"This week has been really good! My new companion is Elder Cowling. He is the normal age of 19 and he comes from Caldwell, Idaho. Ha It's kind of funny to have a companion from the states again. I like it though. He's a really great elder and I have had fun as I've started to train him. Ha I'm definitely learning a lot from him as we go along. The MTC really teaches them how to be good missionaries - and some of the things that we learn there get lost overtime in the mission field, so it is really good to be learning them again. He is eager to learn and to improve and that is awesome. Ha it was funny because I was standing at transfers waiting for him to show up and then all the new missionaries got there. Ha he came up to me and was like 'Elder Mortenson, I think your my new companion' - when that was confirmed he just busted out in some Creole with me 'eh sak passe!' Ha I hadn't heard creole from anybody since I was in Hochelaga - let alone from a missionary straight from the MTC. He's a really good elder though and it shows through his desire to teach people and find people. I hope I can train him well.
"One of the coolest things that happened this week was when we went over to the Roys house (the family that moved in about 2 weeks or so ago) and we had dinner with them. So that was saturday night. Also there were the dad's sons (who normally live with their mom, but visit their dad and step mom about every 2 weekends). One of them, Nathan, was pretty interested in the gospel and so we were able to set up an appointment for the next night to come and watch the restoration video with him. We also left them as a family with the commitment to read Alma 18 because we read Alma 17 together with them. So Sunday night rolls around and we go back over there for dinner and then we were able to watch the video with Nathan. We talked a little bit about the restoration and some background information that led to the restoration. Ha then we gave him a soft commitment to baptism and he accepted. ha and we also set up an appointment to come by tonight and teach the plan of salvation! We're super excited about teaching him. He's really a great kid and we hope that he read in the book of mormon last night like we asked him to and prayed about it! We'll find out though!
"This week we were also able to teach Andrea Wilde! She's been an investigator for a few months now and we've only been able to have one lesson with her since she has just been so busy! We've set up a couple but then they've just been postponed - or she just doesn't answer our calls. So finally we were able to have a lesson with her and it went pretty well! She is interested in the gospel and I think willing to act on the things that we are asking her to do - like read and pray. Her husband is less active and she has a 7 month old daughter and seriously it would be so awesome if we could help her to join the church and get the husband to come back to activity. We're going to try and bring some of the women in the ward to teach with us this friday when we see her - hopefully by so doing, giving her people to relate to and friends to associate with. It was really exciting when we were trying to suggest the time for our next appointment and she said 'oh maybe same time in about 2 weeks?' And then having to push aside my fears I suggested 'well maybe we could meet next friday instead?' And thankfully she agreed! Ha I feel like I have had to put my fear of rejection aside a couple times this week - and as I have done so, only good things have happend! Ha that was something really cool this week.
"Ha a funny story this week - So normally when we knock on a door, we'll give our little introduction and then we ask if we can share more. If no, then we ask for referrals. Whether they give them to us or not, we then ask them if there is anything we can do for them - maybe like shovel their walk or something. Ha Normally they say 'oh no- that's why i have kids. They're do that.' Ha so this week we knocked on a potential's door and the son answered. We asked if his mom was there - no - when she'd be back - I don't know - so we're like 'well ok, maybe we could shovel this walk for you?' (it had snowed the night before) Ha and then he was like 'Wait, like for free??' Ha 'Yeah' 'Ha uh.. yeah for sure! Thanks!' I thought that was funny just because Had we asked the adult, they would just have put the responsibility for that on their kids - but since it was the kid, for sure he was going to accept our service!"
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I wrote Trav this week and told him I love that his P-days are on Monday; It makes Monday a happy day rather than a back-to-the-grind-stone day!
I am a sentimental shmuck, and all who know me just have to get over it or endure my endless amounts of mushy spewage ;) I get so giddy to hear from Elder Morty. Sometimes it feels like forever since the last letter, but even though we don't get to talk a lot I do feel our bond of friendship is still strong and our love as family is deepening. It is a definite blessing that comes from being on the Lord's errand. I am so glad Travis is my brother. I'm thankful to see his heart in the right place and his mind developing. I'm pretty sure all the other spirit brothers and sisters felt a little jealous in the premortal life because they weren't going to be apart of the A Team Family ;) j/k, I'm super partial to my family!
Only a few more months until Travis hits his year mark, and if it goes like Brad's last year Travis will be home before we know it!
Love,
Jessi
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