Week 75 - I get a Grandson!!

Hey!! In case you didn't know, part of missionary lingo is referring to trainers and trainees as if they were of biological lineage. So Elder Mendenhall (my trainer) is my dad, and Elder Nielson (my trainee) is my son. Elder Mendenhall is Elder Nielsen's Grandpa, and

Week 73 - Apples to Apples: Bible Edition

Heyyyy it's me again! It's been another good couple of weeks! We had a cold snap, and it was too cold to do stuff outside for most of the week, but we still had some good lessons and what not! We also shoveled a fair bit

Week 71 - Happy New Year!!

Hey everyone, happy new year!!! This week has been pretty good. At least, the first bit of it was. We got a lot of work done, met a lot of new people, and some of them are interested in ESL! So that's been pretty good. Unfortunately, I'

Mrs. Field’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (a.k.a. “Spite Cookies”)

2 cups sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 package of milk chocolate chips 2 cups brown sugar 1 tsp salt 5½ - 6 cups flour 1½ cups butter 2 tsp baking powder 4 eggs 1 cup shortening 2 tsp baking soda 💡(For oatmeal chocolate chip, use only 4 cups flour,

Week 70 - Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas everybody! Sorry I missed a week again. Time got away from me, and I didn't have much to write for week 69 anyway. I ended up being sick that whole week, so there wasn't a lot to share. This past week was awesome though!

Week 68 - 200

Hi! Sorry I didn't email for a couple weeks! 2 weeks ago, I just didn't know what to write about, and last week we were in Winnipeg, so I didn't have any time to write one. Winnipeg was super fun! We were there for

Week 65 - wait.. where'd the snow go?

Hey guys! This week has been a bit slow due to me being sick, as well as a bunch of meetings and things that new missionaries are expected to attend. But that's ok! We're putting in our full effort, and doing our best. As the title

Week 64 - Training Begins 💪🏋‍♂️

Hey everyone! As the title suggests, my trainee arrived! His name is Elder Nielson and he's pretty cool! He's fresh out of high school and seems to have a teeny bit of social anxiety, but he's a really fast learner and a super hard

Week 63 - We Went to Miami, and I'm Training!! 🏖🌴

Hey everyone! This week has been super busy, and we got transfer news today! I'll cut to the chase with that, as expected I'm staying in Morden for at least 1 more transfer, but probably 2 as I'm training a new missionary next transfer!

Week 62 - Winter has begun 🥶❄️

Yep. It's cold and snowy now. It's funny how fast the weather changed. It was still decently warm last week, but now there's a foot of snow on the ground and it's stayed below freezing since. It makes working outside less fun,