Well, this week was awesome.
We had Zone Conference in Nauvoo. My last one. It was a powerful conference. The Assistants and the mission presidency gave powerfully motivating trainings, to help us with 400. The mission is booming with excitement, and miracles. We currently have 254 baptisms, and 100 baptismal dates. 100 is the highest number of baptismal dates the mission has ever had SINCE IT WAS FIRST CREATED! During the Assistants' training, President told us, he had been sitting there thinking about what the AP's were talking about, and he had a powerful revelation telling him 400 WILL HAPPEN. I felt the spirit so powerfully as he revealed that to us. I know 400 will happen. It has to. Those people are there, and waiting for us! I had the privilege, as strange as it was, to stand up in front of the conference and bear my "going home testimony." At each Zone Conference each missionary there that is going home at the end of that transfer or the next bears their testimony. At that moment I knew more than ever that 400 is of God, I knew I have done good on my mission, and that President Jergensen is called of God. This mission is the greatest mission on the planet. I love the Iowa Des Moines Mission. Granted I am isolated, I know of no other missions that are seeing the miracles and the hand of the Lord in the work, the way we are. It is powerful, and a witness to me that God does direct His work.
We also had Stake Conference in Nauvoo. That was sweet. There were some amazing talks given by the Stake Presidency, President and Sister Jergensen, the Stake Patriarch, so chick, and return missionary chick, and her dad. They all gave great sermons. It was awesome because I got to sing in the Stake Choir. I hate singing in choirs unless they are good, because I like my music to sound good. so I usually try to avoid ward choirs. But the Kirksville 1st Ward surprised me with their choir. They are actually good! Not only is the director REALLY good, but she picks REALLY good arrangements for the hymns we sing, and the people can actually sing. We have a tenor section too, that's actually powerful- so that's pretty sweet. But they're losing a tenor now. I'm flattered. They said I'm the powerhouse to the choir. That's my brag for the day. I don't think I really was, I just thought I oversang a part. I hit this high F really well, and better than all the other tenors, so they were like HOLY CRAP! Everyone was like "was that YOU?!" I just look at them like "heck yes, you jerk! I am AWESOOOME!" But that would be prideful. So instead I just smile, tilt my head to the side, blush a little and say "Why yes, it was! Were you impressed?" Wait. That still sounds a little prideful. "No it wasn't. Who do you think it was? I couldn't hear anybody else but me belting a high F!" Now I'm just bragging, being stupid, annoying and prideful. I need a piece of humble cheesecake. I would say pie, but I'm not in the mood for pie. Maybe brownies. But I need to lose weight. So I'll just have some baby carrots or something. I'm not really sure what I'm writing about- OH MY GOSH! So when Elder Smith and I were driving to and from a outskirt town we saw a ZEBRA! A ZEBRA AT A FARM IN MISSOURI??? I was so confused! I didn't understand at first. Where would some Missouri farmer get a Zebra?! It's not in a zoo too, so that's super weird. Elder Flint and Elder McKenzie didn't believe me at first, but Elder McKenzie saw it as we drove to and from Stake Conference. So he is a witness to my sanity.
Christian and Sam are well. We are going to do a Church Tour/Presentation with them. Kristin is going to another church, which is sad, but she is still going to the YSA stuff. That's good, because she can be fellowshipped.
Anyways, I'm getting bored so I'll say good bye.
Good bye!
Elder Prows
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