Hey Fam!
I get to stay here another 6 weeks ! I'm stoked! I love it here. Unfortunately, Elder Griffith is being transferred but my new companion, Elder Thomas, sounds like an awesome missionary. He is like 6'7" so it will be interesting getting used to looking up at someone. He is from Utah but i'll have more details on him next week
We did tons this week! One day we
got a call from a lady who said she needed a "little" help in her
yard. Haha! We showed up to find 9 pallets of sod ready to be laid!
It was hard work but we got it done!
On Saturday as a zone we all went
to the Osprey game for "Mormon Night". Haha, honestly it was
not my favorite thing I have done on my mission. President Mecham
requested we all go and there was a bbq before hand which we cooked and handed
out food to a couple hundred people. I loved doing that and just talking
to everyone but then we went and sat and watched the game for 2 hours from
7-9pm. It was just different because I am used to constantly going places
and being much more productive than that. I am sure I will have similar
feelings when I get home from my mission. Last time I saw President
Mecham he said, "I have noticed in my life when I fail to keep myself very
busy I begin to be very ineffective." I agree completely.
I went down to Stevensville on an
exchange this week! We had our zone training, Which went really well :),
and then I went to be with elder McCandless and his companion for 2 days.
They serve in Corvallis and their area covers the polygamist town called
Pinesdale. I never thought in my life I would have the opportunity to
teach the Gospel to someone who practices polygamy! We met with a bunch
of people and there are about 15 who are preparing themselves to be baptized
right now which is incredible.
At one point we got a call from
someone who needed help loading up all his hay cuz it was about to rain so we
drove over and in our white shirt and tie began to load it all up. Then
it DUMPED! There was crazy lightening and thunder and we decided we better go
inside. We got drenched! Soaked from head to toe! Haha, I
have never been that wet in a white shirt and tie. It was actually pretty
exciting so I had a great time.
Thanks for all of your e-mails and
great love and support!
Love,
Elder
Holland
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