Personal Study W/ The BofM is the Best!

Hey guys had a pretty eventful week. P-day is on Tuesday again because we had a tri-zone mission conference 3 hours away in St Louis. The Christmas conference was spiritual. We had an awesome 50 minute period on Jesus Christ and what he did for us. 

A week before the mission conference we were told that every district had to make a skit and that it had to be performed live at the mission conference. That was definitely not what I wanted to hear because I've never been a fan of plays and stuff. Most of the skits were super lame, including my districts but a couple elders did a recreation of when Kip and Napolean Dynamite go to the fight class.  It was pretty funny, I could probably get the video if it is really wanted. The elders that made that skit are in my zone so I had to drive to their house then drive down with them since their car is a mom van. They wanted to go all out with the skit so they brought a bike and roller blades. They crammed the bike in the trunk but they had to put a seat down for the bike to fit and I was the one sitting next to the bike and I kept hitting my right elbow on the bike chain so I messed my white shirt, up which was a bit annoying.  We had to give 3 more blessings and one of the sisters asked for a blessing of healing. We asked what it was for but she wouldn't really say so it was kind of weird because my companion didn't really know what to bless plus she recorded it and I'm not sure if you're allowed to do that or not.  It's not our priesthood, and we gladly give them, but it gets to a point ya know, like these ain't candy man, and you're not supposed to have multiple blessings for the same thing. 

My testimony of the gospel has grown a lot, in every aspect/subject. My favorite part of the day is definitely personal study. I restarted the Book of Mormon at the beginning of my mission when I got to Rantoul, and I have learned so much. It is actually really nice to read, like the Book of Mormon is a real story that is actually very interesting. For example Alma the younger actually fought in a couple battles and killed the Amlicites general/king and somehow I didn't know that haha.

We had exchanges with the Zone leaders and we brought them to the Alpaca farm.....Apparently another one died.  just got sick and died. So she was sad again.

.....today for p-day we went to the fighting Illinois stadium and just threw around a football and played some spike ball. It was awesome and my football passing skills are actually pretty fire, not going to lie, I was hitting 35-40 yard spiral throws to guys starting off the line at full sprint which doesn't sound like a lot, but it actually is for the average joe............

...........A sister in my district is going back to Mexico the 29th so I might be going back in like 2 transfers, she only has 6 months left on her mission so I am assuming they are sending the older elders back first..............Honestly so much happened this week but I can't think of anything else to write.......Adios!!!!!!!