Learning Lessons from President Lee

Hello Everybody!

       This week we traveled around the mission and gave a training to lots of missionaries. It was amazing to be able to be with them, love them, and try to serve them in every moment. I love being able to turn outward! Way more fun than focusing on ourselves, and it gets a lot more done.

         One thing that has impressed me this last week is how different everybody is. Our mission president, President Lee has said to me several times since I’ve been in Florida, “Now remember, not everybody is an Elder McMullin”. Then he goes on to explain how it’s important to look at where other people are coming from - Family, background, talents, desires, motivations, dreams and aspirations, etc. In our mission, the missionaries have SUCH a wide variety of personalities, desires, talents, and backgrounds. So does everybody on earth! It amazes me that we are all so different, but that God can work with each of us to do his will.

          Lots of amazing opportunities to learn from President Lee this week. After one meeting, he took us and four sister missionaries out to dinner at “Bubba-que’s” - a tiny little barbecue place in the thriving metropolis of Williston, Florida. He talked about his experience as a mission president and the growth that he’d felt since coming from Idaho. Another time we learned lots from him was just driving in between meetings - me driving, Elder Masino in the passenger seat, President Lee sitting right behind us. I asked about career advice and how to manage work and family. Whooooo!  President Lee is full of wisdom!  45 minutes later we got out of the car and I felt like I had the next 30 years of my financial life figured out. What a blessing to be able to learn from him. 

          I had a tradeoff with Elder Birch this week who I trained! I love him! He is so 100% himself and has grown since I served with him six months ago. I love watching how the missionaries who I’ve seen months, even years ago, change and just blossom.

          Love you all! Have a great week.

Elder McMullin

Us and the Waite’s, the senior couple in Gainesville. I love them! They are just so loving and your can feel their love just when they look at you. 

ELDER BIRCH!