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Your Gonna Miss This

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I’m home! This week has been a whirlwind of emotions. Sometimes I don’t even think it is real. The first couple days I felt like I was going to wake up any minute. I was trying to figure out what I needed to write about for my very last email the other day. I decided I needed to write out a little bit of a testimony. So here you go! I hope you like it! The mission has really changed my life for the better. Just like President Jeffery Holland the mission means everything to me. Here is a testimony I wrote out one of the last days of my mission.  Reflection times are always the hardest for me. I remember when I was reflecting 2 years ago as I was preparing for the mission. Going through my stuff and retiring it for a little while definitely made leaving on the mission super hard. Too many crazy memories. The last couple days I have had a lot of time to think. To anyone who is just starting the mission or anyone who feels like they are in a hard spot I promise you it flies. Before the...
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Hurricane Utah Stake Presidency Letter

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5 Days Elder Reynolds!! Hope You’re Ready!!

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For everyone who doesn’t know, Tysen is coming home on Friday! We are thrilled to death for the upcoming battle of Tysen vs. Reese! It’s going to be the match of the century that you don’t want to miss!  In all seriousness though, I am so excited to have my big little brother back. Two years feels like a long time to go without seeing someone and I missed him. Take that in Ty because you won’t hear me say that often. Also he offered to help me take names to the temple so I can finally have those male names I’ve saved up done!  Outreach Program!  In the meantime though, I’ll tell you all about the Outreach Program at Family Search! The basis of family search is to help people find their ancestors and also share their own history. I work there anyways and I was approached by some mission leaders a while ago asking if I’d work in the Outreach Program. At first I was reluctant because at that time my schedule was full and I liked it how it was. Then summer came and I needed t...
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The Show Must Go On...

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Ya know, I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I really do, I have had so many experiences this week that has been absolutely incredible. I have said this so many times to lots of people but I honestly think this area that I am serving in is the most elect of every area I have served in. With the end of the month coming in we had to do a lot of numbers stuff. We learned that we were the highest teaching area in the zone that is not YSA. YSA is always crazy high. A couple weeks ago I was told that they felt like I was finishing at a sprint. I had so many things going my way and I absolutely was trying my heart out. This week I knew was going to be one of the fastest weeks I have had on the mission. I have loved every second of it.  Monday we decided to go to crater Lake. Another full circle moment for me. My second pday in the mission I was able to go to Crater Lake with My trainer Elder Kobob Hansen. Now my second to last pday in the mission I am going to crater lake, how fun is that?...
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Close To Paradise

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Hello Everybody! This is my second to last email on the mission. How crazy is that!? This week has been an absolute roller coaster. Lots of crazy things happened this week! So here you go! Lets get into it!  Pday was one of my favorites i have had in a little while! A bunch of us elders went up to this park just north of us to go fishing. We fished for a lot of the day. Plus there were a bunch of tables that we played games and stuff on. We caught a bunch of tiny tiny fish and one big one! And a bunch of water snakes and lizards. So it was a pretty fun day!  Tuesday we had a couple of service projects. We also had our mock baptismal interview with our friend Walter. We talked about it because we wanted to see what we had to focus on. He talked about a couple of things he might need to talk to president Cornelius about. So we will have to see how that works out. I think we will have to push it back a little bit. But after that we went and had dinner with our ward mission leader...
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You Don't Know What You Have Until It Is Gone...

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Hey Hey Hey! How are you all doing?  I have been reflecting a lot about my mission and about my life as I am coming to a close. These 2 years that I have been given to serve the lord has flown by. I remember hearing it at the beginning of my mission. But now that I am here it just is crazy. Ive had almost the whole ward ask me if I am "trunky" Trust me I have been trying to stay motivated and keep sprinting. I feel like the last transfer of your mission is always the one that you remember it by. If you keep running full speed the whole last transfer it is way better. Do not lwt yourself slack. I was told for the first time on tuesday that the leadership of the zone is proud of me. President relayed this message to me during interviews. I am usually the project for leadership so this is a pleasent change.  Anyways, lets get into the week.  Wednesday we had 2 different services. We had one with this lady named Rosy. She needed help moving. She was living in a hotel and had ...
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Helping People Makes Me Happy!

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What is up everybody! I hope you are all doing well! Happy Mothers day! Especially to my wonderful mama. She really is the greatest. I dont know what I would do without her. We had a lesson with bishops family tonight talking about mothers. We went around and just mentioned something we have learned from out moms. One of the daughters mentioned that she learned from her mom she cannot yell that she is being abused in the middle of a walmart. So that was kind of special. I mentioned that there are a lot of things that you take advantage of while you are at home. LIke maybe it is laundry, or dishes. Or even just the order of the house. You learn why she taught what she did. There are so many different things you learn that you dont realise until you move out. I love you mom! I know you love all the pictures I sent to you today! Your welcome.  Anyways, here is a little bit about our crazy week we had this week.  Tuesday we had a lesson with the one, the only, Brother Sean Taylor....
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