Week 12 in Logan Utah

 Bonjour à vous tous!

On Wednesday, I headed off to the Utah Ogden mission until I can get a visa for the Congo! For the last 6 weeks I've been doing online MTC to learn French and how to be a missionary. It was really great! 

We flew up to Utah a week early to have Thanksgiving with family, so on Wednesday I was able to get dropped off in Ogden at the mission office and meet President and Sister Hobbins! They are great people and love their missionaries. 

On Wednesday all of the new missionaries had some training and got to meet our companions and find out where we would be going! 

My companion is Elder Wight! He is from Maryland. He's been on his mission for 16 months. He's awesome and a great trainer. Pics below.

I'm serving up at Utah State University in Logan Utah, we live just off-campus in a little apartment. We live with two other Elders, Elder Larsen and Elder Weyand! Elder Larsen is from Southern California, he was serving in the Ivory Coast for about 7 months speaking French, but because of covid, he got reassigned here. Elder Weyand is from North Carolina and had his call to Zimbabwe French-speaking as well but he got temporarily reassigned here too! It's been awesome to have 3 French speakers in the apartment! We study French together every day.

Elder Wight and I are over the Logan YSA 2nd Stake, there are 7 wards in the stake. The Stake consists of a bunch of apartment buildings and student housing. 

Since we aren't allowed to meet with anyone in person or knock doors, we try to work with the members over the phone to find people to teach over zoom. Its difficult right now because of finals and online classes, many of the students have gone home or are really busy.

I've really enjoyed my first week here! I've already learned so much and can't wait to keep improving! My testimony of the Savior has grown immensely. I know that through Him, we can receive the joy and happiness that he wants for us. Especially during this Christmas season, we can remember the birth of our Savior and His sacrifice for each of us!

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Au revoir!

Elder Hillam

Elder Hillam and Elder Wight

Elder Hillam, Elder Wight, Elder Larsen, Elder Weyand