Natchez!

District council with habaneros

Elder Checketts was transferred last week to Natchez, Mississippi so we received no letter. This is this weeks letter.

Bridge over the Mississippi

Bridge over the Mississippi

This business is actually a members house

Me and Elder Obray at the temple

So I'm out here in the Natchez. It is a very small like tourist town. There's a lot of cool plantation homes and things. uhh. We are right on the Mississippi river. It's pretty wild. The ward here is pretty small compared to Oak grove. I went from about 250 active members to about 40. So that's neat. so uh. yeah. Idk what happened before I got here. pday was pretty wack so that's why I didn't write last week. but hey i'm here now. so. yeah. super bummed to leave Oak Grove. I got to eat with my fav members though. But when we left we went to the transfer point and like. We didn't have a car for a bit and the senior missionaries thought they messed up haha. It was wild. but turns out they got it. And then turns out we didn't have anywhere to live. But we later found out that we actually have a new apartment. So that's where we live now. We also don't have a mail key...so don't mail me anything. until we get one. so uh. yeah. we got to our apartment and it was super empty haha. we have no furniture. besides our beds that we unboxed and our foldable plastic study chairs and tables. so yeah. we got some pots and pans and things too which is cool. we don't have a microwave right now though. which is a missionary's best friend. so we have to heat up leftovers and stuff in the oven. so that's been fun. but anyways. My Comp is elder Thompson if you don't know already haha. It's dope cuz we was in the MTC together. so like with us opening up this area and being doubled in and all that, it's nice to already know your comp haha. but yeah. we've just been going around hitting everyone we possibly can so its been wild. 

Nature

 The ward has been super nice and has definitely missed having missionaries around. The area is really cool too haha. Literally its actually getting cold. and i don't mean like the 65 degrees cold i mean like its supposed to get down to 20 tomorrow. we might die. But it's been cool. we have to drive 2 hours to get to district council which is a bit different. We get to cross the mississippi river a lot though haha. its like right in the middle of our area. Shweet. but yeah. HEY! we also have a black person in our ward! its sick. in oak grove there was literally none haha. I feel like a minority down here its cool. but uhh yeah. I gave a talk on sunday and I was way nervous. Ive only been here a few days but i've met like the whole ward hahah. wild. but uhh yeah. more to come later. Keep spankin

Elder Checketts

Our car frosted

Ps scripture time: Jacob 4: 5-6

5 Behold, they believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name, and also we worship the Father in his name. And for this intent we keep the law of Moses, it pointing our souls to him; and for this cause it is sanctified unto us for righteousness, even as it was accounted unto Abraham in the wilderness to be obedient unto the commands of God in offering up his son Isaac, which is a similitude of God and his Only Begotten Son.

                                               

6 Wherefore, we search the prophets, and we have many revelations and the spirit of prophecy; and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken, insomuch that we truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very trees obey us, or the mountains, or the waves of the sea.

Jacob 4 is surprisingly yummy