Jared Mission November 27, 2016

On Monday I went to the Bishop’s storehouse and met the son of the Gentleman that is in charge of running the Storehouse.  He seemed to be really nice guy and said that he’d be working every Monday, so I will get to see him during my early morning shift!  Then at the DI I got to know one of my co-workers a lot better.  He’s had a very hard and interesting life.  He shared with me his conversion story and that made me feel good because it made me feel like he trusted me and he thought of me as a friend.  I am looking forward to going back tomorrow to work with my new friends at the DI.  The Bishop’s storehouse will be closed so I won’t be doing my early morning shift tomorrow.

The Family History Center was closed on Tuesday so I just did my scripture study and exercising and spent the day with my family.  We were able to go to the Zoo lights and then out to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, Red Robin.

On Wednesday we went to look for a new suit for me, but didn’t have any luck finding a good one.   I helped my sister Aubrey make a Pecan Pie for our Thanksgiving dinner.

On Thursday I spent to the day with my family for Thanksgiving.  We had lots of food but we had a little trouble with the Turkey.  It wasn’t done by the time we had everything else ready to eat.  My dad went to carve the Turkey and as my Mom said, “It let out a Gobble!!”  So we put it back in the oven and ate the rest of our feast and ate the Turkey for second meal later that evening!  It’s the first year that I can remember that the Turkey wasn’t done with the rest of the meal.

On Friday I worked at the bike shop and got to actually take part a bike mostly on my own.  It was a great experience.  At lunch time I went to get me hair cut at Diane’s place.  Then we had to close up early at the bike shop because the worker in charge was not feeling well.  My dad and brother Garrett picked me up and we went and found new nice suits for us!!  They will be ready in a couple of weeks after alterations.

Yesterday we did more stuff as a family and I got to see a couple of my friends from high school that I haven’t seen in a while at my friend’s McKenzie’s wedding reception.  It was fun to see them and catch up with them.

Today I fulfilled my assignment in the YSA Branch and I got another assignment to help coordinate the sacrament each week.  Overall it was a great week and I’m glad I got to spend it with my family and friends.  I can’t wait for this coming week! 

Elder Markham

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