SARCASM RADAR: SARCASM CONFIRMED.
Haha! OK i'm a dork. Well i'm not going to lie it feels like i haven't written anyone in years... OK its only been about two weeks. but still i feel like its been along time since I've written home! gah!
so guess what guys!!! I HAVE STORIES TO TELL AGAIN! WOO HOO!!! OK so when i first arrived here i was told that i was going to be living in a really crappy dumpy place. they started telling me that its probably the worst home in the mission. i was kinda fretting. they were somehow able to keep me out all day till 9:00 and not drop my luggage off at the house till that night and when we finally pull up to the house its HUGE! its like a freaking mansion! I was needless to say hopelessly confused. then they said we live in the basement of this house. so i figure the basement was like barely finished or something like that. we go down and its way freaking nice! it has its own washer and dryer, a ping pong table, a air hockey table, a pool table, fridge, sink, stove, like 4 couches, and an elevator to the upstairs. so i told them "this is the worst home in the district huh?" they just laughed. needless to say i'm staying in a really nice home of a member. its so awesome to stay there. i love it.
Also I've been able to teach a few lessons here and their and i've been teaching a lot more less actives here. i'm surprised to see how prominent the church is here. there really are quite a few members around. and even if the people aren't members, rarely have they never heard of the church. which is a blessing and a curse at the same time. The people of montana are awesome! they see the missionaries and they really respect our work. (or so they say) and they always tell us to keep going, members and non members. they all seem to know that we arent out to tell them that their church is wrong. when we go tracting, (which i've already figured out is a really crappy way to find people) people are say hi and know who we are. But at the same time they have already heard of the church and have figured out so many ways to say no and even though they are mostly nice. no matter how i try to teach them a lesson they simply wont have it. they dont mind what we do but they wont be a part of it... oh well. my job is to find those who are prepared to hear the gospel. =)
So even though i've gotten a warm introduction the work here is pretty slow. so i found out that i'm not working in the office at all. i'm simply the companion of those who do. most of the time i am reading and memorizing scriptures, studying pmg or Portugese, or studying the layout of the land. (there are few numbered streets.) so yea i'm spending a lot of time in the Mission home and not so much out in the streets but usually about 2:00 we get out and are able to do some proselyting. My companions Names are Elder Neilson and Elder Landbeck. I'm in a trio. Elder Neilson is a Half Redneck from Blanding Utah. and then Elder Landbeck is a lot like Eric (my cousin). he's super into computers and does some programming for the mission. applications they can use and what not.
The last thing i want to say is about the one investigator that we have. his name is chase and he's awesome. he's been going to church, YSA activites, general conference, he's so awesome! he loves the gospel and he's just being a little cautious about the baptism idea. which is perfectly fine because we've only taught him one lesson. he's doing great and i really hope that he can receive an answer about the prayers he's offered and the questions he has about life. I've been super blessed to have an awesome introduction to the mission field. and life is just doing good.
Thank you everybody for your prayers! i can see them working miracles! the people of montana are so ready to hear the gospel and its awesome to see the church flourish. I've never seen so many different churches in my life and it really puts into perspective what Joseph smith's mind set was as a teenager. Who the heck do you listen too?! luckily god has provided a way for us to know the church that has the fulness of the gospel.
anyway i could keep talking but i need to save some stuff for next week! Tchao!
Elder Cornwall
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