Elder Andrew Greer - Colorado Springs, CO: August 2015

Well, I am now in the single digits with how many days I have left, I am trying not to count, but now that I only have a few days left, you just know automatically without having to count.

This is my last week doing missionary work as an ordained missionary, so I promise that I am going to work my hardest this last week I have, and to do my best to help the people here in the Alamosa area.

This past week has been awesome! We started out the week with exchanges. I went with Elder Constantine in his area, and his companion went with mine in my area. It was a pretty good exchange, got to teach a few lessons.

We also had interviews with our mission president so that was fun, I was able to renew my temple recommend, the only time I will ever not have it done by the stake president.

On Wednesday we had a just serve project, but this time it was different, we went to the habitat for humanity store downtown and worked there. I didn't like it as much, because the job just wasn't nearly as fun as building the house, but it was still good. :)

Also on Thursday we had specialized training with our mission president, he mostly talked about how we always need to be striving to find people to teach, and that finding is an attitude, not an activity. We need to always be striving to find more people to teach.

On Friday, I had my last district meeting ever as a missionary. That was a bitter sweet moment. Since there are 2 other Elders in our district who are dying, before we started district meeting, we had a funeral where the other missionaries who aren't dying, pay their last respects to us and gave like a little speech about each on of us. Then after, I taught and focused on the Atonement. It was the most spiritual lesson I have done yet. And then after we took district pictures, transfer predictions, and I performed another song I wrote for the district! :) Next week is zone training, so that's why this last Friday was the last district meeting.

We were able to teach a lot this week, including our new investigator Bolinda, and we had the relief society president come with us. The lesson went great, and she bonded well with the relief society president. We taught on the importance of scripture study and prayer, and how that can improve the quality of our lives. It ended up being a spirit filled lesson!

Well, I have to get going now. I just wanna let you know how thankful I am to have been able to serve a mission. I will forever be grateful for the things I have learned, and the sure foundation I have in this gospel. I know this church is true, and I know that everything in it is true, and that God and the Savior loves each and every single one of us. I love my Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ, and I am thankful to have a perfect example to follow in my life! :)

I love you all and will see you next week!

Elder Greer

At lunch