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| Me with basically the whole Utah Orem Mission |
What is up to all the homies
This was a pretty solid week. I actually hit 7 months this week too. And our landlords had their first baby! She was boutta pop and then we got a text that said "K gonna be gone for the next couple days so take care of the house" and then a few days later we heard a baby screaming haha.
Kicked off the week with Zone Conference last Tuesday which was fireeee. We actually got to have it in-person too which was awesome. Got to link up with some of the homies from Eagle Mountain, hear some dope trainings from President and Sister Treadway and some of the ZLs, and just kinda have some fun with other missionaries too. I kinda spend ALL of my time with the same 3 people, so it was nice to just kick it with other people for once haha.
President Treadway gave a really good closing training and he made a big surfing analogy about Laird Hamilton. He asked at the beginning, "Does anyone know who Laird Hamilton is?" and I was the only one out of the 4 zones worth of missionaries to raise their hand. I was pretty surprised needless to say, but I have had a poster of him in my room since I was like 13 haha. Anyway, Laird Hamilton once rode this fatty wave in Tahiti that he had to get towed into by a jet ski, and he was like the first person to ever surf those waves. President Treadway talked about how when he let go of the rope on the jet ski, he was able to do something no one had done before, and like Laird, when we let go of our own ropes, like fear or pride or worry or negativity, we can do things we've never done before. Might sound kinda cheesy now, but it was really motivating!!
One of the great things about the improving weather in Utah is that people are just outside now, and the other day these kids were out playing basketball and one of them was like, "Missionaries!" and then we ended up playing basketball and soccer with them for like 20 minutes haha.
Now, to explain today's subject line, today for pday we returned to the land of my forefathers; the place of my first inheritance in the mission; a land so bountiful that President Treadway himself refers to it as "the promised land:" Eagle Mountain!! Elder Thomas and Elder Dieker have really been wanting to go golfing, and the course out in Eagle Mountain gives a lot of discounts for missionaries, so we spent the morning hitting the links as they say. It was actually really fun. It was mostly Elder Thomas and Elder Dieker golfing, but I hit a couple of the holes and didn't do too bad if I may admit. I drove the cart most of the time too which was fun. There were also a couple other missionaries from Eagle Mountain right behind us on the course, so it was really fun to hang out with them too. Afterward we climbed the hill in my old area because it has a great view of the entire mission, took a quick drive around my old area for nostalgia's sake, and naturally, went to Village Pizza. Probably one of the most fun pdays I've ever had.
I hope all of you are doing swell. Life really is good. Focus on the things you have done instead of the things you haven't, or you're just going to feel like a loser. This is a plague amongst missionaries to keep us from working, and unfortunately, it works sometimes, but the way to fix it is to keep your thoughts on the things that you know you can do and have done, and continue to work your brains out at those things.
Transfer calls are this Sunday so tune in next week for transfer news (maybe hehe). President Treadway said at zone conference that the incoming group of missionaries has 26 people, which means 26 trainers!
Palangga ta kamo pirmi
Elder Snyder
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| When in Rome |
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| Golfing in Eagle Mountain for Pday |
