My New Area is Methuen & Mellerica

Mutheun MA Elder Soltis, He had to go home

Methuen MA Bags found in our new Apartment

Rhode Island Brother James

Rhode Island Barnes Family

Methuen MA Elder James & Evans Family

Rhode Island Evans Family

Rhode Island Raposa Family

Rhode Island James

Rhode Island Gina

Rhode Island Brother Windor

Lieutenant at Salvation Army

Rhode Island Saying Goodbye to Elder Johnson

Rhode Island the Church

Week 76   March 31st 2020


     Once again, it was another week stuck inside! Monday was fun, the Central Falls Elders came down for one last hurrah. We hit the beach because one of them had never seen it! To me that's just crazy, anyway we went and it was super cold, so we didn’t stay too long. Basically the rest of the day was spent at the Chapel playing basketball and calling family. Later on the YSA Elders came down as well. We had a lot of fun.
     Tuesday was basically a day filled with saying goodbye to a lot of members, Brother Stabley took us out to Subway for lunch and for dinner we ate with the Evans, they invited James over so it was awesome to say goodbye to him as well. When we got back to the apt we finished packing and then the Narragansett Elders came down to help us with all of our bags for tomorrow.  We only have a Chevy Malibu so both Elder Johnson and my bags wouldn't fit. We played some card games for a little bit then hit the hay.
     After we woke up we packed the cars, cleaned the apt real quick, then took our final video and I had the opportunity to say the final prayer in Newport. No missionaries will be there for at least one transfer so we locked it up and made our way up to Weston Chapel.  On the way up we hit Central Falls because Elder Johnson forgot his water bottle so we picked it up. We officially drove all the way to Weston. I met up with Elder Foster.  We packed our car and made our way up to the Methuen Apt. We are both new to the area, and we cover two areas! Methuen and Bellerica. When we got to the apt we unpacked the car and we went to the office and got a parking pass for the car. We ended up having a lesson with Jehely on faith. We then got settled in a little more and called the Bishops of both Wards to introduce ourselves and see what we can do to help. It was a good day.
     Thursday-Sunday basically was filled with calling members and introducing ourselves and setting some lessons for the coming week. We had a few lessons. One was with Michael Insiro, a recent convert who has a strong desire to serve a Mission. Also Betty Ma a lady of Chinese decent who has just recently come to an understanding of who Christ is. Just like James in my last area she didn’t grow up knowing about Christ. She has a lot of faith and has a desire to know the truth for herself. Sunday we had coordination in Methuen and joined the Call Family to share a message with them for a short Sunday School message. We also had a Mission wide Fast and Testimony meeting which was cool to hear. Because of the Virus most of the foreign missionaries went home, so I said Goodbye to our Zone Leader Elder Soltis who came to the apt to pick something up he forgot. Saturday we had a surprise change and Elder Foster (my companion) is now the District Leader.

       Doctrine & Covenants 11:12

     "12 And now, verily, verily, I say unto thee, put your trust in that Spirit which leadeth to do good—yea, to do justly, to walk humbly, to judge righteously; and this is my Spirit"

     At times we have strong feeling to do good things. That truly us the Spirit and it comes from God. All good things come from God. Let us all follow these promptings and live happy! I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen