Oh hey there, life has been absolutely wild.
Cleveland is always a hoot but what ya know about Columbus?? Let's say Tuesday night I was expecting to find out I was staying in Cleveland… yeah no that was not the case. Let's back forward real quick though. My whole Mission I have told everyone I would go home if I got sent to OSU. It's been my worst fear. haha well I am now conquering that fear. I absolutely was hysterical Tuesday night and maybe even worse Wednesday night. Hard to say but I would say I absolutely overreacted. Got a powerful blessing from President and I think that healed my soul. Went straight to Osu and taught a lesson- Leondrea they had just found him. Had an absolute bussing lesson. Angels ascended I swear. We are already besties, we invited him to be baptized and he said yes!! After, we hit the streets and OYM for hmm two hours. Lowkey gassed up. We split up with a member and talked to literally everyone. We ran after people, endured getting laughed at, watched a dude pick up an almost empty abandoned (not his) beer bottle off the side of the street and drink it. I had to cover my mouth from the gasp. Literally anything could have been in that bottle. BOLD!!
Wish I would have worn different shoes and reapplied deodorant because after running and I mean fr fr (for real) running after people I was a sweaty mess. We really are boofing around fr fr messing around and finding out. Our apartment is absolutely heinous…. It's called the dungeon by the whole mission. It's the smallest apartment, has no internet or whatever y’all wanna call it. So…no texts or calls can be received which means we have to sit in our car for everything until bed. Absolutely ghetto. Also, this place gets a shooting every week. Sometimes twice a week. Absolutely wild.
For exercise we run up and down stairs. I about passed out and killed over but we're on that 5 months to sexy grind so run till you puke kinda vibe. We spent 4 hours doing church calls because we have over 100 dots. It's so deadly but it gives me a good chance to stretch. I’m trying to get my splits. We put another friend on date lowkey we are fulfilling prophecies for OSU already. We are finding the elect. As President said, people are waiting for us. Mhm mhm. OSU is kind of a fever dream. It's the craziest college campus, although my fear is gone and I don't care one millimeter about talking to people my age which used to send me over the edge. God is good. When there's a will there's a way. We had No food in the apartment, so we really survived off of salad, refried beans, green beans, and rice cakes. The YSA is goated, we got over 20 Members in lessons. The most I've ever gotten is like 8 ….. absolutely cracked members focused on missionary work. Had a day where we taught 6 back-to-back lessons and told someone we can’t work with a sack of potatoes….. a bit bold, but he then accepted a baptismal invite. So yes, so far in like 4ish days we've put 3 friends on date. Sundays we attend two churches so yes 4 hours of church with a 30-minute driving block. Absolutely deadly but good! We cover 5 Stakes… yes 5… so technically we're in like 4 or 5 zones! Hard to comprehend. Life is interesting to say the least. Best part of life… Sister Jacobson and I get to go on training visits and she heals my soul completely. My Absolute queen. So there's that.
My new address: 4040 N High Street #3 Columbus, OH 43214 United States
Pray for everyone to not fall in love and meet for wrong reasons and that they'll actually be committed.
Pray for all my queen companions…. Sis Heaton, Jordan, Haslam, Jacobson, Hadley, and now Reynolds. Slap the family on that list and our friends
- Kwaku, Elijah, Leondrea, Jibriyl
I'm so grateful for this wonderful opportunity to represent my Savior Jesus Christ and to preach his name to hundreds of people. Although Osu seemed so scary it's the greatest opportunity to share the gospel with so many people each day in such a small amount of time.
Colossians 1:
23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
Mark 9:
24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
Every day that you and I choose to live celestial laws, every day that we keep our covenants and help others to do the same, joy will be ours.- President Nelson
