Hello Hello,
This week was full of travel. We had Stake Conference in Gilmer, TX.
Never have I ever lived in a place where my assigned stake meeting was in a
different state. We drove about 200 miles round trip. Awesome. The meeting
was very spiritual. We had Elders Todd Hansen and Lynn G. Robbins of the
seventy speak to us. I would share all of my notes...but alas...my email would
be ginormous. Stake conference was not the only trip that we made to Gilmer
this week. We were also there for an exchange with the zone leaders earlier in
the week. All in all it was kind of hectic, but we made it work.
Early in the week we had a great lesson with one of the families that
we are teaching. We invited another family in the branch to invite them over
for a dinner/get together. It was really fun. We had a barbecue and tried to
play some volleyball. I say tried because the net broke and well, volleyball
just isn't the same without a net. So we abandoned the idea of volleyball and
instead played missionary tag. Thank you EFY for teaching me random games to
get kids attention! So we explained all of the rules, played for about thrity
minutes, and then spoke to everyone about the purpose of missionaries. Why we
are sent out two by two and why missionary work is so important. The kids
really liked it.
Wednesday we had a specialized training in Gilmer. It was an amazing
training. I got to see all of the Spanish elders that I came out with bear
their testimonies, since it was the last big meeting before they go home. I
also got to see the Elder that took me out my first night in the mission give
his last testimony. I will never forget these missionaries. They have added so
much to my testimony. After this wonderful event, crying and taking pictures,
we went on exchange. I made a huge mistake! I had the keys with me. We had
left the car at the Elders' apartment in Mt. Pleasant to save some miles. So
when we went on exchange, I stayed in Gilmer; which is about 30 minutes south of
Mt. Pleasant. Well, of course we didn't realize that I had the keys until the
Elders got there and tried to open the car with no keys. Great. So I and the
zone leader had to drive to Mt. Pleasant to give the keys to my companion. Dumb
do. I hate those. The exchange was great though. This was the first time that
my companion has been without me in the area. It was hilarious! I think that
he called about every 20 minutes to ask how to get to the next appointment.
Idabel is a confusing place.
I would have to say that the best part of the week was Sunday. Along
with the stake I had the opportunity of sustaining Brothers George Pate, Reilly
Lakjohn, and Zeph Griffith to be ordained to the office of Elder and receive the
Melchizedek Priesthood. That was a really spiritual part of the meeting. I was
so happy for every single one of those men. Brother Pate's children were just
baptized, Brother Lakjohn was baptized just 3 months ago, and Brother Griffith's
wife and son were baptized recently as well. It truly has been an amazing 4
months in Idabel. On top of the ordinations we had the Kaios' baptismal
interview right after the meeting. They will be baptized on the 16th of June.
Their two girls will then be baptized 3 weeks later. Idabel is amazing. I love
it here. Just wish that I got to spend a little bit more time here this week
instead of being in Texas. Not that I have anything against Texas..but...it's
not Idabel.
Please tell the Barnhouses that I miss them SO much! I hope that they
got the letters that I sent them. Please ask them if they did. The Starsky and
Hutch car is in the GHETTO of Idabel. Yes, there is a ghetto side of Idabel.
Yes mom, Uncle Tylow was quoting part of the movie. They have Yoga
competitions? How does that work? Whoever breaks in half loses? Y'all have an
iguana named Tigress? Umm...Kung-Fu Panda influence maybe? How big is this
thing? Man, I really wish that I could be there for Matt's endowments. But
hey...I'm on a mission. Tell him that we will go when I get back. Pick your
daddy's nose sounds awesome. Totally going to make that into a missionary
lesson somehow. Umm okay...so can you please explain the whole chicken dish
towel lesson that the missionaries did at the house. Sounds like some weird
magic trick. No you didn't tell me about Kaitie watching the house, but she
did. Ha ha ha. She was like, "Guess what I am doing right now? I'm sitting on
YOUR couch, in YOUR house, watching YOUR dog. Coco loves me. I have spent more
time in your house than you have. Jealous?" Ha ha ha. Kaitie is awesome. Her
letters are always hilarious.
Okay gotta go. Love you much.
Elder McNinch
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