Hello family!
Things are going good here in Lowville! I am feeling
really good today. Not sure why, but I'm not gonna complain! It's been so
beautiful here lately, and the fall will be even better. I can't
wait!
We do have a baptism this week on Friday. I am excited, but
it's also really a scary week waiting in anticipation.. Our investigator doesn't have much
support from friends or family and I am just praying she will stay strong and
stay true to what she knows! It's going to be a good experience for her though!
She's great.
Elder Davis is a fun companion. We really do get along well,
but it has made it really apparent how much of a red personality I am.. He's
probably a blue/white, so I feel like I'm really overpowering personality wise.
I need to make sure I let him lead and grow while I'm with him. He is a
california kid though! The stories about California drivers- All true. Just
kidding! hahaha He's been out about 6 months and is still in his first area. He
was a little more shy growing up and the mission is a big step out of his
comfort zone. Talking to random people, especially when you are the ones
starting the conversation... On their doorstep, is difficult stuff sometimes.
But he's a good companion.
Lowville is a different area from all of
my others. We have 2 investigators and a few less-actives we kinda see here and
there, but I'm hoping we can change that soon. We had 4 lessons in all of last
week, so we have a lot more time to get out and talk with people. The area is
HUGE in comparison to my other areas, so we are driving a lot more than I'm used
to. But the people are nice and life is a bit slower paced, so people are a
little bit more willing to talk with us. We have been working on getting
everything organized and figured out so that we can effectively work our entire
area while staying within our mileage limitations. We can go 1100 miles a month,
which sounds like a lot, but it can go by really quickly.
We had a new family move into the Branch this past week. I really enjoyed moving
them in and we are so glad to have them! We just got 4 more priesthood and one
more sister, which basically doubled the amount of priesthood in our branch!
Yesterday was the first time in 5 months I haven't had to either bless or pass
the sacrament! Crazy stuff..
Dinner appointments are a little
sparse up here, but I keep joking with the members and giving them the meal
calendar. It's not so much the food aspect (I tell them they can just give us
PB&J if they want), but getting to know the members and helping them feel
the Spirit of missionary work does wonders. As of now, we get about 2 meal
appointments a week. But that gives me an opportunity to learn how to cook! :)
And I've continued to expand what I eat.. I've been eating Oatmeal for breakfast
the past week! Crazy, huh? Who would've thought?
Also, funny story- There
were 2 little girls out with a booth last Saturday selling stuff. I thought it
was lemonade, but it was actually little bags of lettuce. Anyway, they were
working so hard trying to sell stuff and earn money, so I decided to buy a bag
for $1.00
Gotta support kids that are willing to work for their money! So I
washed it up and thought it looked a little different.. I thought it might have
been spinach or something. It tasted like weeds... I got a good laugh out of
that though.
I've been really bad at getting back to people... I
haven't emailed friends too much, although it's nice when they drop a note and
let me know what's going on in their lives. But, like you've said before, an
email is cool- a handwritten letter is way better. I need to get back into the
habit of writing letters again! And you are right, missions have changed a lot..
Even in the past year!
Well, things are going good here. I'm
excited for this week. I'm so grateful to have a great family like you back home
and I glad I get this opportunity to be out here.
Love you
all!
-Elder Hussey
