Week Seventy-One:  Neil L. Anderson [December 3, 2018]

Hi Everyone!

This week's email will have to be short since I don't have a ton of time to type this up.

It's been a pretty crazy week! Both Elder Sorensen and I got flat tires on our bikes (on different days), I fell off my bike, we got stuck in the first rain storm I've been in since March and the Santa Anna winds have picked up.

Despite all the craziness we had a really cool opportunity to hear from Elder Neal L. Anderson, Elder L. Whitney Clayton and his wife and Elder Kevin W. Pearson. All of them gave really powerful talk on various subjects. Some things I remember right off that were said is that we need to build a strong testimony of Jesus Christ so that when the time comes for us to return home we can be firm and steadfast. They also wanted to have us and the members pray that the church will be able to grow in California. The whole mission was present at the zone conference which has never happened before! During the lunch all of my group that came out at the same time took a group picture.

The only person we really talked with was Juliana. We talked about baptism a little, but she's still not sure what to think about it.

That's pretty much my week. Sorry it's so short!

Until next time,

Elder Jason Riches

1.The Original Picture

2. One of the new ones (I'll have to try and find the rest later)