This week we had... ZONE CONFERENCE!! 🥳 We had to meet in a different building than normal which turned out to be catastrophic because the AC was broken. 🫠💀 The senior missionaries were running around the whole time and setting up fans with trays of ice in front of them to try to cool it down, but I’ll just tell you right now that it didn't work. Besides that, it was an awesome conference! It was a sad one though because Sister Glauser gave her departing testimony and I might've been a wreck that whole time, and then they had us end by singing, "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." Whoever's idea that was is actually evil and I think there were like 5 people still singing by the end. RIP the Nielsens. 🪦
My favorite message came from Sister Nielsen who always gives the best ones (in my opinion). Her message was all about getting to the Tree of Life that's talked about in Lehi's dream (1 Nephi 8). Our goal in life should be getting there, and once we've made it to the Tree of Life, what are we going to do to stay there? 🌳
Other highlights!!:
☆ Sister Glauser and I got to have one last exchange before she leaves, and she literally is just my favorite ever. Celestial friends fr. 🤍 She also cut my hair and let's just say that it could be a lot worse than it is!!
☆ We had Departing Activities with the Nielsens which consisted of games and then a 2-hour Q&A with them. It was so sad, but we all held it together until they started crying at the end. Then it wasn't great. 🥲
☆ We went on a road trip to Sandy Valley! 🚗 Sandy Valley is in the actual middle of nowhere (aka still part of our area) so we went out just to see if there was anyone waiting for missionaries. There was not. We got called Jehovah's Witnesses two houses in a row so not the biggest success ever, but we did have a good time.
☆ We had a stake breakfast and got to hold Tank the Turtle. 🐢
One of the Nielsens’ final pieces of advice was regarding how we can stay on the covenant path for the rest of our lives. President likes to use a bowling analogy and says there are two "gutter guards" that'll help us stay in the lane and not go to the gutters. These things are 1. Daily immersion in the Book of Mormon, and 2. Attending the temple as frequently as our circumstances allow. A verse stood out to me this week and has to go along with the part about reading the Book of Mormon to stay strong. It's Alma 33:14 and it says "...I would ask if ye have read the scriptures? If ye have, how can ye disbelieve on the Son of God?" It's so true honestly. I've never read the Book of Mormon as in-depth as I have on my mission, and it's been one of the best experiences of my life. It's strengthened my testimony so much, and I know that as we study it daily for the rest of our lives, that nothing will be able to take us off the path.
Hope y'all have the best week ever!! Stay chilly for me cause we're hitting a steadily increasing 100-110 degrees this week. 🥵
💛 Hna. Pursglove
Photographs Below :)
1. Sleepover Buddies 😴(main photo above)
2. Last exchange 🫶
3. Peak Advertising
4. Zone Conference 😎
5. Moooo 🐮
6. Tank the Turtle 🐢
7. Sandy Valley vibes 🤠
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