Well here I am in Oregon. It's been kind of crazy how different it is from the MTC. The grossest part about Oregon is all of the moss on the sidewalk and driveways! I still love it though.
The last few days in the MTC were pretty normal days for the MTC. The food was still the same, I'm glad I don't have to eat there anymore. Something that was kind of cool that happened is that Elder Tuttle got to say the prayer in the Tuesday night devotional. We both got to sit up on the stand and be right next to a member of the 70! It was a great talk. |
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Coming to Oregon was my first time ever on a plane. I was super nervous at first but it was really pretty fun. I got my seat moved to the emergency exit rows and had plenty of leg room for my long legs.
My new companions name is Elder Pouwers. He's a super nice kid. He's been out about 9 months and knows a whole lot more about teaching people than I do which is expected.
We do a ton of walking and have actually found quite a few people. It's interesting because sometimes the nicest looking people are rude and the hardest looking people are soooooo nice. Overall though most people here are super nice. O I'm in an town called Stayton. It's pretty small but there are quite a few members. The members by the way are great! Don't worry mom, they feed us lots of food. I've gained a few pounds because of it.
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| Breakfast burrito from Rico's! |
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| Bonus! Mission Leader sells Christmas Trees! |
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| Great smiles! |
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Sundays are cool days. It's nice going to an actual church again instead of MTC church. Everybody in the ward is like a big family and it is a very different atmosphere than church in Utah. I got to pass the sacrament too! Hey Nate, they only had 5 people passing and they still needed my help.
Overall I love it here in Oregon. It's very different than Utah even though it hasn't been raining a ton until today.
Some other random info from Tyler:)
- (After the airport) We just got to go straight to the mission home. They (Mission President and his wife) are so nice. They remind me of grandma and grandpa robbins a lot. We slept in their home that night. Those beds are soooooo comfortable after sleeping on the mtc beds.
- There are quite a few old trucks and lots of new ones too. Muscle cars too! It makes it kind of fun seeing them drive by!
- I have my bike but we haven't used them at all just lots of walking! (Tyler and his comp have a car but are limited on miles, so they walk alot. Only the senior companion drives.)
- The ward boundary is huge and there are about 150 members. Not a lot of youth. All of the families are super nice though.
- I have a long bed it's soooooo nice not hanging of the end!
- We have dinner scheduled for every night for over the next month!
- I got to pass the sacrament that was kind of fun! all of the others who were passing we like half my size lol.
- Our apartment is one of the nicest in the Oregon mission. (according to Elder Pouwers)
- Everything is going well! love you guys!!
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