Hey Everyone-
It has been so nice the past couple of days; they have been filled with blue skies and hot weather! As always it was a busy week! I love this area so much; the members are very giving and full of love. I can’t tell you how many times the people in Bellevue offer us food or water while we are tracting; the community is so friendly. Today will be a busy day as well, full of activities. We will be playing racquetball again and maybe going to Snoqualmie Falls to take some pictures. We are also going to Issaquah with the Assistants. It was one of their birthdays and so they decided to take my companion and I to lunch at a place called Triple X Burger, they are famous for huge burgers and amazing root beer! Then tonight we have a lesson with Katie at Bishop Kinghorns house. She wants to learn more about Joseph Smith; we have a great lesson planned!
Last Monday while we were shopping we ran into Bishop McCredie’s wife and she paid for all of our groceries!! It was a huge blessing since we pretty much were out of money! Tuesday we attended a District Meeting and later on that night we had a lesson at the Avery’s house where we talked about President Monson and heard some wonderful stories about him. Bro Avery had President Monson as his Mission President in Canada! Wednesday we attended another District Meeting. I have been so pleased with the progress that some of the Elders have been making especially in their teaching skills!
Thursday was probably the busiest day I have experienced since being a missionary. We began our day attending a leadership meeting in Renton. I loved going to that and seeing all the missionaries. During the meeting we spent a lot of time discussing the many needs of the missionaries and how we as leaders can become better in all aspects of the work! That meeting took up half of the day. We then went on exchanges with Elder Khai (first missionary from Burma) and Elder Unbedacht. It went well and we had a lot of fun and some success while tracting. Following the exchange we then went to a meeting where the Zone Leaders from four Zones attended a Multi-Stake leadership training meeting on Missionary work. We then had a follow up with Elder Tom Perry’s initiative. I don’t know if the stakes back home are getting trained for this, but I am very excited about it because it stresses the importance of having entire wards focus on missionary work! We also got to hear from Presiden t Moffat as well as Elder Walker, who is the Area Seventy. The meeting went until 10:30 at night! We didn’t get home till past 11:00 which is something that never happens.
Friday was a full day so I’ll just give you a couple highlights. We had a lesson with Katie about temples! After that we got invited to a Stapley Family Reunion. Ha It was pretty much all of my Companions second and third cousins whom he has never meet including his Dad’s first cousin, who is in the Bellevue South Stake Presidency. It was a fun reunion! We then stopped by Bro Adams house. He is one of our Stake’s High Counselors. His house is breathtaking. Brother Adams has a gorgeous view of Lake Sammamish. It was fun to learn that his next door neighbor is an MLB player for the Seattle Mariners (Ichiro!) and across the street is the Basketball coach for UW. Bro Adams is an amazing man and has a wonderful conversion story!
Well I am about out of time but as you have read we had a very fulfilling week. I am so pleased with how the work is going and I am always full of thanks and joy because of it! One of the greatest things I can do as a missionary is during my nightly prayer give an accounting to the Lord of my day’s activities and pray that it’s acceptable! I love this work and this gospel; I wouldn’t be able to do what I do were it not for the Lord sustaining me! Thanks for all your support; I love my family and friends so much!!!
-Elder Jason Scott Russell-
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