Final Hours

Dear Family and Friends,

I had a really good week as we did a lot of service. On Tuesday, we took out an old fence with the help of a tractor that seemed older than the fence. The tractor ended up starting a fire in the field and we had to run to put it out. We also painted a deck this week. I ruined my sweats and a old shirt. It was a lot of fun this week. I can't believe it went by so fast.

We had a lot of dinners and member visits this week and it was fun to go out with them in the work. We talked to a lot of people. I will keep this short as my brain is just going to fast right now. See ya tomorrow mom and dad.

Alma 42:26 And thus God bringeth about his great and eternal purposes, which were prepared from the foundation of the world. And thus cometh about the salvation and the redemption of men, and also their destruction and misery.

Love,

Elder Blazzard

Note: We will be picking up Elder Blazzard in Nashville on Wednesday morning. He is headed to the mission office tomorrow (Tuesday) and they will attend the temple and then have a dinner and testimony meeting. We will arrive in time for the dinner tomorrow. ON Wednesday we will tour the mission and send some of his stuff home. Thursday we head to Washington DC and then we will drive to Oceon Breeze and then New York by Sunday. Home to SLC and Payson on Tuesday of next week.

Final Week

Dear Family and Friends,

What a week! I went on two exchanges this week. First, I had Elder Draper come up to Pikeville with me on exchanges. W traveled, searching for a referral up the west mountain. We finally found the family and they were super nice. After that exchange and after district meeting in Jasper I went on exchanges up in Altamont with Elders Rock and Melville.

We met a lot of different people up there and it was a fun experience for me. The fall colors are really coming in and it is a site to see. It was a good week with a lot of work. Meetings on Sunday were inspirational.

I hope y'all had a good week as well. We almost had a homemade meal every night of the week, so I was happy of course. I am grateful for all that I have learned from my mission and I know that this work and Gospel of Jesus Christ are true.

Love,

Elder Blazzard

Working the Woods

Dear Family and Friends,

It was a good week. I went to Winchester on exchanges this week and it was a lot of fun to be back there and see some of the people I taught while I was there a year ago. I had dinners with some great members. We went to Jasper on P-day to explore a cave and hike around the area. That area is very beautiful. We did a lot of service this week and visited with a lot of members, it was good. Church was good this week, I played the piano for sacrament meeting again. I will be going to Altamont for exchanges this week.  I hope y'all had a good week, and look for the good around you. 

Love,

Elder Blazzard

Traveling the Large Area

Dear Family and Friends,

We had a great week. We had zone meeting this week up in McMinnville. We also had interviews with the President. It was a good meeting and interview. The trip was good but long like all our trips. We met with more members this week and there is a lot of members up on the mountain. One lady made us Krystal burgers.

On Saturday we visited with some members and they gave us haircuts.  Afterwards we went to this place called the apple house where they sell all things apple. It was pretty cool and smelt great. We visited a lot of people this week and it was great. I learned a lot this week and worked on my southern accent.

Have a great week y'all. Oh, I played piano for sacrament again, it was fun.

Love,

Elder Blazzard

Hoeing to the End of the Row

Dear Family and Friends,

It was a good week. The week was difficult but we still got the work done. The branch is working really well together and helping us missionaries all the time. We did service Tuesday for an older couple. We helped in their garden and helped cook lunch as well. We had a good visit with them. We ended with a blessing and then started our long trip back down the mountain.

 It is very beautiful to drive though the mountains and it is easier to feel closer to God. We had district meeting down in Jasper and the relief society president provided lunch which was very kind.

The trip to Jasper is a long one as well. We did a lot of stops on the way back to visit with people to save miles on our truck. Our area is just so large. We had good lessons this week and visited a lot of less actives. The work is good and I am glad to be serving here in Pikeville, TN.

Alma 34:9 For it is expedient that an atonement‍ should be made; for according to the great plan‍ of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are fallen‍ and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made.

Love,

Elder Blazzard

Pikeville Tennessee

Dear Family and Friends,

I am fully situated in Pikeville now, it is another small town in southern Tennessee. I love it. We had district meeting in Winchester, at the funeral home. The stake president came and talk with our district. It was fun to be back in Winchester, we went to the gas station to eat, the one owned by a member and the one I went to at least twice a week. One of my investigators is working there now. I got to talk with him. He is still having a hard time quitting smoking. It was a long trip to district meeting and back an hour and a half one way. We are in the car a lot. We have a Nissan Frontier truck, which is fun to ride in. Our branch is small, but we do have a storefront church. My companion is Elder Neyman, he has been out about 7 months. We have some good investigators and great members. We contacted a bible referral this last week, she took the bible, a Book of Mormon and a restoration pamphlet, we are going to see her later this week. Thanks for the support love ya.

6 Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth.
7 Behold, he offereth himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law, unto all those who have a broken heart and a contrite spirit; and unto none else can the ends of the law be answered. (2 Nephi 2)


Elder Blazzard

Last Week In Bellevue

Dear Family and Friends,

It was a fast week for me as it felt like it went by in two seconds probably because we were so busy with work. I enjoyed running around to various appointments.  We taught some really good lessons this week. We helped a guy move on Thursday and then he bought some good American Chinese food for us ... I enjoyed it.

Well the big news is I am being transferred to Pikeville. I am going back to the sticks to finish my mission in Tennessee which was my hope. I learned a lot in Bellevue and one of the things I learned about myself is that I do not like the city as much as I thought I did. We have a dinner with an investigator tonight. He is taking us to a Italian restaurant. We tracted an hour everyday this week and had some success. We found some people that meet with the missionaries before in the past and are a little more interested now. I love testifying of eternal truths because I always get a confirmation that that principle is true. Thanks for all the support and love.

16 ¶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3)

Love,

Elder Blazzard