Hello everyone! Great week! Niegell is doing really well! He walked 30 minutes to church again and he loves the teachings of god. Like I said before he has never had a strong faith in god like this before and he is just taking it all in. He is a champ. My companion and I had the opportunity to pick up the new missionaries from the airport and spend the night with them and then the next day we picked up the missionaries going home and spent the night with them. It was soooo interesting to see the difference. With the new missionaries you can see the mixed emotions, excited, scared, happy, nervous. I remember being those shoes. To be honest I wasn't really that nervous, but it's funny to think of how much I thought I knew. I have grown sooo much over the mission. With the missionaries going home there were the same sort of feelings but a very different feel. Among those missionaries was Elder Adams. Many of you know him because he spent some years when he was younger in my home stake. Elder Adams has changed my life and perspective on so many things and in so many ways, I'm not going to lie it was really hard to see him go. It is so interesting to see how God shapes us and our lives by giving us mentors and examples as well as stewardships. If God asks you to do something that seems hard at first, trust him. He will make you capable of anything he asks you to do. I love you all soooo much, Elder McOmber

Hello everyone! Good week for us here in Elizabeth. We met this guy named Nigel. He is a very committed yet shy person. He really wants to be a motivational speaker so he is pushy himself out of his comfort zone. He lives 30 minutes (walking) away from the church. But he has walked to church in the really hot and humid New Jersey air, so that he can receive the good word. He comes drenched in sweat but he doesn't care. He is hoping to be baptized on July 2nd! Today my companion and I get to pick up all the new missionaries and do their first day of missionary work with them so I have less time to write but I want you all to know that I love you! Be strong and walk with God! Elder McOmber

June 12

Hello everyone! 

So sorry I have been lacking on emails! Things have been crazy so not a whole lot of time to email. 

When it comes to the work a few things happened this week that were awesome. We have been working really hard and seen a lot of opposition. But we decided that it didn't matter what happened we would work hard and trust the lord. We have been going out and talking to as many people as we can and skipping meals. found a lot of cool people, but they all wouldn't really progress.  On Saturday night we knelt down and prayed. We have definitely been humbled. In that prayer we opened our hearts to god. We told him that we know that this is his work and that we are simply his instruments. We asked him to please allow us to more fully fulfill our purpose. Yesterday out of the blue 3 people came to church who we hadn't talked to and want to be taught. Then some other missionaries found a family of 3 from Nigeria. We taught them last night and they outright said they want to be baptized. I now have a testimony more than ever of Alma 26:12 (Book of Mormon) "Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever."

I am so greatful to god for this time here in New Jersey. I have never felt so close to him in my life and this connection is something I want to maintain and strengthen for the rest of my life. If there are any of you who don't feel like you have a strong connection with god and want one, PLEASE talk to me. There are so many blessing waiting for you.

I love you all,

Elder McOmber