10/07/2024 General Conference is always a special time on the mission and it's something that I always look forward to. There was a lot to talk about in this conference, and I took many notes. Some of my absolute favorite talks were: Elder Karl D. Hirst:
9/30/24 Nathan and his companion drove to Powder Springs for Stake Conference with President Yondez. They had a wonderful meeting. They returned Monday to have dinner with the Stake President and his family. He has 1o kids and they played kick the ball after the dinner. Nathan had
9/23/24 Nathan is staying in the same area but was assigned a new companion, Elder Rees from Meadow, UT. He has only been out for a week so Nathan will be Senior Companion and training him. They continue to move forward with their investigators and baptism dates. They
9/16/24 Nathan and Elder Roberts along with the Atlanta GA mission were busy promoting the visit of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Special Guest Moore College Choir for a special event in Atlanta on 9/11. Ever since President Nelson visited the College a few years ago and
9/09/2024 Nathan had a great week. He and Elder Roberts have 2 investigators commit for baptism in October. This is pretty amazing considering the town has 900 total people. Dakota is pictured above and Timothy is the name of the other investigator. The other big event they are
September 2, 2024 Nathan gave a talk in Sacrament and I just wanted to share a segment of that with you: 30 years before Christ's coming, Nephi, seeing sin and iniquity rising around him, gave up the judgment seat and took it upon himself to preach the word
8/26/2024 Nathan and Elder Roberts have been struggling to find investigators to teach. They did find one named Judy but spend most of their time trying to talk to new people. We are learning a lot about the area, from giant cow statues to Cowboy Church with a
8/12/2024 Nathan was transferred to Bremen/Buchanan, Georgia with a population of 900 people. He is now the Senior Companion and serving with Elder Roberts who has been out for 9 months. Nathan has been out for a year and now on the backside of his mission. Hurray!
August 1, 2024 Hurricane Debby warnings happened this week and brought some rain but Nathan and his mission are safe. There are mosquitoes out and about. They found this old abandoned home with a tree growing out of what was once the swimming pool as they spent a bunch of
July 29,2024 Nathan and Elder Randolph met with Claude Prude and have him scheduled for baptism this month. He has really enjoyed his interactions with him and is pictured above. Nathan and Elder Randolph were driving by this house and felt inspired to stop. The first time they knocked
July 22, 2024 Nathan and his companion Elder Randolph are teaching a bunch of investigators. Two of the people they are teaching, Trent and Jasmin, keep referring them to family members like cousins. This has been wonderful and a way for them to teach several discussions. Nathan continues to enjoy
July 15, 2024 Nathan enjoyed District Conferences for the Macan group. His new companion is Elder Randolph and they are getting along great! Super positive and complementary companion from Oregon and Arizona. He has 4 months left on the mission. He is in the grey/black suit standing in front