To whom it may concern,
This week was was pure madness. We were more scattered than the people at the Tower of Babel this week. We had to clean 2 apartments before moving into our new one. There was an apartment in the town of Reading where missionaries lived before they were pulled out of the area. The apartment's lease had not expired though, so it had been sitting empty. Since it was in our area, we were assigned to clean it out and move the furniture from there to our new apartment in Peabody. Let me say, whoever lived in that Reading apartment probably were planning on opening a Salvation Army store because it was full of so much random stuff – including: A grill, a fire rescue ladder, a Christmas tree, a Foosball table, a Jimmer Freddette poster, a pair of HIGH QUALITY 1986 Reebok's, a vacuum from the 60's, coal, a treadmill from the 70's, 2 Nerf guns, 6 suits, 15 white button down shirts, and much more. We had to grab a group of 8 missionaries to clean this apartment on the 3rd floor. We had a box of large black garbage bags - you know the big ones? Well get this. We had - count it - 19 LARGE black bags filled to the brim with trash. 19 LARGE black garbage bags! It was madness. We were there for nearly 3 hours and were only able to clean 2 rooms. It was remarkable.
On top of this we had one of our best teaching weeks! It was great. The people the Lord has placed in our path have blessed our lives greatly – and it’s not because of anything we’ve done. These are people who are doing everything to find the truth and build a relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, and feel the presence of the Holy Ghost. Bridget Kimball is getting baptized this Saturday. She is awesome. She drives around in her car all day and listens to conference talks. Another superstar worth mentioning is Frank Tower. He has caught on fire! He reads about 3 chapters of the Book of Mormon everyday. The change that I have seen in him since the first time I met him has been truly remarkable. I love Frank. Caroline is also awesome. She came to church for the first time this week. She is so dang cool. She had offers to play D1 golf, but decided not to. We found out this week that she shoots in the mid to low 70's and drives the ball about 330 yards off the tee. That is a long, long drive for any of you who may not know much about golf. Elder Calvert and I are amazed by how humble Caroline is and how willing she is to learn. She is going to Ireland in a few weeks for study abroad, but we are probably going to continue teaching her over Skype! We had a ton of other things happen this week, but this is all I’ll mention for now. We have another great, jam-packed week ahead of us! I love you all and am so grateful for your support!
The insights our mission presidency shared with us this week have greatly enhanced the way I study the scriptures - specifically The Book of Mormon. When we begin to read a novel we start at the first page. This is the best way to understand the story. But this is not the only way we should study The Book of Mormon. It is great to read it from beginning to end, but questions can be answered through searching throughout the The Book of Mormon. Like I said, the beginning of a novel is the first page, but the beginning to The Book of Mormon is our questions. You know how many times I have given The Book of Mormon to someone, quickly explained it, then expected them to get something out of it? That does happen sometimes, but the best way to share the Book of Mormon with friends and investigators is to have them turn to the Book for answers to their own questions. Our studies will often lead us to receive personal revelation. I have felt this divine intervention in my own studying time after time, and I am always guided to find the answers. I encourage everyone to look to the Book of Mormon for answers to your questions and doubts.
Elder Tait
This week was was pure madness. We were more scattered than the people at the Tower of Babel this week. We had to clean 2 apartments before moving into our new one. There was an apartment in the town of Reading where missionaries lived before they were pulled out of the area. The apartment's lease had not expired though, so it had been sitting empty. Since it was in our area, we were assigned to clean it out and move the furniture from there to our new apartment in Peabody. Let me say, whoever lived in that Reading apartment probably were planning on opening a Salvation Army store because it was full of so much random stuff – including: A grill, a fire rescue ladder, a Christmas tree, a Foosball table, a Jimmer Freddette poster, a pair of HIGH QUALITY 1986 Reebok's, a vacuum from the 60's, coal, a treadmill from the 70's, 2 Nerf guns, 6 suits, 15 white button down shirts, and much more. We had to grab a group of 8 missionaries to clean this apartment on the 3rd floor. We had a box of large black garbage bags - you know the big ones? Well get this. We had - count it - 19 LARGE black bags filled to the brim with trash. 19 LARGE black garbage bags! It was madness. We were there for nearly 3 hours and were only able to clean 2 rooms. It was remarkable.
On top of this we had one of our best teaching weeks! It was great. The people the Lord has placed in our path have blessed our lives greatly – and it’s not because of anything we’ve done. These are people who are doing everything to find the truth and build a relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, and feel the presence of the Holy Ghost. Bridget Kimball is getting baptized this Saturday. She is awesome. She drives around in her car all day and listens to conference talks. Another superstar worth mentioning is Frank Tower. He has caught on fire! He reads about 3 chapters of the Book of Mormon everyday. The change that I have seen in him since the first time I met him has been truly remarkable. I love Frank. Caroline is also awesome. She came to church for the first time this week. She is so dang cool. She had offers to play D1 golf, but decided not to. We found out this week that she shoots in the mid to low 70's and drives the ball about 330 yards off the tee. That is a long, long drive for any of you who may not know much about golf. Elder Calvert and I are amazed by how humble Caroline is and how willing she is to learn. She is going to Ireland in a few weeks for study abroad, but we are probably going to continue teaching her over Skype! We had a ton of other things happen this week, but this is all I’ll mention for now. We have another great, jam-packed week ahead of us! I love you all and am so grateful for your support!
The insights our mission presidency shared with us this week have greatly enhanced the way I study the scriptures - specifically The Book of Mormon. When we begin to read a novel we start at the first page. This is the best way to understand the story. But this is not the only way we should study The Book of Mormon. It is great to read it from beginning to end, but questions can be answered through searching throughout the The Book of Mormon. Like I said, the beginning of a novel is the first page, but the beginning to The Book of Mormon is our questions. You know how many times I have given The Book of Mormon to someone, quickly explained it, then expected them to get something out of it? That does happen sometimes, but the best way to share the Book of Mormon with friends and investigators is to have them turn to the Book for answers to their own questions. Our studies will often lead us to receive personal revelation. I have felt this divine intervention in my own studying time after time, and I am always guided to find the answers. I encourage everyone to look to the Book of Mormon for answers to your questions and doubts.
Elder Tait
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