The Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ

Dear Family and Friends,

 I hope y'all have a good Memorial Day. This morning we went fishing in the locust creek located in Hickman county. The fishing was good and it was nice to relax and fish. We found a snapping turtle which Elder Crosby picked it up ... so it was a little dangerous but cool.

This week was good as far as lessons went and we talked to a lot of people, sharing the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. We did a lot of service of course and that is good too. On Friday we made homemade ice cream.  The ice cream was great and the only one problem was that the blade broke up into pieces into the ice cream. It was super sad and I was crying over it. It is getting hot and the lighten bugs are out so it is very pretty to see all the flashing lights in the evenings. I sweated a lot this week and I am dying in the muggy weather. We had a lot of adventures driving everywhere and we saw a lot of the country side. I wish I could record it all.

My scripture this week is from

Mosiah 24:21 Yea, and in the valley of Alma they poured out their thanks to God because he had been merciful unto them, and eased their burdens, and had delivered them out of bondage; for they were in bondage, and none could deliver them except it were the Lord their God. 22 And they gave thanks to God, yea, all their men and all their women and all their children that could speak lifted their voices in the praises of their God.
I hope y'all know how much Heavenly Father loves you, have a awesome day and see the good around you.

Love,

Elder Blazzard

The Simple, Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ

Dear Family and Friends,

We had a good week. We had to get our TiWi replaced on the Jeep. We went down to the mission office Wednesday morning and then we had to rush back for district meeting. We had a youth take us to district meeting. We did more yard service this week. I threw-out my back tossing garbage away in one of the projects. It feels a lot better now though, thank goodness.

I have been working on my teaching. I been trying to be more simple. So it was a rough week teaching as I discovered how much I could improve. We had a couple of really good lessons this week, nevertheless. We had two investigators at church. Things are looking up for the area we are going to get a couple more people moved into the branch and some baptisms that might be coming up soon.

Have a good week y'all and see the good side of things. Heavenly Father loves you.

Love,

Elder Blazzard

All Over the District

Dear Family and Friends,

It was a good week. We did service and helped a lot of people. We had a good lesson with investigators Tuesday night. We invited them to church and they showed some hesitancy. It was a great lesson though, very spiritual. We had district meeting Wednesday then we went on exchanges with the zone leaders. I went to Franklin and Elder Tracy stayed in our area.

On Thursday, we went down to Centerville where we set a baptismal date. It was a good Thursday. We had a good rest of the week and had a Branch farewell party. We went to Bellevue for a dinner with a new family that is from Las Vegas. They currently live in Bellevue while there home is being built in Fairview. They fed us Costa Vida, it was good food. Yesterday we went to Vanderbilt Hospital to visit a member, it was a fun week, I hope y'all have a good week, be good.

3 Nephi 19:3 Yea, and even all the night it was noised abroad concerning Jesus; and insomuch did they send forth unto the people that there were many, yea, an exceedingly great number, did labor exceedingly all that night, that they might be on the morrow in the place where Jesus should show himself unto the multitude.


Love,

Elder Blazzard

Around the Country-Side Area

Dear Family and Friends,

It was a fun week ... ending with a Mother's Day call home. We did a lot this week as we got more members out with us checking on referrals, less-actives, and others. We did our regular service. We taught a good lesson on Tuesday where we talked about the Holy Ghost and the lesson was powerful in the spirit. We also had a busy day Thursday because we saw a lot of people that day. That night we had a lesson at a member's house who have a son that is fourteen years old and has not been baptized ... yet.

We are staying busy and having fun running around the country side. The people in this area are great ... love'em. Hope y'all have a good week, be good.

D&C 6:36 Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.


Love,

Elder Blazzard

Not Just Artifacts

Dear Family and Friends,

It was a good week as we did a lot of service and missionary work. We taught quite a few lessons that turned out good. Always fun. We did a lot of service like always. One project was with this lady that lives in the middle of nowhere. She has found a lot of Native American stuff like arrowheads and graves on her property. It was really interesting.

We have a new branch mission leader in the branch in this area. Our meetings with him went well and he has some great plans for the area. I am doing well and love Tennessee. Have a great week.

Moroni 9:6 And now, my beloved son, notwithstanding their hardness, let us labor diligently; for if we should cease to labor, we should be brought under condemnation; for we have a labor to perform whilst in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God.

Love,

Elder Blazzard

The Field is Green

Dear Family and Friends,

It was a good week. We did a lot more service this week which included a lot of planting. We did service for a thrift store and we mowed a lawn for a member. She fed us so that was good. My hands are a little sore from a the digging, but it was fun and we got to talk to a lot of people because of all the service and exposure.

A past missionary who served here came by Thursday. He was cool. We went and tried a lot of people this week, got to meet some interesting people. We had a good lesson with this guy in the middle of nowhere. It was a long conversation but by the end he agreed to read the Book of Mormon. It was difficult to turn that conversation around towards the restored gospel. We traveled on some more crazy roads, again, and I am glad the car didn't get stuck. I was praying hard, haha. Next week have zone conference in Nashville.

Oh, and it turned super green this week, and got humid again, yeah.

Alma 41:10 Do not suppose, because it has been spoken concerning restoration, that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Behold, I say unto you, wickedness never was happiness.

Love,

Elder Blazzard

New comp and Changes

Dear Family and Friends,

It was a busy week. I received my new companion on Tuesday, Elder Tracy from Salt Lake City. He is the second oldest of five children in his family. We did a lot of service again this week. Some gardening and cleaning out gutters and I was sun burnt by the end of it. We did the gutter cleaning for a older lady member who is from Yugoslavia.  She was so funny. I tried not to imitate her accent, but it was hard.

Some news from the mission is they are splitting the McMinnville Zone to McMinnville and Cookeville Stakes. We got a new Branch President and the wife gave a testimony, she talked about how hard it was to get the kids ready for church, well the kids were wondering why it was so important to get there on time this Sunday, and one of the kids asked if it was the 2nd coming, it was super funny. I had a fun week and was able to share my testimony a lot. The Lord loves you and is always looking after you and knows what things you are going through.

Read this at Church of Christ Bible Study. It really hit me.
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. (John 12)

Love,

Elder Blazzard