Author: Elder Taylor

Well, this week has been rather exciting, I have to admit. First off, we had a great lesson last Tuesday with an investigator that has been going to church and everything for a very long time. We talked about revelation and how a new prophet is called. Then we proceeded to talk about the different…

I figure that at the current rate, I’ve got about 3 months to live. I say that not to scare any of you, but instead to inform you of something that happened yesterday. But first, I’ll explain some of the history. You see, about 2 months ago we got a flat tire on the car.…

Ok, so I have to admit that while we didn’t get to watch the Superbowl, we did get to watch Pres. Hinckley’s Funeral. It was pretty stellar. It’s kind of weird to think that he won’t be standing up to talk at conference now, though I must say that he went out in style. I…

I must admit that I was kind of surprised yesterday when we returned to our apartment and checked our messages, only to hear, “Elders, we’re calling to let you know that Pres. Hinkley passed away this evening.” Despite the small amount of surprise, however, I suppose that he had prepared us plenty by making us…

I’d like to tell you a little bit about this wonderful thing called a “Mission Tour.” For those of you who don’t already know, it’s this thing where a General Authority visits each mission to help them to be more effective. As you may have guessed, we had one recently. As a matter of fact,…

In other words, “The Queen of the Mexicans.” That’s a completely random picture, but I figured that I’d include it so that you know one of the problems that we have to overcome with Mexicans. They worship the Virgin Mary… It’s always confusing for them when we tell them that we shouldn’t worship ‘la virgen’.…

While I admit that I’m not very good for setting resolutions at each new year, I propose that you should all set a new resolution for this year. I’ve noticed that since a few weeks before Christmas, the number of emails that I have received has decreased at an incredible rate. In light of that,…

First off in the news, on the night of Christmas Eve, the missionaries from the Camelback 2nd Branch joined together in a collaborative effort to create the most amazing Gingerbread Train ever. The inspiration came from hundreds of Mexican-modified cars. Though it may not be very clear from the photograph, it included a spoiler, flame…

Well, here’s me, wishing all of you very, very Merry Christmases. I’m enjoying myself here in Arizona, though it’s still not quite cold enough for snow. For some reason (maybe statistics, maybe the current weather), I doubt that I’ll be having a White Christmas. Though I don’t know, the sun is just about bright enough…

My goodness. I do enjoy the Christmas season, I must admit. I do have to say, however, that it’s not really like Christmas if there aren’t certain qualifications: It must be cold, there must be snow, and one must be with one’s family. Apart from those certain qualifications (which are not currently met for me),…