It's hard to believe I've officially
been out on my mission for six months. It's flown by but at the same
time I feel like it was forever ago that I was in the MTC. My time in
Joshua was well worth it. I learned and grew a ton there so it's
definitely a sacred place for me. I really want to take ya'll back there
sometime after my mission.
When I first got
to Saginaw, I have to admit it was a little weird. We live in a nice
apartment complex along with two other sets of missionaries. My
apartment feels like a mansion compared to the barn I was living in for
almost six months. It honestly made me uncomfortable at first to have so
much room. On top of that, we see other missionaries almost every day
with most of the rest of the district in the same complex. The only ones
not here are of course the sisters in Highland Station. Funny enough we
actually all live in their ward. Anyway it's been interesting.
The
work in Saginaw seems to have been booming the last few months.
Currently we have two investigators with a baptismal date and another
that will have one next week. People actually want to hear what we have
to say here! Imagine that! I'd say I want to stay here for a while but
then I'd probably be transferred in April. Which reminds me! This will
be a seven week transfer to compensate for the MTC changes recently.
I
wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I didn't talk about the service
we do here. Imagine for a moment that you're sitting in a room with the
guy who invented twist-off caps among other things. Crazy right?! Now,
imagine that he's asleep with a long string of snot hanging from his
nose. Yep, we spend 10 hours a week at an old folks home. A memory care
center to be exact. One lady told me on Friday
that another resident was a jewel robber and that the Chicago police
sent her here so that we can catch her. It takes some getting used to
but I'll let you know how it goes for the next while.
I
guess you're probably wondering about my new companion. I think I
mentioned this last week, but it's Elder Wade. He's been out for
eighteen months so together we add up to a full mission! After a day or
so we both realized that President Ames may have very well put two of
the quietest missionaries in the mission together. Both of us are
experiencing having a quiet companion for the first time. It's been
going pretty well considering! I think the Lord is trying to teach us
something this transfer though... Anyway, I have to go shopping and
stuff. Talk to you next week!
Love,
Elder O'Brien (the younger)
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