"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading." (Lao Tzu)
Well this last Friday we had a little
switch up. Elder Neilson is a visa waiter and he got his visa and is now
in Taiwon, My companion is Elder Sorenson and he
is a district leader and he came out with me also. He is great. We
are getting along great, and doing great things!
Elder
Hammond is in another area being a district leader. All because Elder
Neilson left early. So there is just two elders living in the apartment
and we are in a car share with Elder Millett and Elder Larson. Other than
that I has been a great week.
Our area is big and no one knows where
anything is. We are all new to the
area. My comp has a GPS and it helps us
at least not get to lost.
Life is good and I am feeling
great. Yes and we bike a lot! This Area is very hilly. We have to go UP the hill BOTH WAYS, just
like dad had to do, and it is tuff.
They had to close down Lakeview area
again, the new area we were working. There was not enough elders in the area to
keep it going correctely since Elder N & Elder H left. Now again I am in Millard with Elder Sorenson,
same apartment. 7007 s. 145th st. Omaha Nebraska 61844. It is an awesome apartment, new and nice.
I am now just trying to get the area
down. I have to meet all new people in the area so it will take a little bit of
time to get it memorized. But it is
exciting getting to know new people and new areas.
Serving a mission is completely
different from what I thought it would be like. Not a lot of the people
here are very interested in the church or leaning about our Hevenely
Father. Also, all missionaries have
unique personalites, they all take getting use to and are sometimes hard to get
along with.
So we have been re-reading the BoM and
I am learning a lot more about the stories that I heard in primary & Young
Mens. Like how the sons of Ishmael
were just on the Band Wagon and did anything that their peers did. It doesn't say anything about the wife's of Laman
or Lemuel or Nephi or Sam. I am sure it
is because they are sacred and do not need to be talked about.
I learned that I need to rely on my
Heavenly Father more for things being on a mission.
Words have come to my mouth when I
needed them. He has helps me teach a lot of lessons that I did not know where
to go with them. But I was guided to say
the things I needed to say. I have had
to rely on Him a ton with Millett. He
also with giving me strength while biking and walking and other physical things
that I must complete.
I have sent a picture, we are the “A
team” yes we have lots of fun together.
It is a nice change since the last companionship!
Have to go,
Love you lots!
Elder Vance
