Jonah's Mission

  This week was relatively slow but that's okay cause that's just how it goes sometimes so here's a quick run down of the week.  Tuesday: I honestly have no idea what we did so this day will be omitted.  Wednesday: we made a tonnnn of treats and baked goods for members which was a ton of fun. We definitely burnt a lot but it's okay. we decided it was the thought that counted. And who expects 4 Elders to be able to cook? We spent the day delivering them and this was super cool and fun. The members are probably the most important part of missionary work.  Thursday:I went on exchanges with Elder Pugmire and that was a lot of fun. I found out 2 things. One, that Elder pugmire and me have a ton in common. Number 2, English work is wayyyy different from Spanish work in the states. There are pros and cons to both but right now I'm on the side that spanish has more pros. I might be biased.  Friday: not too much happened today. Kinda just a normal day of missionary ...

  I'm not a huge fan of writing emails but apparently people want me to write more. Therefore I am going to default to bulletpoints This was a super awesome awesome week and it had a lot of miracles - I'm starting to really love Oregon. The weather is beautiful and the branch is amazing. I've never seen a more unified branch and I'm honored to be a part of it.  - We got to talk to a very drunk guy who had a really big Bible in Guatemala so that was sweet. We also talked to a guy smoking a cigar that says we should wear baby clothes to protect us so maybe I'll take that into consideration.  - We got to go to the Portland temple with two new converts and this was a super cool experience. Everyone in the branch that could go went and drove the hour to support their fellow members. It was super special.  - We had a mission tour and Elder Nash who is the president over all the missionary work in the world came and spoke to us. He taught us about the importance of the mem...

  Hola!  I made it to Oregon and it's so awesome here. It's so beautiful and I love it.  Saying goodbye to my district was tough but I know that everyone is where they're supposed to be. Anyways I got to Oregon and it's been super great.  We stayed the night in Oregon on Wednesday and then on Thursday I met my trainer. My trainer's name is Elder Dodd and he's super cool. He pushes me hard and I'm super thankful for it.  We traveled to our area (which is Albany) and then got right to work. We started knocking doors and Elder Dodd was like you got the first one in spanish, of course the first door we knock on opens and so I start introducing ourselves. She said that she had a few moments so I shared a scripture with her. She enjoyed it and kept the Book of Mormon so that was super awesome. We spent the rest of of week knocking doors and visiting families. We didn't have any great success but that's okay. I love it here and the people in the branch are ...