Dear family and friends,
Well i know you guys
have been all worried about transfers and you were just waiting on the
edge of your seat to hear from me. Well i am staying in south jordan and
im still district leader. not a big surprise. But i am training
Again!!! Elder heath is my new companion he hails from lompoc. i call it
lamp post. So not mch happened here for me. but i was really really
really surprised that i was training again. i thought i was dont with
that. but nooo they decided to leave me there doing it one more time. We
got 34 new missionaries and 11 visa waiters. we are kinda upto 255
missionaries until the visa waiters leave. its pretty crazy. the
brethren are right. our mission has lost a lot of experience and the
missionaries have to rely on the spirit a lot more. Elder heath is very
good. We got really lucky(probably more like divine intervention) and
picked up 3 new investigators so he got to put all 3 on date and he is
getting a lot of experience. there is nothing like teaching a real
investigator to help you learn how to teach. With being district leader
he will have to learn quick because i will have to leave him leading the
area when i go on exchanges. but i trust he will do fine.
We picked up this guy named Roy "Bud" Hancock. hes pretty
cool. He calls me boss, wear a cowboy hat with a handle bar mustache
and he has tattoos all up his arm. But he was very receptive to the
spirit. i could tell he really was an honest seeker of truth. The WML
was really surprised when we invited him to be baptized in the first
lesson and he excepted. haha Also we picked up scott walker the adopted
kid from china we have a mandarin translator and he was barely able to
communicate but he was taught who god is and we taught him to pray. it
was a really strong lesson spiritually. The last was a young man who
lives with his parents who are active members of the church but
previously his father didnt want to give permission for him to be
baptized. he recently gave permission for the daughter and now we are
going to get permission for him. He is very very smart. much smarter
than a lot of other investigators ive taught. he needs a little more
that just the milk we usually give to others.
So WE have really been changing what we have been doing
to find. We bike more and we are having a really BCS lesson with members
and getting out quickly. We teach a little about the doctrine of Christ
share a video From the World wide broadcast and get out. it has been way
more effective. we are getting better quality referrals. And most of
them have been with families whos son or daughter is out or is about to
leave. And it is working like a charm. Wow sounds like a lot of changes
are happening at home. A new nephew would be awesome! i think you should call him
Scott James Mckeon. solid strong name. haha Well life is good. i am
doing really well. orthodontist appointment is next monday.
the only thing is my arm is bugging me. the one i throw with. and im
not sure what is is. But ill give it a rest. im really not worried mom
so im not going to the doctors. its probably because i was throwing last
week and i didnt warm up. my arm just isnt what it use to be after
baseball.
Well i hope all is well. Love Elder Salmon
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