McMullin, Luke

Hello all you beautiful people! This is Elder McMullin, and this is the first official email from my mission! I know, I have been in the MTC a whole single day, but hey- today is P-day and they told me I needed to write an email. If you are receiving this email, congratulations! If you or someone around you is not receiving these emails and they would like to get them, please send me the missing email so I can add them.  Online MTC is quite an adventure, as being in Zoom classes for 7 hours a day is bringing back some spectacular PTSD from Online school. Besides that, it has been fantastic! I love my district, and the majority of us are going to the good ol' VRM (Virginia Richmond Mission), which is great. My companion is a fellow history nerd and was building a Lego Star Wars set during break, so I would say I am in good company. Other than that, life is good, I'm learning the gospel, and I have only fallen asleep in the fetal position twice this week! In all seriousness thoug...

Hello Everyone! For those of you who don't know me, I am Elder McMullin. I have been  called to serve in the Virginia Richmond mission, and I am so excited to go and do what the Lord  has commanded me. I thank you all for coming, whether it was just down the street or across the state, and I love each and every one of you. Today I would like to talk about the missionary  purpose, and how it applies in the very fundamental image of the missionaries- the black tag. On this little plastic square, there are three names, and one absent, that I would like to talk about.  Now, being a missionary has some peculiar quirks to it. There's of course the sleeping  schedule, the constant companionship, and the small matter of going to a completely new part of the world with not much more than a blue book and a spare suit. But I would say the strangest bit is how missionaries lose their first name. You see, in my limited experience talking to returned and serving missionaries,...