Dear Family,
I cannot believe how fast this month has gone by!
It has been a very unique month with some difficulties and great learning
opportunities. I'm grateful for all of the opportunities I've had, even though
they haven't all been the easiest things to go through. But all in all, I'm
grateful for the month of September! I can't believe it's almost been a month
since Elder Sedgwick got here! That's crazy.
That will be odd to think that the 11th Ward might not
be your home Ward in a week.. I can think about how difficult that could be for
the Youth. After my mission, I understand what the point of church is and would
be able to adapt from it, but it would have been difficult to go from the
Priest's Quorum with all of my friends to another with different guys. But,
after a month or so everyone will adapt and it will seem like
normal!
I'm glad you were able to find the Enoch Train music on
iTunes! Yeah, it's instrumental (kinda folk-ish) versions of Hymns. They're
pretty good, while being unique. With the limited amount of music we have, it
sometimes sounds like we're listening to the same thing over and over. I have
learned to love Hymns though! When we hear normal music in Walmart and other
places, it all seems.... I'm not quite sure how to put it. Pointless? It doesn't
uplift or edify in most cases. Hymns on the other hand, definitely help me focus
on the work. Not to say I'm only going to listen to Hymns after the mission, but
I have learned the purpose of them! :)
Things haven't changed much in our mission yet. I figured because we're in the
US we'd be one of the first to get them,
but I was wrong! There's been a greater emphasis on working with members, but
besides that it's just work as usual! We've been told that we will be making the
changes (facebook, iPads, Church Tour Hours) during the 1st quarter of next
year. As of now, it's just been the same old thing.. Try potentials, tract, try
referrals, tract, and teach a few lessons here and there. But things are
beginning to improve!
This past week Elder Sedgwick and I both had colds, which is no fun. I
don't know why, but the colds out here in New York stay with me a lot longer
than they did back home! It's odd to realize that when you switch where you
live, even you immune system is affected! But I felt a lot better yesterday
(because I could actually breath out of my nose!) and am improving. That's good.
Besides that, we had a pretty good week. We did a bunch of service on Tuesday
that was fun! We helped a member clear out his "swamp" and get a bunch of wood
out and cut the wood. I never imagined I'd be cutting through weeds and stuff
with a machete to clear a path on my mission, but I can now say that I did!
Pretty cool. It was hard work though! I was picking up some pretty big pieces of
wood and then throwing them out to dry land so Elder Sedgwick could cut them.
Don't worry though, I was really smart on how I was lifting and throwing. I've
seen too many people with bad backs and knees on my mission... Not something I
desire in my future. I feel like I could go and do shot-put (or whatever it's
called when you throw the metal ball) a lot better now! Although, my right side
was the one getting the workout. My left side of my body seems kinda weak in
comparison. Oops.
We also had a Zone Meeting in Utica, which was really good. We rode down
with the Senior Couple in Watertown, The Hamarris (I may have misspelled
that..). They were really cool to get to know and reminded me of how much I miss
the Huffs! Elder Hammari was telling me I should look into the Airforce ROTC
when I get home if I want to go into either Dentistry or Meteorology. He said if
they really want someone, they'll pay for pretty much everything in schooling as
long as you sign on to work for them afterward. Something to think about..
:)
Brother Laconti's funeral was on Friday. Because most of his family is
Catholic, it was a Catholic service. It was amazing to see the differences there
was in the funeral, as well as the similarities. The Lowville Branch priesthood
was all there and we were the pallbearers for the casket. Kind of another unique
experience. It was all in all good.
On Saturday, it was the Cream Cheese Festival and Lowville made history!
They had the biggest cheesecake in the world here... Unfortunately, Elder
Sedgwick and I weren't there when they revealed it, but we did get to eat part
of it. So I ate part of a world record on Saturday. Pretty cool stuff, huh?
Yesterday was really good too. We had a lot of people at Church that hadn't
been for a while. Also, our recent convert Becky, invited 2 of her friends to
come to church. They really liked it and we have appointments set to teach them
this upcoming week, as well as a few appointments with referrals and former
investigators. Hopefully we'll have a very busy and productive week! It looks
like that should be the case.
I'm getting excited for conference! I can't believe it's almost
that time of the year again. It's weird to think back about what life was like
last time it was fall conference... I was in Owego with Elder Baird! A lot has
changed since then, but a lot is still the same! It'll be good to hear the
counsel of the Church Leaders! I love General Conference!
Well, I better get going. Hope you're all doing good!
Love you guys,
-Elder Hussey
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