Jaydon Got Baptized!

These past two weeks have been great!! A little update: I am staying in Noblesville for another transfer which is hype. This will be my third transfer here and I love it. I got a new comp and his name is Elder Zweifel. Words can't describe this kid haha. He is a goon but I love it. He is a super nice kid just a little different but we are getting along great. He is actually pretty funny so things are going pretty solid. On another note, it is getting really cold here. Indiana winter round 2 lessss gooooo. Weird to think that this will be my last winter here! I'm definitely looking forward to some snow dropping hopefully soon. If it's gonna be winter might as well feel like it is.

It blows my mind that I only have 9 months left on my mission. I can remember not too long ago thinking to myself that I have an eternity out here haha. But for real things have gone way fast it’s nuts. Soon I will have to be a big boy and actually be apart of the real world. Not super hyped for that lol. So I’m gonna just enjoy these next 9 months and grind. 

So as most of you are aware if you follow me on Facebook you'll know that someone we are teaching got baptized! It was awesome. Even though there was only ten people allowed to be there it was quite the spiritual experience. Like baptisms usually are, it was really spiritually filled. I'm not gonna lie I got choked up, I’m kinda a softy but mainly it was because I have known Jaydon for a good while now and finally seeing him get baptized and seeing him so happy after just sent me over the edge. It was so cool to see. Definitely an experience I will never forget and also a friendship I will never forget. MISSIONS ARE FOR SURE LIFE CHANGING. I LOVE IT. 

I will say things are slowing down quite a bit, mainly just because it is getting colder outside and people in general just get grumpier here in Indiana during the winter lol. We have recently just been doing a lot of contacting and trying to get in contact with people. Everyone pray that me and my comp can set up more lessons with people and have people to teach because that is when I am happiest. Doing the Lords work definitely gives me lasting happiness. 

Anyway hope y’all have a solid week and SEND IT FOR THE LORD

ELDER HILBURN

ps: if anyone wants to send me stuff by all means go for it;)

Elder Hilburn with Jaydon who was just baptized

Elder Hilburn, Jaydon and Elder Zwifle

Edler Hilburn Jaydon and Jaydon's best friend

Longest I will ever stay in one area!

What is up everyone? Things out here have been pretty chill. As the title implies I will indeed be staying in Noblesville for yet another transfer. That will make this my 5th transfer here or a total of 7.5 months. Flippin long man. I'm not complaining, let me make that clear. This area is pretty dang lit and we actually have found a good amount of success as of lately. I am also staying with the same companion. I have already been with this kid for 12 weeks now but here I am bouta pull off another 6. I love the kid though, so it's good. I will admit, I would never have gotten a long with a kid like this before the mish, my mind was pretty close minded and I had my tight knit group  of friends and didn't really sway from that. If there is one thing that a mission has taught me it is to just love people for who they are. I can't change this kid, the best I can do is love him for who he is even though he is sooooooo different. It's definitely been good for me so I'm glad I get to spend another transfer with him. But man, Heavenly Father really must be trying to teach me to not be so anal about things cause I have been stuck with so many comps that's are not clean people... He is another one of those... It makes me wonder if some of these kids were raised in a barn, you would think the simplist things everyone knows how to do but oh no they don't. I have had to teach my current comp and past ones how to just simply be clean and tidy. It is a work in progress. A lot of the time I just get so fed up with it and end up deep cleaning the entire apartment by myself. Partly because my standard of cleanliness is sooo much higher than him. Once again, don't get it but I guess I will just learn pacience in this matter.

The last couple weeks have not been super cold like everyone says it was supposed to be. It is pretty much just like what lady winter was like at home, which was not super cold. Yeah there had been a couple days in the negatives but nothing of what the hoosiers claim this winter is suppose to be. It's also possible that just because I have lived here for so dang long I have gotten use to it and my cold tolerance has just gone up, honestly couldn't tell yah. 

We have another baptism coming up in February! It is a similar situation to my last baptism. She has been investigating the church for a good while now and is just waiting to turn 18 so she can get dunked. So we will be meeting with her more now and going over the basics and just make sure she is ready. Pretty sweet!

Not much else has really happened, life as a missionary right now is pretty unique! Still love it and wouldn't want to be anywhere else! Love the gosepel and sharing it daily!!

SEND IT FOR THE LORD

ELDER HILBURN

A little P-day sight seeing

Service Opportunities

Sister Schmidt and Sister Owen are from Elder Hilburn's home town!

District Christmas Day Dinner