A Great Spirit to Our Home...

We (mom & dad) received a nice text and this awesome picture! -- "We were grateful to have Elder NeVille in our home tonight. He left a great message about how he chose to serve a mission.  I'm glad my boys were able to hear his testimony.  He brought a great spirit to our home. Love, Bishop Briggs and Family."

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So Thursday we had Zone Conference in Loveland so after Zone Conference we visited the member that house us and talked to him for a little bit. After that we visited the Mansel family and their eight year old kid was so happy to see me. I told him that I played in the NFL and he was so super interested to know more about it and his mom told me that she had no idea he was into football until I told him about this. (he knows I was kidding) Anyways, I talked to him on Thursday and he told me he starts football in August and before I told him about me playing in the NFL he didn't seem interested to play football so I might have gotten him into it! Ha ha!  Love you!

 

Love,

Elder NeVille

The Blazin Challenge...

The Blazin Challenge was hard! They changed the sauce to make it hotter as it used to be just blazin sauce but they changed it to blazin ghost pepper!  It was hot! So before I did it the workers told me that the sauce is hotter but it taste better than it did before, Alex the member I live with told me that he just did the regular blazin and it had no taste.  This had taste and even though it was hot I did like the taste of it. So I had 6 minutes to eat 12 wings poured in blazin ghost pepper sauce and if I completed the challenge I would get a free t-shirt saying Blazin Challenge Survivor and my picture would get taken and they would show it on the wall! So I did the challenge and I completed it in 5 minutes and 30 seconds so I did it and it was not easy  but I got a free shirt! I couldn't believe I did it! I was actually making good time I was at like 3 and a half minutes when I got to just 2 wings left but my mouth was full so I had to stop a little bit to get it down my throat. I had a pretty fun bathroom experience the next morning haha!

My week was pretty good!  My companion and I didn't have a dinner on Saturday and ended up going out to eat and one of the workers came up to us asking if we are Mormons and she asked about the Church. So we asked if she would be interested in learning more and she said yes! So we gave her our number and it was awesome!

It's kind of getting warmer here it's in the 40s to 50s. So that is nice haha! I kind of miss the heat but at the same time I kind of don't! Spring break doesn't start here till the 19th! I'm jealous I want to go on another cruise it's always so much fun! I can't believe that Ammon and Brendan are both reffing and I can't believe they didn't get any complaints! Ha ha!Oh my gosh I totally forgot that the Theater was opening in the spring of this year that is awesome! It will be nice not having to drive 20 minutes every time you want to go and I didn't know Dairy Queen was even coming to Queen Creek that is awesome! Take care! Love you!

Love,

Elder NeVille

Heavenly Father answers our prayers...

This pic was at a members house in Firestone, Colorado.

My week went pretty good for the most part so Monday night I said a prayer to Heavenly Father asking to help me get through my fast the next day and well I got sick and my stomach was killing me. I couldn't sleep and then waking up at 2 am and not being able to go back to sleep was not fun.  So my companion and I just stayed home all day and my stomach hurt so bad that I didn't want to eat anything it wasn't exactly the way I wanted to feel but Heavenly Father answered my prayer and helped me get through the fast! Heavenly Father might not answer our prayers the way we want him to but he does answer our prayers! Right now I am reading Doctrine and Covenants and found this scripture and it is my new favorite scripture it's D&C 93:49.  It says "What I say unto one, I say unto all pray always lest that wicked one have power in you and remove you out of your place." If we always pray we can beat Satan and Heavenly Father will help us if we turn to him and together we will beat Satan! This was the highlight of my week was when I was fasting on Tuesday and got sick and nothing exciting really happened other than that! Well tomorrow we are going to visit Fran who I contacted from the senior center and we are going to see if she will want to take the lessons we were suppose to meet her last Tuesday but I was sick! Our investigator Kendra told us she can no longer take lessons anymore due to her schedule so we aren't really teaching anyone at this moment just been working on bringing less actives back to Church! Friday, Alex, the member we live with, wants to do the Blazin Challenge with me at Buffalo Wild Wings so that will be interesting. I will have my companion take a video of me while I'm doing that! Other than that that's what we have going on for this week as we don't have any set appointments so we are just going to stop by less actives houses!
Well I hope Grandpas surgery goes well I will pray for him as well! I'm glad that things are going better for you Mom! Love you!

Love,

Elder NeVille

It's tradition to burn a tie on the sixth month mark...

  

Haha no more walking on ice ponds or lakes!

Hi! I had a pretty good week! Saturday we had a baptism for this girl who just turned 8 and Elder Butler and I were asked to talk about the plan of salvation to everyone while her and her dad were getting changed back into their normal clothes. We also were witnesses and we also got to be in the circle as the dad was confirming her a member of the Church so that was cool! I never got to do that before! Saturday night I called one of the seniors from the senior center and asked if we could visit her at her house and she said yes! So we will see if she is interested in taking the discussions as she is not a member.  We are meeting with her Tuesday afternoon! The lessons are going great!  The baptism one we kind of struggled because we weren't use to teaching the plan of salvation to everyone but we got the point across even though it was different.

The area has picked up a lot and I mean a lot the first three months I was here when I was with Elder Duda felt like I had served my full two years it just went by really slow.  But now that it has picked up it's already almost the end of the first week of this transfer!  My new companion is a great guy! I feel like we really mesh together when we teach so that is nice! I have yet to not like one of my companions as so far I have gotten along with all of them!

So today we aren't sure but we are planning on hanging out with other Elders and tomorrow we are helping the other Elders with a move at ten in the morning and then going to an appointment at 1pm. Wednesday we are going to talk to Aaron at the rec center and see what other service that there is that needs to be done and then a member in our ward is picking us up to meet Sierra B.  Her parents are going to let her get baptized for her 16th birthday and we are going to ask her is she would like the lessons again. Thursday we are helping our Bishop's neighbors move, then after that we have Zone meeting and then dinner. Friday we are helping another member in the ward move, then we have dinner.  Then Saturday we have another baptism for a girl who turned 8 at 10 am and then we are going to try to visit with the Jarvis's Saturday night after dinner.

The members we live with their son wants to do the Buffalo Wild Wings challenge with me.  Buffalo Wild Wings have this challenge where you get 12 wings with the hottest sauce on them and you have to eat them in 6 minutes if you complete it you get half off on the wings and a free t-shirt saying you completed the blazin challenge. It's suppose to be hard and it will be interesting so we will probably try this next week haha I'm excited!

I still have been running 7 miles I have been doing it every other day though  then I lift weights on the days I don't run! I have lost 10 pounds since I have been in this area I weigh 155!

Hope you guys had a better week. I love you mom! Nate told me that you still are applying for jobs sorry to hear that. I have been praying for you and tomorrow I will fast for you until dinner hope you find some luck landing another job love you mom!

Love,

Elder NeVille

***** (Logan's Mom) I actually received a job offer yesterday which was the day after Logan did his fast for me. So grateful for a loving Heavenly Father and my family! 

The hottest pepper is the Carolina Reaper...trust me it is hot!

 

So these pictures were taken at the senior center haha the bottom picture is Elder Blue and Elder Duda and I getting are hands pampered it felt so nice! This week was crazy and came to find out that I will be staying here in Longmont for one more transfer! My companion is leaving and going to Rawlins where he will be living in the same apartment as my old companion! I told everybody that my old companion was sent to Rawlins as well and they just call me the Rawlins curse haha! Elder Duda, my companion, is going to be Elder Blackburn's companion who is Weston Barlows cousin! I will be here for another 6 weeks and my new companion is going to be Elder Butler! 

 

Yesterday, Elder Blue, who is in my district, challenged me and a couple other elders in the district to try the Hottest pepper in the world! The name of the pepper is called the Carolina Reaper. So I of course accepted Elder Blues challenge!  This pepper is at a members house, he grows them so it was fresh! The hottest pepper you can buy is Ghost Pepper but this was so bad it had me in tears! It was awful and not only did I eat it once but Elder Blue challenged everybody to try it again and we did it again! It was so hot! My throat and mouth were on fire for 15 to 20 minutes its funny now and I can say I tried the hottest pepper in the world haha never again! Elder Blue took a video but yeah didn't get a picture! 

 

I'm sorry to hear about Grandpa I hope he will be okay seems like it's been rough for him lately! Poor Kate she is so skinny I hope she can recover safely! I'm sorry mom that your losing your job and hope that you can find a job quick! Heavenly Father does have a plan for us it might not work out the way we want but he has a plan for all of us. I still struggle out here and it hasn't been easy but I know that Heavenly Father will be there for me when I need him most! I try to say my prayers every morning and night sometimes I forget but I try and he will help you out too we just need to turn to him as we are struggling!

 

I hope you got my card and hope all is well! Love you!

Love,

Elder NeVille

Let's go on the ice everyone shall we?! Just ignore the sign...and the pond!

Good morning! My week was alright but it was a pretty slow week. We went to a funeral on Thursday and we were there from 11:30 to about 4:30pm and then we went to dinner! Friday we had district meeting that went okay! Hunter is working on stuff still with the Bishop and once that is fixed she can get baptized! So that is real good news! Monday went good we taught Kendra the second lesson at the old bishop’s house again and we saw him at the funeral on Thursday and he told us that he will let us know when we will be able to teach her again at their house. So the lessons have been going great for Kendra! 

Yesterday was horrible my companion and I were both sick! So we didn't go to Church which sucked because we invited Kendra to Church and we didn't know if she showed up or not. We only have one dinner this week because we weren't able to pass around our dinner calendar for this week. I bought new bread last week and I ate some yesterday and it had mold on it so that sucked as I ended up throwing that away! My companion and I feel so much better now though! 

We find out if we get transferred or not this Saturday night and transfer day is on Tuesday morning!  If I do end up staying in this area then I want to train! I mean there is literally nothing to do in this area which is why I want to leave.  No one needs help its horrible. ha-ha My whole district is struggling with finding work to do and all of us want to be transferred out of here. The weather has been in the 40s and 50s so it's been pretty nice! Yes it's almost been six months since I've been on my mission.  Next week I will be at my six month mark. Crazy!

I will try to do better at sending pics.  Lately I haven't been doing good on that I have one from a couple weeks ago that I will send! ha-ha Don't worry mom the ice was thick and my whole district was out on the ice! I forgot to tell you so on Monday and Friday Elder Blue who is in my district taught me how to play Texas Holdem we played on Friday as are district leader was doing interviews with our whole district  after district meeting its fun! Maybe I can go to the league poker night when I get home ha-ha! I'm glad to see you guys are doing great hope you all continue to be safe! Love you!

Love,

Elder NeVille

The teachings of Jesus Christ...

The teachings of Jesus Christ have more power to bring lasting happiness than all the success and pleasure the world can offer. Every message Mormon missionaries share revolves around Him and how His Atonement and ordinances allow us to return to live with our Father in Heaven and our families in heaven. ~ mormon.org 

Hi! I'm doing good.  How are you guys? It was an okay week we were able to teach Kendra the first lesson. She was taught before by missionaries a long time ago (about 6 months or so) so we are teaching her again and we are teaching her the second lesson tonight at our old Bishops house! The investigators I'm not sure about as they have been kind of avoiding us except Kendra! Yes, my companion and I are still getting along! Ha!

Yes, I was able to watch the Superbowl too. :)  We watched it with the members we lived with but we had to leave during second quarter as we had an appointment with a family in the ward who wanted to listen to the first lesson and then we got back in time to see some of  Katy Perry's performance! I saw the preview to the new Fast and Furious movie. It looks so good! I also liked the Liam Neeson commercial I was dying when I saw that it was hilarious! I was going for the Seahawks because Patriots cheated in 2004 which was the year the Eagles would've made it to the Superbowl! The coach on the Seahawks made a bad play call and should have ran it! Haha oh well it was a great game though. Our members were playing this song called Uptown Funk I don't know if you have ever heard of it but it is a great song its Bruno Mars singing the song.  You guys should listen to it and this morning one of our members showed us a lip synching battle with Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart and Jimmy Fallon it was so funny Will Ferrell Lip sync's the song, "Let it go it".  So funny!

So at the Rec center lately I have been running a lot.  This morning I ran 7 miles and have been losing weight as right now I weigh 158 and at the beginning of the transfer I was 165 so it's crazy that I'm under 160!  I haven't weighed this much since senior year in high school haha!

I pray for you guys all the time. Well love you guys and hope all is well!

Love,

Elder NeVille