MISSIONARY PURPOSE

My purpose as a missionary is to “invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end.”

PROGRESSION LINE UPON LINE

Thoughts after arriving at the MTC: "It's been super awesome hearing about all the mission calls everyone is getting! The work is moving faster and faster every day! It becomes more and more apparent when you see 1,000 missionaries come in every Wednesday!"

Thoughts after leaving the MTC: "It’s a testimony just knowing that the church is right. The things that we’ve learned are true and real. The way I talk about the gospel now is different. The gospel is something that requires action and action is what God wants. It is real. This is what the world needs and I am engaged in the Lord’s work!"

Thoughts after 18 months: “I feel like I can handle anything now! I've learned how I will have a burning witness of the restored church until the day I die. That will be done by constantly seeking out answers to my questions.”

Thoughts after 24 months: "..."

Monday, April 21, 2014

I am now going to be a zone leader in Oulu!

This was a quick email we received from Spencer this morning.  He is moving way up in the north in Finland to Oulu.  Look at a map and see how far north Oulu is located.  I am so glad he is going into the summer months. It is a big city right on the Gulf of Bothnia.  His zone is huge so he will be traveling a ton.  It is so wonderful to see him growing in all the different capacities he has been in so far.  This one will definitely push him outside his comfort zone and will force him to greater heights.  Can't wait to see it!


Dear Family & Friends,

Well, the call came. It came a day early actually! It was super stressful. My companion is leaving to Pietarsaari where they speak Swedish. I will also be leaving to go to Oulu to be a zone leader. I am super sad to leave, I just said good bye to everyone at church. I will be leaving tomorrow at 12 so I had to write today. I will have two companions in Oulu. Elder Speirs who was in the MTC at the same time as me but one group ahead and then Elder Christiansen who is the language coordinator in the North Zone. Both are older than me!!! Im so excited to be a junior companion! I have been either training or a co senior companion for 8 months! 

I will meet up with Elder Speirs tomorrow here in Tampere at 1150 and him and I will ride a train all the way to Oulu. (6 hours!) Because I am a Zone Leader I go to the Missionary Leadership Council every month. Because Oulu is so far away from Helsinki we fly down every month! I also get to go to the temple every time I am there! I am soo excited to be in a threesome. I have always wanted to be in one because you only need one member to have 2 companionships! It will be super fun!

The Oulu zone covers everything north of Jyväskylä. Its huge! I will also get a chance to go back to Kuopio because the district leader is there. 

There will be tons of new tasks added but I am so excited to finally get trained again! 

Sorry I cant write more but I may write tomorrow when I get there but probably not. Have a great week! 

Vanhin Tippetts 


Here is a map to see how far north he will be going.  Right now he is in Tamperedown towards the bottom left.  Oulu is up closer to the Artic Circle.  It is almost the farthest city his mission goes.  I think there is only one other city farther. The mission does not go past the Arctic circle.   He will be doing lots of traveling for sure.

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