Sam Opening his Mission Call! April 16, 2018
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Happy Easter
Jesus Christ What a wonderful time of year! We have been able to listen to general conference and hear the testimonies of special witnesses of Jesus Christ. As we celebrate Easter, it is my hope that we may all be able to receive our own witness of Jesus Christ and his divinity. These last 2 years I have had the opportunity to represent Christ as a missionary in Salta Argentina. When I first received this call I was a bit overwhelmed to say the least. I knew and loved the savior and I knew he was perfect, I had seen so many great examples of missionaries who in my eyes were basically perfect. As an 18 year old kid I was scared and stressed about the mission he had called me on and how I was going to complete it as he had completed his, perfectly. As I began my mission I expected to be the shepherd going and looking for that one lost sheep and bringing them back to the fold, but quickly felt as if I was that sheep that repeatedly was lost and needed saving. I realized very early in my m...
Quarantine Life!!
Hello, my family and friends! Sorry, it's been a little while, lots have changed since the last time I wrote that's for sure. We have been in a national quarantine here in Argentina for the last 11 days. Sounds fun, right? Hahaha it's been quite the experience but good thing I am here with one of my best buds Elder Watson from St George! The quarantine has been one of the most challenging parts of my mission for sure, but not all has been bad. We have had lots of time to study and reflect back on what the mission is and how it has truly changed us. Last Sunday was quite the rollercoaster of emotions as they told us we would be returning home and I would be released from my missionary service. Kinda hard to describe the sadness and confusion that we went through. Not going to lie, didn't get much sleep that night but one thing that was constantly in my head was that I had done my best. These past 20 months have been some of the most difficult and rewarding times of my li...