Hey Everyone!

So last week has been so good and I am looking forward to this week! We will be having a Skills Workshop in Manchester that we will be going to! :) Can't wait to sharpen my skills as a missionary!

Last week was really good! It is such a nice area that I am serving in! The members take care of us and make sure that we are fine. Me and Elder Razanadahy are finding great people and teaching amazing folks! The Lord has truly blessed us! The work here in Moreton is going pretty well! We are seeing great miracles happen and we keep praying for miracles to happen!

I know that Jesus Christ lives and that He loves us! He gave his life for us so that we can live also! I know that Joseph Smith saw God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son and called him to be a prophet to do a great and marvellous work on the earth! I am grateful to be the Lord's representative here in Great Britain; I've come to know my Saviour better and have grown in testimony of Him. Words cannot describe my feelings about the Saviour. How I love my Saviour Jesus Christ. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen! :)

With Love,

Elder Terrence M. Taylor :)

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3) Me and Elder Razanadahy

Hey everyone!

So I am officially in my new area which is called Birkenhead which is right on the Irish Sea and right across from Liverpool! My new companion's name is Elder Razanadahy(say that 5 times fast) from Madagascar! We are whitewashing this area! I really like it so far! My birthday is coming up on the 25th of September so if you would like to send me a letter you could send it to the mission office (if it is a package it can ONLY be sent to the office) or you can write me at the following address:

Elder Terrence Taylor

Flat #10 Queen's Court

65-67 Shrewsbury Rd.

Oxton Wirral, Cheshire CH43 6TE

England, U.K.

I cannot believe how fast time is going on my mission! It has made me realize how valuable time is in the service of the Lord and that I should not waste any time out here to bring others to Christ! In my scripture studies, I've been studying about Courage. One account that always sticks out to me is the account with the Shepard boy David and the Giant Goliath which is found in 1 Samuel 17. If you haven't read it I suggest you do! David showed courage by stepping up to Goliath in the name of the Lord. David's response to Goliath is so thrilling to me: "Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day the will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand...that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.(v. 45-47)" As David did we too with the Lord's help conquer any 'giant' obstacles, trials and pains we face in this world. I know that to be true and this I testify in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

With Love,

Elder Terrence M. Taylor :)

Hey everyone!

So last week we went on a Church History tour as a mission! It was such a wonderful experience to go and see some of the Church History Sites in Liverpool, Preston and Downham! Such a wonderful time we had! We also had the chance to have trainings in the St. Leonard Chapel where Elder Heber C. Kimball and Elder Joseph Fielding taught a few people there! What a spiritual experience that was! The Lord has blessed me to come to this mission; I love my mission!

A scripture that I've come to love has been D&C 68:4! This is a promise to missionaries (Full Time or Life Time) that follow the promptings of the Spirit and are then moved upon by the Spirit! POWER! That is something for you all to ponder!

Also transfers are next Wednesday! I will know where I will be by this Friday or Saturday! I will keep you all posted! Take care for now! :)

Love,

Elder Terrence M. Taylor :)

Hey Everyone!

Last week was a pretty good week! We have a new investigator by the name of Julia! She is in her 60's and she has a love for God and for her community! The Sisters who serve with us had a baptism that was suppose to happen but their investigator was afraid and wanted to have more time to prepare; but gathering together wasn't in vain. We invited Julia to come to the baptismal service and she came. Since the baptism wasn't happening, we decided to take her on a little tour around the chapel. She loved it! When we showed her the Bishop's office, she went in, gazed at the picture of the Savior and started to tear up! We knew that she felt the Spirit and that the Spirit testified to her that Jesus is the Christ! What a miracle that was! Also last Sunday (yesterday) me and the other full time missionaries prepared talks on 'The Gospel Rolling Forth in THIS LAND'. The Spirit was in rich abudance among us! Sister Martin, a missionary from Canada, spoke with boldness and sharpness about how the preaching of the Gospel and the work should NOT be shouldered on 4 young foriegners wearing name badges ONLY but all of us should shoulder the work together. I had the privilege to sing Hymn #220 Lord I Would Follow Thee. After the musical item, I then had my opportunity to speak to the Telford Ward. I began to be moved upon by the Holy Ghost to convey the same message that all the full time missionaries conveyed but with emotion. I hope and pray that they may 'Catch the Wave' of missionary work.

I know that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ! I know that this Church is true and that it is led by Christ himself and has chosen Prophets, Seers and Revelators to guide us in these latter days! I am so grateful that I have found this knowledge, that I have found the kingdom of God on the earth and eternally grateful that true lifelong missionaries shared with me their beliefs! We are all apart of a great and marvellous work! May God continue to bless you and keep you! In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Love,

Elder Terrence M. Taylor :)

Hey everyone!

So I wanted to say to the University Ward thank you for the letters! They were truly inspiring and I look forward to seeing you all again when I've concluded my labors here!

So last Thursday was when I've officially reached my year mark in the mission and how did I celebrate it: By having living Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ, Elder Russell M. Nelson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, come to our mission to address us!!! What a privilege and a blessing to have been in the same room as these Brethren!

Before they came in, I anxiously sat in my seat awaiting the arrival of these Brethren. I think everyone was very anxious! Then the time came; the doors that lead into the Man. South chapel opened wide, we stood up with haste to show respect for the authrity that they carried. Everything got silient; no piano playing, nothing! As I caught sight of these magnificient Brethren, I felt the Spirit witness to me that these men are called of God! They got to the stand and then looked out at us. Elder Nelson then smiled and said, "Thank you for comign today. You all look so good!," As he sat down we sat. My soul rejoiced as I cherished this moment; to be in the same room with Prophets, Seers and Revelators as Elder Nelson and Elder Holland! As these Brethren spoke, it was like the dew from heaven. Then in two short hours, the meeting was over, the time was far spent. We then rose up to show deep abiding respect for these Brethren travelling all this way to come see us. We all watched these servants of the Lord walk out the chapel. The pianist played 'God Be With You Till We Meet Again'. A few Elders started to sing along with it and then the whole mission in the chapel started to sing. Tears could not be restrained from my eyes and from the eyes of others. I truly felt the Spirit warming my soul to the very core!

I bear you my testimony that I know that I had the privilege and blessing to sit at the feet of Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ. I know that God lives and that He is our Heavenly Father! As it says in the Book of Mormon: "...ye may know that he is by the power of the Holy Ghost." (Moroni 10:7). I know that I am a son of God and of eternal worth. I testify that what I said is true. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Love,

Elder Terrence M. Taylor :)

Hey everyone!

Thank you for the encouragement and for your prayers; they truly sustain me. This week has been so good! I am loving it! The members here are truly 'Catching the Wave' of missionary work and we have seen miracles come! Truly the Lord has heard our prayers and has blessed us ten fold!

So this week is pretty jam packed with different things going on: We have a Zone meeting on Tuesday and all full Mission Conference in Manchester! I am so excited for both of these including the one in Manchester! Due to the fact that Elder Russel M. Nelson and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland are coming to speak to us! This is my first time meeting living Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ! AH! I am so excited! I will prepare myself spiritually to hear the message of them and also others who will address us!

I know that this is the work of Almighty God and that His timing is ALWAYS perfect... ALWAYS! I pray that I will continue to trust in the Lord and do what He would have me do for the His children here in Great Britain! These truths I testify in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

With Love,

Elder Terrence M. Taylor :)