WEEK 49: Pressing Forward

Marietta Elders with friend Brother Terry

Hey everyone! Another week has come and gone here in the Georgia Atlanta North mission. We have been able to get some good things done this past week. We are focusing a lot on how we can further the work, and figure things out in a trying time.

This week was decent for finding and teaching people! We were able to find 3 new people who are interested in learning English and more of Jesus Christ. The finding has not usually been a problem for us here. The main problem comes in scheduling times to meet with people throughout the week. We're always trying to reschedule or are getting cancelled on by our investigators. That makes things a bit difficult at times, but we're doing our best and we have several people who are progressing well. 

We had interviews with President Harris this week, too! It was great meeting him, and hearing about the things he would like us to focus on. He spoke quite a bit on the importance of inspired planning and preparation. He is very spiritually in tune and we are all fortunate to have him leading this mission. 

We've continued to work with the members a lot this week! We've done some good service projects and we've received some pretty great meals too! We had dinner with one family who fed us a tomato salad and grilled venison! I would say that was my first true country meal down here in Georgia. We also met with a family this weekend and had a Brazilian barbecue (churrasco)! It was fun to have some of that Brazilian food again. We've had the opportunity to help a few families move this week, set up dressers, and move heavy equipment. The service aspect of missionary work here in the states is one thing that I have found particularly rewarding. 

It seems that Covid has been strengthening its grip here in the states a little bit. There have been a lot of new cases reported lately, and we've had to crack down on the rules a little more as missionaries. We can't really meet with members over the age of 70, or who might be at a higher risk. We're hoping things start getting better, but precautions are necessary right now. 

That was about it for this week! Another solid week of work. I have loved every minute of my time in Georgia, and I look forward to making this place my home for the next year. Love y'all!

Love,

Elder Perry

Teaching English Class

Catch and release at the lake outside the Elders' apartment

Tomato Salad and Venison