Down in the Arkansas

Well, it is that time. It's been hard to process that it really is the end of my mission. After 24 months, missionary work has become my way of life, so it's hard to imagine going back to life at home.  With all that said. My last week in the mission has fantastic. The baptisms in Beebe did go through!!! Thanks for the prayers! The baptism in Quitman is being delayed for this Saturday.  Just as what happened in Hot Springs, The Beebe Ward also started sacrament meeting again for my last week in the area. They split the ward in two and one half was invited this week, and the other half next week. I gave a talk. I talked a lot about what I have learned about the Holy Ghost on my mission.  As for transfers, surprisingly only Elder Kitterman is staying in Beebe. Elder Danielson is going to Quitman/Heber Springs, so he isn't even leaving the district. In fact, we went on an exchanges this last week with his future companions. He will be in a trio for a week before one of them, E

I write this email to dispense information regarding the proceedings of this past week. I hope you enjoy:  On Tuesday I lead my last District Council. In all honesty I won't miss that very much. Planning and conducting meetings is not my forte. Following district council, I went to Searcy on exchanges with Elder Hoopes. We went to a lesson with Jmoney, someone they found while interacting with the Facebook community. Having served in Memphis, I would not have been too caught off guard if his actual name was Jmoney. But alas, it was not.  During the course of the lesson, family members would walk in, tend to something, then walk out. But as the lesson progressed, more and more people gathered in the dining room of their double-wide trailer home. They generally acted as if we weren't there besides maybe walking by and looking at us once and going about their business. Except the dad. He comes right in, interrupts, and starts talking about Moses, after which he somehow gets on the