Showing posts with label newbury week 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label newbury week 10. Show all posts

Monday, February 3, 2025

The Thread Won't Cut

Hi everyone!

So this week was crazy so good! It's the last week of the transfer and so much has happened. I'm seeing a bunch of blessings. It starts with Liam. He's really growing closer to the Savior and I'm so happy for him. We are having calls once a week and we're just having great discussion and talking. I just cried because I know it's the gospel and I think he's starting to believe the truth of the gospel.

So the reason for the title is because I am stitching on backpack straps to my heavy bag when I have a minute of down time or any free time really. I just keep stitching and stitching and sometimes the blood won't cut, you know. That was just a little joke. 

The biggest blessing of this transfer though probably just happened. So back in North Dakota there's a man, he wasn't in my area, but in the nearby area. And I was able to teach him once during an exchange and then see him again on his baptism interview with my companion and then saw him at some YSA events. I didn't think I played any real role in his life, however, this morning he shot me a text and we called for a while. It was so spiritually edifying and just fantastic. The likelihood of me ever meeting this person was slim. Had I started on my mission in October 2023 I wouldn't have met him or been assigned to Minot. So for him to reach out to me and talk about growing closer to his Savior has blessed me completely.

So, transfer news came and I am staying in Newbury and Elder Turner is coming to be my companion. I am super super excited. Let's do a week review.

Monday- Dinner at Afradita!!! Reuben came and it was super fun!

Tuesday - We had interviews! I love my mission president! It was a blessing to get to see him. I also saw the Hayes elders who I loved seeing!

Wednesday - We moved van full of wood into Brother Roy's backyard. It was insane and took 2 hours!

Thursday- We washed Brother Peter's car and had dinner with them! So so good!

Friday- We had dinner with Ashley, he's a non active member but the best person in Newbury! Gordon Ramsey's teacher taught him how to cook and his food was so good!

Saturday- We played football in the morning with Joff and then helped build a frame in his backyard! The Kings are the best!

Sunday- We got transfer news and both Rodney and Diallo came to church! We helped sister Rue move and then the Kings had us over for dinner! After that Roy and Darren had us over and I had beans and toast for the first time!

(Dinner with the Ketcher's who translated the Book of Mormon into Turkish)


Love you all!!

Elder Hixon