So much stuff, so little time...

4.11.17

Hey everyone!

So, I will not have a ton of time to send out emails today. I was about to begin my two hours earlier, but I had prior obligations, specifically a mission conference which I had to sing in the choir for. So, I was able to reschedule my emails for later, but I only have an hour which already began a couple minutes ago, so I will not have time to send many personal emails, so if I am not able to send one out to you, its nothing personal . I do have a lot to talk about this week, however, so I will try to get it all out as quickly as possible. 

The first notable thing I did this week was my first "special assignment." Specifically, I was able to represent the library, along with other missionaries, in visiting a local school, Rowland Hall. The purpose of the visit was to introduce genealogy to the students and faculty there. I feel like we accomplished that quite well. Me and Elder McElwain had some nice discussions with the people at our table there, and all in all, it was a good experience. 

Lets move on to Saturday, which was the day of my first swap meet. Essentially, a swap meet is an event where missionaries go through the donated stuff of other missionaries (mostly missionaries who have gone back home), and take what they will need. I am a new missionary, so I was allowed to go first. However, I arrived late, so my first companion, Elder Hauswirth, beat me to a nice food processor. Oh well, I still got some nice things, most notably a George Foreman grill and a blender.
So, all in all, I got some pretty good gear.

I have been helping a lot of the senior missionaries with technology related issues, and I have gained a bit of a reputation for that. As a result, I was called to teach a thirty minute lesson to a group of them on how to use the printers in the library yesterday. I was excited, but a bit nervous about the experience. In the end, I was not able to cover the entire subject, and I will teach another lesson next week. My "students" said I did a good job though, so I guess that means I did a thorough job. 

Later that day, me and Elder McElwain learned that another young elder, Elder Fennemore, would be leaving us the next day (that being today) due to some medical issues. As a result, we decided to eat out with him one last time. Now, I don't know what I was expecting when they said we would eat at a place called Tucano's, as I have never eaten there before. But I knew it would be good. And good it was. Almost too good. Now I have eaten at a Brazilian steakhouse like this before called Rodizio Grill, but for those of you who dont know what that is, basically the waiters bring you meat on a skewer. It was a great meal! The thirty dollar price tag was a bit unsettling though. Oh well, I have quite a bit of food in the pantry for if I run out of money.

Oh, and one more notable thing that happened in that restaurant: I ran into my first familiar face, a person I acted with named John Smith (some of you may know him). 

So, that's my week in a nutshell. I better get to my personal emails quick, so I can send enough of them out. My challenge for the week is this: this week is considered by many Christian faiths as the Holy Week, commemorating Christ's Atonement and Resurrection. My challenge to you is to prepare for Easter by studying the Atonement in the scriptures, General Conference talks, and similar places. A good place to start would be with the video the Church made for Easter this year. Have a good week everyone, and know that I appreciate all your support!

From,

Elder Bryce Petersen