Email Letter 25 January 2010

Hey Fam,

This is the last email i will be sending from the mission field. Its been a fast two years and sometimes it doesn't really feel real that its over. I don't think that it will hit me until I'm on the plane leaving Argentina. We all went from not really knowing what to expect to this. Its unreal and I'm going to miss the work.

We have had a good week. Im glad that i got a super good comp to help me finish the mission exactly how i wanted to...WORKING. we have had a lot of success and I'm leaving my area happy. We have 7 baptismal dates for the next few weeks and i know that the lord with help Elder Wald and his new comp to finish what has been started. There are so many great people in Las Lomitas that I'm sad to be leaving but they will be taken care of.

I've already packed and moved to the zone leaders area for the next few days. We decided that it would be less traveling and less stress to come a day early and to just work here with them until i leave on Wednesday. I have my last district meeting tonight and my last day of work tomorrow. We will be leaving to Resistencia on Wednesday and be having our last interview with President on Thursday. We’ll have dinner on Thursday night at the mission home and then they will put us on our bus to Buenos Aires that night. Its going to be a long week with all of the traveling and having to say goodbye to people that i might not ever see again. I think that thats the hardest part of the mission is having to say goodbyes but its something that we have to do.

I just want to leave you all with my testimony that i know this is the one true church, that Joseph Smith was called to be a prophet and to restore the church to the earth in these the last days. I know that because of that that President Thomas S. Monson is a prophet that has been called by revelation to guide us today. I know that President Monson knows Our father in heaven and his son Jesus Christ on a personal level because he is their chief representative in the world today. I know that the book of mormon is true from personal indescribable experiences. It's the word of God and it was written for our day. I know that the Lord Jesus Christ is our redeemer and that he makes is possible for us to be perfect through his Atonement. I love this church and this work with my whole heart and gaining that testimony during these two years had made me my best convert.

I love you all so much and thank you for your support. Take care and i will see you this week.

Elder Taylor A. B. King

Mision Argentina, Resistencia

January 23, 2008- January 27, 2010

Email Letter 18 January 2010

Hey fam,

It's been an interesting week. I spent two nights sleeping in my own bed and that was on Friday and Saturday. We were working a lot in all of the areas. We had all of the missionaries in my area on Tuesday and on the other days of the week we working in the other areas of the zone. It was a fast week but it was a week with very little sleep. Sleeping on the floor just isn't what I want to be doing but I guess thats the life of a missionary in my mission. We had a lot of success in all of the areas though which was nice. We found a lot of people everywhere and now there is a lot to do for all of us.

We had a pretty good Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in our area though. We put 5 baptismal dates with a few different people and they all accepted. There are two that we could have done this Saturday so that I could be there but we decided to wait one more week so that the whole family could be there. It will be good for Elder Wald and his new comp to start off the next transfer well so I'm excited even though I wont be here for it.

It's just such a good feeling to be able to go out every day and teach people about the gospel. You can see when its helping someone to change and its even better when they realize it in themselves. We are finding all the right people it seems like and its going to be hard to have to give it all up. It has come too quickly...at least for me anyway.

Well fam I love you guys andI'm excited to see you. Take care and before you know it I'll be there.

Tay

Email Letter 11 January 2010

Hey Fam,

So this is going to be short this week. Sorry but we had our interviews with President del Castillo today and we are out of time to write and everything. Its been a super good week and we find new people every day that are so ready to hear the gospel. I'm excited to be here and there is a lot of work to get done before I leave. We have two baptismal dates already for the 30th. I know that I won't be here to see it but it will be a good thing anyway. I'm grateful for the way that the Lord is blessing us in his work and its going to be a fun few more weeks.

The family that I told you all about a few weeks ago are progressing greatly. They are going to go to the activity this Friday where we are going to be watching the Joseph Smith movie. I don't think that there is a more powerful movie that the church has made, so i hope it all goes well and that it will help them and the members progress.

Well like I said I don't have much time but I love you guys and think about you often. Take care and know that I love you all. Just a few more weeks mom!!

Tay

Email Letter 5 January 2010

Hey Fam,

So once again one day late but look at it this way...better late than never, right? I had forgotten to tell you that I wouldn’t be having pday yesterday due to my last zone conference. I think that it really kinda hit me yesterday that things are coming to an end. In conference they ask the elders that are going home to give their testimonies. It was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do in my mission. It was a very spiritual meeting. It was weird saying goodbye to the elders that I wont see before I leave and may never see again. It was hard to be there really. Haha.

This whole last week I spent in my bed. I was pretty sick. I don’t know with what but it seemed to be a different thing every day. I feel bad for my comp because he had to just sit around and read but he got to catch up on some sleep so I’m sure he enjoyed that. It will be good to get back to work tonight now that I’m feeling a bit better.

After that week on being in bed I’m not really sure how our investigators are so we will have to see about that. All week I have felt good about that family that I have told you about last week. I just think about them and feel okay that we haven’t been able to go but that when we will that they will be there and ready to listen.

On Sunday we had 9 people in church. Its different being in a small branch and not even having a chapel to meet in. We have a house that’s rented by the church where we meet. The spirit is still very strong with them because its much more reverent but I still like having lots of people around me and its always nice to have the help. We have been working with the members to understand things better and to help them progress and its nice to see that they are accepting it and applying it.

I love this work and yesterday like I said I’ve realized that I don’t have much time left. I’m going to make the best of it I can because there’s nothing better than being able to help others as a servant of the lord. Yesterday President del Castillo challenged the mission to read the Book of Mormon again from beginning to end marking all of the parts where the lord talks or it talks about him between now and ending right before Easter. It’s amazing the testimony that he bore that he’s already started and just within the title page, introduction, and the testimonies how many spiritual experiences he’s had. He promised all of us many blessings as we do the same. It’s going to be fun to do that at home but I’m sad that it wont be here. I love this work and I love the lord. Take care everyone and I’ll be seeing ya soon.

Tay

P.s. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE ONE!!! Love you!