Week 97: President Eyring Visits Oklahoma

Monday we had a Tri-zone all day p day! We went up to Edmond and spent most of the day at Mitch Park with a large group of missionaries playing games like basketball and capture flag. That evening we went to a church building in downtown OKC and had past for dinner. Then we had a testimony meeting and played zone family feud. This was not one of the most exciting activities I had been a part of but I think I had the most fun at this one because of the group of missionaries that were there and the awesome friends I have made out here. 

Tuesday we were trying potentials for the majority of the day with little luck. It was about 5 in the evening at the point where we had a break in visits and we had the thought to go tracting in a neighborhood that we had seen the Saturday before. We had picked a street to start knocking and went after it. The first house we knocked at the man told us he would like to help us out and visit with us but he was really busy so we moved on to the next one.

Wednesday we drove up and spent the night in Stillwater so that we could participate in volunteering at the Special Olympics. On the drive up there we were taking a highway that took us through the country roads of Oklahoma. I found one little beauty of this state that isn't seen usually back home. There were fireflies flickering on both sides of us. I spent about 20 minutes in silence just staring out the window watching the flickering and admiring it. 

President Eyring came to Oklahoma to rededicate the Oklahoma City Temple. We had a really cool opportunity to shake hands with him! During the temple dedication, he came over to us and visited with the missionaries in our mission. He spoke to us! It was one of the coolest experiences! 

Elder McMinn

"It is in the temple that we remember who we really are and see with clarity who we really can become."

-Jean A. Stevens

Week 96: Staying busy but getting close

This week on Tuesday we had a Catholic monk give us a tour of the monastery again since Elder Spillman had not seen it. We had a really good discussion with him about the Book of Mormon afterward too. 

Wednesday was our zone conference and it was President and Sister Mansell's last one so they went all out and gave us so much information to look at and a lot of really cool information which was fun to learn. It went from about 9 AM to about 7 PM. I never thought that I would be able to sit and listen to gospel information for that long and not get tired of it. 

Thursday was really cool. When I was in Moore I had the opportunity to meet a guy named JT and his whole family. They are some of my favorite people. They moved into an area that was close to where we were on exchanges in Edmond I was able to go visit them! It was the coolest thing. I love the Alvarado family. Friday and Saturday were back to all the daily things that missionaries do. It was cool to be able to have a lot of lessons still happen even with such little time that we had in our own area.

Elder McMinn

"Ask the missionaries, they can help you!"

President Russell M. Nelson

Week 95: Temple Service

This was another good week. Tuesday was a day that was filled with a lot of trying new people to see how interested they may be. We found this new girl named Gabby. Missionaries have stopped by her in the past. They even gave her a book of Mormon but we were unaware of that. She seemed super interested in what we had to say. Then we stopped by to see her next-door neighbor, Jacory. We tried the survey with him and he let us right in and he accepted a book of Mormon and told us that he will read it by the time we come to see him next.

Wednesday we had the opportunity to go to the temple and help and participate in the keen house activities. This time, we did the parking duties. It was the most fun job I could do there. They allowed us the chance to go through the Temple tour and see the changes. It was beautiful.

We had a fun activity this week. On Saturday we participated in an event called Sound the Alarm. It is an event where we install fire alarms into homes who do not have them and teach a little short thing about fire safety. It was a lot of fun and we were well received. 

Elder McMinn