We survived Thanksgiving in Kentucky!

Good Morning! I’m doing well, here in Paris! We had a pretty fun Thanksgiving , we went with some members, and a few RMs, to the stake center in Lexington, and played Basketball for the morning! Then, we went over to a member family, and had Thanksgiving dinner, with them. It was super good! 

It’s good to hear that Thanksgiving at the Mattinson house went well, nobody got killed🙂 Regina had to run to Lexington last week, so we couldn’t meet. We’re shooting for this Wednesday, I’ll let you know what happens!

     Things with Anahi have been awesome! She’s been bringing her Cousins to lessons, and two have been interested! Their names are Angel (he’s a guy) and Christian, and both have accepted baptismal dates! Christian and Anahi came to a new member fireside, with us, yesterday, and it was such a spiritual experience! 

You have a good week too, and no promises about the Garlic sauce. I love you!

Love,

Elder Mattinson

Turkey week! 🦃🍠🍴

 Good morning! Thank you again so much, for asking us to visit Regina! It went super well! She thought we were JW’s at first, but after that, she let us in and we started talking. She was super nice, and after talking for a while, she asked “What exactly do Mormons believe in?” So we gave her, and her daughter a copy of the Book of Mormon, and she invited us to come next Wednesday! It was such an awesome experience! 

     As for Thanksgiving, we’re pretty set! We’re going to play basketball with some members, then have dinner with another family! We also were invited to a youth turkey dinner last week, and they gave us leftovers, so I’ve been living off of Turkey, the past week. It freaks be out a bit, realizing I’ll be home, this time next year. 

     

Thank you again! Heavenly Father’s blessed me, to have a Mother like you! I love you!

Love,

Elder Mattinson

Our day in Cynthiana

First (Mission) Anniversary!

     Morning! Good to hear both the address, and videos got a laugh. We live in Bourbon county, as well, in case you couldn’t get enough bourbon. I’ll have to keep an eye out for Elder McHenry. Things are great, here in Paris, right now! The ward is super supportive of missionaries, as you saw. This is Elder Webster’s first area, so he’s been here for about 4 months. We do have one person especially to pray for, her name is Anahi. She’s 19, and is planning on a baptism for the 9th of Dec. she’s such a sweet girl, and already knows the Book of Mormon is true, so we’re just praying for her, that nothing comes up. 

     As for Christmas, I’m still good on clothes,  maybe just some black socks, and a solid color sweater? Even just an Amazon gift card would do the trick, I’m just thankful for anything! 

I love you too, and hope your week’s great! Here’s to the next year!

Love,

Elder Mattinson

Details Incoming!

Good morning!  First off, it’s great to be in Kentucky again! Paris reminds me a lot of Mt. Sterling, I like it. My new companion’s Elder Webster, who just finished training last transfer. He’s a great missionary, we get along well. 

     As a matter of fact, our area does cover Cynthianna! We would love to teach her, if you can send her info, and let her know, that’d be stellar!  3 Nephi is definitely one of the best parts of the BOM for me, too. I especially love how it shows how God hasn’t changed. He spoke to the Israelites, he spoke to the Nephites, and he will speak to us.

     Halloween was pretty crazy. First off, the Elder who left Paris accidentally took the car keys, so we couldn’t do too much. Even then, we can’t proselyte after 6 on Halloween, so we spent the night with members. 

Thank you so much for everything! It’s so great to know you’re practicing what we preach, and sharing the gospel! I love you!

Love,

Elder Mattinson