Good news yall!!

Well good morning everybody! How is everybody doing? I've been hearing of lots of snow back home and man does that make me so jealous. It's in the negatives out here in Kansas this week and yet not a flake of snow. We'll see how I handle this weather.


Anyways, this week was quite a boring one. My comp got sick Monday night and was sick until Thursday, then on Thursday I got sick so we were dead like all week and couldn't do any work. So, we did a lot of laying in bed all week. Rarely left the apartment all week. But, we finally got to get out on Sunday. Also, we got a call on Thursday that we were getting a new companion the next day. But he couldn't come until we got better so he had to stay with some other elders in the meantime. But ya, we're in a trio now and his name is Elder Lassche. He's super cool. Super excited for the next couple weeks with this trio because trios are a ton of fun.

Sadly, we didn't have any cool miracles this week to talk about because we didn't get to work at all.

Now, for the good news that happened this week. I finally got my visa! That was super exciting and I'm hyped to go to NZ soon. Apparently I got it Oct. 14th but they didn't send the email or it got lost somewhere. So, I could have been there last transfer but that's alright. It was a great test of patience that is for sure. But I have definitely enjoyed my time here this last transfer and I know that it got lost for a reason. Currently we are just waiting on flight plans now so we'll see when I get out there.

Alright now for the spiritual thought: I wanted to talk about the elephant in the room, and that is Christmas. I'm sure everybody thinks of presents and all that good stuff when Christmas comes around. But what I have found, is that a lot of people forget to remember why we celebrate Christmas. I can definitely say that for myself because that was me as a kid. But, we must remember that we celebrate Christmas for our Savior Jesus Christ. It is a holiday to remember all that he has done for us. So, when you go to open your presents this Sunday, i want you guys to look past those presents and remember the birth of the Savior. I invite you all to center this holiday season around Jesus Christ. Also, if you find somebody in need and an opportunity to help, please do because how much better would it be if everybody could have a good Christmas. Lots of people don't get presents, and some might not even get food this Sunday, so if you see somebody in need, I want you guys to reach out to them and help them out as Jesus Christ would. Alright that's all. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS YALL!! I hope you guys have a great Christmas and I hope you spend all the time with loved ones. Have a good one yall!

Elder Larson

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Got pulled over this week😁 (don’t worry, just got a warning for driving without headlights)

Sick as a dawg

Thought I'd enjoy a nice big meal of Taco Bell



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