Season 16: Episode 4-Family Reunion

Hello Friends & Family,

Most missionaries don't title their emails as a "Family Reunion" but if you were unaware, I am serving in the Canyon Crest ward. 

In said ward is my actual extended family. My Dad's cousins (Steve, Steve and Steven 

+ many more awesome cousins) are in the mission! 

This easter I was invited over to the Vance home and was able to see many familiar faces. 

We had an excellent dinner, but unfortunately I wasn't invited to the Easter Egg Hunt. 

We had an amazing testimony meeting focusing entirely on the Resurrection of Christ and the hope that it brings especially when it comes to eternal families (excellent opportunity to share with your ACTUAL family). It was an amazing day and a fantastic Easter.

Elder Rallison and I have been given the task to meet with every Zone and train during ZTMs, to meet with individual districts (on a need basis) and to also have companionship studies with every missionary across the entire mission. Not sure how we will balance these efforts with our other responsibilities, but we will hope and pray that the Lord will guide us. 

Elder Rallison and I gave 9 trainings this past week. 

We got word from Salt Lake that every mission now has regulations on what filming equipment we are allowed to own. Unfortunately this means the drone we had just ordered will be making its way back to the Amazon warehouse of its origin. 

Also for Easter, my mom shipped a large easter egg with many goodies. 

Inside said egg was 2 plastic football field goals with 

suction cup bases for table top football. Elder Wolfert 

and I decided to stick them to our foreheads and pretend to be aliens. 

We would communicate with each other by making strange noises. 

After this 5th grade shenanigan was over and done, we took off the suction cups only to find that we had made a grave mistake. 

Both of our foreheads now had large circular bruises that looked mildy suspicious. Elder Wolfert and his companion had set up a meeting to watch conference at a members home. We did everything we could to remove the marks but to no avail. Both of us had some rather embarrassing explanations to give during each of our appointments that day, and that weekend. Mine has since gone away, but Elder Wolferts is there to stay!

-Elder Vance