Thursday, June 24, 2010
New Address also
Cam is also moving so his new address is in the right column under the family pictures.
So very cool....
Cameron's zone went to do their interviews with the President at a place called Rifle Falls.
Cam and the Mission President and his wife.
Going into a cave, maybe not a good idea when you are claustrophobic
Family,
We had a cool experience the other day.. last friday I think. Yeah, we were in Dixion, WY (part of the Baggs Branch) and we were teaching one of our investigators. His name is Irving Guzman, he's 19 Hispanic, and when he's not busy with his landscaping business he's riding bulls at the local rodeos. When I first met Irving I knew he would make a great missionary, he loves talking about God and learning about God and he is very sincere. Anyways.. he mentioned once that he wanted his mother to join us for the discussions. Marie, his mother, speaks English but its broken and she doesn't understand a few of the things we say but Irving translates for us. We taught them the Plan of Salvation and Irving took to it like a Fish to water. He really liked the fact that we're here on earth becasue we chose Christ's Plan and that he's not really "learning" new things so much as "remembering" things and truths he's already known. It was a great lesson and they were both touched. As we were leaving, Marie asked us for a blessing... BIG shock to both us and the Branch President who came with us to the lesson. Apparently she has a heart murmur and it causes her to worry about EVERYTHING ALL the time. It also causes anxiety and panic attacks. So we explained blessings and how they are done and what-not. Then another surprise, at least to me, she asked me to give the blessing.. Here is a lady who I've only met once before and she was asking ME to give her a blessing. So President McConahay performed the anointing and I sealed the anointing. I know where the words came from but I wasn't the one speaking.
After the blessing Marie, Irving, and President McConahay were in tears and my chest was on fire because of the Spirit that was felt there.
I am so thankful that my Heavenly Father sees me worthy enough to have the ability to give blessings to those that need or ask for them. I am also so glad that I am able to be used as an Instrument in His hands to serve other people. It was a great experience.
Well,.. I love you all and thank you for everything you've done and are doing for me. It means so much.
Your son,
Elder Cameron Landon
Cam and the Mission President and his wife.
Going into a cave, maybe not a good idea when you are claustrophobic
Family,
We had a cool experience the other day.. last friday I think. Yeah, we were in Dixion, WY (part of the Baggs Branch) and we were teaching one of our investigators. His name is Irving Guzman, he's 19 Hispanic, and when he's not busy with his landscaping business he's riding bulls at the local rodeos. When I first met Irving I knew he would make a great missionary, he loves talking about God and learning about God and he is very sincere. Anyways.. he mentioned once that he wanted his mother to join us for the discussions. Marie, his mother, speaks English but its broken and she doesn't understand a few of the things we say but Irving translates for us. We taught them the Plan of Salvation and Irving took to it like a Fish to water. He really liked the fact that we're here on earth becasue we chose Christ's Plan and that he's not really "learning" new things so much as "remembering" things and truths he's already known. It was a great lesson and they were both touched. As we were leaving, Marie asked us for a blessing... BIG shock to both us and the Branch President who came with us to the lesson. Apparently she has a heart murmur and it causes her to worry about EVERYTHING ALL the time. It also causes anxiety and panic attacks. So we explained blessings and how they are done and what-not. Then another surprise, at least to me, she asked me to give the blessing.. Here is a lady who I've only met once before and she was asking ME to give her a blessing. So President McConahay performed the anointing and I sealed the anointing. I know where the words came from but I wasn't the one speaking.
After the blessing Marie, Irving, and President McConahay were in tears and my chest was on fire because of the Spirit that was felt there.
I am so thankful that my Heavenly Father sees me worthy enough to have the ability to give blessings to those that need or ask for them. I am also so glad that I am able to be used as an Instrument in His hands to serve other people. It was a great experience.
Well,.. I love you all and thank you for everything you've done and are doing for me. It means so much.
Your son,
Elder Cameron Landon
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Very short one.... not cool.
But at least he is looking so good and happy. Love him!!
Family,
Well, not much has happened in the past week... I can't think of much to tell you.. just the same old same old.
We are moving however. The members we live with have their daughter and grandkids coming so we need to be out within the next week and a half... I'll send you my address as soon as I can. You can still send mail to the other address because I'll get it.
I'm sorry this one is so short but we've got to go teach at the jail again this morning.. .and we've got to be there in 10 minutes.
I love you all and think about pray for you all the time.
Your son,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
I think these are the culprits that hammered my Cameron in basketball, completely unintentional of course.
What a fun looking bunch of guys!
Family,
Well, not much has happened in the past week... I can't think of much to tell you.. just the same old same old.
We are moving however. The members we live with have their daughter and grandkids coming so we need to be out within the next week and a half... I'll send you my address as soon as I can. You can still send mail to the other address because I'll get it.
I'm sorry this one is so short but we've got to go teach at the jail again this morning.. .and we've got to be there in 10 minutes.
I love you all and think about pray for you all the time.
Your son,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
I think these are the culprits that hammered my Cameron in basketball, completely unintentional of course.
What a fun looking bunch of guys!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Short letter this week....
Family!!
How is everyone doing?! I am doing great. Transfers were last week and I am still here in Craig. But I am now Senior Companion. My companion's name is Elder Wilson. He's from Tooele (Too-illa), UT. He's been out one transfers less than I have. And so far we've gotten along great. I can tell we'll get a lot done this transfer.
We taught again in the Jail this morning, for the second time. It was great.. we had George and three others who wanted to come in a listen.. we taught them the Restoration. It was great. I am so excited to be able to do this once a week. I don't know... I guess the fact that we, two small and young missionaries, being in a closed room with four felons doesn't really scare me, they're all really nice and are great. Its been an awesome experience for me.
My foot is doing better... slowly but surely.. If i walk on it a lot throughout the day it hurts but that's about it. One of the members in the 3rd ward Bishopric works at the Hospital and he basically said to rest it as much as possible... ice it, take pain reliever when it hurts... the basics... but I'm doing fine.
We haven't been able to get to Tauna Ogden (the lunch lady) lately.. she hasn't been there. we've Tried several times. But we'll keep trying.
Not much else has happened lately. I'll let you know more next week.
I love you all. and pray for you daily.
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
How is everyone doing?! I am doing great. Transfers were last week and I am still here in Craig. But I am now Senior Companion. My companion's name is Elder Wilson. He's from Tooele (Too-illa), UT. He's been out one transfers less than I have. And so far we've gotten along great. I can tell we'll get a lot done this transfer.
We taught again in the Jail this morning, for the second time. It was great.. we had George and three others who wanted to come in a listen.. we taught them the Restoration. It was great. I am so excited to be able to do this once a week. I don't know... I guess the fact that we, two small and young missionaries, being in a closed room with four felons doesn't really scare me, they're all really nice and are great. Its been an awesome experience for me.
My foot is doing better... slowly but surely.. If i walk on it a lot throughout the day it hurts but that's about it. One of the members in the 3rd ward Bishopric works at the Hospital and he basically said to rest it as much as possible... ice it, take pain reliever when it hurts... the basics... but I'm doing fine.
We haven't been able to get to Tauna Ogden (the lunch lady) lately.. she hasn't been there. we've Tried several times. But we'll keep trying.
Not much else has happened lately. I'll let you know more next week.
I love you all. and pray for you daily.
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
He is so great.
HEY!! Its ME!!
Well, another week in Craig has come and gone. I'm still here and still alive. We got Transfer calls last night.. I will be staying and Elder Hendrickson is being Transfered. So tomorrow we will drive down to Rifle (about 1-1 1/2 hours south) to the Transfer meeting. I am not training or being made a district leader like I thought but I think I am Senior Companion. I'm still not sure yet but I'll find out tomorrow.
We had an interesting and neat experience this morning actually... We had a chance to go to the Jail and teach a man there. His name is George Roloff. He's from Roosevelt, UT and he didn't say why he was in jail and I didn't feel comfortable asking him. He's amazing. His wife (back in UT) is a member and just starting to go back to church, but he is not a member. He has a triple combination, a Bible, and a Gospel Principles manual... he's read the manual five times, the triple all the way through twice, and the New Testament four times... He knows the doctrine and is very smart. He really wants to make a change in his life and has a very strong testimony.... He requested for us to come there and teach him... So we will now be going to the jail once a week to see him. One of the Lt.s there and the others have worked very well with us... Normally they only allow one person in at a time but we talked to them and said we have to stay together, so they still let us go. And they also opened up our discussion for anyone else in the jail who wants to, to come. so that's really neat that they are allowing that. George is an awesome guy... he's very excited for when he gets out to be baptized and eventually be sealed to his wife and kids...
So that was a neat and humbling experience... if he wants to and is changing then so can I.
Another neat experience happened last Friday night. We were up in Baggs and we have this couple that the missionaries have been teaching for about a year now... I'm not positive on how long but anyways... Their names are Bonnie and Gerald Fisher. Gerald was fired a several weeks back becasuse he was accused of drinking on the job and he's always had a drinking problem but he wasn't drinking that day... but he's now been sober for about a month. Bonnie is great... she's gottne up and born her testimony in sacrament meeting before. She was very stressed this past week so she asked for a Priesthood blessing... and she said she could feel something, an amazing peace come over her. But she has a friend from work who's been giving her material from another church and she likes it just as much... so when we saw her Friday night she was point blank and said... "Okay, prove to me, with the Bible, that your church is true." Elder Hendrickson jumped on that with several scriptures and I was looking for one but I couldn't remember where to find it.. so I started looking in the Topical Guide... but I opened it and it opened right to "Testimony"
Now you didn't raise no fool. ;) And I thought to myself, "Well, you can't get anymore plain and simple than that." So I just told her how I found out for myself that this is truely the Church and Gospel of JESUS CHRIST again on the earth. The Spirit was so strong. I think that's the strongest I've felt the Spirit during a lesson so far on my mission. I can't wait to see what comes from it. I know Bonnie is ready but she won't do anything without Gerald. And he's very nice and listens... but he doesn't really want to change. So if you could pray for them I'd really apprecieate it. We need all the help we can get.
It was awesome to see Jared and Jake! They took us bowling.. He said my apron is still there and waiting for me when I get back home... I am so grateful that the Lord Blessed me to find that job and the friends I gained from it. I know it was a blessing.
Well,... that's all I can think of now. I love you all and I'll let you know what happens through this next week. I love you all so very much and think about you constantly. You're the reason I'm out here.
"Missionaries leave their families for two years to give others the chance to become Eternal Families."
I love you.
Your son, and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Well, another week in Craig has come and gone. I'm still here and still alive. We got Transfer calls last night.. I will be staying and Elder Hendrickson is being Transfered. So tomorrow we will drive down to Rifle (about 1-1 1/2 hours south) to the Transfer meeting. I am not training or being made a district leader like I thought but I think I am Senior Companion. I'm still not sure yet but I'll find out tomorrow.
We had an interesting and neat experience this morning actually... We had a chance to go to the Jail and teach a man there. His name is George Roloff. He's from Roosevelt, UT and he didn't say why he was in jail and I didn't feel comfortable asking him. He's amazing. His wife (back in UT) is a member and just starting to go back to church, but he is not a member. He has a triple combination, a Bible, and a Gospel Principles manual... he's read the manual five times, the triple all the way through twice, and the New Testament four times... He knows the doctrine and is very smart. He really wants to make a change in his life and has a very strong testimony.... He requested for us to come there and teach him... So we will now be going to the jail once a week to see him. One of the Lt.s there and the others have worked very well with us... Normally they only allow one person in at a time but we talked to them and said we have to stay together, so they still let us go. And they also opened up our discussion for anyone else in the jail who wants to, to come. so that's really neat that they are allowing that. George is an awesome guy... he's very excited for when he gets out to be baptized and eventually be sealed to his wife and kids...
So that was a neat and humbling experience... if he wants to and is changing then so can I.
Another neat experience happened last Friday night. We were up in Baggs and we have this couple that the missionaries have been teaching for about a year now... I'm not positive on how long but anyways... Their names are Bonnie and Gerald Fisher. Gerald was fired a several weeks back becasuse he was accused of drinking on the job and he's always had a drinking problem but he wasn't drinking that day... but he's now been sober for about a month. Bonnie is great... she's gottne up and born her testimony in sacrament meeting before. She was very stressed this past week so she asked for a Priesthood blessing... and she said she could feel something, an amazing peace come over her. But she has a friend from work who's been giving her material from another church and she likes it just as much... so when we saw her Friday night she was point blank and said... "Okay, prove to me, with the Bible, that your church is true." Elder Hendrickson jumped on that with several scriptures and I was looking for one but I couldn't remember where to find it.. so I started looking in the Topical Guide... but I opened it and it opened right to "Testimony"
Now you didn't raise no fool. ;) And I thought to myself, "Well, you can't get anymore plain and simple than that." So I just told her how I found out for myself that this is truely the Church and Gospel of JESUS CHRIST again on the earth. The Spirit was so strong. I think that's the strongest I've felt the Spirit during a lesson so far on my mission. I can't wait to see what comes from it. I know Bonnie is ready but she won't do anything without Gerald. And he's very nice and listens... but he doesn't really want to change. So if you could pray for them I'd really apprecieate it. We need all the help we can get.
It was awesome to see Jared and Jake! They took us bowling.. He said my apron is still there and waiting for me when I get back home... I am so grateful that the Lord Blessed me to find that job and the friends I gained from it. I know it was a blessing.
Well,... that's all I can think of now. I love you all and I'll let you know what happens through this next week. I love you all so very much and think about you constantly. You're the reason I'm out here.
"Missionaries leave their families for two years to give others the chance to become Eternal Families."
I love you.
Your son, and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
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