November 22, 2015 - Milledgeville, GA

Hey Hill Family!

Thats really funny about the Northside Baptist Church! They had these prayer request slips in the church and I thought it would be "cute" to put our address on it:) Haha but yes we are getting around. We haven't converted him yet haha but it's all about planting seeds so who knows:) I didn't know that dad got hit by two cars too! I guess we are just father like son:) Elder Schiers should be able to get his bike to me because we have a Christmas zone conference in Tifton, Georgia on December 8th and I'll be able to switch bikes with him then so it should work out! 

I've come to know that every week in the mission just teaches you or molds you in some sort of way and this week testified of that. On Tuesday I was on exchanges with the District Leader and I had all these plans set and while we were biking to see our first appointment Elder Holdaway's bike chain busted and the other elders had to come pick us up in the car to drop it off at the bike shop. So we were with them for the majority of the day and around the end of the day we had a pretty important appointment to go to but we had no other way to get there than by walking so we started off on the 7 mile one way walk. You could definitely say that there was less tread on my shoes after that experience. Then later in the week in Thursday Elder Showers' tonsils were hurting and we found out he was allergic to something here and he had to get medicine for the inflammation so we had to bike about 25 miles in multiple directions to get all our appointments and help Elder Showers out. Not to mention it was raining like CRAZZY! On Saturday we had a fun ward get together where we had this paintball obstacle course which was so much fun! Then later in the day we helped out one of our investigators will a non-profit event where she fed homeless children at a park! It was pretty cool to see:) Then yesterday Elder Showers woke up and told me that he was sick and he felt like he was going to throw up so we had to stay home from church and stay inside the whole day... Members from our ward came by and dropped off some soups and crackers for him, but other than that my day consisted of reading Genesis through Exodus and reading up to Mosiah in the Book of Mormon. And it had to be Sunday that he got sick because I couldn't work out cause it was the Sabbath but I definitely learned lots but at the same time yesterday was very SLOW! He slept about 16 hours yesterday and was still tired. But yeah this week was just another day of being a trainer I guess haha:)

I hope you guys have an awesome time up at the cabin! Take lots of pictures and send them! Thanks for all that you do and just think in a month I get to skype you and see you! BTW let me know how we are going to work that out. Make sure that someone has the Skype app and let me know the phone number. I LOVE YOU GUYS and have an awesome week!

Love,

Elder Mitchell Hill

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Smiling Missionaries

Paintballin'

 

November 15, 2015 - Milledgeville, GA

Hey Fam!!

The mission stories just keep adding up! Being a trainer is definitely an experience that has helped me focus on the work and has helped me strive to be the most obedient missionary I can be. Being a senior companion and being out for more time than your companion is kind of crazy because he expects that you know what your doing even though I'm still a fairly young missionary and I'm still learning. I've just really had to grow up and take control of this situation and even though it's not easy when have I backed down from a challenge. My new companions' name is Elder Connor Showers and he's fresh out of the MTC. He's from Sacramento, California, but he's been living in Heriman, Utah for the past 3 years. He asks lots of questions, but hey that's alright cause I have lots of answers:) So about my bike, so on transfer day Elder Schiers was able to repair his bike and his bike it literally a brand new trek bike and it's so nice! He told me that he'd give me a call at the end of this transfer (Dec 15th) to figure out how I can get it. Boy do I need a new bike... 

So I don't mean to scare mom or anyone, but after transfer meeting and we came back to Millidgeville and we headed out on our bikes. We visited alot of people and on the way to see our last investigator I had another car to bike incident :) Don't worry guys I wasn't hurt, but my bike has definitely had it. So this one definitely wasn't my fault, so we crossed this busy street and we were in this government housing neighborhood and all of a sudden this car stopped in the road. We were probably going like 5 mph  and I started to slow down to see what the car would do. There was a parking spot by the road and thinking he was trying to find a house I tried to pass him, but he started to back into the spot and I swerved out of the way and hopped onto the curb but he clipped my back tire and I didn't fall but my tire bent a little bit. I didn't know that until I bike away though. So all in all I'm okay and I just need to make it to Dec 12th for my new bike. It's just whenever I bike my back tire rubs against my brake pads so it makes  it a bit harder, but I can stride it out.

So if your still planning on a birthday/ Christmas package I was thinking about it and I'm almost out of pages in my 2nd journal so if your able to send me a new journal that would be awesome! the fit bit would be pretty cool to have to but that's up to you guys. I'm not sure how our money is right now but I hope we are doing better. I've been praying for you guys! Thanksgiving sounds so much fun in Montana make sure to tell Grandma and Grandpa I love them and tell everyone hi for me!

Besides my little car incident this week has been quite amazing! There is a 12 year old that is really close to a member of the church and we began to teach him this past week and invited him to be baptized! He accepted and he is excited to be baptized on December 12th! I'm so excited for him!! As well as getting someone on date Elder Showers and I are really good at acting on service and missionary opportunities to serve and for me basketball is a great way for missionary experiences. We played H-O-R-S-E with 5-6 guys in the government housing and after the game of horse I played 1-on-1 with a guy that played in college and beat him 21-16! We also taught him a lesson after that! Haha! I wished I could've got a picture with them but when we finished it was pretty late and dark and I didn't want to pull out my camera in front of all those guys that late at night. So instead we played HORSE with some kids later in the week and I got a few pictures of that:)

Also this week it was crazy to hear about the attacks in Paris. We went to Brother Fraleys house on Thursday and we heard about the attacks in Paris and that is just crazy. The more time I'm down here the more I see the world turning away from the Lord and following the natural man and it's just a downward spiral. But I keep on trying to be that light in the world and hopefully peiople will notice:) 

I Love you guys so much and I pray for you everyday! Send some snow down, it will be weird having a green Christmas haha:)

I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Mitch

#hotcocoaseason   #almosttimeforChristmas   #Almost19

Doing Missionary Work playing ball!!

Two Missionaries in Georgia!

November 8, 2015 - Milledgeville, GA

Hey FAM!!!

I definitely had to break out my winter clothes this past week. Yesterday was the first day that I wore Kevins long coat and I was worried about it catching in my chains and I biked yesterday with it on and it seemed okay. I don't know if it will be a problem or not but I think it will work for now. 

So I got some pretty crazy news on Saturday at Transfer Calls. So I was somewhat nervous about what would happen from transfer calls because we are in a car share right now and there are 11 new sisters coming into our mission which would mean the car would be taken away and sisters would come into our area. So I was somewhat nervous and it turned out that Elder Schiers is getting transferred. Then President Cottle read off who would be Trainers for the next transfer. Guess whose name was read off first...You guessed it "Elder Hill" I was freaking out cause it was so unexpected and it's pretty unusual for a missionary as young as me to be training. So on Tuesday I'll have a son:) I'll let you know how that goes.

Yesterday Elder Schiers was saying goodbye to people and he wanted to say goodbye to the Weltz family. They are Awesome! Sister Weltz just came back from Logan, Utah to visit her daughter and she told me that it snowed and it's getting colder. She told me that shes going back to Logan onDecember 1st. I said that she should go to the North Logan 13th ward on that next Sunday and ask around for the Hill family. So if a lady with a southern accent comes up to you it might be sister Weltz! That would be pretty cool if it worked out like that! 

My week was pretty wet and rainy but we really focused on meeting with less actives this week and taught 13 lessons with less actives! One of the less actives we met with is Brother Fraley and he is a returned missionary. He's also met Thomas S. Monson and President Gordon B Hinkley. It was crazy! He has a pretty crazy story I'll have to tell you when I get home. Dont worry I'll remember.

Mom please get better and take it easy this week. Have lots of oranges and get better. I'll be praying for you!

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! SO MUCH

-Elder Mitchell Hill

#I'maDAD  #Tooyoung  #It'stheHolidays   #   

Here's your sign!!!

Milledgeville, GA District!

November 1, 2015 - Milledgeville, GA

Hey Fam!!!

I'm glad that you got my letter and enjoyed it! Elder Schiers and I built a 750 puzzle of Noahs ark and had a lock down where we weren't allowed to leave our apartment so we just built a puzzle haha:) 

This past week was pretty eventful. On Thursday I witnessed an accident where a car hit a concrete wall! Elder Schiers and I were riding our bikes on a street and we looked to our left and saw this car tried to dodge a parked car and hit a concrete wall. It was crazy, we called the police and the medics checked him out. After it was under control we left and I was just in awe of being in the right place at the right time! Also we were riding our bikes in the rain and we had to go up a steep hill and I was going up and my foot snagged my chain guard and half of it busted.It's not a big deal but I just have to be careful to not cut my leg. Theres a missionary that is going home next transfer who has a really nice bike that he's willing to give me so I might take him up on that because my bike right now has just had it. On Halloween I was able to be apart of my first baptism on the mission! Elder Godwin and Elder Davis baptized three people and Elder Schiers and I were witnesses. We also were able to help confirm and help them receive the Holy Ghost on Sunday. Even though they weren't our investigators it was a team effort because the kids run around quite a bit and it took all four of us to help them during the lessons and such.It was pretty remarkable, the power of the priesthood is incredible. Millidgeville hasn't had a baptism in 4 years and so it was great to help the ward out in that way. Elder Schiers and I are teaching this lady and her family that is looking for ways to come closer to God and she is willing to do anything she can to do that. We are going to ask if she'd like to be baptized this week so the work is moving along! 

With the time change it gets pitch black at around 6:00 and it's been raining for 5 days straight. It's not cold rain but you just feel "soggy" I dont know if thats the right word for it but you just feel like your body is damp all the time. Kevin has probably experienced that I'm sure. We have transfer calls on Saturday so we will see if I stay or go. My guess is that I'll stay but you never know! It's crazy that I'm going on my 5th month here in Georgia! I've learned so much and my testimony is being solidified! The church is true! I know that for sure! I don't know how it couldn't be true!

I hope all is well! Keep it up with SDL, work, holding down the fort, school, and being the best family!

I LOVE YOU GUYS!

- Elder Mitchell Hill    

#USUgamessoundawesome    #ItsBBALLseason   #runnynoseseason

Puzzle built during lockdown.

​So the city of Milllidgeville is pretty historic. Back in the civil war there was a man called captain Shermin. Back in the 1800's Millidgeville was supposed to be the state capitol but after alot of events Atlanta became the capital, but anyway captain Shermin would go into towns with the confederate army and kill and set houses on fire, but there was man who lived in this mansion who offered to give the army and captain shermin a place to stay. Some people asked why would someone want to let murders into their house. The man who owned the house said because "he's not going to set his own house on fire." So this is the house where Captain Shermin stayed at in Millidgeville.

October 26, 2015 - Milledgeville, GA

Hey Fam!!

So in Waynesboro I didn't baptize anyone but I worked with an investigator who we had on date for the 10th of October but I got transferred, but I actually just got word this past week that he got baptized. So I was just planting seeds and things worked out in the end! I actually had es car go out here at a member's house and it's very unique I'll put it that way! I'm glad everything is settling down, and going well! That pumpkin walk looks soo cool! Elder Schiers and I went to an investigators house and carved pumpkins there. Although I think the ones at the pumpkin walk were probably alot better than mine. I''ll send you a picture:) 

This past week was a pretty crazy week! I feel like I've said that alot but it's like every week something crazy happens. This time every year there is a Deep Roots festival at Millidgeville. There thousands of people that come from all over the south to come to the small town of Millidgeville for the Georgia Barbeque state championship. There is a car show, tents selling food, clothes, and Georgia things. There were live bands that came and performed and it was quite the experience. Elder Schiers and I taught 30 lessons in one day. We gave away 150 pass along cards and it was awesome! We also volunteered at the Deep Roots festival and we got free T-Shirts and got to take down the stage sets after each performance. It was pretty cool. I'm not sure if you know or have heard of JR. JR but they are an alternative rock band that are pretty well known and I got to meet each one of them and teach them what we do as missionaries! It was definitely something that I'll always remember and it was soo cool! 

We also went to the bishops house last night and Bishop Thompson loves to hunt and he is really cgood at cooking it! He killed a 5 point deer last week end and we had a really good dinner. He fried some deer heart, made some really good stew with venison meat in it, and he smoked some ribs for us too. It was pretty GOOD! Dad you would've loved it! The deer heart tasted pretty irony but thats what I expected from an organ that pumps iron 24/7. (HAHA did you get that joke:)

Anyway, In my patriarchal blessing it talks about how I'll be sent to the lions den and where I'll experience first hand the iniquities of the world. I definitely saw iniquity that night:)  but like Daniel in the lions den the lord delivered us out of bondage:) Daniel has become one of my favorite prophets because I can see many traits in him that I see in myself. I was reading my patriarchal blessing last night and all the qualities it tells me that I should have are apparent in Daniels life, so it's been cool to relate to a prophet in that way.

I'll continue to be the best servant of the Lord I can be and help bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man to many people!

I LOVE YOU GUYS!

<3 Elder Mitchell Hill

#DeepRoots2k15   #Deepsouthcookin     #misshome   #4months  #20togo

With our investigator Devin at Deep Roots

My interpretation of Daniel and the Lions Den