Thursday, July 26, 2018

Monday July 23, 2018 Spokane Valley, WA


Monday July 23, 2018

1. Are you hanging tough through your last transfer? Working hard, not losing interest?
1. Oh yeah. I’m doing just fine. Don’t worry.

2. Have most of the Elders you came out with gone home now?
2. Not yet. The earliest they leave is in like 2 weeks. There’s a couple that go in the middle of August and then me and the couple Elders with me. I think there will only be 4 of us that fly into Salt Lake. Elder Jackson is one of them.

3. We have our ward newsletter for August coming out next week. They always like me to send in a picture and a little synopsis about how you're doing. With this being your last message is there anything in particular you'd like me to include? Words of wisdom? And a picture of yourself?
3. I’ll try and type something down below.

So this week was crazy and fun and just a great missionary week. We had transfers on Thursday and then we spent the whole day rearranging our apartment and getting things figured out so that we could just have Elder Robb and I live in it. So, we have a bunch of extra shelves and tables and stuff because our apartment got changed from a 4 man to a 2 man. We have a lot of extra room now. So that was exciting and then the rest of the week we worked and Sunday night we saw a miracle…

We have this lady we are teaching that has been super hard to meet with. We called her and she said she could meet that night at 8 which was in a half an hour. So we called our good member friends who are our fellowship for her and they dropped everything and came to a lesson on the spot. They are awesome. We had a super good lesson and we put her on date for baptism! So things in this area are starting to look up. It has taken a lot of patience to find people who are ready but God puts them in our path on His timing not ours.

As for a little message… I want everyone to know that our God is a God of miracles. He has always worked through his imperfect children to change our lives and the lives of those around us. Moroni 7:35-37 states:

35And now, my beloved brethren, if this be the case that these things are true which I 
have spoken unto you, and God will show unto you, with power and great glory at the 
last day, that they are true, and if they are true has the day of miracles ceased? 

36 Or have angels ceased to appear unto the children of men? Or has he withheld the 
power of the Holy Ghost from them? Or will he, so long as time shall last, or the earth 
shall stand, or there shall be one man upon the face thereof to be saved?

37 Behold I say unto you, Nay; for it is by faith that miracles are wrought; and it is by faith that angels appear and minister unto men; wherefore, if these things have ceased wo be unto the children of men, for it is because of unbelief, and all is vain.

The day of miracles has not ceased! I have seen miracle after miracle in my life and I know that our Father in Heaven’s hand is always stretched out to guide us and help us. He won’t ever leave us alone. He just waits until we are ready to let Him in. It is through the power of his Son’s Atonement that we can be cleansed and return to live with him we just have to trust Him. We have to have enough faith to act. To be able to make changes in our live that bring our will in line with his. Then we can be ready to make covenants with him. Binding promises that hold us close and give us the strength and power to overcome the struggles of this life. If we live that way we will be healed of our sins and become better than we can even imagine. It brings me great joy to live the Gospel I don’t know what my life would be like without it. 

Love ya!
-Elder St. John

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Monday July 16, 2018 Spokane Valley, WA


Hi Mom -

This week was good. We worked hard and found a couple new people to teach. 

We got transfers today and Elder Robb and I are staying here in this area. But they are sweeping out the other Elders in our zone with sisters. They are also combining our zone with another zone so I will be in a district with 3 sets of sisters and just Elder Robb and me. So...looks like I will be running a relief society. Haha

So I enter my last 6 weeks. First off it doesn't feel real yet. And second off I'm super excited for what lies ahead.

-Elder St. John

Monday July 9, 2018 Spokane Valley, WA


1. How were your meetings with the new mission president?
1. They were great! He is awesome! Super youthful and excited about the work. 

2. It looks like he has kids that are young - did you get to hear from them?
2. Yes, he has a 16 year old a 13, 11, 7 year old with him.

3. What was the best thing you ate this week?
3. Probably some grilled chicken or something. Nothing too exciting. I think I had pizza like 3 times this week.

4. What was your favorite thing you studied recently?
4. So lately I've been studying the Book of Mormon and looking for examples of faith and prayer and it's pretty cool!

5. Did you do anything for the 4th of July?
5. We met our new president and that was pretty much it. 

So this week was good. We had mlc on Tuesday and the mission president tour thing on Wednesday. So that made this week feel a little short. 

We had an awesome miracle last night. So we tried this person that we have had a lot of trouble getting in with and miraculously we got in and taught their family. It was amazing. It doesn't sound like too much of a miracle when I say it like that, but if you were in my shoes you would understand how great it was. 

I have seen so many miracles every day it's crazy. I know the Lord leads his work. I have been changed by the things that have happened here.

-Elder St. John

Monday, July 2, 2018

Monday July 2, 2018 Spokane Valley, WA


1. How was saying goodbye to Pres & Sis Dymock?
1. It was kinda sad. But you know how I am with goodbyes. They don't bother me that bad. 

2. What is your first impression of the new mission Pres.?
2. I couldn't tell ya, I haven’t met him yet.

3. When are the next transfers?
3. July 19th is when my last transfer starts.

4. Are you pretty sure you'll just stay where you are til the end?
4. I'm pretty sure I will but you never know. 

5. What was the highlight of your week?
5. Hmmm👇

Well I'll tell you what. So emergency transfers happened right. The elder that got to our apartment is Elder Kritter and he got there on Tuesday. We had exchanges with the assistants on Tuesday and then on Wednesday Elder Kritter was just meandering his way out to work and BANG his knee just exploded!!! Dislocated (it's called a supulation) but they took him to the er and found out he has a tumor in his knee that's twice the size of his knee cap. Don't worry it is benign so he might not even get it removed. So I know I'm weird, but I find it super fascinating and so that was the highlight of my week. 

Besides that, my week was fine. The work is a little slow but not bad. Our area is tiny so it's pretty repetitive. 

This week we have mlc tomorrow so I will meet the new president there. And then we have a mission tour where President Thompson will go to the whole mission and meet everyone. So it will be busy and a lot of work but it will be good. Well I love you and I’m glad to see Logan home and doing well. Say hi for me! 

- Elder St. John

Bikes in the apartment
 We flipped an Elders desk. It was pretty funny!
 Spokane