Week of Adventures​!

Hello Everyone,

 

So this past week has been pretty amazing. The new, and the only YSA building in all of Europe, YSA building is done. It is right next to the busiest street in Manchester called Oxford Road. There are always college students on this road. I had the chance to go there 3 times this week. What an amazing building. It is so modern and slick. The church has put down some serious money on it. It is 6 stories with a glass elevator in the middle. The baptismal font is amazing it is in the bottom floor and is the center of attention in the room. The building will serve as Elder Donaldson's office, an area authority, and also a chapel, institure center, and activity center. What we did was about 6 missionaries were on the street inviting people in, and 6 were in the building some doing family history, other taking people on the tours. Finding was my favourite I have never seen so many college students in my life. We were able to get loads of people in. President Preston wanted the building and grounds to be like temple square. And I would say it was most defiantly a special spirit there.

 

Today we went on a hike around a canal. It is up in the mountains in a placed called Marple. It was great to get away form the city for awhile and just enjoy being in the quiet peaceful ceroundings. We are so blessed here, we went out in a t shirt and shorts :) The weather here is pretty darn nice.

 

My companion Elder Sargent and I have been seeing so many miracles. So a member in our ward asked us to visit her mom. So we decided we would Wednesday morning. We were on a road we had never been on before. And this man stopped us and started chatting with us. He said he had been looking for us. His wife was a member in Birghmingham. She passed away about 5 months ago. And he was really going through a hard time in his life not knowing if he would see her again. He walked 8 days to get to Manchester! He told us he would come to church with us. This man's name is Roy! And what a miracle he was. I know the Lord is directing all of our paths.

 

I have been studying the story about Jonah and the whale the past few days. What an interesting story. It's crazy how Jonah was a prophet the Lord asked him to preach to a wicked people he said no. and tried to escape so the Lord made a terrible storm. The people on the ship throw him overboard and the sea calms down and Jonah is in the whale for 3 days and 3 nights. Which is in simlitue to the Saviour and him raising after 3 days. Then Jonah still has to do the same task the Lord had asked him before. Sometimes that happens in missionary work, we get prompting, and if we don't listen we have to learn the hard way. Then we are still called to do the same work as before. It made me thing about my attitude.

 

I hope you all are getting as much sun shine and warmth as me :)

 

Love Elder Hammond