First week in Princeton, NJ

It's been a crazy week! 

Tuesday was crazy! I through all my stuff into bags Monday night and Tuesday morning and we were off to transfers. Before I left I threw my shoes that had holes in them on the power line outside my house ( it's a thing here in Jersey City, picture attached) at transfers I met my new companion Elder Brinkerhoff, he is a good guy and we are going to have a lot of fun! (Video attached) 

The rest of the week was A TON of just talking to people, knocking on doors, and street boarding. Just basically anything to find people to teach. We knocked our own complex saying that we just moved into the complex and that we were looking for service opportunities. We met 2 super cool people. The first was Pat. Nice lady who has had some recent health problems so she can't leave the house too much and needs help walking her dog. We walked her dog for ten minutes and then came back and shared a spiritual message. She wants us to come back every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to walk her dog and said she would be interested in hearing all our messages! The second person was Lisa, she said that she worked at a senior center where they needed more people to come, play cards and talk with the people, we told her we would love to do that! After a while of talking the topic of the Book of Mormon came up and we talked to her about how important it is. She told us she would read it and was open to have us come back to tell her more about it. Things are looking up

Sunday we met the ward, and I love them! Definitely different from Jersey City though haha things are a lot more casual. We are going to be meeting with a lot of members this week! Gillian got baptized!!! I couldn't go because I was a whole state away but I heard it was amazing. Elder Crowther told me that the spirit was SO strong and everyone felt it. It has been a long road getting Gillian the opportunity to be baptized and I am so blessed to have been a part of that process!

I am happy to be here in Princeton, It is sooooo beautiful and I am very excited for all the possibilities!

Love you all,

Elder McOmber

Special shoutout to my cousin Ethan Thompson! He goes into the missionary training center this week!

This week was my last week in jersey city. I am going to miss this place so much! After serving here for 7 months, I have been called to train a new missionary in Princeton, New Jersey! Gonna be a blast.

I've had some amazing times in this area. I said my goodbyes to all the members, the hardest goodbye was probably Rashee, Gillian, and Jahadah. Luckily I will be seeing them tonight before I leave tomorrow. I have been so blessed to have gotten to know them so well. I look forward to all of the amazing things God has in store for me and for them!

If anyone knows about Princeton New Jersey let me know!

Much love!

Elder McOmber

The district at our last district meeting

October 8, 2016- I love this missionary!

Slower week this week. Lots of contacting. Met some cool people though!

We met this one guy named Nathan. He thought we worshiped Joseph Smith, we explained to him that we are christians (we are the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter Day Saints) he was super cool and after talking to him for 20 minutes about the importance of the Book of Mormon  he decided to take one and read it to know whether or not it is true. Super cool guy!

I didn't get a chance to talk much on it last week, but General Conference was awesome. It is such a blessing to be able to hear from God's Living Prophet and Apostles.

My favorite talk was by Elder K Brett Nattress, in it he said, "The gospel truly is about the one. It is about one lost sheep (see Luke 15:3–7); it is about one Samaritan woman at a well (see John 4:5–30); it is about one prodigal son (see Luke 15:11–32). And it is about one little boy who might claim he is not listening. It is about each one of us--as imperfect as we may be--becoming one with the Savior as He is one with His Father (see John 17:21). I testify that we have a loving Heavenly Father, who knows us by name! I testify that Jesus Christ is the living Son of the living God. He is the Only Begotten and our Advocate with the Father. I further testify that salvation comes in and through His name--and in no other way. It is my prayer that we will devote our hearts and our hands to helping all of Heavenly Father’s children to know Him and to feel His love. As we do, He promises us eternal joy and happiness in this world and in the world to come. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

I testify that everything he said is completely true. The gospel really is there for each of us. Heavenly Father knows you by name, and cares deeply about you!  

Love you all and I hope you all have a good week!

Elder McOmber

Picture 1: all m missionaries in my original area on top of the church

Picture 2: my companion and me.