal-Mart to try and get a thing or two which we were sadly unsuccessful. Then we did our Weekly Planning, had dinner and call ins, and that's about it.
Sunday was also interesting due to this whole Church called stuff. After our studies, we had lunch and then we went with a member to someone's house to do the Sacrament and that was good. Then we went and saw a couple of people and after all of that 2 people pretty much gave us dinner, so we had two rounds to go. Then we went to the Church because we had to do a few things and our Branch President was there too. And someone else showed up and we did the Sacrament for them as well. Then we talked with them a while longer then they all left and I called my mom since it was her birthday and that was always nice to hear from her. Then after we left we just came back home and ended the day.
So many changes and so many things are happening and it's insane, but I'm grateful for the Church and the amazing inspiration it has. There's no way this cannot be true. I know it is from the bottom of my heart that it is true. Stay healthy out there!
May God be with you all, and know that I am here. I love you all!
Elder Braxton Hotton
Attachments:
-Kit-Kat fun
Monday we had P-Day and did good old stuff, it was my first NORMAL P-Day so far this transfer, so that was great to see. After P-Day we were able to have dinner with a member and talked for a little bit before we went to another members house and had a Book of Mormon study there. It was pretty good overall, then we came back home and ended the day.
Tuesday we did our studies and got things ready for the day. We actually had a pretty good day overall because we had some cool experiences with people that we are working with. We saw one of them and talked about what's been going on with them and they talked about their trials and their questions and we were able to use the Book of Mormon to answer his questions and he was really touched by it and was excited to continue to meet with us and learn more! And then later that night we were at a dinner appointment with a member and some non-members that we are trying to work with came and we had some pretty cool discussions about the Spirit World and about the Temple! It was awesome! That was pretty much the bulk of the day!
Wednesday was also a pretty good day! We did our studies and updated Area Book a good bit. Afterwards we picked up Lunch provided by a member and then we came home and ate that for a little. We then left and tried to contact a lot of people and we got a hold of a few, but not a lot. Then we decided to try this one person and he was ecstatic to see! He had a very good experience in the past with the missionaries and wanted to meet with us again! It was super cool! Afterwards we did a few others things before heading to the Church and did Institute and fellow shipped a few of the members there. Then we came home for the night.
Thursday the Hope Elders drove up early to Arkadelphia and we all got in our car and drove up to Little Rock for Zone Conference! We learned a lot and a lot of stuff happened as well. Right after Zone Conference my mom messages me "Church has been cancelled worldwide" and I honestly thought she was making a weird comment just to get my dad's attention or something. But I put it to the test and looked on the Church website and WHADDYA KNOW Church had indeed been cancelled world-wide. And that threw everyone in a loop. And then we had to figure out a few things while we were in Little Rock and then we all loaded in the car and had Chick-fil-A for a little and then drove back to Arkadelphia where I loaded my gear in Hope's car and we started exchanges where I went to Hope!
Friday we started off our day with our good old studies. We had a list to try and see how people were doing. And sadly not much happened for a good bit of it. We were able to have a good lesson with someone and found another person through that. Afterwards we had Book of Mormon study with a member and all that good jazz. Then we did a few more things, had dinner, and then drove up to a town and ended exchanges and we drove home.
Saturday was stacked like no one's business. After studies we went to the Church and helped prepare for a baptism for an 8 yr old here in the Branch. We also got Arbys in between figuring things out. Then we got things running and then had the Baptism! It was the spur of the moment so our Branch President decided to have some fun with it and had us speak on Baptism and then later have me do a musical piece (if you want me to sound good, give me a few weeks notice ok? Haha) so that was grand. Afterwards we helped clean up and we talked to our Branch President about a few items before we left and we stopped by Wal-Mart to try and get a thing or two which we were sadly unsuccessful. Then we did our Weekly Planning, had dinner and call ins, and that's about it.
Sunday was also interesting due to this whole Church called stuff. After our studies, we had lunch and then we went with a member to someone's house to do the Sacrament and that was good. Then we went and saw a couple of people and after all of that 2 people pretty much gave us dinner, so we had two rounds to go. Then we went to the Church because we had to do a few things and our Branch President was there too. And someone else showed up and we did the Sacrament for them as well. Then we talked with them a while longer then they all left and I called my mom since it was her birthday and that was always nice to hear from her. Then after we left we just came back home and ended the day.
So many changes and so many things are happening and it's insane, but I'm grateful for the Church and the amazing inspiration it has. There's no way this cannot be true. I know it is from the bottom of my heart that it is true. Stay healthy out there!
May God be with you all, and know that I am here. I love you all!
Elder Braxton Hotton
Attachments:
-Kit-Kat fun
-Huge Ranger thing
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