Elder Nicholas Furphy - T. H. E. Mission (Texas Houston East Mission)

Alrighty, so this week was SWEET! Elder Boam and I have been working super hard and have been seeing the sweet, sweet fruits of our labors. The adversary is also working hard, cuz he knows what's happening too. But, we ain't aboutta let him stop us.    Me and Lua (feat. Ice cream) THE best breakfast On Tuesday, Elder Boam and I went on some rescue visits with Brother Keathan and we were able to press the importance of coming to church with some of our less active members.  It really showed me how much of an influence branch members can have on each other.   We, as missionaries, can only do so much, and so when we work effectively, with members, the heavens open and miracles flood over you. So, what I'm trying to say is, all y'all members go out with the missionaries.    FUZZY CATERPILLAR    an abandoned school in Warren   A cool car Brother Lovelace's train track TRUMPET! On Wednesday, w...

Allllriiiightyyyyy everyone! This week was pretty sweet. We found a handful of people to teach and the work is progressing. Elder Boam and I are doing everything, in our power, to help the people of Woodville receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  We wrassled some hogs and laid down the law this week with one of our investigators (that's the two week story). Ramps with the Methodists COMPLETE RAMP So, to begin, we have a member who is trying to get rid of all of his animals, so we went to his house, on Tuesday, and helped him move 2 hogs. Boi, those hogs can SQUEAL. We roped one of them and the moment we started pulling on it, it started to SQUEAL SUPER LOUD. I was like, clam down bro. With the help of EJ, we grabbed the hog, by the hind legs and it's ears, and picked it up and put it in a trailer. The next hog was kinda wild, cuz it tried to bite our hands, when we got close. So, that was nuts. So, we basically funneled the hog into the trailer and it went really...

WAZZZZZAAAP my dudes. So, this week was pretty sweet. There were exchanges and some biking. There were also some feisty doggos.  Highway biking dood Flowers bb So to begin, we biked to a place called Ivanhoe, on Wednesday, which was pretty sweet. Ivanhoe is 6 miles away.  Woodville has some sweet hills and we get to ride on the main highway. It was a sweet ride. It took us 40 minutes to bike there and we tracted until about 5pm. But fun fact, we were walking up to this house and a lady opens the door when we were like 20 feet away and she says, "I have a dog" and she closes the door and watches us through her door as a big ol' pit-bull BOLTS out at us and is going for the kill. So, Elder Boam kicks it the face and we get outta there. We thought that that dog was a little rude, but I am willing to forgive him. I am going to name that doggo "Chad".    Ivanhoe biking The lake We had a sweet lunch, on the shore of the lake, and that was...

(credits to my sisters for the title)  So, this week was super sweet. Elder Boam and I are on fire and it's super sweet.    Classic Ivanhoe pic with my tag boiiii Ivanhoe bb So, a story from last week. Elder Boam and I were in Branch Council and suddenly I see a person walk in that has never been in the building before and that neither I or Elder Boam have met. So, we sat next to him in our Sacrament Meeting.  He eventually left the room and we sat with him in the lobby. His name is Aaron, and he told us that he was told by God to come to our church. He was homeless and decided to go to church. So, we had him talk to our Branch President and within 2 days, he had 2 jobs and a place to live. He has been so blessed. We met with him throughout the week and talked about the Book of Mormon with him.  He was caught on the fact that he needs evidence to believe in anything. So we talked to him about faith and the importance of having a belief in somethin...