So this week we did a lot of walking. Luckily the weather is starting to get warmer.
I can tell that summer is just around
the corner, which is what I am looking forward to. Not much else is going on. So my ponderize scripture this week is Mosiah
1: 7 which says, "And now, my sons, I would that ye should remember to
search them diligently, that ye may profit thereby; and I would that ye should
keep the commandments of God, that ye may prosper in the land according to the
promise which the Lord made unto our fathers." So the main thing that stood out to me is
search them diligently and you will profit. Here King Benjamin is telling his sons, and
us, that they should search the scriptures diligently. To search them with effort, work, sincerity,
etc. If we do so, then we will profit. We will have gain. We will be blessed. The scriptures should be to us a tool, a
comforter, a guide, a road map, our "baby" so to speak. The scriptures are very important. We wouldn't have them if they weren't. They can help us and bless us so much. By reading and studying the scriptures every day,
my testimony has grown tremendously about the importance of them. I hope you all can have your own testimonies
grow by reading them every day.
Monday was P-day and we went down to Gallatin with the
other Elders in our district, and we went bowling. I got a new high score of 179. It was fun being able to bowl again since
Dickson. We also played a game of laser
tag. The one at Wahooz is way better in
my opinion.
Tuesday we got to go to the Bishop's Storehouse since
all of the other companionships were getting transferred. So we were the only ones there. When we were there, a guy came in and he works
for the church and he is over the southeast region. He is the uncle/ adopted father of guess who,
Ezekial "Ziggy" Ansah (he played football for BYU and now plays for
the Detroit Lions in the NFL for those of you who don't know him). It was pretty cool hearing some of the stories
he shared at lunch. He said he was going
to bring him next time he comes in a couple weeks. I hope I am able to go down on that day. Then later we had dinner with the Hansen
family. They are pretty cool. He sings in the band Eclipse. He also was the first Spanish missionary to
get called to the Tennessee Nashville Mission. How crazy is that? We then had a lesson with Roger and it was
good except one thing. Darn Satan got in
the way again like usual and something came up to where Roger had to leave a
couple of days ago to go down to Selmer to help someone. He is going to be there for a couple weeks. So he unfortunately wasn't baptized this week,
but he said he was going to go to church when he is down there so that was
cool.
Wednesday I gave a training in District Meeting on
Patience and Humility. These are two
attributes I definitely need to work on. There is a new sister in our district that
went to Centennial until she moved after her junior year. So then later we were tracting and a lady
pulled up and was really rude. She said she works for the city and that in
White House you have to have a solicitor's permit and we tried to explain that
we weren't selling anything, but she got worse as we kept trying to explain. She said it didn't matter and that we had to
have one if we were knocking doors at all. She said that if she saw us doing it again,
she will call the cops. Turns out she
called them anyway, haha, because a cop pulled up like 5 minutes later. We did call our Mission President right after
her and just made sure we were good to go. So this cop pulls up and we explained and she
said, “OK. You guys are fine.” Which we already knew, but now we have that to
support us. We then went to the White
House Church of Christ. It was kind of
boring.
Thursday not much happened. We had a lesson with Bro Blaylock. We also talked with a guy who said that he has
had a vision in a dream of Hell. That
dream is what caused him to change his life around.
Friday I hit my 6 month mark and was able to burn a tie.
I am officially at Base Camp, as my
trainer would tell me. Later we had a
lesson with Bro McKean. He is really
nice and he always gives us little snacks and goodies. He gave us some sesame
sticks which I love so I gobbled them up.
Saturday started off very interesting. We were walking to see an investigator and
there was a preacher preaching on a street corner so we said hi as we passed. On our way back a car slowed down as it passed
and out of the back window came a Taco Bell bean burrito that was half eaten. I was in front and it barely skimmed my
shoulder, but landed directly into elder Nimmer's chest and splattered up onto
his face. Gross! That was a first for both of us. We also got more honking than usual as cars
drove past. Then we had a couple of
lessons with Justin in the evening.
Sunday we had church and then we tracted until dinner. We talked with a lady that may have had a little bit of Alzheimer's because she kept repeating the same thing like, “Do you know where that church is?” We kept saying no. Other thea that, our day was uneventful.
Well this week was full of adventure. We had a rough week lesson-wise which is
frustrating, but that is just how it goes. Even though the life of a missionary isn't
always a bowl full of cherries, I still love being a missionary. If anything, I could be having the worst week
ever and I still will learn something new or something that I need to apply
into my own life and change. I love this
gospel and I know it is true. I love the
scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon, as it contains the fullness of the
gospel. It has helped me in more ways
than one and I know it can do the same for you. If you’re not reading the scriptures, start
now. If it is hard to find time then
make time, or just pick a number between 5 and 10 and read that many verses
each day and your life will begin to get better and start going up. They are God's words to us and they help us
know the direction we need to go to accomplish His will. I love you all and pray for you and I hope you
all have a great next week as February comes to a close and March begins. Until next time.
Elder Ellison
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