Elder Scott Takes on Spokane: Spokane, WA -5-Mile Prarie Ward- Week #102

Ok can you all believe first off that the 4th of July is on Wednesday!?!?!? I freaking love that holiday!! I'm ok with it, its so much fun on a Mission!! Second its already July!!! I seriously cannot believe it!!! I never thought that I would make it back to this month!! 😂 July 2018 has always been a thing in the distance for me... but now its here!! I come home this month!! Woot Woot!!! I can't wait to see you all in 2 weeks!! Its going to be so much fun!! 😂 Anyways this week was so so awesome!! So much better than last week I can tell you that!! At the same time I can't remember what happened this week! 😂 Funny how that works huh?? I just know everyone is coming home!! Well this week went something like this! I had a couple of Zoom Meetings which I think are pretty cool!! Zoom is an app that you can have some meetings over the phone via Video!! It was so cool!! First President Dymock wanted to have a Meeting with all the District Leaders in the Mission!! So we all Zoomed in from all over the Mission, and had this meeting with President and the Assistants!! It was honestly so cool!! Then we had another meeting with everyone in my group who is going home at the end of this transfer, with President Dymock and it was all basically a combined Exit Interview!! He at least wanted to do something with us so he went over the Exit Interview with us! I got to see all of my friends that are in my group that are all around the Mission and it was the coolest thing ever!! The blessings of modern technology in our Mission! WHAT A BLESSING!!!!! 😂 On Saturday our great Mission President (President Dymock if you forgot who I was talking about already... 😂) he went home... Even though that was a sad departure for all of us (Well for those who are here longer for 2 weeks... 😂) that man changed my life.. I know I was sent to this Mission so I could be influenced by him and Sister Dymock! I was pretty sad but then I know that we got our new Mission President that same day and I know he was truly sent to this Mission for a reason, He was called by God to serve the people here and to help influence all of us! I know just like anything else in the church (A new prophet, Stake President, Bishop, or even Young Mens Quorum Presidents) they will not skip a beat and he will be led by the spirit and will truly help us in this whole Mission thing! I am so excited to serve around them for the rest of my Mission!! His name is President Thompson and they are actually from Layton, Ut!! Woot woot represent Davis county boi!! 😂 I am so excited to meet him on Wednesday! Its gonna be good! So updates now they updated Preach My Gospel!! CRAZY RIGHT!?!? They change the way we teach the Plan of Salvation to people and they have added somethings that we teach people... Don't worry they didn't change the doctrine! They just have us go more into detail with things now!! Compare the old PMG to the new one on the Gospel Library app! It will blow you away!! 😂 I love it though because they have us be more bold with people and it really sets the expectation for people! I think its awesome and its a bold move!! The Church is so true!!! Oh and another thing that they changed we no longer call people we are teaching Investigators, we now refer to them as "People we are teaching" not a big change to other people, but to Missionaries its a big change!! They don't use it anywhere now!! I think its hilarious!! Well a new update on the ward here, we found a family of 7!!! WHAT A BLESSING!!!!!! They are so solid!! They are the Stanley Family!! Rani (The Mother) grew up in a foster home with a Mormon family and grew up going to church!! Its so awesome!! They have taken it so seriously and they are so solid!! The Lord has truly prepared them for this time!! More updates to come on the later! The way we explain them as a companionship is that we think its just too good to be true! We have faith its going somewhere! Pray for them and for us! We need it!! Our other Investigator Jamie is doing awesome!! She is progressing really well!! I really am not mad that we are teaching 2 Families!! This work makes me so so happy!! It hasn't been a cake walk thats for sure its also been like the hardest thing I have ever done in my life!! At the end of the day it has been the greatest thing I have ever done!! I love this and the time I have spent out here!! I will forever thank my Father in Heaven for the time I have had to serve him for this short time!! Its coming to an end really quickly! I love my Father in Heaven so much and I know Jesus Christ is the Savior of the World, and that Joseph Smith was truly called to be a prophet and to restore the true church of Christ on the Earth again! I know it all to be true with everything in me!! Well thats all I got for this week!! I hope you all have an awesome week and your 4th of July/Independence Day is awesome!! Happy Birthday Murica!!! I love you all so much I'll talk to you all next week!! Remember that the Church is TRUE, the Book is what?? Oh yes it is still Blue! The work will still move forth with the grace of God, Life is and always will be about making BUCKETS! Ball is life, and Happy Birthday Amurica! Love you all so much!! Talk to you next week! LOVE YOUUUUUUUUU!!!!!

Love,

Elder Logan Scott :)