Week 7

 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 just amazing. Spanish is definitely tough and sometimes I just stand there and I'm like what is happening but most of the time I can tell what's going on. I know that the gift of tongues is real and that without it I wouldn't understand anything. This week I studied the topic of faith a lot. One thing I learned is that doubt and faith can not exist in the same person. Although it is extremely difficult I've found that when I just give everything to God without relying on my self or logic miracles can happen. I love Alma 32. It talks about what faith is. Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things but instead it is to have a perfect hope and to be willing to trust in God with all your heart. I know that as we trust in the lord with all ort heart and have faith, not doubt we will see miracles in our lives.

I hope you all have an amazing week, I miss you all lots.

Your favorite Elder,
Elder Jonah Greer 

Also here's my address if any of you all wanna send me something.


2231 Waverly Dr. SE #204,  Albany, OR
 


 

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