"I didn't think I'd hate food so much"

This week was really exciting in a manner of speaking. We had two baptism and we have been working hard to get those two ready and also to find more. It was also the holidays and thanksgiving was always on my mind. We worked hard to try to find but no one opens there door because they are busy. People don’t slow down they just want to go and they don’t stop and smell the flowers. 

 So this week the other elders in our district called us and said that someone was in there house. They heard someone run down the stairs and back up. We got there and there was no one there. The doors were still locked and it was kinda creepy. But we said a prayer. It’s so weird hearing about this stuff.

The two baptisms were really good! Vincent’s was alright. We didn’t get much support from the ward and only his mom came for his baptism. And we are struggling to get her active. We hope to baptize his brother Victor next month though. I had the opportunity to confirm him on Sunday and it was a little scary. My first confirmation but as always I don’t really need to worry because it wasn’t my blessing. It was God’s blessing and I was just a mouth piece.

Ron Nichols baptism was great! We had his interview on Wednesday and then he went on vacation to Preston Idaho area and we didn’t see him again until Saturday morning when he showed up for his baptism. I wasn’t actually worried because he was solid. The only thing that would have kept him from being baptized would be if he smoked again. But he didn’t and he has had a huge change of heart. He enjoyed playing football and not having that burning feeling in his lungs. The WOW really works haha. But at his baptism he had a lot of support from his wife’s family. They all came down and they are all really cool. And we had members from the ward there and his baptism was really sweet. The spirit was really strong and I had the opportunity to conduct his baptism. These are the first two that I’ve had where I’ve found them and taught them everything. His wife said something to Elder Kulu and I, she said that we were probably the only ones that could have gotten him baptized. That was a really tender moment for me. Helps me know that heavenly father called me here for a reason.

Hopefully Elder Kulu and I will be able to find a lot of people. We lost two really good investigators to baptism but that’s okay I guess! haha Transfers are coming up and this one is really going to be exciting. I don’t think I’ll stay with Elder Kulu, and I’ve heard I might be training... which is scary. We are getting 60 new missionaries in the next two transfers and 30 of them are going to be sisters. And I end my training in two weeks. Sooo life is going and I don’t feel like I’m ready to lead.

So mom you should be on chapter 58 in Alma. These are my favorite chapters. I went back and studying chapter 37 more. There is a lot of good stuff in there. I made a lot of connections and I didn’t realize how much Lehi's dream is connected to just about everything. The compass is the liahona and the Holy Ghost. I would like to explain everything I found out but I don’t really have time to. But I definitely suggest reading it. Also I studied the word remember and to remember really means to humble yourself. If you remember the Lord you follow his commandments. It’s the opposite of pride. If the Nephites only remembered the lord they would not have let pride enter their hearts.

Well love you all take care.

Love Elder Salmon

Oh yeah I forgot to tell you all about my thanksgiving. Soo we have 4 dinners... yeah it was rough. I was doing a really good job of only eating the good stuff at each house and eating sparingly but the last house we ate at was a Tongan’s! We didn’t serve ourselves she just gave us a huge plate of polongy and tongan food! I didn’t think I’d hate food soo much. I wasn't hungry all week long!!