Justin’s Baptism and I’m Home

Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay in the email. My last Monday in the mission field was so busy packing that I didn’t have time to send one out. But this is my final update! So sad to have to stop writing these but life will go on. My last week was amazing! Justin was baptized and confirmed and I couldn’t be more proud of him. The baptism room was filled with the spirit and lots and lots of people! He had a ton of family and friends supporting him, even some of his basketball teammates were there. As I was sitting in Justin’s baptism, I reflected on my mission and the amazing experiences that I was able to have. I will truly miss being able to be a full time representative of the savior, but I know I can continue to share His gospel here at home.

My last day of my mission was very bittersweet. We were able to have dinner and testimonies at President Calls house, then sleep there overnight to be ready for the airport in the morning. It was fun and exciting, but at the same time we were all sad because we knew we wouldn’t have quite the same experiences at home. A mission is truly something that you cannot replace. I loved it with all of my heart and I can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for me now! If you have any questions about what I did on my mission, shoot me an email at Tyler.d.greer@gmail.com as I won’t have access to this email much longer. Also stay tuned for a post on my Facebook about my mission. I love you all, Elder Greer signing off!

Finished setting up for my last baptism!

Justin Burningham's baptism

Justin Burningham's baptism

Many of you should know who this is... ;)

Elder Millett at our departing Temple trip

Departing dinner with Elder Millett / Baier

Departing dinner with President and Sister Call

Stake President Macrum of Layton Northridge

One. Final. Week.

I've dreaded this time for a while now. I'm now officially in my last week as a missionary. So many mixed emotions. I don't know what to say. It's been fantastic and I've loved my entire mission. I'll give a better report in my last email next week. But for now, I just figured I'd send a quick email to let you guys know I'm still here and still kickin. Here's just a few updates/highlights.

• Justin is getting baptized THIS THURSDAY! 
• Imari is getting baptized the first week of April still. We had some pretty awesome lessons with her this week and she's growing a ton! 
• I officially hit my 2 year mark last week(totally forgot to say in my last 2 emails), and it's been really fun to tell people that. The number 1 question, aside from where we are from, is how long we have been out. So I say "a little over 2 years" and they kind of look at me funny like... Did I hear that right? And I tell them yes... You did haha. 
• Found 2 sisters in South Weber that want to be taught and baptized. Our first official lesson with them will be this Wednesday! Their names are Lilly and Aiden. 
• I will be giving my last training as a district leader this Wednesday. That is something I'm excited about haha!

That's really all I have right now. Love you all!! See you next week!!

Elder Tyler Greer
tyler.greer@missionary.org
Utah Layton Mission Office
190 N Country Lane
Fruit Heights, UT 84037

Straight Dubs 🏀🏅

What's up y'all! Another good week here. Don't remember much at all, but you probably know that by now. Here's the highlight reel:

• Went to 2 more of Justin's basketball games, including the championship. His team was undefeated going into the championship and played another team the was undefeated. Best game yet! It was a nail biter all the way down the stretch.. Justin's team was down by 9 going into the 2nd half. They started making a comeback, and with 4 minutes to go Justin hit 3 straight 3's on 3 straight possessions! I was getting way too hype, fans probably thought I was his brother haha. So they had a pretty good lead and then almost let the other team come back towards the end but they stuck it through. They ended up winning by 6, check out the photo below!
• Justin is still on Date for March 21st!
• We started teaching a girl named Imari, she's 11 and really wants to get baptized! So far her parents are on board and supportive. She's scheduled for baptism the first week of April! 
• Had to drive through Morgan to do a baptism interview and President Jaggi wanted me to come by and say hey! That was an amazing day. I haven't seen him in 8 months and it felt good to see him again. The Jaggis are the best!

I have 2 more weeks! Ahh! Time is still flying. Idk what to think. Pray for me y'all! Have a great week! 

Elder Tyler Greer

tyler.greer@missionary.org

Utah Layton Mission Office

190 N Country Lane

Fruit Heights, UT 84037

Last Zone Conference and Baptisms!

Hey everyone! It was a pretty good week! The countdown is now down to 3 weeks... I don't know, it just keeps getting faster and faster. Anyway, here's a summary of what I can remember from this week!

I had my last Zone Conference this week and that was pretty sad. I made sure to make the most of it since it'd be the last one I participate in. At the end of the zone conference the departing missionaries bore their testimonies and so I got to go up and give my testimony. I started to cry... Because it hit me there that this was my last time. It was really sad. But I simply bore my testimony on the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Soemthing I won't ever forget!

The highlight of the week was the baptism! Kaitlin and Aubrey were baptized and confirmed this weekend! It was so good and the spirit was definitely present. They had so many people there to support them, they couldn't even fit in the room! It was great.

That's about all I have this week. Love you all, stay blessed!

Elder Tyler Greer
tyler.greer@missionary.org
Utah Layton Mission Office
190 N Country Lane
Fruit Heights, UT 84037

4 weeks to baptize 4?

Hey everyone! This week was a good one! I'm not too sure how it's pday again, but time is flying by and I don't have that much time left. It seems like everyone wants me home, including people here, because they keep counting down the days 😂 so I have exactly 1 month left. It's going to be a good month though!

White washing South Weber has been super fun. Aubrey and Kaitlyn are getting baptized this Saturday! It's going to be great. We had an awesome lesson with them this week and it was very spiritual. Kaitlyn told her mom she was getting baptized this week and apparently it didn't go over well. It was hard for her, but she's still going through with her decision to be baptized, as well with her daughter Aubrey. I will let you know how it goes!

We haven't had much contact with Trevor this week, but he is still on date for 20th of March. We also had an awesome weekend with Justin! We went to his basketball game this week and got to watch him play! He's super good and had 13 of the 50 points. After the game we went to the church and had a lesson on the plan of salvation. He loved it so much, and we committed him to be baptized on March 23rd! The thing about it that's most exciting is that's my last weekend! I can't think of a better way to finish!

I'm running out of time but I love you guys! Talk to you next week!

Elder Tyler Greer
tyler.greer@missionary.org
Utah Layton Mission Office
190 N Country Lane
Fruit Heights, UT 84037

Emily's Baptism!

Hey everyone! Emily got baptized and it went great! I'm running out of time, but this week was super good. We've been working South Weber really hard and have been trying to meet all the leadership here. We've found quite a few people to teach and have 3 people on Date for baptism! Aubrey and Kaitlyn are getting baptized in 2 weeks, and then a guy named Trevor was just put on date for March 20th. We also have a few more coming up, and a guy moving into our area who wants to be taught. Good things are happening!

I'll have a lot more to talk about next week. The announcement is kind of cool I guess. We will see what happens, 5 more weeks! Love you all!

Oh yeah, and our landlord has a dog named Otis and he hangs out with us 😂

Elder Tyler Greer
tyler.greer@missionary.org
Utah Layton Mission Office
190 N Country Lane
Fruit Heights, UT 84037

ONE. FINAL. TRANSFER.

Hey everyone!! 

So this week is transfers, and I'm officially entering the last transfer of my mission. Just when you think nothing will change your last 6 weeks, BAM curveball. Our area is changing! We were covering the North and Northridge stakes, but now we will be covering the South Weber and the Northridge stakes! I'm so pumped! The South Weber stake covers all of South Weber, and Elders have not served there in years! It's been sisters and senior couples. So, to say I'm excited is an understatement. Because we will be covering such a large area, they're giving us a new car and we don't have to share anymore! It's all ours. I'm also still the district leader, and our district got even bigger! We now have all the senior couples and missionaries who cover Morgan County. So this should be fun. 

I'm excited to see how many people God is preparing in this new area. As my grandpa always says, I'm going to try and be a Firey Finisher and work the hardest I possibly can this last 6 weeks. I know with a certainty that as we work as hard as we can, the Lord will make up the difference. I can't look back now!

Chloe was supposed to be baptized this Saturday, but her mom got really sick and they had to reschedule :( So we hope she gets better this coming week!

Emily is still solid to be baptized this Saturday! We are so excited and have almost everything ready for it already. We're so excited for her and her decision to follow the Savior!

That's about all I got this week. I love you all!

P.S. Missionary email is changing, my new email address is: tyler.greer@missionary.org

Elder Tyler Greer
tyler.greer@missionary.org
Utah Layton Mission Office
190 N Country Lane
Fruit Heights, UT 84037

God 👍, Satan 👎

Hey everyone!

This week was really good! A lot better than last week. We had a lot more lessons, we found a lot more people to teach, and some of the people we are already teaching are starting to progress. God's team always wins! I've noticed that the more obedient we are in keeping the commandments and the white handbook, God will deliver! It reminded me of a scripture found in Alma 50:22:

"And those who were faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord were delivered at all times, whilst thousands of their wicked brethren have been consigned to bondage, or to perish by the sword, or to dwindle in unbelief, and mingle with the Lamanites."

As we do the small and simple things, God will ALWAYS deliver his people. I can testify of that, because I have been able to see it with myself, and with others as they grasp onto the gospel of Jesus Christ. I've been able to see those my brethren, be freed from bondage as they repent and change. It's possible for all of us! 

So Chloe is still solid and ready to be baptized this Saturday. It should be awesome! We also found a new kid this week to teach named Jason. He's from a part member family, and his 2 older brothers have served missions. He never really had an interest to come to church with his brothers before, or to learn more, but he's willing to now! We had a lesson on Sunday with him, and he came to church! We got to know him, and realized how much God has been preparing him for the gospel. He's almost 12, but he's super smart for his age. His heart is pulling him to learn about Jesus Christ and why we follow him. We invited him to come watch Chloe's baptism and he said he's interested, so hopefully we can get him there!

We also found a family that just moved into our area. There's 3 non members in the household, and one of the sons was just recently baptized a couple months ago. His sister, brother, and dad are still non members but are open to us coming to teach them!

We also met this girl named Emily, who just turned 9 years old that wants to learn about the restored gospel. Both her parents are members, and they come quite frequently. Emily doesn't know a whole lot about baptism and so we asked if we could teach her, and she seemed super excited about it. Good things are coming for that family! 

A couple other cool things happened this week, but just some regular stuff. I went on exchanges with Elder Murphy and that was pretty fun. He's from New Zealand and has a dope accent 😂. Also, Elder Staley had a birthday this week, so we celebrated and went out to Baskin Robin's and got some milkshakes.  When a lady there found out it was his birthday, she bought all of our drinks, so that was super fun! 

We're still meeting with Abraham and Daniel on a weekly basis. Daniel comes to church with his wife every week, and Abraham comes every other weekend when he's with his mom. They're both starting to enjoy it a lot. Anyway, that's about all I got this week. Love you all, talk to you next week! 

Elder Tyler Greer
tyler.greer@myldsmail.net
Utah Layton Mission Office
190 N Country Lane
Fruit Heights, UT 84037

2 more months 😭

Hey everyone! Another one of those weeks... Same crap different week. Lots of attempts to contact people, lots of finding, and lots of no answers. The work is slowing down a ton and I'm not sure what I'm doing anymore. Walking up and down these hills is killing me. Walking an hour and a half to my area is killing me. Satan is trying to bring us down and I'm facing more opposition these past few weeks than I ever have in my life. He knows what lies ahead. But so do we! We know there's people out there somewhere, and we will find them. The weather is not helping either. Cold, dry, and snowing. I've had a ton of nosebleeds this week too. All good though. Elder DeRoussel is doing great and continuing to be optimistic.

On the bright side, Chloe is on date for the 9th of February and was interviewed already. That'll be fun! Hoping to put more people on date soon, so stay tuned. We went on exchanges with the zone leaders this week and I got to be with Elder Staley. It was a good day!

Oh and I almost forgot! Marty Johnson from Ogden West, got to go to the temple and recieved his endowment this week! He messaged me and told me he loved it and wished I could have been there. He said he'd love to go to the temple with me when I go home. This is why I still work! Seeing people like him, endure to the end, and make and keep more covenants with Heavenly Father is something I can't describe. I love it! 

That's about all I got this week. Love you all! 

(Oh yeah, and Elder Laurens came back and took me to lunch! ) 

Elder Tyler Greer

tyler.greer@myldsmail.net

Utah Layton Mission Office

190 N Country Lane

Fruit Heights, UT 84037

Layton Cordinating Council

Hey y'all! So I've finally got more updates this week! It was a pretty good week, and we were able to get a lot more stuff done this week. Having a car only half the time when our area is huge is not fun, but we're making it work. So here's a quick update! 

We had zone conference this week, and before it started I realized that it was my 2nd to last zone conference on my mission! So that made me sad, and I decided I would need to take really good notes and get something out of it. President and Sister Call talked a lot of personal study, and how important it is that we are reading the Book of Mormon and Preach My Gospel to get something out of it, not just to go through it. They also talked about how the deeper our studies are, the better that day will go and it will be harder to stop the habit of studying. With only have 2 months left, I learned I really need to take advantage of the time I have to study now, because after my mission, it won't be as easy to study 2 hours a day. Because I won't have all that much time, it needs to be very meaningful. The rest of zone conference was amazing too! 

I went on exchanges with Elder Meldrum! It was great to be able to serve with him again, even though it's only been 3 weeks without him. It felt like nothing changed! It was a great day and we had some pretty good lessons. One with Daniel, one with Andrew, and one with Abraham. 

Our zone leaders got stuck in some mud/snow and we had to help them get out... And it was really funny, we didn't get home til right at 10:30 . We took a pic right after getting them out, check it out below! 

I'm not sure if I've talked about Chloe yet, but there's this girl in our area who has been coming to church with her dad the past few weeks, and she wants to get baptized! She's about 13, and just so excited for it. She's on date to be baptized on the 9th of February! 

Now for the best part! This week, Elder Peterson (area seventy) invited us personally, and Joelynn and her family, to come to a Layton coordinating council meeting so Joelynn could share her conversion story with all the stake presidents. This meeting includes every stake president in Layton (about 16) President Call, and the area authority being Elder Peterson. Well it was an amazing meeting that Joelynn got to share her story with everyone, and get the other stake presidents pumped to find families like her in their own stakes. We also got to share some of the story from our point of view, and it was such a spiritual meeting! 

That's all I got this week! Love you all, have a good one! 

Elder Tyler Greer
tyler.greer@myldsmail.net
Utah Layton Mission Office
190 N Country Lane
Fruit Heights, UT 84037