May 3, 2021

 My Comp Ditched Me

Well I figure if I don't get my email written early it's going to be hard to do later so here I am. This week has been a blast in all honesty. 

Things are still going well with Dylan who is on date to be baptized June 10th! So I'm hoping I'm still around, which I think I will be! 

My companion flew out to Utah on Tuesday to go sign for his Visa which means he'll probably head out to his original assignment of Italy in the next month or so. I'm happy for him but sad because I like him a lot and was hoping I wouldn't need another comp the rest of my mission but I guess I'm out of luck. I got to hang out with some other Elders who live close by who I love very much so it was a grand time being with them! I stayed with them all of Tuesday and all of Wednesday and then got Elder Jackson back late Wednesday night!

Friday was another busy day. I got the great opportunity to watch the funeral for my grandpa who passed away this week. Bless up for technology and making that possible. Later in the day we had some training meetings and if you've ever served a mission you know that often times those start very late. So our two Assistants to the President (APs) show up like an hour late to start training. It made for a long day and now we have to get on zoom training Friday since they were late. 

When I read emails from home most people talk about wanting to go to 2 hours of in person church. Well lemme tell ya, its nice. So nice that we actually do 4 hours of church. We do 2 hours with the family ward we cover and then 2 with the YSA branch we're in as well. By the end of the day we are always just WIPED from all that church. I love getting to be there in person though so I don't mind. 

Let's see... I think that's all for this week! As I shared my testimony yesterday in church I was reminded of the simple yet powerful truth that Jesus is our Savior. There is no question of that. What a beautiful thing to know, that no matter what life throws at us, we can ALWAYS rely on Jesus Christ for strength. So if you're feeling down... trust God and know he has a plan and rely on the strength that comes from Christ for the time being. Things always work out in the end and if they don't, it's not the end. 

Warmest regards, 

Elder Nixon