George, Aiden

A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks.  We had transfers and I stayed in Kansas City and Elder Connell was transferred to a different area.  My new companion’s name is Elder Moen.  He’s a good friend.    I found out that my Visa paperwork got lost sometime in February, so I had to redo my fingerprints and submit a new background check.  I don’t have a date yet on when I will be leaving for Peru but I’m just focusing on making connections with the fine people here in Missouri.   I went on exchanges last week and had a lot of fun.  I’ve been working on family history and learning about my ancestors.  We also did a lot of service and participated in an Escape Room activity with the youth.    I talked with someone that used the term “anti-fragile” last week. I liked the idea of….  You can hit it and it becomes fragile.  With enough pressure it will burst and then rebuild as something stronger.    Hope you ar...

This was a great week.  Thank you for all the birthday wishes! I had some great families make me birthday dinner and cookies.  Another family gave me and my companion some Elk steaks that we cooked for dinner.  I also made some stew but had to improvise some ingredients, so it was "meh".  The trees are pretty here as the Spring blossoms are starting to bloom.    This week I have had family on my mind.  The goal of families is to help each other.  What defines family?  We are all family, whether by blood or not. The family is the strongest unit on the planet.   Blessings come through family history work and connecting with all those around us.  To love our neighbors is the first great commandment.  The power of the atonement has been extended to all of us and we have been given mercy and grace.  We can and should give mercy and grace to others.  The reason I'm out here is to connect with others.    ...

Bienvenidos a todos.    This week was a'ight.    To sum up the week:  -  We had zone conference and learned about helping to be one with the members.  - We did car inspections on Wednesday, and I finally got ahold of some quality cleaning supplies for my apartment - specifically the tub which was in rough shape.  - We had ton of member visits and I got to know a lot of cool people. - One of the members is from Perú and she made some homemade fresh stuff, fue rico. La Familia se llama Carpentiers.  Note the picture of me holding the flag from Peru (no word yet on when I'll be headed there). - Some more visits and such. - I learned some cool stuff about desires and what it means to have desire for that day.  What do you really want?  The desire to change and want to be better will help you in the moment.  I also thought about my purpose and lining up my desires with my purpose.  This is what I'm going to work on this week....

This week has been a good one.  I’m getting used to my new area.  I have done a lot of cleaning and gathered up a collection of things left behind in the apartment that other people may be able to use.  There is a place called “the cave” where missionaries can go find things they might need.  I found a fan to use in my apartment, so I didn’t need to buy one - which was dope.   I was able to teach a lesson in Spanish last week to a family in our stake.  I was happy to be able to use my Spanish since I don’t have the opportunity to do that in my new area.   Sunday, I had breakfast foods for all three meals.  Straight up.  I had a delicious quiche and potato patty for breakfast, an egg sandwich for lunch, and crepes for dinner.    I have been studying Genesis 18-23 this week.  I have been thinking about Lot’s wife who looks back after being told to leave Sodom.  Her heart was in the wrong place, and she wanted to go back....

So, transfers were this week and boy was this week interesting. The other Elders had something to do, so me and Elder Cubur were chilling by ourselves for a little bit, and that Tuesday and most of Wednesday were weird. I had my final lesson with my guys -  Danny, Freddy, and Israel. That was a cool lesson. Anyway, about the transfer...          My new area is very different, and almost feels like home. The members in the new Shoal Creek ward are cool so far. I meet someone who killed a bear and stuffed it, one of the guys who discovered that medicine has a shelf life, a retired pro skater, and a famous race dog. The work here is crazy different, and the ward is actually really organized and hard working. There is even a Chick-fil-A, and a Target here. My new companions name is Elder Connell, and everyone to the Zone is new from the past area.  Lots of changes.   Hope you are all doing well.  Have a great week.   Elder (Ai...