10 things Elder Chad Vernon has learned on his mission

1. That family is very special and precious.
2. Be Humble, rely on the Lord for help to overcome afflictions.
3. Prayer- you can always turn to the Lord.
4. Be Patient-sometimes if you wait just a little longer things will work out.
5. Camel packs were created by divine power to keep missionaries hydrated.
6. Being clean is important.
7. Trust in leaders.
8. Talk with others, it is good for you.
9. The scriptures  when read can help.
10. Joseph Smith is a prophet, he did see God the Father and Jesus Christ.

This is Sugar Hill, Georgia's lake near the town hall.  Elder Silverplume by it in the day and 

Elder Chad Vernon by it in the evening. 

Today we got the letter from the Mission President to work out travel arrangements for Elder Chad Vernon to come home!  He has a little over 3 months left, he has had a good experience serving the Lord.  It hasn't been easy because many people won't listen but others are ready.  Here is what he did this past week:

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So this week we were able to visit the Perry family again. They still haven't gotten there new member lessons and seem excited for them. We also did service for an Egyptian family. The Mom spoke Arabic and fed us a ton after service. We gave them an English Book of Mormon but might need to find an Arabic one. I went on exchange with Elder Thomas this week and we tracked a bunch and ran into a former investigator that said in a couple weeks after her knee gets better she will start coming to church.  We also got back in with a potential Kuen and he committed to a baptismal date and had actually read 10 pgs of the Book of Mormon. 

There are deer in the city here all the time just walking around.

No facebook changes yet. I wore the canteen tie for zone meeting and a bunch of missionaries really liked it. 

So another good week. The weather was really nice a couple days. Looks like were getting into the fall weather which is super nice in Georgia.

Elder Chad Jason Vernon is currently serving in Sugar Hills, Georgia with a Native American Companion.
He is doing well as he learns and grows from serving others.  He is on the downhill side of his mission as he will come home January 9th.  We got the word from the mission president.

Chad enjoys doing service and teaching the gospel on his mission. On preparation days his favorite activity is playing basketball.  He always writes his family too. For me as his mom I am always very thankful to get his letter and hear his news.  He is trying his hardest find those who the Lord has prepared to hear the gospel.
Sometimes it can get a bit frustrating when you run into people who are rude that he wrote about this past week.  Chad says he prayed for the man.  I was happy Chad chose to handle it how he did. That is what the Savior would want, way to go Chad.