Dear Friends and Family, July 22, 2013
How ya'll doin'? I've been out in
the mission field for less than a week and I'm doing mighty fine, I say mighty
fine. I am in the Memphis West Area, right on the border of the Mississippi.
Church was great this Sunday, the branch here is wonderful.
I was able to get to the store and
buy sheets and a blanket. I went with
purple sheets and large grey blanket.
My companions name is Elder Anderson
and he’s fine. The housing is
comfortable and spacious. President
Peterson and his wife are good people and the mission home is big.
I spend my days proselyting and
praying. Lots of praying. My days have been full.
My first lesson on my very first day
was with a guy named Aaron. He had a gun in a tire swing and in the course of
the lesson pulled another gun from his pocket. He's a smart guy though, to be
sure. Knows his Bible pretty well.
We have four Baptisms lined up as of
now, I'm expecting at least two of them to go through.
My Companion is an agreeable fellow,
Elder Anderson. He's got spiky blonde hair and thick glasses. When happy he
gives an excited, elongated and high-pitched 'yeah!' When upset he gives a
similar sounding 'dang it!' He has done a great deal of training throughout his
mission.
Chiggers were built up a great deal
before my mission...they really aren't a big deal. Ticks still sound pretty
bad, but not THAT bad. I'm more scared of the wasps and bees. A large, skinny
black wasp bit or stung Elder Anderson right on the cheek yesterday. He isn't
dead yet, so we don't think it was poisonous.
We do emails in their teeny tiny
library. It's...not very big.
There are trees everywhere, it's
cool. Interesting that you actually get less horizon than when there are actual
mountains around.
-Elder North
I asked him how many people he
freaked out on his travels by staring at their babies or trying to play with
them. He said all of them. J He hasn’t told us about his bike yet.
They have provided us with his
direct address if you would like to send him mail I am sure he would appreciate
it.
Elder Bryen Nielsen North
606 Rainer #10
West Memphis, AR 72301
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