Elder Michael O'Connor II - Scotland/Ireland Mission

It sounds like you guys have had a very eventful week! Yes, skyping you guys was so much fun!! It is nuts how fast the time goes by! Yes it is the best when we get to meet members! It’s not like Utah! Members don’t just give us money all the time and buy us food so when it happens it is amazing!! (Mom’s Note: Last month when attending the St. George Temple I went to the Visitors Center and took pictures of the missionaries to send to their parents. I met a sister that was from Ireland and grew up in the Finglas Ward where Mikey is currently serving. It was so fun to hear about it and that we have mutual friends. I sent her picture to her mom and we messaged back and forth. Her family now lives in Waterford but the dad works in Dublin. Fast forward a month later and I received a picture from Sister Condemi and her family with Mikey. They found him in Dublin. They wanted to take them to lunch but they had just ate so she insisted on buying the missionaries ice cream/Gelato. We have...

May 14, 2018 (Short emails because of Mother's Day Skype)   Hey mom, I love you so much!!!!! You are so amazing and the most amazing mom in the world! Dad, I for sure miss having my best pal around me!!! I really do love being out here! I am looking forward to the road ahead of me! I feel ready for bigger challenges!! I have had pressure from the start to do a lot of things and I really feel ready for whatever is in store!! I really do love all of you! I wish we could have just talked the whole day!!!  I love you dad!!!!!!!!!! You will always be my best pal! (Mom’s Notes from Mother’s Day Skype) This morning May 13, 2018 Acliy (Suzanna) Gomez Montalvao was baptized and confirmed a member of the church. It was a great morning and they were so happy for her to take this next step in her life. He said that he is the “Tic Tac Toe” and “Ping Pong” Champ! Fun, Fun! The strangest thing he has eaten in Tofu! He said it wasn’t too bad. In Edin...

May 7, 2018 This week was a pretty bomb! Of course as you know we had All Ireland and it was super amazing!!! I also had my last interview with President Donaldson as well!!! It was all really good!! I am going to miss them a ton but I am excited for the future! Sister Duke told me all about your meeting yesterday! I am happy it was nice and that she could tell you the about the mission and fill in the blanks. (Mom note: Sister Duke flew out with Mikey to the MTC, was in the same MTC district and served in their first area, the Finglas Ward together. She had been sick since she arrived and had to come home a few weeks ago for surgery and recovering to return to the mission) Our people/investigators are doing pretty good. Right now we have like 8 or 9 people that our working towards baptism! Meaning like they are the most solid people who are progressing and working hard! I am thinking maybe we could have around 3 or more baptisms this transfer which would really be ...

April 30, 2018 Hello all, Alright so we didn’t have a baptism this week but it’s all good we will have one in the future! Well so it can be hard top spread the time but its all good! Usually the people will drop themselves out because they lose interest so it’s not too hard. There is a member in our ward his name is Kelvin Troy! He played for Rutgers in the late 70s and early 80s! He played for the Bucks and is in the Rutgers Basketball Hall of Fame! Pretty crazy huh but he is a funny guy that has kept me up to date on the Draft. Alright hear is my spiritual thought for the week!  So I am going to be honest....... I haven't read the whole Book of Mormon through in my whole life. And to be honest it’s really sad that I haven’t and I feel at times ashamed for not! So when I got to the field I told myself I was going to read it all the way through! It’s been a long time but this Wednesday I finished it! After I finished it I got on my knees and did as Moroni ...