I love San José and I love the mission. We are still pretty quarantined, but it's actually good and we are as busy as ever. A lot of what we are hearing Church and Mission leaders makes it seem like the Church is looking to never go back to knocking doors. Our mission is gonna … Continue reading SJ Week 10 – Death of Door Knocking →

This was honestly such a fun week! Things are closing back up here a little bit due to a rise in COVID, but for now we are still able to get out a bit which is good! We are busy and working hard. This week, we had a lot of funny experiences and stuff. We … Continue reading SJ Week 9 – 1st Baptism (soon) →

Happy 4th everyone! Fireworks are very illegal here in San Jose, but there were still plenty haha. It was a fun day. It's been a great week! We had a lot of cool things happen and felt the Spirit often. On Wednesday, we got to meet our mission president! President and Sister Smith from Queen … Continue reading SJ Week 8 – 4th of July →

It's been another good week! Elder Bryan is a good kid and it's been fun working with and teaching him. We were cooking one day and Elder Christiansen lit four fires while cooking. That was pretty interesting hahaha. All of the smoke alarms in our apartment were going off forever, that was a struggle. Also this … Continue reading SJ Week 7 – Cooking Chaos →

It's been an awesome week here! Lots has happened!On P-Day we went on a hike up this little canyon in our area. It was fun to be with other missionaries after a while of not having that kinda experience. We had an awesome (in-person) lesson with Jesús! He is AMAZING. He was referred by temple … Continue reading SJ Week 6 – Elder Bryan →

It's been another great week of quarantine! We are still pretty cooped up here, but we are busy and helping lots of people! And we are happy! This week we were able to have district council in person! That was a first since about the first week of March in Argentina haha, so it brought … Continue reading SJ Week 5 – Teaching Jesus →

Another good week of quarantine! We are slowly starting to see progress to be able to go outside. I personally don't think I'll ever knock a door again as a missionary, but we will see what happens. We should be able to start visiting members soon and having outdoor lessons, as well as outdoor district … Continue reading SJ Week 4 – Opening Up →

Outside of our apartment, it's been a VERY eventful week here in San Jose. Inside of our apartment, things have been about the same as last week. I'm sure this is a national thing, but here in San Jose there's been some pretty crazy riots going on. We heard a little bit about why they're … Continue reading SJ Week 3 – Refuge in the storm →

Hey guys! I hope you've all had a good week! I'm loving it here in San Jose! I love this place and I'm super grateful to be here. I thought it'd be really tough to love somewhere as a mission other than Argentina, but I love California more and more each day. I'll try and … Continue reading SJ Week 2 – Weekly Schedule →

Hello from San Jose, California! I love it here! So, I haven't written a weekly email in a few weeks, so I'll talk a little bit about my time at home! It was a pretty crazy six weeks that I had there, but I'm super glad I was able to have that opportunity. Spending time … Continue reading SJ Week 1 – Do you know the way to San Jose? →