Pittsburgh Mission Memoirs

A multitude of things have surprised me about coming home. Many things were totally unexpected; some things went beyond expectation. Here are a few things that I found most notable.First, for some reason, the volume of voices competing for attention seems to have magically multiplied since my return. It's little wonder that missionaries are instructed to not watch TV, go to movies,...

Little known fact: I prefer my scripture study in the evening. Peace and quiet, plenty of time (I believe that sacrificing sleep for The Lord is certainly a worthy thing to do).In my reading tonight, I came across a few interesting verses.2 Nephi 1:10 "...having a knowledge of the Earth, and all men, knowing the great and marvelous works of The Lord from the creation of the world;...

It's been long enough. Now that a full week has passed, it's time I come out of hiding. I'll start with last Tuesday. Elder Almond and spent our final moments together touring Pittsburgh - one last time for me, and the first time for him. We saw a couple of sights, but mostly just aimlessly wandered around. At one point, though, we met a gentleman who came up to us and kicked off a...

It's a challenge to put my thoughts and feelings into words, mainly because there are so many of them. This whole post might be the vaguest of them all. This is because, like the Spirit and love itself, the feelings I have are so difficult to describe. I hope and pray that as you read, the Spirit will bring the ideas I wish to express to your hearts so that you can understand what...

Hello all. Last week I neglected to post Slim's blog post. I will shortly be posting his final post from the Mission Field. It has been a joy to help him keep you all informed of his adventures and mis-adventures. I hope that you have enjoyed it. By the way, he will be reporting his mission on January 19 2014 at 9:00 A.M. The address for the meeting is:905 North 500 WestPleasant Grove...

Happy New Years to all! I hope everyone has at least one commitment for the coming year. For the record, mine is but a single word: Forward. And, of course, a verse to go with it: Doctrine & Covenants 90:24 We've been subtlety working with a part member less active family who lives with their active parents. It's had a big impact on the non-member wife and she's really taking...

It was a delightful Christmas for Missionary Slim. Few presents except an overload of candy and goodies, no snow, but still good company and good fun. Through it all, the work has been moving on. The day after Christmas, we paid a visit to Paul and Melinda, the blind chap and his wife. We explained the Plan of Salvation to them, tying in Christmas and our own personal Spiritual gifts...