what is up party people! if you wanna know where the real party is at I’ll tell ya...Leicester baby! Leicester is so flippin LIT! its so nice to be placed in a city centre again. talking to this people was a blast this week and the university is popping as well!
it was sad to leave stroud if I’m being real with you guys, the members there are incredible and it was so sweet serving there. the journey to Leicester via Birmingham was filled with tender mercies left and right, like people helping me switch platforms, helping me on and off trains, and even getting to hangout with my homie elder Bowen on the train (probably the last time I’ll see him until after the mish).
I’ll give a bit of a rundown on this place: we are a 2 minutes walk from the city centre which is super nice, we have a lidl and an aldi for food shopping like 2 minutes away. It’s a 15 minutes bike ride to the chapel, but you have to go through mini pxakistan to get there, it’s so sketchy, I’ve seen a few fights about to break out on the way to the church, but I ain’t scared, I go to church. The members are super cool! We ate at a young couple named the sxmiths yesterday and after, Gxeorge came out with us and knocked doors for an hour which was a blast. By the way he served in the Peru Lima mission at the exact same time as my brotha Tyler!
we did a culture Night Activity at the chapel on Saturday night and we had like 5 investigators there, it was so sick! They all loved it-I’ll talk about them more next time! And last random thing that shows how sick this place is...the sports here are legit! Saturday morning we played English football with a bunch of homies and they were dominating us, but last night on the way back to the flat we saw two homies shooting a basketball around so we decided to go up and challenge them to a 2V2. We dominated them, I was on fire, draining deep shots, behind the head layups, just call me Jimmer!
for a bit of an uplifting thought today I wanted to expand on something I say at the end of most of my emails, and that is what the lord once said to the prophet Joseph Smith “Look Unto Me In Every Thought, Doubt Not, Fear Not” (D&C 6:36). No matter what we may be facing or whatever may be going on in the world, if we look to Jesus Christ we can feel peace and joy. I think of Peter’s experience found in Matthew 14: 24-32. The Saviour invited him to walk on the water towards him, and as his focus was on Christ, he was able to walk on water, but as soon as he started focusing on all that was surrounding him, he began to sink. No wonder why the lord tells us to look unto him always. On sundays, many of us promise Him that we will always remember him. By doing so we can find true and lasting happiness. His loving arms are always outstretched. I would invite each of you to try turning to Jesus Christ, and I can promise you that you won’t regret it.
here’s to another lit week out here! hope you all have a legen-wait for it————DARY, LEGENDARY week! don’t fredette that Elder V loves you guys!
Elder Varner
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