April 5, 2021
My first official week as an assistant was WILD. I can't think of another time in my life that I could possibly be more busy than I am right now. We've been up and working from 6 AM to midnight (sometimes later) every day. It's intense but its been fun doing it all with Elder Webb! Weeks 1 and 6 of the transfer are the craziest, so I think things will slow down a little. I've had some really incredible and unique experiences just in my first week. One of my favorites being our "transfer planning" meeting with President, where he pretty much asked us what I think the mission needs right now... and then we planned Zone Conference and devotionals and other meetings to help achieve that need. It is super cool getting a say in what the mission focuses on, but I have been relying heavily on prayer and revelation to help inspire me to know what to do, because I am not leading the mission, God is. It stresses me out a little, but the spirit tends to give me an idea AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND. For a leadership meeting, I asked a few missionaries to prepare trainings/spiritual thoughts with only a few hours notice. I was stressing, and they were stressing, but that is just the timing God gave us to work with. One missionary said it well when she said "Have you ever had food from a pressure cooker? It's really good!". That is definitely how I feel sometimes when God waits till the last second to give us an idea of what to do. But just like the pressure cooker, it always turns out really good!
A highlight of the week was definitely getting to be with the departing missionaries in their last few moments of their missions. I took a few missionaries to join me in some lessons, and to proselyte for their last time. It was awesome seeing them give 100% into the work because they won't be able to do it ever again. Afterwards, I got to join the departing missionary testimony meeting with the Teuschers, and it was so powerful hearing how their missions have changed them. We then ordered chipotle and hung out with everyone and just chilled with the Teuscher's, which felt a little strange. I learned a lot of funny things about president that night haha. The next morning I took them all to the airport and sent them home :(
Another highlight was being able to pick up BRAND NEW missionaries and drop them off to their trainers! Most of them acted like deer in the headlights and it was pretty funny. It started snowing that night too! We didn't get home and go to bed until about 1 AM, and then we woke up a 6 AM to finish preparing for MLC. I had like no energy but I had to lead the meeting in front of all the mission leadership. We took a couple of L's but it went well for the most part.
LAST THING. The spirit LITERALLY runs everything! We do our best and the spirit makes up for our shortcomings. It has been incredible to see. For example, we were getting ready to go to transfers, and I had the random thought, "bring an air mattress". So I did, and Elder Webb thought I was crazy. But then at transfers, a companionship went up to me and ASKED IF I HAPPENED TO HAVE AN EXTRA AIR MATTRESS BECAUSE THEY NEEDED ONE. How crazy is that? We worked hard, and the spirit made up the difference. Thank goodness I was willing to listen to the prompting I had. Little things like that have been happening to me every day since I got here, and I just get SO full of gratitude because I can feel God helping me out. Soooooo cool!
Love you all!!! Please pray for the New York City Mission to find FAMILIES to teach! Thank you!!
- ya boi
My first official week as an assistant was WILD. I can't think of another time in my life that I could possibly be more busy than I am right now. We've been up and working from 6 AM to midnight (sometimes later) every day. It's intense but its been fun doing it all with Elder Webb! Weeks 1 and 6 of the transfer are the craziest, so I think things will slow down a little. I've had some really incredible and unique experiences just in my first week. One of my favorites being our "transfer planning" meeting with President, where he pretty much asked us what I think the mission needs right now... and then we planned Zone Conference and devotionals and other meetings to help achieve that need. It is super cool getting a say in what the mission focuses on, but I have been relying heavily on prayer and revelation to help inspire me to know what to do, because I am not leading the mission, God is. It stresses me out a little, but the spirit tends to give me an idea AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND. For a leadership meeting, I asked a few missionaries to prepare trainings/spiritual thoughts with only a few hours notice. I was stressing, and they were stressing, but that is just the timing God gave us to work with. One missionary said it well when she said "Have you ever had food from a pressure cooker? It's really good!". That is definitely how I feel sometimes when God waits till the last second to give us an idea of what to do. But just like the pressure cooker, it always turns out really good!
A highlight of the week was definitely getting to be with the departing missionaries in their last few moments of their missions. I took a few missionaries to join me in some lessons, and to proselyte for their last time. It was awesome seeing them give 100% into the work because they won't be able to do it ever again. Afterwards, I got to join the departing missionary testimony meeting with the Teuschers, and it was so powerful hearing how their missions have changed them. We then ordered chipotle and hung out with everyone and just chilled with the Teuscher's, which felt a little strange. I learned a lot of funny things about president that night haha. The next morning I took them all to the airport and sent them home :(
Another highlight was being able to pick up BRAND NEW missionaries and drop them off to their trainers! Most of them acted like deer in the headlights and it was pretty funny. It started snowing that night too! We didn't get home and go to bed until about 1 AM, and then we woke up a 6 AM to finish preparing for MLC. I had like no energy but I had to lead the meeting in front of all the mission leadership. We took a couple of L's but it went well for the most part.
LAST THING. The spirit LITERALLY runs everything! We do our best and the spirit makes up for our shortcomings. It has been incredible to see. For example, we were getting ready to go to transfers, and I had the random thought, "bring an air mattress". So I did, and Elder Webb thought I was crazy. But then at transfers, a companionship went up to me and ASKED IF I HAPPENED TO HAVE AN EXTRA AIR MATTRESS BECAUSE THEY NEEDED ONE. How crazy is that? We worked hard, and the spirit made up the difference. Thank goodness I was willing to listen to the prompting I had. Little things like that have been happening to me every day since I got here, and I just get SO full of gratitude because I can feel God helping me out. Soooooo cool!
Love you all!!! Please pray for the New York City Mission to find FAMILIES to teach! Thank you!!
- ya boi
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