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| New Missionary Orientation |
Hey mom!
This has been a crazy week. I went to the doctor on Monday
and she said my leg was okay, just pulled some muscles above my knee,
so I got put in a car for a little bit. I figure that's okay, because
I've already lost 20 lbs since I left home. It's probably because of
stress, but hey. My CTR ring is too big now. I got to see my old MTC
district again, and it was great getting to joke around with them again.
None of them are in my zone, so we probably won't see each other again
until Christmas.
As far
as work goes, we did a blitz; where you split up as a companionship and
work with a different missionary to go tracting. Me and a Spanish
missionary, Elder Clarke, knocked a couple doors and found a woman named
Misty who was Baptist but said she would read from the Book of Mormon.
We tried to get in contact with her later, but she said she was too busy
to meet. We also met with Phillip, a guy who grew up in the hood and
has a gold tooth. He loves God and Jesus, and loves to talk. He did most
of the talking during our 45 minute lesson. He smokes medical
marijuana, and as such, walking into his house is like walking into a
Vegas casino. That is, if a Vegas casino decided to smoke a giant
cigarette itself. Cool guy, but it's hard to breathe in there.
We
helped this one lady move from her storage unit and it was so cold that
my fingers were white and my fingernails were purple by the time we
were done. We get to have dinner with members a lot and we're going to
an old couple's home for Thanksgiving. I keep telling everyone about our
fried turkey back home and they all think it's amazing.
We
also tried tracting on this one street. We met a guy who wanted to read
the Book of Mormon, AND he had an eye patch, so he was double cool.
Elder Evans said I seemed to have good luck when tracting, but the Lord
must have heard him, because when we approached the next door, I saw a
sign that said, "NO SOLICITING - ENFORCED BY SHOTGUN". Once we knocked, I
heard the most f-words in my life spewed out at us from a window. So
rather than write in all those f-words, I will instead replace them with
more uplifting words. Ahem;
"Hey,
you [amazing] idiots! Can't you read the [lovely] sign!? No [caring]
soliciting!! Or is that too above your [extensive] vocabulary!? You're
lucky I don't come out there and [lovingly] shoot you!!"
We
told him sorry, and to have a nice day, to which he replied, "[Love]
you!!" I swear as we were walking to the next door I heard a shotgun
pump.
So yeah, he was scary. But Sunday
was better, because Phillip came to church! He sat next to us and only
stayed for sacrament meeting. Elder Evans and I are in the ward choir,
but I didn't have much time to practice our songs, so when we all went
up, I just lip-synched the music. I must have done a great job doing so,
because a woman later told me I did amazing and had a wonderful voice.
Today
was nice, because we had a zone party where we are cereal and played
dodgeball. I got some white fudge-covered Oreos today and they're
amazing. Try some. No right now, go to the store and buy them right now
because they're amazing and they deserve your money.
It's been a crazy week overall. Love you guys!
Elder Keddington (R)
We are ecstatic at the difference we see in this guy today! It's no secret that he had a very rough start to his missionary service in Portland and early last week, he was ready to hop on a plane and come home. This letter makes my heart jump for joy as we are seeing his humor return and see that he is getting into the mission. Connor has been blessed with a wonderful Mission President and Mission mom, who are receptive to the needs of the missionaries in their care and work closely with those needing extra help. We love them for taking great care of our struggling Greenie. Connor, Matt and I know that there have been many people who have remembered him in your prayers are we are more grateful than we can ever say. We are so proud of him and know that he has wonderful things to accomplish!
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| Their sweet ride |
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| That MTC district will hold a special place in his heart, always! |
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