Berry, Conner T

This has been the week of lasts: last interview with the Mission President, last exchange, last time attending church in England, last times I see friends I've made, etc. But it has been such an honor to serve the Lord for the past 2 years. He knew I loved it so much he gave me a whole 11 extra days to be a missionary (I was set apart on the 20th of June 2021 and I am released on July 1st, 2023)! Speaking of running though, Elder Silva and I did a 10K today to help me practice for the Fireball on the 4th shortly after I get back. It was challenging but definitely fun. I find it difficult to put into words the way I feel about my mission and how I can express the gratitude and magnitude towards its effect on me. This past Sunday, the Stake President of the Canterbury Stake pulled me aside for a few minutes and shared his appreciation to me for my service and help in the Stake. It was super nice of him. One thing he said though was that it's okay to not exactly know how to put in...

Hope everyone is doing well. Things have been good this week. Our newest members brought a friend to church on Sunday who is interested. They have the Gospel fire of testimony burning bright for sure. We had some good finding sessions and started teaching some really cool people. I love being a missionary, and it's honestly such a privilege. We had a game night where we played a burrito card game that involves Burrito Brawls, Wars, and Duals. It's like "Spoons" for those who know that game, but it involves plush toy burritos and throwing them at each other. Whoever made this game is a genius. Have a great week. "If the world would follow the principles of the gospel proclaimed by Christ, a real peace, beyond the cessation of hostilities, would come to all people, for he said, 'Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.'" (John 14:27) - Howard W. Hunter

This week has been good. We had an awesome zone conference, and 6 things are moving forward in our area. We had to stop teaching a few of our friends that we have been meeting with for a while, but they know they can always reach out to us when they are ready to learn more. This Sunday was a Special Stake Conference (we already had a stake conference like 8 weeks ago), and big changes were announced. Basically, the entire stake we were in got absorbed into the surrounding stakes and is no more. So for Elder Silva and me, we joined the Canterbury Stake and have a new District, District Leader, and Zone, Zone Leaders, etc. So we said goodbye at a District Lunch today and then went further into Central London to go see an Uncle of Elder Silva and his family. We had a second lunch with them and then went to the Imperial War Museum, which was one of my favorites. While we were waiting for the train, we received disappointing news that our newest members, Nammy and Lorna, wouldn't be abl...

Good morning/afternoon/evening! The past two weeks have been great! This Sunday, our friends Nammy and Lorna were baptized. Just before Nammy sank below the water, a 5-year-old kid got up and yelled, "JOHN CENA!" and boom! She was in and out of the water. It was not expected at all, and I had to try really hard to contain myself from exploding in laughter. But it definitely made it memorable for everyone. Someone pointed out that John Cena has the same initials as Jesus Christ (JC), so the child must have been inspired or something. Other than that, we are just seeing miracles in finding and meeting new and incredible people to teach. The ward members have been amazing, and they help us out so much. Hope you all have a good week!