Monday, February 15, 2021

Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well!

This past week was pretty good! We had interviews with President Hughes. Each interview I realize that I only have a few more interviews with him left which is really sad! I'm gonna miss President Hughes so much! He's had a massive impact on me. We also got to drive to Bristol to take some stuff to the mission office. The mission office recently just got moved from Birmingham to Bristol, so it was cool to see the new setup! We were able to have a few lessons and do some social media finding as well. I was able to meet some guys on a British American football page which was really sweet! They are super cool guys! I'm still messaging them, and they're asking me about my mission, so it's going pretty well!

We watched a really good missionary devotional last night. The speaker talked a lot about viewing ourselves as children of God. It was brilliant! I think many decisions in life get a lot easier when we really come to know that we are all children of God. We come to know our true identity and how we should treat others. I would encourage you all to ask God about how he feels about you as his child and what your purpose here is. I know that we are all His children and that he has a purpose for all of us.

Elder Wray

Pics:
- Views from an old church on top of a hill
- Elder Crawford doing some filming
- Biscoff>Nutella




Monday, February 8, 2021

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a good week! I'm enjoying my time here in Cheltenham with my companion and flatmates. They are all pretty funny! We've been able to message a lot of people I'm the area on social media which has been good! I was also able to watch Emma's baptism this last week on Zoom. She is someone Elder Lewis and I started teaching last August in Helston. It's so amazing to see how much she has progressed in her faith since that point, and she has had so much support from missionaries and members in the Helston Ward. I really miss the Helston Ward. It was like a big family! That was definitely the highlight of the week though seeing Bishop Jolliffe baptize her and then Brother Bray confirm her a member of the Church. It's definitely a Zoom meeting that I will never forget!

I know that our Heavenly Father lives and loves each of us. I'm so grateful for Jesus Christ and his Atonement. There are so many wonderful blessings that come from the gospel, and I don't know where I'd be without them.

Elder Wray









Monday, February 1, 2021

Hey everyone! How's it going?

So this past week I got unexpectedly transferred to Cheltenham! So I'm back in England now. It was a good ride in Wales! But I'm happy to be back in England. I'm in a 4-man flat with an elder from Northern Ireland, England, and France. So we've got a good mix here! It was sad to say goodbye to the other Elders I was with, but I'm happy to be in Cheltenham.

Elder Crawford is my new companion. He's from Northern Ireland. He's pretty cool! We had a really good lesson with one of the persons being taught here in Cheltenham. We taught him about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He said he would pray about being baptized which was super sweet! He's really keen about the gospel, and he's got a lot of faith!

I hope you're all doing well! I miss all of you! I'm grateful for my Saviour, Jesus Christ. I know that He lives and that He loves each one of us. Don't be afraid to let His love in. 

Love you all!

Elder Wray

Pics:
Goodbye Wales!😥