These past two
weeks have flown by so quickly I'm not sure if they actually happened.
And honestly I can say that about all of 2018! My companion reminded me
yesterday that 2019 is the year we go home, which sounds obvious and
meaningless, but feels like a pretty big deal when years keep flying by
like weeks! But instead of dwelling on that, here's a recap of my latest
adventures since my last email on December 18th:
Elder
Hillyer and I spent some time recording audio and video for our
Facebook video, then accidentally deleted the audio, and then recorded
it again haha! Took a bit longer than expected, but we were happy with
the finished product.
We
invited what felt like the entire city of Nampa to church on the 23rd
for our special Christmas service, and God took our meager efforts and
made a miracle happen! Here are some quick stats for you: our entire
mission gets about 120 nonmembers (visitors) at church per week on
average. We set a goal to hit 200 on the 23rd. And when the final tally
came in on Sunday night, the total was... 503! We all got so excited, it
was awesome.
Christmas
was superb as usual! Got to video chat with my awesome family and
finally meet McKenzie's fiancé Keaton! The rest of the day was pretty
laid back, and I surprisingly don't think I gained any weight over
Christmas!
Quick funny
story from an exchange this week: me and another elder were walking down
the sidewalk and suddenly a guy opens the door of the house next to us
pushing a stretcher with a dead body on it (covered by a sheet thing)!
He quickly pushes the stretcher down the driveway, loads it into his
minivan, and speeds off. It all happened so fast that we just stood
there awkwardly, wondering if we should help or just stand there being
respectful or what. Felt super uncomfortable. But made for a good story
to tell our companions when we re-exchanged!
Alright,
gotta go! But I hope you were able to participate in Light the World
and that you let it change you! Keep it up for the new year!
Love ya,
Elder Doyle
