Dear Family,
Well, another week has come and gone...
Yes, I really enjoyed my interview with President... it went really well and I am glad he trusts me enough to think about making me Senior Companion or District Leader or Trainer.. or whatever he has in store for me this early... I've only been out just over six months. But I hope I can handle whatever he has in store for me.
Okay,... there's no use putting it off anymore.. Last P-day we were playing basket-ball and it was getting to be a pretty heated and intense game... (epsecially with three polyinesians) anyways... I had the ball and I shot it... but as the ball left my hand, I swear I stepped on someone's foot or somethign becasue I rolled my ankle..... BAD. I, as well as everyone else in the gym at the time, heard a very loud 'POP' and I went down screaming. It hurt more than anything I can think of. So... long story short... I sprained my ankle pretty stinkin' bad. I called President Christison, he was a hospital CEO for thirty years, and told him... he said to find a pair of crutches and use them for a week.
Anyways... I was on crutches for the past week and yesterday was my first day off of them... I'm fine.. still limping and not quite back to normal but I'm fine now. So don't worry. I know how you are. but I'm fine. I HATED being on crutches... it sucked! But no more basket-ball for me for a few weeks...
Anyways... Transfers are next week so in my next email I'll be able to tell you if I am staying and if I am District Leader or Training or anything... you never know what the Lord has in store for me.
I love you all Thanks for everything.
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
My boy.........
Family,
Well... I just got off of a Team-up that was needed... I am glad it happened.. I went to Rangely, CO with Elder Gordon... (who's spot I took when I went into my first area in Grand Junction) Elder Farnsworth, my MTC compantion is Elder Gordan's companion
Anyways... We had a few lessons and it went really well. We helped this one family with some service and we burned one of Elder Farnsworth's ties (he said we could) because it was our six month mark... So as of yesterday I've been gone for six months... its Flown by! I can't believe how fast its gone. I'm a quarter of the way in!
We had our invterviews with President Cristison on monday.. and they were great.. Our whole Zone was there so I got to see Elder Englund again... that was great. We were at Rifle Falls... they were awesome... it was really neat I took some pictures and I'll send them some time soon.
But my interview was great... he asked alot about how my relationship with my family has grown through my mission. But then he asked me how I liked my area.. I told him I liked it. He asked if I was ready to "take the reins" and maybe become a "Senior Companion". I told him where ever and what ever the Lord needed. Then he told me he wants to see me in leadership before he leaves, which is in just over a month... so basically next transfer.. he talked a lot about "making me stretch" and how it'll help with my potential.. President Cristison is such a loving, caring, wise man. I love him. He's so great.
So basically, what I took from my interview, is I will be staying, Elder Hendrickson will be leaving, (THANK HEAVENS!!), and I will either be a district leader, senior companion, and, now this is the least possible and most unlikely, but I could be training... but I really don't think that one will happen. But its possible... I'm just excited to be staying and getting a new companion.
Our lessons have been progressing pretty well lately... except for we've had quite a few appointments cancel on us recently... its a little frustrating, especially when all of the people we see can only schedule us once a week... so when they do cancel on us its another week until we can see them.... But I guess that's life... Not much I can do to change that.
We've still making it... only a few more weeks. Then things'll be different.
Thank you for all your prayers and everything you do. I love you all very much.
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Well... I just got off of a Team-up that was needed... I am glad it happened.. I went to Rangely, CO with Elder Gordon... (who's spot I took when I went into my first area in Grand Junction) Elder Farnsworth, my MTC compantion is Elder Gordan's companion
Anyways... We had a few lessons and it went really well. We helped this one family with some service and we burned one of Elder Farnsworth's ties (he said we could) because it was our six month mark... So as of yesterday I've been gone for six months... its Flown by! I can't believe how fast its gone. I'm a quarter of the way in!
We had our invterviews with President Cristison on monday.. and they were great.. Our whole Zone was there so I got to see Elder Englund again... that was great. We were at Rifle Falls... they were awesome... it was really neat I took some pictures and I'll send them some time soon.
But my interview was great... he asked alot about how my relationship with my family has grown through my mission. But then he asked me how I liked my area.. I told him I liked it. He asked if I was ready to "take the reins" and maybe become a "Senior Companion". I told him where ever and what ever the Lord needed. Then he told me he wants to see me in leadership before he leaves, which is in just over a month... so basically next transfer.. he talked a lot about "making me stretch" and how it'll help with my potential.. President Cristison is such a loving, caring, wise man. I love him. He's so great.
So basically, what I took from my interview, is I will be staying, Elder Hendrickson will be leaving, (THANK HEAVENS!!), and I will either be a district leader, senior companion, and, now this is the least possible and most unlikely, but I could be training... but I really don't think that one will happen. But its possible... I'm just excited to be staying and getting a new companion.
Our lessons have been progressing pretty well lately... except for we've had quite a few appointments cancel on us recently... its a little frustrating, especially when all of the people we see can only schedule us once a week... so when they do cancel on us its another week until we can see them.... But I guess that's life... Not much I can do to change that.
We've still making it... only a few more weeks. Then things'll be different.
Thank you for all your prayers and everything you do. I love you all very much.
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Snail Mail from Cam....
We finally got a snail mail letter from Cam, after not getting anything from him for a couple weeks. Just a postal mix up some where along the line.
LaDawn
Family,
When we go up to Baggs, and stay the night there either the Branch Mission Leader or some on in the Branch Presidency sets up appointments and a dinner for us. We had dinner with Josh and Jenny Cozzens.They are a younger couple with three little boys... they are so cute. Bridger is 3 or 4 and he loves talking to the missionaries. So I talked to him for a good 30 minutes at dinner about him going on a mission and his new favorite 'Wii game' He is so cute.
When we teach small kids like that with members it makes me so excited to have my own family. I want to be a good 'daddy'! I can't wait to have little hooligans running around. I just hope I will be as good to my kids as you've been to me.
I was reading my patriarchal blessing the other day and it said the same thing about me as it does about Nephi. So I looked at 1 Nephi 1:1, "I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents" and the song Army of Helaman "we have been born as Nephi of old, to goodly parents who love the Lord" I love how that is the first thing in the Book of Mormon. Nephi is saying "Hi, my name is Nephi and my parents are AWESOME!"
I am so thankful for what you've taught me. I hope I can be like Nephi and show everyone how and what my parents have taught me through the way I live my life. And I hope and pray that my future children will, someday feel the same about me.
But Thank You , I Love You!
This past Monday (may 3) we had some good things happen. We tracted for 5 hours it wasn't bad... we ran into Tauna Ogden. She was so nice and she was excited to get a Book of Mormon and we are seeing her Monday at 1pm. She's a lunch lady too!
We also went and saw a potential investigator we ran into several weeks ago. When we first ran into her she was sick and said to come back. So we gave her a Plan of Salvation pamphlet and planned to come back.
When we went to see her she started asking us questions about the '3 heavens' and 'why we have another book'. so we showed her in the Bible where it talks about the Celestial, Terrestrial kingdoms. Then we talked about the history of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith. I could tell that when she first started to talk to us she wanted to argue and prove us wrong but when I bore my testimony on the Book of Mormon and how it's brought so much happiness to both me and my family. I could tell she changed... you could see it. I LOVE when you can see them feel the spirit and it changes their ideas and thinking. Well Nievas, (that is her name) said we could come back any time next week after 4 so her kids could be there. I am so excited. I feel very good about this, but that could just be the missionary in me. I hope it all works out though. Please pray for them and the Ogden family also.
Well I need to go and knock on some doors and bring the Gospel to more of God's children.
I love you and you are in my prayers!
Your son,
Elder Cameron Landon
LaDawn
Family,
When we go up to Baggs, and stay the night there either the Branch Mission Leader or some on in the Branch Presidency sets up appointments and a dinner for us. We had dinner with Josh and Jenny Cozzens.They are a younger couple with three little boys... they are so cute. Bridger is 3 or 4 and he loves talking to the missionaries. So I talked to him for a good 30 minutes at dinner about him going on a mission and his new favorite 'Wii game' He is so cute.
When we teach small kids like that with members it makes me so excited to have my own family. I want to be a good 'daddy'! I can't wait to have little hooligans running around. I just hope I will be as good to my kids as you've been to me.
I was reading my patriarchal blessing the other day and it said the same thing about me as it does about Nephi. So I looked at 1 Nephi 1:1, "I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents" and the song Army of Helaman "we have been born as Nephi of old, to goodly parents who love the Lord" I love how that is the first thing in the Book of Mormon. Nephi is saying "Hi, my name is Nephi and my parents are AWESOME!"
I am so thankful for what you've taught me. I hope I can be like Nephi and show everyone how and what my parents have taught me through the way I live my life. And I hope and pray that my future children will, someday feel the same about me.
But Thank You , I Love You!
This past Monday (may 3) we had some good things happen. We tracted for 5 hours it wasn't bad... we ran into Tauna Ogden. She was so nice and she was excited to get a Book of Mormon and we are seeing her Monday at 1pm. She's a lunch lady too!
We also went and saw a potential investigator we ran into several weeks ago. When we first ran into her she was sick and said to come back. So we gave her a Plan of Salvation pamphlet and planned to come back.
When we went to see her she started asking us questions about the '3 heavens' and 'why we have another book'. so we showed her in the Bible where it talks about the Celestial, Terrestrial kingdoms. Then we talked about the history of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith. I could tell that when she first started to talk to us she wanted to argue and prove us wrong but when I bore my testimony on the Book of Mormon and how it's brought so much happiness to both me and my family. I could tell she changed... you could see it. I LOVE when you can see them feel the spirit and it changes their ideas and thinking. Well Nievas, (that is her name) said we could come back any time next week after 4 so her kids could be there. I am so excited. I feel very good about this, but that could just be the missionary in me. I hope it all works out though. Please pray for them and the Ogden family also.
Well I need to go and knock on some doors and bring the Gospel to more of God's children.
I love you and you are in my prayers!
Your son,
Elder Cameron Landon
Monday, May 10, 2010
Great Day!!
The semi annual phone call from Cameron was wonderful. He sounded so good and so happy. He was having dinner at the Elders Quorum Pres House, and they let him use their phone for the call. Cam said that the Duke's remind him alot of my sister, Nicole and her husband Brandon. I am going to need to send them something for a thank you. The Dukes, not Nicole, sorry Nic. He had just had a big dinner and was full and happy. He is struggling very much with his companion. His companion has been out for a full year and he is a district leader, therefore he knows all and isn't afraid to let Cameron know. One example, Cameron went to a closet and found a Gospel Principle manual and a Teachings of the Prophet manual and said, great I will use these for my personal study. E. Hendrickson said You cant they aren't approved. Cam said, But it has the churches official stamp on it.
Another time E. Hendrickson told Cameron that it says in their white bibles (the little missionary rule book they carry around) that the temperature in their bedroom can't be over 65 degrees. Cam told us, I read it through twice and nowhere does it say anything about that. He is having a tough time with this guy. He has interview with the mission president in a week and Cam said that he isn't going to say anything to the president about his companion, because he wants a change in companions. He doesn't want to stay with him any longer. He is counting down the days until transfers come up, 24 days.
They had a baptism Saturday night. His name is Billy. His wife is an active member. He is a 7 year investigator. He was finally able to quit smoking and told Cam that the thing that helped him to want to quit smoking and get baptized was when Cameron told him about how happy he is that he will get to be with his family forever and he was so happy for that. That got Billy thinking and he decided that was something he wanted also. That really made Cam feel good.
They do alot of tracting still and are finding a few people to teach, but that is always tough to do. He is learning to like tracting and is doing alot better at door approaches.
That is about it for his phone call. It was such a great mothers day for me. We had dinner with all our kids, and the phone call with Cam. Later we went over and visited with my mom, who I appreciate so very much in teaching me what I know now. In helping me to deal with the craziness of life and for sharing her strong testimony and love of the Gospel with me. I have learned alot from her. Thank you so much again, Mom! I love you.
THE GOSPEL AND FAMILY THAT IS WHAT LIFE IF ALL ABOUT!!
Another time E. Hendrickson told Cameron that it says in their white bibles (the little missionary rule book they carry around) that the temperature in their bedroom can't be over 65 degrees. Cam told us, I read it through twice and nowhere does it say anything about that. He is having a tough time with this guy. He has interview with the mission president in a week and Cam said that he isn't going to say anything to the president about his companion, because he wants a change in companions. He doesn't want to stay with him any longer. He is counting down the days until transfers come up, 24 days.
They had a baptism Saturday night. His name is Billy. His wife is an active member. He is a 7 year investigator. He was finally able to quit smoking and told Cam that the thing that helped him to want to quit smoking and get baptized was when Cameron told him about how happy he is that he will get to be with his family forever and he was so happy for that. That got Billy thinking and he decided that was something he wanted also. That really made Cam feel good.
They do alot of tracting still and are finding a few people to teach, but that is always tough to do. He is learning to like tracting and is doing alot better at door approaches.
That is about it for his phone call. It was such a great mothers day for me. We had dinner with all our kids, and the phone call with Cam. Later we went over and visited with my mom, who I appreciate so very much in teaching me what I know now. In helping me to deal with the craziness of life and for sharing her strong testimony and love of the Gospel with me. I have learned alot from her. Thank you so much again, Mom! I love you.
THE GOSPEL AND FAMILY THAT IS WHAT LIFE IF ALL ABOUT!!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Weekly Cam letter
Family,
Nah, I'm fine now. I was pretty sick the rest of the week but it wasn't so bad that I didn't go out and work. It wasn't plesant AT ALL but it was bearable... I figured the Lord's work was more important.
Thank Nicole for the funny stories from Landon... I laughed pretty hard.. and the librarian lady looked at me pretty sternly... I needed a good laugh.
Last night was the night that the youth in the three wards here get together and play basketball and they sometimes bring their non-member friends... and one of the mothers asked the missionaries to go and play with them to show some of their friends that missionaries are normal people too and don't want to just 'shove the Gospel down their throats'. So we did that.. and I've gotten quite a bit better than what I used to... I'm still not great but I actually enjoy playing now... so we did that last night and today we played basketball and volleyball... so I am pretty sore. But I'll survive.
Well I'm off I've got to go and get some groceries and whatnot... I love you all, very much.
I'm praying for you everyday.
Your son,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Nah, I'm fine now. I was pretty sick the rest of the week but it wasn't so bad that I didn't go out and work. It wasn't plesant AT ALL but it was bearable... I figured the Lord's work was more important.
Thank Nicole for the funny stories from Landon... I laughed pretty hard.. and the librarian lady looked at me pretty sternly... I needed a good laugh.
Last night was the night that the youth in the three wards here get together and play basketball and they sometimes bring their non-member friends... and one of the mothers asked the missionaries to go and play with them to show some of their friends that missionaries are normal people too and don't want to just 'shove the Gospel down their throats'. So we did that.. and I've gotten quite a bit better than what I used to... I'm still not great but I actually enjoy playing now... so we did that last night and today we played basketball and volleyball... so I am pretty sore. But I'll survive.
Well I'm off I've got to go and get some groceries and whatnot... I love you all, very much.
I'm praying for you everyday.
Your son,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
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