Elder Jared Markham

Elder Jared Markham

Sunday, January 29, 2017

Still a great Missionary!

Jared’s mission January 29, 2017

There’s not much to say.  It’s been a pretty standard two weeks.  I was able to go to the temple on the 18th with my brother in law Stephen.  He then took me to get my favorite choice, Taco Bell.  It was my birthday and we took it home and ate with my Mom and Sister Jessica.  We also had pizza for dinner and Jessica made a delicious Peach Cobbler.  I was able to open my presents and it was a fun day!  This last Wednesday I went to the Temple with my mom and then I went to Institute that night.

I am enjoying my scripture study and I am reading the Old Testament.  I am in First Samuel.  I am learning that you don’t always have to return railing for railing, and just because someone does something mean to you, doesn’t mean you have to do something mean back to them. 

Today I gave my first talk in the YSA branch.  It went well.  I talked about having Hope in Christ.  I am excited for the mini-mission program they are doing in the branch that will be going on for the next few months.   Each member of the branch will get an opportunity to serve for 3 weeks if they choose to, and live like a Youth Church Service Missionary.  I’m excited I get to do this with the members of the branch because they have done this in the past and have gotten good results.

At the bike shop I was able to talk to a new volunteer about what he believed in and his feelings about whether or not there is a God.  I told him that there was and that even though it might seem like at times that He’s not there, He’s always there.  And that He’s there to help us when we’ve done all we can.  It seemed that the conversation went well and that he was curious.  I hope I can be more help to him!



Elder Markham

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