Merry Christmas Everyone!

Hello My Friends and Family! I rejoice with you in the Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I want to thank you for what you do, but mostly for who you are.

I'm so sorry that I haven't written to y'all in months. NLR was such a busy busy place.

Anyway for those who didn't know I was transfered to South Memphis this last week and wow what a crazy couple days it has been adjusting. Things here the last couple weeks have been interesting to say the least. Memphis is a whole lot different then Arkansas.

I am so grateful for the many lessons I learned, and people I love down in North Little Rock. They have changed my life forever, and I know I changed their's too. After serving in 1 place for 9 months it feels like home. Oh what heartache I felt leaving! It's like leaving my family all over again. God be with you until we meet again my friends in North Little Rock.

So to get y'all caught up to speed on how my life is going right now, lets hop right in.

This week has really consisted of just a few different things. I rode over here Tuesday morning, and we started unpacking. That's pretty much all we did Tuesday along with cleaning things up.

Wednesday and Thursday were spent cleaning, getting to know our area, and lots of driving. We have SOOOOO...... many people in our areabook. We are going to have to spend a lot of time trying to contact everyone and sift through those who are ready to hear the gospel.

Saturday was super fun! We went and helped out really early with the Toys for Tots program that the Army Reserve put on. They had bags full of toys for little kids and we helped give them to people. I was running around all day and it was probably one of the funnest things I have done on my mission. After that we tried to see a couple people.

Sunday was great! We had a marvelous musical Christmas Sacrament meeting. It was probably the best one I have ever been to. My favorite part was this 3 or 4 year old boy who was incredibly courageous. He sang a solo in "Glorious". It was the best!!!

After that we had a great experience I want to tell y'all about. So this is a miracle story. During Church a lady walked in and said that she had talked to some online missionaries who said that she should come to our church. Anyway she showed up, loved everything about the Christmas program, and wanted to bring her family here next week. She talked with the sisters, but no one was able to ask her for her phone number.

Here is the miracle, so I get the prompting to go outside and see if she is still in the parking lot, so we rush out there and see her still in her car! We talked with her, gave her a copy of the Book of Mormon, and received her contact information! We also set up a time to see her wednesday! How incredible is that! Had we not Followed the promting we would never had gotten her phone number!

We had another musical tribute in Bartlett Tennessee yesterday too. It was so good! During the practices and the performance the Holy Ghost was there so powerfully. I wish y'all could have been there to feel it.

Anyway I just want to wrap this all up by bearing my testimony to you.

I know that God is my Heavenly Father. I know that He loves me. I know that he sent his Son Jesus Christ to perform a perfect Atonement for me. I know Jesus Christ. I have come to know him on a deeply personal level while I have been in his service. I know that God and Jesus Christ know my name. They know everything about me. I know that the trials I go through are for my long term benefit. I know that the Savior visits his people in their afflictions, and never, ever abandons them. I know that there is no soul too lost, no sin too great, no dispair so dark, that the Son of God can't help you.

He is the Master Healer, The Great Consolator, The Redeemer of All Mankind, My Personal Savior, and my Best Friend. His name means Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. All these things and more He has done for me, and I know that if you reach out to him, then he can do these things for you.

How will you reach out to Him this Christmas Season?

Oh, Sweet the Joy this sentence gives: "I know that my Redeemer Lives!"

May you come to know, or remember this joy is my Humble prayer this Christmas Season.

most sincerely, 

Elder Skyler Glen Larsen 

Hello My Friends and Family! I rejoice with you in the Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I want to thank you for what you do, but mostly for who you are.

I'm so sorry that I haven't written to y'all in months. NLR was such a busy busy place.

Anyway for those who didn't know I was transfered to South Memphis this last week and wow what a crazy couple days it has been adjusting. Things here the last couple weeks have been interesting to say the least. Memphis is a whole lot different then Arkansas.

I am so grateful for the many lessons I learned, and people I love down in North Little Rock. They have changed my life forever, and I know I changed their's too. After serving in 1 place for 9 months it feels like home. Oh what heartache I felt leaving! It's like leaving my family all over again. God be with you until we meet again my friends in North Little Rock.

So to get y'all caught up to speed on how my life is going right now, lets hop right in.

This week has really consisted of just a few different things. I rode over here Tuesday morning, and we started unpacking. That's pretty much all we did Tuesday along with cleaning things up.

Wednesday and Thursday were spent cleaning, getting to know our area, and lots of driving. We have SOOOOO...... many people in our area book. We are going to have to spend a lot of time trying to contact everyone and sift through those who are ready to hear the gospel.

Saturday was super fun! We went and helped out really early with the Toys for Tots program that the Army Reserve put on. They had bags full of toys for little kids and we helped give them to people. I was running around all day and it was probably one of the funnest things I have done on my mission. After that we tried to see a couple people.

Sunday was great! We had a marvelous musical Christmas Sacrament meeting. It was probably the best one I have ever been to. My favorite part was this 3 or 4 year old boy who was incredibly courageous. He sang a solo in "Glorious". It was the best!!!

After that we had a great experience I want to tell y'all about. So this is a miracle story. During Church a lady walked in and said that she had talked to some online missionaries who said that she should come to our church. Anyway she showed up, loved everything about the Christmas program, and wanted to bring her family here next week. She talked with the sisters, but no one was able to ask her for her phone number.

Here is the miracle, so I get the prompting to go outside and see if she is still in the parking lot, so we rush out there and see her still in her car! We talked with her, gave her a copy of the Book of Mormon, and received her contact information! We also set up a time to see her Wednesday! How incredible is that! Had we not Followed the prompting we would never had gotten her phone number!

We had another musical tribute in Bartlett Tennessee yesterday too. It was so good! During the practices and the performance the Holy Ghost was there so powerfully. I wish y'all could have been there to feel it.

Anyway I just want to wrap this all up by bearing my testimony to you.

I know that God is my Heavenly Father. I know that He loves me. I know that he sent his Son Jesus Christ to perform a perfect Atonement for me. I know Jesus Christ. I have come to know him on a deeply personal level while I have been in his service. I know that God and Jesus Christ know my name. They know everything about me. I know that the trials I go through are for my long term benefit. I know that the Savior visits his people in their afflictions, and never, ever abandons them. I know that there is no soul too lost, no sin too great, no dispair so dark, that the Son of God can't help you.

He is the Master Healer, The Great Consolator, The Redeemer of All Mankind, My Personal Savior, and my Best Friend. His name means Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. All these things and more He has done for me, and I know that if you reach out to him, then he can do these things for you.

How will you reach out to Him this Christmas Season?

Oh, Sweet the Joy this sentence gives: "I know that my Redeemer Lives!"

May you come to know, or remember this joy is my Humble prayer this Christmas Season.

most sincerely, 

Elder Skyler Glen Larsen