I'm gonna be a dad!?! 1/11/2021

Well it's official everyone! I am finished with my training as a missionary. I cannot believe that I have been in Michigan 3 months already! The time flies by faster and faster every day. So we are entering a new transfer, and sadly Elder Keyser will not be my companion any more. He will be moving down to Jackson Michigan. As for me, I will be training someone new! That's how I'm going to be a dad, we are considered someone's dad when we train them here in the mission! I am so excited, and I hope that I can do a decent job! You may want to keep me in your prayers if you can, I'll need them.

     But besides that, it was a great last week of the transfer! We technically put someone else on baptismal date! It was an inactive family who didn't have their son baptized, but now they're coming back to church and want him to be baptized! The day is January 30! So we were able to teach a lesson today and put him on date. And we met with Doug a couple times, he is absolutely stellar! He is reading through the Book of Mormon so fast, he wants to finish it before he is baptized!
     We also met with some new people this week, one we met with at the church, he had a lot of deep questions because he says he is a man of science. So it was a good conversation, just not what we expected. But he said we did pretty good at answering most of them, so that's good. And we met with a guy that doesn't even live in our mission anymore over video call, he lives in Ortonville. It wasn't a bad lesson, we'll see where it goes. And we met with a member referral from Elder Threet, Elder Threet is from here in Traverse City and he's on his mission in Washington. So he was able to reach out to his friend while on his mission which was super cool, and now we have gotten the opportunity to meet with his friend! His friend's name is Joe Wood, it was a really good virtual lesson, we were able to have his friend Elder Threet join, it was so good! 
     We also had a rough bible bash lesson, this guy was trying to nitpick every little thing about our religion even though I've heard it all. It just isn't ever fun when it happens though. He isn't a rude guy though, so that's nice.
     We also got to volunteer at Safe Harbor which is a homeless shelter this week, it was so fun! We were with some members and made some mostaccioli and garlic bread, and broccoli and cake to feed the homeless people. Some of them were pretty crazy though, one guy really wanted some milk and we didn't have any so he got upset and said he'd go milk some California cows on his own. And one guy was yelling about some interesting things as well.
     But it was a really great week, and I hope you all had a great week as well!! Stay safe out there, and I'll let you know about my trainee soon! Till next time!
Elder Williams 


Pictures:
1. Tunnel time
2. Safe Harbor
3. The boys
4. Doug's scarfs for the district

 




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