Letter Home - Week 63

Hey everybody!

It's been a fun first week in Barbados though I haven't heard yet about the baptism. Elder Dixon is going to send me photos but hasn't yet.  The beginning of the week I said my goodbyes. Thankfully I was able to say goodbye to a lot of people at conference. I had my final zone mtg. as a zone leader. It was a good mtg. It's been fun to be a leader and getting a lot of opportunities to teach. We taught about finding and we did some fun contacting role plays. We also taught about virtue. Wednesday morning was hectic with all the flights. The sisters crashed their car into the gate at the church during all of it which made it really fun but everything worked out well. We did a lot of driving to pick up the outlying companionships because the senior couple was busy doing other things. When I got in to Barbados Elder Tye and I went straight to work. We've been doing a lot of contacting to build up our area. He is such a great missionary. He is always serving. Service service service. It's fun serving with him. We get along well together. He is super diligent, obedient, and very helpful. We've been able to find some good people to begin teaching. Right now we are teaching two different Adrians that are doing pretty good. One came to church and he enjoyed it. The other was coming but then someone parked in front of his car making it so he couldn't get out to come to church. We've had a couple lessons with them both and they were good. I no longer have a car which I'm okay with. We have bikes. Now instead of feeling like I'm a taxi driver I feel like I'm on the Tour De France. We are on our bikes all the time. It's fun though. It's exerting but it feels nice. It helps to keep me in shape. Church was probably my favorite part of the week. It was really nice there. The branch is really solid and there is a sweet, pure spirit here among the people. I love feeling the spirit. It is so filling and nourishing to my soul. It's so refreshing to go to church after a long week or if I'm struggling and having a hard time. I feel renewed. I love going to church. I also feel it as I study the loving instructions from my Heavenly Father. It inspires me and I receive answers to my problems. I also feel it as I sincerely pray. If I just go through the motions then I don't but if I really talk with Him I find whatever I'm looking for even if I don't know what that exactly is when I begin my prayer. I love all of you and encourage you to strengthen your relationship with your Father in Heaven through these three powerful ways. I know they work. I promise you will be happy. I love you all! Have a great week!

Love,

Elder King