Dang, I know some of you might
be thinking:fetch, why would Dallas leave the mission boundaries, continue
reading to find out...
The past week has been another
good one filled with miracles left and right. No, actually this week wasnt
good, it was absolutely amazing. This was the best week so far of my mission. I
would like to apologise because this letter is a lot longer than normal, even
though normal ones are long, I appreciate your time, so thank you!
Last Sunday we went to church in
the morning and I had to give a talk in sacrament meeting. I decided to give it
on prayer, and to be honest, it was probably the best talk I've ever given, the
spirit really guided it. There was like ten investigators and recent converts
between all the missionaries in the ward, which was sweet. I love this ward and
these people, this has to be the best area ever, I love these people. After
church we traveled through the lone dreary wilderness of the United Kingdom to
go stay in Harbourne for the night.
After only 5 hours of sleep on
Monday night, I woke up, got ready, and went to the Solihull Chapel. At the
beginning, we all got to shake Elder and Sister Cooks hands, which was amazing.
They went on to both give amazing talks. Sister Cook talked about how music can
bring the spirit, and also how our first "convert" is ourselves.
Elder Cook didn't have one specific topic, he answered some questions and
talked a lot about his mission, but all I'll say is that he is a sure witness
of Jesus Christ, it is incredible. After that, we all got to hangout and eat
lunch with the other missionaries from the mission. I got to see Elder Hill
(formally known as Ben), and the rest of my mtc district, which was super fun!
Me, elder Mthethwa, elder miner, and elder smith drove back to Wales after, and
got a super nice roast dinner thing for like £6, I was thrilled.
I woke up Tuesday morning with a
super bad sore throat, which sucked. But elder mthethwa asked me to pray about
a street to knock doors on, and after a few minutes I felt good about one, we
knocked the first three doors, no response, fourth door, no immediate response,
we were beginning to walk away, when a lady answered the door and invited us in
to talk, her name is Gxxxr, Welsh name I think. Anyways, she seems pretty
solid, which is exciting. After that, me and elder miner went to go talk to
people at the city centre, lots of success for that, it was fun! We also went
to Starbucks which was seriously legit cuz it reminded me of home.
Wednesday had nothing exciting
at all.
Thursday was a busy day, every
minute was packed. We went early to zone meeting, which was pretty cool. After
that, we met with Gxxxr again and she seemed super happy about our message. We
then met with Axxxa who is looking forward to her baptism which is NOVEMBER
12th! Then we met with Kxxx, who is getting baptised THIS Saturday!!!!!!!
She is so amazing, she's so prepared and we are all pretty excited! After three
lessons in a row, non stop, we ran, literally, to Royston's house for dinner.
There's a picture with him attached on this. He is so funny, I love that guy.
He has the biggest heart, such a genuine person, he's 80 and he looks way
younger, and he has so much energy, I would've thought he was late 40s or 50s,
crazy! I love this guy, he's one of those guys I'll never forget about.
Friday we left at 4:30 am to go
to Birmingham for a follow up trainers meeting. It was so early, but I managed
to get sleep. We had to take a train, and I thought "man this train thing
will be so cool". I have never been so wrong in my entire life. I thought
it'd be like Harry Potter, but it was a train with way too many people squeezed
on, both ways. For those who want that Harry Potter experience, just go to
Harry Potter world at universal. The meeting was quite fun though, it was cool
to see my mtc district again.
Saturday was pretty good. We met
with Aaron again which was cool. We had stake conference session 1! It was
really good! President and Sister Leppard came to it and spoke. Elder smith and
elder miner spoke too on inviting people to church and bringing people back to
church. My favorite talk was by far sister Leppard's talk! She spoke on how
there are no ways around challenges, so we should go through them with a good
attitude. Come what may and LOVE it!!! After, Kxxx had her baptismal
interview with President Leppard and she is officially getting baptised and
confirmed this weekend!!!! She was so excited and we were all way excited! I'm
so hyped!! Also, our heater broke earlier in the day, but finally got it
working at night. It's good cuz it'll be a cold winter...
Sunday was a good day, just
stake conference and planning and stuff. Oh, gxxxr came to church, and she
liked it so much that she told someone about our church after, things are
looking good.
Now, for those of you who wanted
to know why I left the mission boundaries, it really isn't a cool story, but it
catches attention. Four of us were driving to Birmingham for the mission
conference when we realised that we had to go through Bristol to get there,
right as we were crossing over the boundary, we called president about having
to leave the boundaries to get to it, and he seemed cool with it, I guess
there's a lot of trust with the zone leaders, but man, at least I can say I've
been to Bristol now.
Quick Spiritual Thought: elder
Holland once said about the Book of Mormon, "Brothers and sisters, God
always provides safety for the soul, and with the Book of Mormon, He has again
done that in our time. Remember this declaration by Jesus Himself: “Whoso
treasureth up my word, shall not be deceived”--and in the last days neither
your heart nor your faith will fail you". The Book of Mormon can bring
peace and protection as we read and pray about it constantly. I have seen so
many blessings as a result from reading the Book of Mormon daily. The Book of
Mormon is true. It is my hope and prayer that we read from it for the peace and
protection it offers.
Well, thanks for tuning in this
week. Keep the Jager family in your prayers, spread love to everyone. Till next
time ✌️
Elder Varner
Sent from my iPad
Picture 1: Me and Elder Hill
Picture 2: MTC District
Picture 3: Royston's Dinner Appointment
Picture 4/5: The Crew aka Zone
Picture 6: Elder Miner and I at Starbucks
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