Hello all!
This week has been so tiring...! We had a lot of training to give to brand new missionaries and trainers and also a ton of driving around to and from the temple! Quite the week though! We have a lot of good things coming up this week! We get to have some exchanges with the Zone Leaders and I have the opportunity to go on exchange with my trainer Elder Richins towards the end of the week and as this is his last transfer before heading home... It's kind of weird to think I've been out for nearly a year now... But the work continues to grow along with my testimony of this marvelous work and my Savior Jesus Christ. I've come to know Him more than ever in the last couple of transfers and it has been the greatest blessing ever. I hope everyone continues to grow closer as well because we all need to gain that perfect knowledge of the divine truth that is in the world again today! Anyways, hopefully everyone's week was great! Here is my jam packed busy week!
Monday: June 13th, 2016
We had a preparation day today and got the goods we needed for the week and then we did some other items of business and I got to unpack a bit as well. (still not done) But then we got to go to President's home for a dinner they hosted to all of the highest Baptizing areas throughout the mission. It was a really good experience to have 20+missionaries there enjoying the company but also rejoicing over the successes they had.
Tuesday: June 14th, 2016
I won't lie... These next two days have been the most tiring days of my mission so far. Today we were training all of the trainers and that took a few hours but we also needed to help shuttle missionaries to and from the train station to the temple that were leaving or heading to a new area. That took forever... But the training went really well and we are looking forward to seeing what this group of trainers can do!
Wednesday: June 15th, 2016
We finished up training the trainers again and giving some final words of counsel before the new missionaries arrived and when they did, it took me back to when I arrived, it was crazy. Following their arrival, we had some time to let President introduce himself, his counsellors, and his eternal companion. Then Elder Tunnicliffe and I proceeded to introduce them to the mission and give them the details they needed to get settled in for their first day in the field. Really crazy to see so many new faces but they are totally ready and prepared missionaries. The Lord truly saves His best for last. Funny thing is as we sent them out to go finding with temporary companions (we had no clue who President was going to assign to who) about 60% of our matches were the very same matches President and his counsellors has made and prayed about. Super cool to see how the Lord works. Some of missionaries were just bouncing off the wall when they got to be trained by their "temporary" but not permanent first companion. Really cool experience. To finish the day... We had to do some unexpected shuttling for some sisters which totally surprised us and we had to shift some things around. Really good day though!
Thursday: June 16th, 2016
We had to do some transfer planning today and that took quite a while and then we also started our area book planner training. Our mission gets to pilot the app for the entire Europe area which is pretty cool! After a long day, we finished up with a dinner appointment with brother Simcox! Super cool guy and he made an amazing chicken dinner. It was wrapped in bacon and had some type of cheese in the middle of it all which made it super nice.
Friday: June 17th, 2016
Weekly planning and then we had some lunch, finished up our exchange schedule and then finished our training on the area book. Following that, we headed off to the Coopers to help paint their home. Crazy family but they are awesome! One of the kids is just nuts! I've never seen a kid so hyper in my life besides myself... he was just completely off the walls haha.
Saturday: June 18th, 2016
We built a chicken house today for Brother Vowells! It was sweet! He made a design and shaped all the wood and we came and put it together and it came out pretty well! Let's just say I'm a lot more handy with power tools now haha;) We went and saw Graham and taught the new member lessons of review. We'll be showing him the Restoration film next week sometime to review it. We then went to this Portuguese restaurant called Nando's and it is super good! Spicy good!
Sunday: June 19th, 2016
Really good day! A new missionary named Elder Harward bore his testimony at church today and introduced himself and we had a good lesson teaching the youth... Boy, teenagers never stop talking... Anyways, following that we had an amazing lunch with all the office staff and President and the VC staff too. Following that, we went and stopped by some referrals and then had accounting for the rest...of...the...night! That was the Sabbath for us!
Verse of the Week:
Alma 18:34
"I am a man; and man in the beginning was created after the image of God, and I am called by his Holy Spirit to teach these things unto this people, that they may be brought gonna knowledge of that which is just and true."
I hope you all have a great week and continue to enjoy all that you do! Love you!
My New Flat Address for Letters (in case y'all want to send one) is:
Elder Zachary Rivera
22 Copeland House
Rathlin Road
Crawley
RH11 9GA
Love,
-Elder Rivera
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