05/25/2020 Unlimited miles


Good day to yall. 

This past week has been a good one in Arkansas. And also Memphis. Yeah, we got to go to Memphis! The MLC (mission leadership conference) got to meet in person for the first time since I have been a part of it. We socially distanced ourselves and wore masks.....
We met in Bartlett and it was a great time. one of the things we discussed the importance of reaching out and inspiring the other missionaries in our zone to help them reach their goals. 

Also, instead of getting 50 missionaries this week, we are only getting around 15. But to accommodate even more missionaries the mission is renting some cars. And we got a rental car! It's a Nissan Kicks. No Tiwi, and no limit on our miles. There's no telling how fast we'll be flying and where we'll go! (Except we will stay within the zone because we are obedient, and mostly within the speed limit because I'm usually a careful driver). 

We had a cool lesson this week with someone we are teaching. It was a phone call, so not ideal, but we had a member join in. We were thinking he would be a great fellowshipper, and as a plus it turned out he has a super inspiring conversion story! 

Have a blessed week! 

Pictures:
1) the district went on another hike. We retraced one that we did last transfer before half the missionaries in the district got here. It's a really good one. 

2) more jello with Elder Mitton before MLC

3) After MLC, the missionaries in our car (Benton ZLs, Searcy ZLs, and us), went to Top's Bar-b-q on Union Ave in Memphis. I biked past this restaurant dozens of times when I served there. Good eats! I also found a camel in the parking lot. We ate outside to socially distance ourselves. 


4) I dropped the jello on the ground. Still good



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