Bell, Rigdin PT

100 emails while I've been in the field. It's crazy that I only have a little bit left here in the mission field. A couple people have asked when I go home, so I thought I'd put that my official release date is July 15th. MONDAY was fun for a couple of reasons. One of the biggest ones was that we got rain for the first time in months! It was so nice that I just went outside the church and walked around in it for a bit. The other thing I really enjoyed was that the STLs had set up a game of real-life Clue for the zone to play. They split us up into teams with a couple people acting as the pieces and another controlling them. We had to go around the church to different rooms looking for clues to find out which team had ate the cake. It was a lot of fun and got a little crazy at the end with people running into each other to try and get the final clue. TUESDAY was interesting because we really got to see the Spirit guiding us to where we needed to be. We finished up with Distr...

I've now officially been set apart for 2 years now! The group I'm going home with seems to just keep getting bigger, with some people telling me that there are 17 of us leaving! MONDAY we had a district p-day activity making tie-dyed shirts. It was pretty fun, but it was super hot out and it ended up staining my hands. The rest of the day was just more basketball, as is the new normal. TUESDAY I was just sore and tired all day from p-day. But, President and Sister Willis were there for district council, so it was nice getting to talk with them. WEDNESDAY I had interviews with President Willis. It was a really special experience because I was able to do a temple recommend interview with President and talk about what I've gained on the mission. Then the rest of the day we were just teaching a bunch of our recent converts. THURSDAY a lot of our day got taken up because of helping out at the soup kitchen and then getting cleaned up afterwards. And then, to make matters worse, w...

It's been way too hot this week, and I really don't like it! When weather in the 90s feels cool, I think there's something wrong with the weather! MONDAY we played a lot of basketball. We spent almost the full day playing basketball with the missionaries and then with some YSA members in the evening. It was a ton of fun, and I got a really good workout, but I was really dead afterwards. TUESDAY we got to try out the new district council schedule. Now, after lunch each week, we have to do an hour and a half of roleplays on different topics with the whole zone. I'm not too big a fan of it, but we'll see how it goes. WEDNESDAY was just a really long, hot, and boring day. Nothing too special, but you have to have those on the mission sometimes. THURSDAY we had a lesson with one of our recent converts so early in the morning that it was before we even went to the food bank at 9. It was a good lesson, and overall the whole day was pretty good because we got fed 2 dinners ...

I'm officially in my last transfer now, and it's really weird to think about that. But I've still got time left, and I'm gonna make the most of it! MONDAY we said goodbyes to the missionaries going home and did a bunch of transfer journal signing. It was the birthday of one of the sisters in the district, so her mom paid for everyone in the district to go to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. It was really good, and I was very grateful. TUESDAY was an eventful day with us having a couple of lessons, giving a blessing, packing, and saying goodbyes to people. WEDNESDAY was transfers, but before we went down to El Paso, we went to Dutch Bros to get the stick of the month. It was a fun way to finish off with Elder Riggle, and I'm glad we did it. I said hi to a lot of old companions and other missionaries at the transfer site and picked up my new companion, Elder Burnett. THURSDAY was a super exciting day for me because I was able to watch my younger brother, Deacon, ope...

Another week, another comp. Transfer news has come, and Elder Riggle will not be the one to kill me off on my last transfer. MONDAY I found a new board game at the store that I wanted to try out. It might seem a bit backwards to get more stuff I'll need to bring home, but I'll make it work. In other news, I found out why sports have been killing me so much recently. Turns out, my inhaler has been expired for around a year haha! TUESDAY we went on zone-wide exchanges. I went with Elder Draper in my area, and we had a pretty good day visiting some people. WEDNESDAY the apartment decided to try out my new board game after we all came in for the night. It's really fun, but it takes a while to do stuff. THURSDAY we got some sad news. Due to some circumstances, Angel's baptism needs to be pushed back a couple of weeks. It's a bit disappointing, but we're gonna make sure he gets baptized. Also, we are still playing the game from the day before. Spoiler: we decided to p...