Wilhelmsen, Cody

Hey Everyone, this week was honestly so fantastic!  First off, we have been able to talk to people outside of the Book of Mormon Musical all week so that has been fun! It's funny that people talking to us will tell us to go watch it so we can find out what we believe. While knocking doors this week we ran into a man who was not very fond of me. He asked if my last name was German, and after I said it was a little bit, he gave me a discourse on Nazi's and how I am one. After that he asked where I was from and I said the United States... That too was the wrong answer. He informed me of every bit of the Greed that are Americans and how I need to be less Greedy. I guess that people were right when they said that I would learn who I truly am on the Mission. Also this week we got the most exciting news. President Ballard, Elder Holland, and Elder Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are going to be holding a meeting in person with our mission this Friday in London!!!! All Three ...

Hey, so this week we went and proselyted at what is called the Book of Mormon Musical. I thought it was gonna be great that we were going to talk to people after a musical that the church put on. Little did I know what it actually was. For those that don't know what it is, it is put on by the creators of South Park. It is literally a play that makes fun of the church. I wasn't offended or anything like that, but I went from thinking people were going to come out having learned what was in the Book of Mormon, to realizing that everyone was in fact strapped with Anti-church material. So we stood outside afterwards and talked to people as they came out. A lot of people thought we were part of the cast.  We gave out a Book of Mormon and were able to set up an appointment with someone. Other than that, we basically just had people try to argue and Bash with us, and we got to just stand there and smile and be as Christ Like as possible. Honestly it was a lot of fun! Also we played ba...

Hey Everyone, this has been such a crazy week! So Wednesday Morning we woke up and went to the mission office at 6:15 in the morning so we could get to the Airport on time. I ran into Elder Myers who I actually went to High School with and we had the same flight. While we were sitting waiting for the plane, a guy came and sat down next to us. He had headphones in, but I started talking to him and he took them out. Ended up giving him a Book of Mormon and he gave me his phone number and Facebook profile so I could get him in touch with missionaries where he lives! It was so cool. We then met up with other missionaries at our layover and then had a 7ish hour flight to London. The Seats were so close together, and my legs are so long that I couldn't move at all during the whole time, so I didn't get any sleep. Once we got to England we went to Customs and then got our Luggage and found our group. We had a 2 hour Bus ride to Bristol where the mission office is. We hung out at the c...

This has been and will be an amazing Crazy week! First off, tonight we have the opportunity to go outside our mission to go to the Mesa Temple Open House with our YSA and some recent Converts and people we are teaching! I am so excited to see more of the Valley. Also, on Wednesday I leave for England! I am super excited to finally go, but also being in Arizona has been so amazing. I can definitely say that I needed to come here. Because of the people I have been able to help, and those that have helped me as well. I have come to love the people here, but I know that the Lord needs me somewhere else! Lastly, General Conference was so good this last week! Being able to teach and Testify about Modern Day Prophets has been amazing. I have truly learned that Prophets do not stand between you and the Savior. Rather, they stand next to you and point you to the Savior.  The two talks that resonated with me the most was President Nelson's and Elder Bednars. They both talked about Covenants ...