-- Manchester, England

So group emails are not my forte. Sorry team.

I am alive and well! Life is great! I love my mission. Manchester is the promised land. 

We've been finding, teaching, planning, training, studying, laughing, testifying, praying, singing, running, and lots of other verbs. Being a missionary is this wildly wonderful balance between peaceful reflective moments with the spirit and a constantly hectic running behind type of chaos moments. I love it. It's difficult and fulfilling. 

I was thinking about what to put in this email and decided I'd just write a quick testimony:

I know that God lives! I've gained that witness line upon line and trial upon trial. I am grateful that He sent His Son Jesus Christ to outline the doctrines of the gospel, and preform the Atonement. His teachings and resurrection give me constant and literal hope that I will be able to overcome challenges and trials. I promise you that God loves you! He is anxious to forgive, bless, and provide for His children. If you follow Him with full purpose of heart, He will provide strength and support. He loves you He loves you He loves you. Choose to love Him!

Be brave for Jesus!!

Elder McConkie

jmcconkie@missionary.org

From Laurel, Wilson's mom:
One photo that Sister McReynolds sent of Wilson and Elder Stephens studying and planning the week with president, and a few more that Wilson has sent us lately:
Rolls Royce
Second ticket in a week
Manchester
Elder Audrlicky came from the Czech Republic for a visit. Such a great trainer back in 2018!

Wilson and Elder Stephens studying and planning the week with president

Manchester

Rolls Royce

Second ticket in a week

Elder Audrlicky came from the Czech Republic for a visit.
Such a great trainer back in 2018!

Pictures! - Manchester, England

Video message to family (click here to view)

Elder Linford is the best! - Manchester, England

Big things in Manchester!

 Miracles on Miracles.

So happy to be a missionary.

Our teaching pool is BOOMING right now and it's so fun getting to teach so much. We've been on loads of exchanges this week and I love watching other missionaries teach. I was with Elder Mbuli from Swaziland on Wednesday and he's an absolute inspiration. Love him to death. He's so bold with people! No beating around the bush. He is fully dedicated to Jesus and let's people know it too haha! He bore his testimony often and with power and the impact he had on others was incredible. There was this one man who was telling us we were brainwashed since we've grown up in the church, and Elder Mbuli went straight to his testimony and just shut the house down.

Reminded me of a scripture in 1 Peter:

14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear

When people come at us with questions of why we believe, we've gotta have our testimonies ready to go. Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts! Know Jesus, love jesus, and fight for Jesus!

Much love!
Elder McNeverGoingHome

Pics
Some adventures from the past few weeks!

Kendal Chapel

Newcastle exchanges

Stuck in Liverpool

Alma 7:7 - Manchester, England

This week was a bit of a blur, but it was such a good time!

Elder Stephens and I have been hitting the streets hard and been having some good laughs. It's always a blessing to have a companion you get along with, just makes things so much easier. 

My favorite scripture at the moment is Alma 7:7

It says...

"For behold, I say unto you there be many things to come; and behold, there is one thing which is of more importance than they all- for behold, the time is not far distant that the Redeemer liveth and cometh among his people."

In the busyness of life, and even mission life, it can be very easy to get caught up with everything going on around us. It can be overwhelming to think about the "many things to come", and we can lose sight of why we're actually here. But I've seen lately how focusing, and connecting all that we do to Christ and His Atonement is what brings meaning and purpose to our lives. If we can take any situation and be able to bridge it to the Savior than we're going to be just fine. I'm grateful that I've been able to learn that He is the only true and lasting way to joy and peace. Before my mission if I needed some peace of mind I'd just crank some nice tunes or go pound a volleyball but now I know that true peace comes when we sincerely look to Jesus. He lives! And to be able to know that "is of more importance than they all"...

This mission thing is so great it just blows my mind sometimes.

Love y'all!

Hurrah Hurrah

Elder McConkie

jmcconkie@missionary.org

Went hiking with the boys

Sleep Faster - Manchester, England

Hello hello!

Well, history repeats itself and I've been transferred out of Liverpool after one transfer again. So sad to leave! Love that city with all my heart.

But I'm excited for the future! I'm now serving in central Manchester with my good mate Elder Stephens! I'll be serving as Assistant to the President and it's been a wild week getting adjusted to new responsibilities and a new area. So hyped tho! I've been so blessed to learn from President and Sister McReynolds on my mission and I'm really grateful I get to work more closely with them.

The new missionaries came in on Tuesday and we spent all day with them. We went into town and practiced talking to people and WOW they're incredible! I got to street contact with Elder Rollins, he was super nervous at first, but we talked it through and we decided that whenever he didn't know what to say he'd bear his testimony. He really didn't know what to say haha so he must have bore his testimony 30 times. It was phenomenal! You could literally see his confidence grow with each person we met, and by the end he was taking conversations solo!

Reminded me of 2 Nephi 26:13...

If we are willing to act in faith and fight for God, then we allow him to start "working mighty miracles, signs, and wonders" in our lives. Choose to be empowered!

Be brave for Jesus!

Hurrah for Israel!

Elder McConkie

Elder Stephens and I in Liverpool!

First day in the field for the new missionaries!

President and us!