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| Three Amigos??? Three Musketeers??? Three Nephites??? Or The Three Englandites??? |
This week has been amazing! We had the chance to finish up the final Specialized Zone Training with the Poole Zone and then we finalized moves and Elder Cloward (the newest addition to our trio assistant companionship) joined us in Crawley and we've had a good few days to start. It's weird being in a trio because it's the first time for all of us so we all have some adjusting to do but it's been a blast. Hopefully the designed plan of having 3 assistants again brings some push and fire power to the rest of the mission!
Wednesday: August 31st, 2016
We enjoyed the wonderful Arundel trip as mentioned previously last week. I haven't managed to get the pictures off of my camera just yet so you'll all have to wait for the post mission slideshow to see them all and the stories tied together with it!
Thursday: September 1st, 2016
We had our final SZT for the transfer today and it went super well. Because there are 4 companionships on Guernsey and Jersey, it was smaller than normal which had its pros and cons but at the end of the day it worked out.
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| We found an American shop... I don't know whether to be grateful or terrified I found one of my favorite sodas...! |
We traveled up to Crawley from Poole and had a good little road trip stuck in traffic. Had a good exchange though with Elder Wilfley and we found this awesome American Sweet Shop that has literally every American candy possible and then some. They also have Arizona's Mucho Mango juice and we are totally off the moon for them.
Saturday: September 3rd, 2016
So today we finished up the finalizations of the exchange and then deep cleaned our flat and re arranged everything because we needed some serious space to be able to fit Elder Cloward in. Let's just say that was a fun time and our flat looks a lot more spacious than it ever has been before.
Sunday: September 4th, 2016
Great Sabbath Day and we had a very powerful fast and testimony meeting and then we had a wonderful break the fast meal at the temple with the office staff and then we finally picked up a Elder Cloward from the temple! Good night, we had the chance to help him unpack and then we discussed some things for the upcoming few days with trainings for the trainers and new missionaries coming in. It'll be a blast of a time with 3 of us and it'll open up a lot more doorways to many things. Looking forward to seeing what we can do as we may only have a tri for a transfer or two before Elder Tunnicliffe heads out to train twice before he heads home in April and then myself following him in May. (May 9 to be exact now due to a 5 week transfer)
Monday: September 5th, 2016
We had our usual Monday routine again! Accounting in the mornings and then we headed to a president's to help host the baptismal dinner for the missionaries who worked hard and received the reward of doing so and then we also prepared for this coming week and also the week following preparing discussions for MLC and ZLT and also the upcoming Tri-Zone Conferences this transfer.
Tuesday: September 6th, 2016
Today we are taking our preparation day due to the fact that the rest of the week is ridiculously busy! We have training of the trainers tonight and then tomorrow we will finish training them and then help give instruction to the new missionaries and then help assign them to their new companions! Always a fun time of the transfer!
Verse of the Week:
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| Baptismal Dinner Round 3 |
From My Scripture a Study Notes:
Tender mercies are all of the miracles that the Lord works among the children of men according to their faith because only faith are miracles wrought.
The Lord's tender mercies are the very personal and individual blessings, strength, protection, assurances, guidance, loving-kindnesses, consolation, support, and spiritual gifts which we receive from and because of and through the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lord's tender mercies do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence. Faithfulness, obedience, and humility invite tender mercies into our lives, and it is often the Lord's timing that enables us to recognize and treasure these blessings.
Nephi declared in the first chapter of the Book of Mormon that he would show us the "tender mercies of the Lord" in his writings. In the last chapter of the Book of Mormon, Moroni told us to remember "how merciful the Lord hath been."
I love you all and hope you recognize the tender mercies the Lord offers you each day so that you may one day see the biggest miracle of all and that is what has happened to your heart along your journey back to your Father in Heaven.
Love,
-Elder Rivera
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