Hello Everyone,
So we had zone conference this last week and it was kind of fun! We were told we weren't allowed to go to gyms. So there goes becoming the strongest man alive :\. haha Well, I'll talk about the zone conference in a little bit but I have a letter mom sent me asking some questions about daily life. So I'll answer them now!
-Do you feel comfortable
with your companion?
Super comfortable. He's an amazing trainer and has lots of
awesome stories. -Where is he from?
Utah! As is everyone else
on a mission. (like 65% of the incoming missionaries at the MTC were from Utah LOL)
-Do we share food?
Not really. He is very
independent. He will help you out if you
need it but for the most part he relies mostly on himself. Elder Burgess has had some companions that
didn’t help out much and he literally felt like he was working by himself.
-How do I like the Mission
President?
For my safety I will say
I love him.
haha No, I'm kidding. He's amazing!
He has an awesome since of humor and he treats us like we’re his best
friends. Personally, I don't think we
could find a better President if we tried!
-How many meetings have I
had with him?
2 really. A getting to
know you meeting. And how is my trainer
doing meeting. He's pretty busy! 2
meetings in a month with one missionary. haha He has 100's of missionaries that
he is charge of so I don't really expect meetings very often.
-Who is with me?
Well, I live in an
apartment complex. The place is really
nice. I only live with my companion, but all the other elders and sisters are literally
a couple of houses down. (4 housing fitting 2-3 people per 1 building) but the
sisters have the furthest housing of course ;D
^That actually wasn't the
original question. I just read it wrong.
lol
-Who is writing me? haha
Lots of people! Elder
Burgess and I were talking about being homesick. So I said that I told myself I can miss home
but I will never get homesick. I will
love it here and I will be the best missionary I can be. Then he said
"You haven't even left home yet! You get like 2-3 letters on a
daily bases!" haha and it’s true. I LOVE IT! xD When a missionary gets mail, the next hour is
10x better :D
I get mail from TONs of people.
I don’t feel like I should list them off
because if I do I will forget someone and I don’t wana hurt any feelings :\ THANK YOU FOR THE LETTERS!! KEEP THEM COMING PLEASE ;D
Loving the Subway Granny & Grand Dad!
-Who is sending packages?
Oh man I've been getting
lots of packages! I love them so much. Every
package is like Christmas. I've gotten most packages from home.
However, lots of people
will send small things in letters rather than sending a package :] I love them all Thank You!
-Describe a normal day -
hahahahaha your funny
A normal day.
Well, I guess I will say
that mostly a normal day consists of tons of things to do all day. You shove as much in as possible. If you're
not busy then you find something to do.
haha
wake up
work out
eat breakfast
take a shower
scripture study
companionship study
12 week program - newbies
have to do this for 12 weeks that helps get newbies into missionary life.
Lunch use to be peanut
butter banana sandwich until tons of food was shipped in. ;D
See tons of people (most
not home or not a good time) sometimes you will have people talk to you.
Dinner, mostly provided
by members which is really cool! You eat,
talk, and then share a spiritual thought!
You then go out to teach
more lessons you hopefully planned.
Sometimes people won’t let you in because it's too late.
So then we usually try to
see people on the streets. (We have actually had lots of success with this at
night)
go back to the apartment
eat some snacks
plan for the next day
get ready for bed
sleep
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-Are you doing all of the
planning and studying?
Yes I am! It takes up a good 2-3 hours a day :D
-How is that going?
Personally, I think it's
really cool. I love it! haha.
Personal study is really
cool. You are able to submerge yourselves
in the scriptures. (which is a pretty good feeling)
-Are you getting more comfortable
teaching?
Oh yeah. I'm comfortable teaching, it's more of getting
comfortable with the knowledge.
-What is your favorite part of the day?
ALL of it.
-What is your least favorite part of the day?
Waking up.
Waking up.
-Does your companion
respect you & treat you well? or does he like being "the main
man"?
No he treats me very
well. He understands that I'm new so he
will have to work with me a bit. But he
doesn't act like "the main man".
He's really good at being a leader though. He is actually the district leader!
-What is the best part
about being a missionary?
The best part about being
a missionary is meeting & loving the people. And knowing that you can help them not only in
this life but in an eternal perspective.
-Do you like being a
missionary?
I LOOOVE
being a missionary!!
Well, those are all of
the questions! So I guess I will talk
about this week a bit.
We had zone conference
this week. (This is when all the missionaries from our area come together and
learn from our mission president) The
topic was Our Savior and His Atonement.
WOW! If you know me, you know I
love the Saviors’ Atonement. It's the center of the gospel of --> Jesus
Christ <-- I loved it so much! We had
a testimony meeting right after a song given by the 3 AP's (missionaries that
are an assistant to the President).
I need thee ev'ry hour,
Most gracious Lord.
No tender voice like
thine
Can peace afford.
I need thee, oh, I need
thee;
Ev'ry hour I need thee!
Oh, bless me now, my
Savior;
I come to thee!
I need thee ev'ry hour;
Stay thou nearby.
Temptations lose their
pow'r
When thou art nigh.
I need thee, oh, I need
thee;
Ev'ry hour I need thee!
Oh, bless me now, my Savior;
I come to thee!
I need thee ev'ry hour,
In joy or pain.
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.
I need thee, oh, I need
thee;
Ev'ry hour I need thee!
Oh, bless me now, my
Savior;
I come to thee!
I need thee ev'ry hour,
Most holy One.
Oh, make me thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son!
I need thee, oh, I need
thee;
Ev'ry hour I need thee!
Oh, bless me now, my
Savior;
I come to thee!
They harmonized this song
so beautifully. It made everyone cry. Then we went and shared our testimony with
each other about our Savior Jesus Christ. So, I will share what I said.
"Today was prepared
specifically for me. I love the Atonement of our Savior Jesus Christ. I spent my time this week studying the Savior
and His teachings. I then read over the
last super. Following that I was able to
read about his suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane. What happened that night
was so unbelievably painful. No one
could possibly comprehend how it happened. But we know it did happen. Jesus Christ suffered for every single sin
that happened on this earth. He suffered
for your mistakes personally. Not Ours. Yours. He would do it again and again just for you. Because he loves you more than you can
comprehend. This is why I'm serving a
mission. I want to share this gift he
has given us with everyone. I want
others to know who this Man is. He's not some fairy tale who we worship. He's the Son of God. The Saviors’ suffering didn't end there. He was then betrayed, beaten, tortured, and
mocked. Then they drove nails into his
arms and feet. As this is happening, as
I'm reading, I'm thinking to myself - STOP it! You can stop this from happening. Do it! Why don't you stop this!? But, He knew why and
we know why. Christ had to let this happen to complete the atonement so we
could be clean again and everyone could live with their Heavenly Father again. I want to have Christ like attributes. As the Savior was set on the cross, he said
"forgive them father for they know not what they do." I love my Savior. I say these things in the name of Jesus
Christ, Amen"
I love you ALL,
Elder McSheehy
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