Week 96 - Miracle Week

March 25, 2019

What's up everybody!!!

We've had just the busiest week on my entire mission this week, it's been crazy. We've been having lots of lesson and have received a lot of new people to teach! It's been so crazy. We've seen miracles nonstop, some of which are just so precious to me that I can't even share all of them!!

I also was inches away from getting jumped and robbed from behind on Monday night, which was kinda scary, especially after, when we got away and inside our apartment, they were all 3 peeping in our windows and stuff... but hey, the Lord protects His missionaries. Cool stories all about that little one, too. Don't worry mom!!!! You should see the other guy :)

We have really tried our hardest to set goals and plans and stick to them this week, and even though we don't achieve a lot of our goals, the Lord makes up for it and THEN some by providing us with so many miracles and people to teach, and so many miracles. I've found this week that when you do what He asks, He doesn't always immediately bless you while you're doing that one thing that you planned to do, but in one way or another, He provides you with the blessings that He promises to.

We've been running around and have been so tired every night, but it's the best feeling knowing that you can comfortably return and report to the Lord that you dedicated your day 100% to Him.

I know the Gospel is true. A lot is required of us, but through every last trial of our faith, He blesses us. And at the very end, when all is said and done, He has everything to give us:

2 Corinthians 1:9 "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."  

I love you all so much and am praying for you constantly!!! 

Please pray for the people that we are teaching and the people of Ukraine. The Lord has so many blessings that He is waiting to pour upon these wonderful people, and the key that unlocks those doors through which these blessings flow are our prayers to Him on His children's behalf!

Have a great week !!!!!

Service project with Zena

Favorite place to eat

Soldiers doing a demonstration - it's election season

Week 95 - Lost It All

March 18, 2019

This week was super good!

It was a little bit slow, but that's okay. We've had a lot of activities and are working with a lot of members.

We had exchanges and I got to be with Elder Eller, my first son. Boy do I love that kid!! What a good missionary. It's weird to train someone and then have them as your Zone Leader, and man, I just love him so much. 

I started cutting Elders' hair this week too hahahaha. Not too shabby for my first 2 cuts in my life... Besides Matua's!!!

Check out that fade

It was a rough week and a hard start to the transfer, because our phone blitzed and lost every. single. last. contact. Numbers and addresses for all of our investigators - gone. It's been pretty rough starting from 0... The Elders here (including me) have been bad at recording everything into the Area Book, which is where we are supposed to write down and track of alllllll the information basically about everything, and instead, we just kept everything in the phones... 

Learning from that, it's so important to WRITE THINGS DOWN!!! I've definitely become a journal guy on my mission, and always have at least one journal with me on hand at all times. Recording things like inspiration, doctrine, things we learn and feel from our studies really shows God how important all of it is to us!! We receive so many blessings from doing so. And also, anything that we can record and remember serves as a helping hand in time of need, at any point in the future. The more we know about Christ and His gospel, the more we can live and love just as He did. I know that to be true!!!

Have a great week everyone!!!

Our church building

We ran to the top of this overlook - it about killed me

Grandpa fishing the river by the train

"Don't forget to pray to God"

Cool old pink church

Pokemon alive and well in Ukraine

Week 94 - Pics Only

March 11, 2019

My new comp, Elder Thornton

Krayivka - old bunker

The Rivne Squad

Week 93 - Training x 3

March 4, 2019

Good Morning America!

2 things this week for big news! 

1. I'm training for my last 2 transfers!! I don't know who he is yet, but I already am so excited to serve with him and I already love him!! It'll be my 3rd time training, and I'm so stoked to be able to finish my mission working my butt off with a brand new missionary with that greenie fire!!

2. We're getting smartphones!! I think we'll get them my last transfer (in 6 more weeks). It's gonna be so good for the work here! I'm also deep down happy that I'll get used to one before I come home so I don't feel like a doofus all the time asking all the youngins how to use it! My current Nokia will surely not be missed :)

I'll give a better update next week with tons of pictures!!!

Love 

Elder Stott