Week 78: New Year!

Hello!

I hope you all had a great Christmas! I sure did!

Some Stud moments from the week:

I got to talk to my fam!! They had a great year

I decided that my favorite food is shredded chicken enchiladas

We re-arranged the apartment, made it into a total man cave :)

We got to see a movie!! It was awesome. 

We had a great turnout at church, it's good to see people come even when it's not Christmas

For district meeting we were tasked by our mission president to spend the time serving. We did that by ripping up a porch and moving tons of cinderblocks!! It was the best :)

Elder Coleman and I are making daily, weekly, and monthly goals and we are going to add goals as we achieve the goals we have set previous. We are going to rock 2019!!

We are really putting the pedal to the metal here in Stockton!!

I hope you all have a great week!

Love,

Elder Eliason

 Merry Christmas!

 Elders Eliason and McMaster

 The Man Cave

An Old Home

Week 77: Merry Christmas

Howdy!

I hope y'all are warm and with loved ones this Christmas. It's a wonderful time of year!!

I have had a good couple of weeks. I've been pretty tired, but it's worth it. We are teaching and testifying and loving life!! 

I read President Nelson's Christmas Devotional address and it talked about 4 gifts that Christ gives us that we must DESIRE to receive. 

They are as follows:

1. An unlimited capacity to love.

2. The ability to forgive.

3. Repentance.

4. The promise of life everlasting. 

I pondered on these gifts, and if my desires are to really accept these gifts and strive to be worthy of them. I encourage all of you to do the same!! I know that Christ wants us to grow a relationship with Him. 

I love you all, and have a very merry Christmas!

Elder Eliason

Food that a member gave us!!

Week 76: Multi-Zone Conference

No letter this week, but here are some photos from a multi-zone conference. Can you find him?

 Right above the head of the Elder on the front right, both have blue shirts.

 Third in from the right on the back row.

Yep, right there in front.

Week 75: Weekly

Hey y'all!!

I've had a lot of fun this week!

We have been keeping ourselves busy, and it's paying off!! We have tons of service planned for this week, service is one of my favorite things. I think that service is super great both for finding people to teach and showing that we will work hard. It's always fun :)

We had some really good times where members took us to see people that they are working with, it led to some good gospel conversations! The members here are awesome. 

For light the world, we are starting to volunteer weekly at a local food pantry/thrift shop. 

Not much other than that for the last 4 days :)

I love y'all!!

Elder Eliason

 Transfer Buddies

Cool Sunset

Week 74: Transfer week :)

Hey y'all! 

I'm staying in Stockton for another 6 weeks, and I'm getting Elder Coleman. I served near him towards the beginning of his mission, and I haven't seen him for about a year, so it will be good to see the person he is now compared to a year ago!!

We had lots of good experiences this week. Everyone is sad that Elder Haines is leaving, including me :(

We were able to do lots of service this week, and share Light the World with lots of people.

One thought I had this week is that laughter is infectious. When someone is happy and joyous others join in the mood. Light is the same way. When one person shows light, others receive that light, and in turn, are enlightened. Christ is the Light of the World, and as we share His light, His acts of service and His love for all mankind, we Light the World.

I love all y'all!!

Elder Eliason

 Our Christmas tree 

 Cool sunbeams  

 Stockton Lake

A wonderful recent convert family here in Stockton :-) 

Week 73: Thanksgiving

Hey Y'all!!

This week has been really good. We were out of our area most of the week, but still managed to eat tons of food on thanksgiving and get super drowsy.  It was super nice on thanksgiving, mid 60s and sunny!! Last night was wet snow and mid 20s. We are working on getting Light the World out into the community, having some quality conversations with those around us, and sharing the Light of Christ. A scripture that goes along with the Light the World campaign is 3 Nephi 18:24. Check it out!

I hope you all have a great week, and remember to do some service this Saturday ;)

Love,

Elder Eliason

  

 Pie

 Plymouth Roadrunner

Elder Haines

Week 72: Re: Weekly

Hello y'all!!

I have had a purty good week this week.

We were down in Bentonville a couple of days for a big missionary conference and a meeting. It was good to reconnect with some people I have served around/with previously.  Elder Koplischke of the Seventy was there, he gave some magnificent remarks.  It was really enlightening. 

One thing I really loved about what he said was that church can be a truly revelatory experience. As we come in a preparation to receive that portion of the Word meted unto us at that time, we can receive the inspiration that the Lord wants us to receive for that week.  We can really receive answers to our questions at church.  

As the Body of Christ, we can join together to help one another temporally and spiritually. 

Some people say you don't need church, but I know that it is a necessity!! It's not the building, it's the organization, the people, the Priesthood, and most importantly, it's what our Heavenly Father has asked us to be a part of and contribute to.

It snowed a lot, got down to 10 degrees on Wednesday... brrrr!!

We are going to be busy busy this next week, and I'm loving being a missionary!! I am learning so much and growing lots too. It's amazing to reflect on who I was when I started my mission, and see the leaps and bounds I have made in my character.

Well, I love y'all!

Keep up serving others, and have a great Thanksgiving wherever you are!!

Love,

Elder Eliason

 Brrrr!

 Crisp Morning

 Elder Williams and Elder Eliason

Elder McMaster, Elder Eliason and Elder Haines

 Elder Eliason, Elder McMaster and Elder Haines

 Elder Eliason and Elder McMaster 

all the peeps- a Book of Mormon experiment at the Joplin mall