Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Many over due letters....
Aug 2
Dear Family,
Cedaredge is just great little farming/fruit & vegi growing town.. its like if you took Ririe and combined it with Island Park.. strange I know but you know how Ririe has the small town farm feeling and in Island Park you feel like you're in the mountains... well that's what it feels like here. It doesn't have as many trees as Island Park does however.. but still pretty. The ward here is great.. the Ward Mission Leader is a great guy. I really like it. There is a lot of work to do here.. so I am happy.
Teaching a new missionary is a lot different than being a Zone Leader. Being a Zone Leader you have a companion who knows what to do... and since I was one for such a long time.. I relied on him, who ever he may have been, to do a lot of the teaching... now I am doing most of the teaching and most of the talking but its not a bad thing.. I really have been relying on the Lord a lot to help me know what I need to do. I think it'll all be alright
Elder Rea (Ray) is from Mount Angel, Oregon (near Salem). He is a good kid with a good heart and a desire to work. He is a little awkward.. .and kinda socially.. shy? But not necessarily shy but just doesn't know how to act exactly around certain people... I don't know how to explain him.
But do you remember Kyle Madsen? He reminds me a LOT of him.. I guess that it is the best way I can describe him. A good kid.
But I did hear some REALLY exciting news.
Remember Trent and Karie Hill, in GJ 6th Ward? Well.. how they couldn't have children before Elder Englund and I starting teaching Trent? Then after several lessons..they found out she was expecting. Well he did get baptized last Sept... I am pretty sure I told you this. But he received the Melchezidek Priesthood and the same day blessed his baby boy Ryder. AWESOME!
But right before I left Junction, this time, I went by to say goodbye. They gave me some GREAT news. They are going to Salt Lake to be sealed on Sept 23. Its too bad that I won't be able to be there! But I am still extremely happy for them. But they also gave me a picture of their family: the two of them and their little boy in their church clothes. On the picture it said :
"Ties: $15, Hairspray: $10, Snacks to keep quiet during church: $5, Knowing there are FOUR people in this picture: PRICELESS"
She then told me that she's expecting again. She's due in Feb. The Gospel really blesses families! It blesses those that have them and those that can't and want them.
Pretty exciting.
That makes me even more excited to finally meet my new niece of nephew... and cousins (because I still haven't met Nicole's baby, Houston? yet). And Bethany's baby.
There will be a lot of new additions to our family when I get home...cool! I can't wait to meet them.
But that is all that I can think of at this time.
I love you all very much and can't wait to see you all!
Please take care.
Love your son and brother,
Elder Cameron Landon
Aug 16
Family,
Things here have been pretty good.. I realized something the a while ago.. I've been teaching people...for a while now about how praying is simply talking to our Father in Heaven.. And then I turn around and just start doing the same old same old prayers.. But several nights ago I couldn't sleep.. And I just started talking. I just started talking to God. It was an amazing conversation. I really know my Father knows. me. It really opened my mind, I know he does answer prayers.
This last week.. I've been asking Him what I can do to help Elder Rea become a better missionary. What I could do to help him and this area. I got the response that he needed to learn different ways to find more investigators. So we started with the east way.. Going through the Area Book going through those teaching records to see if there are any that stand out to us. That is how we found Theresa Weeks in Craig...she was a former investigator.
So we took out several people's records and started contacting them. We, by Tuesday, had contacted three of them.. and when you contact a former investigator and start teaching them again it counts as a new investigator. And we found one other person to let us start teaching them again. So besides starting to teach four new people this week.. about three others said we could come back. So we had a very successful week. I am very excited for that.
I love you all very much. Thank you for everything. I'll see in you in three and a half very short months.
Your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Aug 23
Family,
I did receive you package on Saturday night. Thank you so much for the letters and for the breads and everything. I was really excited to get the salsa.
Things have been going very good. We were able to set a goal with our other investigator Kevin to be baptized on Sept. 17. He is a great guy... a little rough around the edges but he's so willing to change his life. He has a very close friend in Utah who is a member and about a week ago he spent 7 or 8 days over in Utah with his friend. And he took ALL the Temple square tours and everything. He came back ready to get "plugged in" to the church as he said. Haha.
We are also still, hopefully, having a baptism on the 3rd of Sept. That is if he hasn't had a slip up with the Word of Wisdom. He has had a drinking problem in the past..and he's not an alcoholic but he does enjoy a beer or two everyday. So we're hoping he'll make it. He says "I don't think I can do it. I KNOW I can." so thats hopeful thinking. I am very excited.
I am still working hard.. Having some success.. some rejection.. but that comes with the badge. I woke up this morning not feeling to great.. just one of those days where you feel like "BLAH." I woke up with two cold sores too! right next to each other! UGH!
I suppose I'll survive.
I love you all.
Your son and brother.
Aug 30
Family,
Things have been going pretty good. We talked to a man this morning who used to be taught by missionaries. His name is John David. He was very kind and will for us to come back.. I don't know exactly why missionaries stopped going, but we'll find out.
He was showing us his garden and flower-beds.. they are very nice. They were all along his property line and are leveled with different levels made from big rocks. It was really pretty. He had hundreds of different types of flowers. it was very nice. He was a nice guy too. So we'll see what'll come of it.
I cannot believe that transfer calls are already this week. We find out Friday night or Saturday night.. I'll have to let you know what's going to happen next Tuesday. I know we email on Tuesday and Tuesday is Transfer Day.. So we'll probably come and email that morning. I am pretty sure I'm not going anywhere until.. I come home but.. we'll see ya never know...
I hope I stay.. I like staying in areas longer rather than not.
So things have been going pretty good. We've been finding more people to teach.. teaching.. going to church.. studying.. sleeping.. eating.. going to church.. finding.. teaching.. eating.. finding people to teach... sleeping... the same thing day in and day out.. that's the ONLY thing I am not a fan of .. the monotony.. I just enjoy doing something different.
So yesterday was a nice change.
We went down to Montrose where our Zone Leaders are at and spent Pday with them. The have a member who owns a bowling alley and lets us go for free. So that was pretty fun. I enjoyed that.
Not too much else to talk about.. I can't really think of anything else that has happened. Since last week.
Still going, and enjoying to the end (because ENDURING to the end has a negative connotation).
I really do love you and cannot wait to see you in only three short months.
Take care and know you're always in my prayers.
Love your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Sep 6
Family,
Well..transfer time is here. I am actually in Grand Junction right now at the college using their computers to email quickly before the transfer meeting.
Elder Rea is being transferred and I am getting a brand new missionary. I am training again. I am kinda nervous about it but excited at the same time. We've got a lot of good things going on and he'll be able to experience it all, which is just what he needs.
But I am looking forward for this next transfer.
Which reminds me ... we gave our investigator Kevin Eastman a blessing to help him with his Word of Wisdom issue.. and after the blessing he gave us all of his cigarettes and coffee to get rid of.. But Satan is working hard on him. He broke up with his girlfriend because he knew she wasn't going to help him in his new path.. and he's pretty bummed about that... so if you could keep him in your prayers. I'd appreciate that.
He's by far one of my favorite investigators. I care about him a lot. a GREAT guy.
I don't think I'm getting trunky.. I am very excited to see you, to start work, and school... but I know why I'm here. I don't want to quit now... there are too many trunky missionaries here and they bug.. me. I just keep reminding myself of that story of the gold mine.. so it'll help..
I'm doing my best.
I don't have too much time before the transfer meeting starts.. so I've got to go.. But I'll talk to you next week.
I LOVE YOU.
Your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Sept. 13
Dear Family,
Well.. while I'm here serving the Lord and I hear that all my family members are falling apart physically..
I hope that everything is going to turn out okay.
Things are going pretty good.
My new companion is Elder Cook from Evanston, WY. I think it is very strange to be serving with a companion from a state that I've served in. But that's okay. I don't know if you know where Evanston is.. but its in the SW corner near the Utah border. He's a good guy, really quite and very nervous but he'll be a good missionary.. just trying to help him come out of his shell a little bit.
But CRAZY story.. so Elder Cook was showing me some pictures of his family at his Farewell.. and there were a few pictures of a few girls that I recognized.
And then I realized who they were. I asked him if they lived in Idaho Falls and they do!
Do you remember the lady that always helped with Vicki at IFYAC, DeAnn Cook? Well, that's his aunt.
So you can tell Vicki to tell DeAnn that I am training her nephew. How crazy is that!
I thought that was pretty cool.
Things are going pretty good.. we're just chugging along. I've noticed that there are a lot of times like this where not a whole lot of new things are going on and we're just trying to help our investigators progress so that they'll be able to be baptized.
Kevin is doing alright. He's been doing better than he was. But we haven't been able to get a hold of him lately.. so we're still praying for him.
I don't know if I told you but every Wed. we go and help a Less-active guy do some ranch work. He was hired there to brake horses. But about a month before I got to Cedaredge he was bucked off and broke both hips, seven ribs, and a piece off of his vertebrae.. so he was in a hospital for a while and wasn't able to work. So we went by and was driving a little John Deere Gator around and bucking hay bales... we do that for about 2-3 hours every Wednesday. So that's pretty fun and exciting. We helped him out around the Ranch today, he's doing fine now by the way.. he received a blessing and healed so quickly that the doctors were amazed. Its also nice because he always feeds us lunch when we stop by.
We have a Zone Conference this Friday and I am excited. The Zone Conferences that we have are always great but I am saddened because this will be my last one before I go home.. I don't know how I feel about that. But all good things must come to an end... at least in this earthly life.
I have no idea what's gonna happen in the future.. I am honestly not thinking about anything 5 years in the future. I don't have any clue whats going to come.
All I do know is that I am going to follow Pres. Monson's advice in the last General Priesthood meeting, granted, he was talking about getting married but like I think I've said before it applies to all aspects of life. Rather than "finding the right person we need to BE the right person. or in this case rather than thinking of what to do in the future.. I need to become the right person now rather than later.. I know that probably doesn't make a whole lot of sense to you but. It makes sense to me and I know that that is the advice or counsel that I need to follow at this time in my life.
Speaking of which I am very excited for General Conference coming up in the somewhat near future. I am so excited to hear from the spokesmen of God on the earth today. It always brings more guidance and direction to my life than a lot of other things. It'll be good
I am very excited about you going and being able to experience seeing the Hills be sealed. That's really exciting. You'll have to give her a hug for me because every time I went over there she was always upset that she wasn't able to hug Elder Englund and I. So you'll have to do that for me. Ya know?
Well, I can't think of anything else to tell you.
Hopefully next week I'll have more news for you and be able to inform you on more things.
Thank you so very much for everything that you do and all your prayers. I love you so very much.
Your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Dear Family,
Cedaredge is just great little farming/fruit & vegi growing town.. its like if you took Ririe and combined it with Island Park.. strange I know but you know how Ririe has the small town farm feeling and in Island Park you feel like you're in the mountains... well that's what it feels like here. It doesn't have as many trees as Island Park does however.. but still pretty. The ward here is great.. the Ward Mission Leader is a great guy. I really like it. There is a lot of work to do here.. so I am happy.
Teaching a new missionary is a lot different than being a Zone Leader. Being a Zone Leader you have a companion who knows what to do... and since I was one for such a long time.. I relied on him, who ever he may have been, to do a lot of the teaching... now I am doing most of the teaching and most of the talking but its not a bad thing.. I really have been relying on the Lord a lot to help me know what I need to do. I think it'll all be alright
Elder Rea (Ray) is from Mount Angel, Oregon (near Salem). He is a good kid with a good heart and a desire to work. He is a little awkward.. .and kinda socially.. shy? But not necessarily shy but just doesn't know how to act exactly around certain people... I don't know how to explain him.
But do you remember Kyle Madsen? He reminds me a LOT of him.. I guess that it is the best way I can describe him. A good kid.
But I did hear some REALLY exciting news.
Remember Trent and Karie Hill, in GJ 6th Ward? Well.. how they couldn't have children before Elder Englund and I starting teaching Trent? Then after several lessons..they found out she was expecting. Well he did get baptized last Sept... I am pretty sure I told you this. But he received the Melchezidek Priesthood and the same day blessed his baby boy Ryder. AWESOME!
But right before I left Junction, this time, I went by to say goodbye. They gave me some GREAT news. They are going to Salt Lake to be sealed on Sept 23. Its too bad that I won't be able to be there! But I am still extremely happy for them. But they also gave me a picture of their family: the two of them and their little boy in their church clothes. On the picture it said :
"Ties: $15, Hairspray: $10, Snacks to keep quiet during church: $5, Knowing there are FOUR people in this picture: PRICELESS"
She then told me that she's expecting again. She's due in Feb. The Gospel really blesses families! It blesses those that have them and those that can't and want them.
Pretty exciting.
That makes me even more excited to finally meet my new niece of nephew... and cousins (because I still haven't met Nicole's baby, Houston? yet). And Bethany's baby.
There will be a lot of new additions to our family when I get home...cool! I can't wait to meet them.
But that is all that I can think of at this time.
I love you all very much and can't wait to see you all!
Please take care.
Love your son and brother,
Elder Cameron Landon
Aug 16
Family,
Things here have been pretty good.. I realized something the a while ago.. I've been teaching people...for a while now about how praying is simply talking to our Father in Heaven.. And then I turn around and just start doing the same old same old prayers.. But several nights ago I couldn't sleep.. And I just started talking. I just started talking to God. It was an amazing conversation. I really know my Father knows. me. It really opened my mind, I know he does answer prayers.
This last week.. I've been asking Him what I can do to help Elder Rea become a better missionary. What I could do to help him and this area. I got the response that he needed to learn different ways to find more investigators. So we started with the east way.. Going through the Area Book going through those teaching records to see if there are any that stand out to us. That is how we found Theresa Weeks in Craig...she was a former investigator.
So we took out several people's records and started contacting them. We, by Tuesday, had contacted three of them.. and when you contact a former investigator and start teaching them again it counts as a new investigator. And we found one other person to let us start teaching them again. So besides starting to teach four new people this week.. about three others said we could come back. So we had a very successful week. I am very excited for that.
I love you all very much. Thank you for everything. I'll see in you in three and a half very short months.
Your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Aug 23
Family,
I did receive you package on Saturday night. Thank you so much for the letters and for the breads and everything. I was really excited to get the salsa.
Things have been going very good. We were able to set a goal with our other investigator Kevin to be baptized on Sept. 17. He is a great guy... a little rough around the edges but he's so willing to change his life. He has a very close friend in Utah who is a member and about a week ago he spent 7 or 8 days over in Utah with his friend. And he took ALL the Temple square tours and everything. He came back ready to get "plugged in" to the church as he said. Haha.
We are also still, hopefully, having a baptism on the 3rd of Sept. That is if he hasn't had a slip up with the Word of Wisdom. He has had a drinking problem in the past..and he's not an alcoholic but he does enjoy a beer or two everyday. So we're hoping he'll make it. He says "I don't think I can do it. I KNOW I can." so thats hopeful thinking. I am very excited.
I am still working hard.. Having some success.. some rejection.. but that comes with the badge. I woke up this morning not feeling to great.. just one of those days where you feel like "BLAH." I woke up with two cold sores too! right next to each other! UGH!
I suppose I'll survive.
I love you all.
Your son and brother.
Aug 30
Family,
Things have been going pretty good. We talked to a man this morning who used to be taught by missionaries. His name is John David. He was very kind and will for us to come back.. I don't know exactly why missionaries stopped going, but we'll find out.
He was showing us his garden and flower-beds.. they are very nice. They were all along his property line and are leveled with different levels made from big rocks. It was really pretty. He had hundreds of different types of flowers. it was very nice. He was a nice guy too. So we'll see what'll come of it.
I cannot believe that transfer calls are already this week. We find out Friday night or Saturday night.. I'll have to let you know what's going to happen next Tuesday. I know we email on Tuesday and Tuesday is Transfer Day.. So we'll probably come and email that morning. I am pretty sure I'm not going anywhere until.. I come home but.. we'll see ya never know...
I hope I stay.. I like staying in areas longer rather than not.
So things have been going pretty good. We've been finding more people to teach.. teaching.. going to church.. studying.. sleeping.. eating.. going to church.. finding.. teaching.. eating.. finding people to teach... sleeping... the same thing day in and day out.. that's the ONLY thing I am not a fan of .. the monotony.. I just enjoy doing something different.
So yesterday was a nice change.
We went down to Montrose where our Zone Leaders are at and spent Pday with them. The have a member who owns a bowling alley and lets us go for free. So that was pretty fun. I enjoyed that.
Not too much else to talk about.. I can't really think of anything else that has happened. Since last week.
Still going, and enjoying to the end (because ENDURING to the end has a negative connotation).
I really do love you and cannot wait to see you in only three short months.
Take care and know you're always in my prayers.
Love your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Sep 6
Family,
Well..transfer time is here. I am actually in Grand Junction right now at the college using their computers to email quickly before the transfer meeting.
Elder Rea is being transferred and I am getting a brand new missionary. I am training again. I am kinda nervous about it but excited at the same time. We've got a lot of good things going on and he'll be able to experience it all, which is just what he needs.
But I am looking forward for this next transfer.
Which reminds me ... we gave our investigator Kevin Eastman a blessing to help him with his Word of Wisdom issue.. and after the blessing he gave us all of his cigarettes and coffee to get rid of.. But Satan is working hard on him. He broke up with his girlfriend because he knew she wasn't going to help him in his new path.. and he's pretty bummed about that... so if you could keep him in your prayers. I'd appreciate that.
He's by far one of my favorite investigators. I care about him a lot. a GREAT guy.
I don't think I'm getting trunky.. I am very excited to see you, to start work, and school... but I know why I'm here. I don't want to quit now... there are too many trunky missionaries here and they bug.. me. I just keep reminding myself of that story of the gold mine.. so it'll help..
I'm doing my best.
I don't have too much time before the transfer meeting starts.. so I've got to go.. But I'll talk to you next week.
I LOVE YOU.
Your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Sept. 13
Dear Family,
Well.. while I'm here serving the Lord and I hear that all my family members are falling apart physically..
I hope that everything is going to turn out okay.
Things are going pretty good.
My new companion is Elder Cook from Evanston, WY. I think it is very strange to be serving with a companion from a state that I've served in. But that's okay. I don't know if you know where Evanston is.. but its in the SW corner near the Utah border. He's a good guy, really quite and very nervous but he'll be a good missionary.. just trying to help him come out of his shell a little bit.
But CRAZY story.. so Elder Cook was showing me some pictures of his family at his Farewell.. and there were a few pictures of a few girls that I recognized.
And then I realized who they were. I asked him if they lived in Idaho Falls and they do!
Do you remember the lady that always helped with Vicki at IFYAC, DeAnn Cook? Well, that's his aunt.
So you can tell Vicki to tell DeAnn that I am training her nephew. How crazy is that!
I thought that was pretty cool.
Things are going pretty good.. we're just chugging along. I've noticed that there are a lot of times like this where not a whole lot of new things are going on and we're just trying to help our investigators progress so that they'll be able to be baptized.
Kevin is doing alright. He's been doing better than he was. But we haven't been able to get a hold of him lately.. so we're still praying for him.
I don't know if I told you but every Wed. we go and help a Less-active guy do some ranch work. He was hired there to brake horses. But about a month before I got to Cedaredge he was bucked off and broke both hips, seven ribs, and a piece off of his vertebrae.. so he was in a hospital for a while and wasn't able to work. So we went by and was driving a little John Deere Gator around and bucking hay bales... we do that for about 2-3 hours every Wednesday. So that's pretty fun and exciting. We helped him out around the Ranch today, he's doing fine now by the way.. he received a blessing and healed so quickly that the doctors were amazed. Its also nice because he always feeds us lunch when we stop by.
We have a Zone Conference this Friday and I am excited. The Zone Conferences that we have are always great but I am saddened because this will be my last one before I go home.. I don't know how I feel about that. But all good things must come to an end... at least in this earthly life.
I have no idea what's gonna happen in the future.. I am honestly not thinking about anything 5 years in the future. I don't have any clue whats going to come.
All I do know is that I am going to follow Pres. Monson's advice in the last General Priesthood meeting, granted, he was talking about getting married but like I think I've said before it applies to all aspects of life. Rather than "finding the right person we need to BE the right person. or in this case rather than thinking of what to do in the future.. I need to become the right person now rather than later.. I know that probably doesn't make a whole lot of sense to you but. It makes sense to me and I know that that is the advice or counsel that I need to follow at this time in my life.
Speaking of which I am very excited for General Conference coming up in the somewhat near future. I am so excited to hear from the spokesmen of God on the earth today. It always brings more guidance and direction to my life than a lot of other things. It'll be good
I am very excited about you going and being able to experience seeing the Hills be sealed. That's really exciting. You'll have to give her a hug for me because every time I went over there she was always upset that she wasn't able to hug Elder Englund and I. So you'll have to do that for me. Ya know?
Well, I can't think of anything else to tell you.
Hopefully next week I'll have more news for you and be able to inform you on more things.
Thank you so very much for everything that you do and all your prayers. I love you so very much.
Your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Elder Landon with one of his districts.
July 25
Family,
Things here have been pretty good.
Yes, I am being Transferred to Cederedge. I am leaving on Tuesday Morning at about noon. I am excited about not being a Zone Leader anymore. But I am a little worried about training a new missionary.
But the missionary that will be my companion is not a Band new missionary. Salt Lake changed things recently on how new missionaries are to be trained. They usually have to stay two transfers with their Greenie, as well as they have an extra hour of study every morning because of the training they get in the MTC. In the MTC they aren't training missionaries on what to teach. Which surprised me... but instead of knowing WHAT to teach they learn more on HOW to teach.. HOW to help their investigators take what they learn and apply it. So they stay with their trainers for two transfers because they need to learn what to teach.
Alright sorry for that interruption.. but I am now at the library. We were at the Mall today for FOUR hours waiting for our car to get its oil changed. They said it'd take about 40 minutes to an hour and it ended up taking four hours.. But what ever.. in that time we walked around the mall and then got into about an hour long "discussion" with these two Born Again Christians. There were four of us though so that was pretty interesting. Elder Tonga was getting angry ... they just didn't agree with anything we'd say about our Religion.. but they are very close to what we believe. Anyways... sorry those thoughts are all jumbled up because I am still a little frustrated over the arguments... But it was funny... because we'd see people walking around the mall who we could tell were members just by looking at them and they were laughing and excited to see us trying.
But to continue about my thoughts on the way new missionaries are being trained now...
So during that extra hour of study everyday.. I will be helping the new missionary learn what to teach. I am pretty excited about it.
And from what I hear I think I am going to LOVE my new area.. they say its up in the mountains and a small town... which is OKAY with me!
I have also asked to, in addition to train Elder Rea (that's his name) be a District Leader.. which is not a problem to me.. that's not HALF as much responsibility as it is to be a Zone Leader. I can handle that.
But one bad thing.. my new area, Cederedge, is a car area. I wanted so badly to go to a walking/biking area to finish my mission.. I've been in a car since I left Grand Junction the first time.
This past week was great. Saturday and Sunday were amazing.. I don't know if it was my excitement over being released that made me more receptive.. but I felt the Spirit more strong those days than in a long... I know I feel it every day but I guess it was more often.. or just more powerfully then than any other time, in the recent past. But on Sat. morning we had a Conference Call with all the Trainers on how to most effectively help our new missionaries become great elders and powerful missionaries.. but it starts with us... Each calling in the Church is, obviously from the Lord, but it is a call to repent... to change.. to become better... and I am very excited for this chance. but during that call we learned about how Peter in the New Testament truly became not only a man with a testimony but a true disciple of Christ. It was great. Peter was amazing. I LOVE learning about him..
Then on Sat. night I had my last Coordination meeting with our Ward Mission Leader (pic attached Pic #2) and he asked me to say the closing prayer, so I did. And once I finished my prayer he said... "Now, its my turn." and he continues to pray.. pray for me. I have never in these past... 20 months had someone pray for me like that while I was there. I started crying because I thought... if this man, who I've only known for the past few months really feels this way towards me.. how much more does my Savior and My Father in Heaven love me. It was amazing.
Brother Kammer (the WML) is great. together we've made a LOT of progress in the GJ 9th Ward. when I first got here the relationship of the ward and the missionaries wasn't great. And the Ward Council.. just expected us to do everything.. But we talked about the best way we could change that. And we did it... the Ward Council didn't even want to doing anything with the Ward Mission Process.. and now, after its come slowly we have 10/15 people selected and the assignments to invite them have been issued. I am so excited.. its been like pulling teeth. I am so excited for the work that'll soon progress greatly in this ward.. I am only sad that I won't be there to experience and taste those fruits. But on the plus side... that's what President Maynes told me.. he said that's one of the reasons I was made a Zone Leader... to help the relationship of the wards and the missionaries.. and get the work rolling. So I'm okay with that.. I was truly a compliment.. I don't feel like I did much.
But also, on Sun. there is a lady that we are teaching that is great but she just wouldn't come to church because her husband wouldn't come, he didn't want much of anything to do with religion.. super nice guy but just wasn't interested. Anyways I told her I was leaving and I'd like to see her come before I go... She's been taught for YEARS... she's very close friends with the Bishop and his wife, Bishop and Sister Wells, and she lives right across the street from them. She's been to activities before and sacrament meeting once..when she was a small girl, with some relative. But we are at church and in walks Kim. She was wearing jeans and a sleeve-less shirt but she said it was the best she had. Which is what we should wear to church. And as I said "You made it! I am so excited!" she replied "I'm only here for you." Which was fine with me! HAHA! It got her to church! She really enjoyed the talks.. and after the meeting she wanted to say hi to Sister Wells, who plays the organ. And later that night Sister Wells told us at dinner that, Kim said she really felt the Spirit and that she just felt like crying..
But she also said that "I feel a little weird not being in a dress even though I don't like wearing them.. Everyone else is wearing one but me." Sister Wells...said "Well we need to go shopping then." Kim replied "Not just yet... soon."
The Spirit testified to her that in church with people who care about her is where she needs to be! Its on her mind. She's thinking about it..! that's great! I am so excited.
Also on Sun. was a great talk in sacrament meeting about the Atonement and applying it in our lives.. and one of the Hymns.. (which I've probably sung a hundred times) really touched me. Hymn No. 171(I think) With Humble Heart. the fourth verse really touched me.
so I wrote the words down.
And then in Elder's Quorum, the lesson was on Elder Oaks talk from Conference on Desire. And the story of the man, in Southern Utah who had his arm trapped under a boulder had to cut it off... He said he saw him with a little boy.. and the motivation of seeing his unborn son helped him work for his life.
And the quote I loved from that talk was "When we have a vision of what WE CAN BECOME, our desire and our power to act increase enormously."
I love it! Its so true!
I love feeling the Spirit.. that's motivation enough for me to keep going strong and repent when I make a mistake! The Gospel is TRUE! and ITS AGAIN on the earth!! Our Father in Heaven DOES LOVE US!
It was a great weekend... I just hope I don't let the "Born Agains" ruin those feelings I have. And I know they won't.
So tonight I will be packing.. joy... (not excited) but it happens. ONLY TWO MORE TIMES!! (maybe... who knows...) just a guess.. I think Cederedge is my last area.
Well, I can't think of much else to say.. thanks for everything the prayers, love, support, sacrifices you've all made for me to be here, and just everything.
I wish I could tell you how much you all mean to me but... I can't.. I love you and miss you.
Moroni 8:3.
Much love,
Your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
August 2
Dear Family,
I did get your letter and your SD card with the pictures. I loved them.. I really miss being at the Family Reunions.. its looks like you all had fun.
I read that snail mail..letter. I can understand why you had an emotional week. I was pretty shocked and thankful when I read it too. I am very grateful for that little one. It is events like that, that I think happen so the Lord reminds us to be thankful for everything we have.. ESPECIALLY our family. I guess... you could say I am lucky enough to be here in Cedaredge where there are a lot of peach, apple, pear, and cherry orchards... as well as corn fields. And as such there are a lot of little crop dusting planes that fly over all the time... so its a reminder of what I have and those I love.
Cedaredge is just great little farming/fruit & vegi growing town.. its like if you took Ririe and combined it with Island Park.. strange I know but you know how Ririe has the small town farm feeling and in Island Park you feel like you're in the mountains... well that's what it feels like here. It doesn't have as many trees as Island Park does however.. but still pretty. The ward here is great.. the Ward Mission Leader is a great guy. I really like it. There is a lot of work to do here.. so I am happy.
Before I forget.. the Library here in Cedaredge is always closed on Mondays so I will for the most part be emailing on Tuesdays... (like today) but on P-Days we go to Delta, a bigger city, to do most of our shopping and might email there on Mondays... so just never know when to expect a letter from me.
Also my address is:
21185 Lanning Rd.
Austin, CO 81410
Teaching a new missionary is a lot different than being a Zone Leader. Being a Zone Leader you have a companion who knows what to do... and since I was one for such a long time.. I relied on him, who ever he may have been, to do a lot of the teaching... now I am doing most of the teaching and most of the talking but its not a bad thing.. I really have been relying on the Lord a lot to help me know what I need to do. I think it'll all be alright
Elder Rea (Ray) is from Mount Angel, Oregon (near Salem). He is a good kid with a good heart and a desire to work. He is a little awkward.. .and kinda socially.. shy? But not necessarily shy but just doesn't know how to act exactly around certain people... I don't know how to explain him.
But do you remember Kyle Madsen? He reminds me a LOT of him.. I guess that it is the best way I can describe him. A good kid.
Things have been going pretty good. I didn't really want to tell you because I didn't want to worry you but I am doing a lot better now.
I'd been having a consistent headache for about two weeks now.. since two Sundays ago. Some days it was really bad and I didn't go out and work for several hours and others it was there but bearable. So I would go out and work..
The thing that concerned me was that the Acetaminophen and Excedrin Migraine, wasn't working, or doing anything for them. So I called President and Sister Maynes and they said drink a lot of water and rest when you need to.
But this past weekend I couldn't take it anymore.. I called them to see if I could go to the doctor. And I did yesterday... He gave me some pills and said that he's not sure why the things I normally took weren't working but prescribed something to me. I took it and the bottle said take every 4 hours.. so four hours later I took another one and was loopy... I've never felt like that before.. then I was super tired so I went to bed at 7:30 and slept until 6:30, granted I got up a few times to go to the bathroom and get a drink. I think part of it was just my body trying to get more rest.. apparently our bodies need that.. I slept almost 11 hours. I was OUT.
But the next morning Elder Rea showed me the bottle and it really said take every 4 hours AS NEEDED. So I didn't need to take it four hours after the first time I took it unless I needed it.. That it why I was tired...I called the doctor and asked him and he said if I didn't need it that thats what it would have done.. So I learned from that mistake.
Today I don't have a tremendous headache anymore.. He also said it'd take several days until it went away completely.. so I am on the right track.
So don't worry I am fine. And am doing better.
But things have been going pretty good. I am excited for this area.. there are a lot of things going on, and a lot to be done. I think I probably walked into about 2-3 baptisms.. but I am hoping to have several more before I go home.
I can't believe only 4 more months. Definitely a bitter sweet kinda thing.
But I did hear some REALLY exciting news.
Remember Trent and Karie Hill, in GJ 6th Ward? Well.. how they couldn't have children before Elder Englund and I starting teaching Trent? Then after several lessons..they found out she was expecting. Well he did get baptized last Sept... I am pretty sure I told you this. But he received the Melchezidek Priesthood and the same day blessed his baby boy Ryder. AWESOME!
But right before I left Junction, this time, I went by to say goodbye. They gave me some GREAT news. They are going to Salt Lake to be sealed on Sept 23. Its too bad that I won't be able to be there! But I am still extremely happy for them. But they also gave me a picture of their family: the two of them and their little boy in their church clothes. On the picture it said :
"Ties: $15, Hairspray: $10, Snacks to keep quiet during church: $5, Knowing there are FOUR people in this picture: PRICELESS"
She then told me that she's expecting again. She's due in Feb. The Gospel really blesses families! It blesses those that have them and those that can't and want them.
Pretty exciting.
That makes me even more excited to finally meet my new niece of nephew... and cousins (because I still haven't met Nicole's baby, Houston? yet). And Bethany's baby.
There will be a lot of new additions to our family when I get home...cool! I can't wait to meet them.
But that is all that I can think of at this time.
I love you all very much and can't wait to see you all!
Please take care.
Love your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
July 25
Family,
Things here have been pretty good.
Yes, I am being Transferred to Cederedge. I am leaving on Tuesday Morning at about noon. I am excited about not being a Zone Leader anymore. But I am a little worried about training a new missionary.
But the missionary that will be my companion is not a Band new missionary. Salt Lake changed things recently on how new missionaries are to be trained. They usually have to stay two transfers with their Greenie, as well as they have an extra hour of study every morning because of the training they get in the MTC. In the MTC they aren't training missionaries on what to teach. Which surprised me... but instead of knowing WHAT to teach they learn more on HOW to teach.. HOW to help their investigators take what they learn and apply it. So they stay with their trainers for two transfers because they need to learn what to teach.
Alright sorry for that interruption.. but I am now at the library. We were at the Mall today for FOUR hours waiting for our car to get its oil changed. They said it'd take about 40 minutes to an hour and it ended up taking four hours.. But what ever.. in that time we walked around the mall and then got into about an hour long "discussion" with these two Born Again Christians. There were four of us though so that was pretty interesting. Elder Tonga was getting angry ... they just didn't agree with anything we'd say about our Religion.. but they are very close to what we believe. Anyways... sorry those thoughts are all jumbled up because I am still a little frustrated over the arguments... But it was funny... because we'd see people walking around the mall who we could tell were members just by looking at them and they were laughing and excited to see us trying.
But to continue about my thoughts on the way new missionaries are being trained now...
So during that extra hour of study everyday.. I will be helping the new missionary learn what to teach. I am pretty excited about it.
And from what I hear I think I am going to LOVE my new area.. they say its up in the mountains and a small town... which is OKAY with me!
I have also asked to, in addition to train Elder Rea (that's his name) be a District Leader.. which is not a problem to me.. that's not HALF as much responsibility as it is to be a Zone Leader. I can handle that.
But one bad thing.. my new area, Cederedge, is a car area. I wanted so badly to go to a walking/biking area to finish my mission.. I've been in a car since I left Grand Junction the first time.
This past week was great. Saturday and Sunday were amazing.. I don't know if it was my excitement over being released that made me more receptive.. but I felt the Spirit more strong those days than in a long... I know I feel it every day but I guess it was more often.. or just more powerfully then than any other time, in the recent past. But on Sat. morning we had a Conference Call with all the Trainers on how to most effectively help our new missionaries become great elders and powerful missionaries.. but it starts with us... Each calling in the Church is, obviously from the Lord, but it is a call to repent... to change.. to become better... and I am very excited for this chance. but during that call we learned about how Peter in the New Testament truly became not only a man with a testimony but a true disciple of Christ. It was great. Peter was amazing. I LOVE learning about him..
Then on Sat. night I had my last Coordination meeting with our Ward Mission Leader (pic attached Pic #2) and he asked me to say the closing prayer, so I did. And once I finished my prayer he said... "Now, its my turn." and he continues to pray.. pray for me. I have never in these past... 20 months had someone pray for me like that while I was there. I started crying because I thought... if this man, who I've only known for the past few months really feels this way towards me.. how much more does my Savior and My Father in Heaven love me. It was amazing.
Brother Kammer (the WML) is great. together we've made a LOT of progress in the GJ 9th Ward. when I first got here the relationship of the ward and the missionaries wasn't great. And the Ward Council.. just expected us to do everything.. But we talked about the best way we could change that. And we did it... the Ward Council didn't even want to doing anything with the Ward Mission Process.. and now, after its come slowly we have 10/15 people selected and the assignments to invite them have been issued. I am so excited.. its been like pulling teeth. I am so excited for the work that'll soon progress greatly in this ward.. I am only sad that I won't be there to experience and taste those fruits. But on the plus side... that's what President Maynes told me.. he said that's one of the reasons I was made a Zone Leader... to help the relationship of the wards and the missionaries.. and get the work rolling. So I'm okay with that.. I was truly a compliment.. I don't feel like I did much.
But also, on Sun. there is a lady that we are teaching that is great but she just wouldn't come to church because her husband wouldn't come, he didn't want much of anything to do with religion.. super nice guy but just wasn't interested. Anyways I told her I was leaving and I'd like to see her come before I go... She's been taught for YEARS... she's very close friends with the Bishop and his wife, Bishop and Sister Wells, and she lives right across the street from them. She's been to activities before and sacrament meeting once..when she was a small girl, with some relative. But we are at church and in walks Kim. She was wearing jeans and a sleeve-less shirt but she said it was the best she had. Which is what we should wear to church. And as I said "You made it! I am so excited!" she replied "I'm only here for you." Which was fine with me! HAHA! It got her to church! She really enjoyed the talks.. and after the meeting she wanted to say hi to Sister Wells, who plays the organ. And later that night Sister Wells told us at dinner that, Kim said she really felt the Spirit and that she just felt like crying..
But she also said that "I feel a little weird not being in a dress even though I don't like wearing them.. Everyone else is wearing one but me." Sister Wells...said "Well we need to go shopping then." Kim replied "Not just yet... soon."
The Spirit testified to her that in church with people who care about her is where she needs to be! Its on her mind. She's thinking about it..! that's great! I am so excited.
Also on Sun. was a great talk in sacrament meeting about the Atonement and applying it in our lives.. and one of the Hymns.. (which I've probably sung a hundred times) really touched me. Hymn No. 171(I think) With Humble Heart. the fourth verse really touched me.
so I wrote the words down.
And then in Elder's Quorum, the lesson was on Elder Oaks talk from Conference on Desire. And the story of the man, in Southern Utah who had his arm trapped under a boulder had to cut it off... He said he saw him with a little boy.. and the motivation of seeing his unborn son helped him work for his life.
And the quote I loved from that talk was "When we have a vision of what WE CAN BECOME, our desire and our power to act increase enormously."
I love it! Its so true!
I love feeling the Spirit.. that's motivation enough for me to keep going strong and repent when I make a mistake! The Gospel is TRUE! and ITS AGAIN on the earth!! Our Father in Heaven DOES LOVE US!
It was a great weekend... I just hope I don't let the "Born Agains" ruin those feelings I have. And I know they won't.
So tonight I will be packing.. joy... (not excited) but it happens. ONLY TWO MORE TIMES!! (maybe... who knows...) just a guess.. I think Cederedge is my last area.
Well, I can't think of much else to say.. thanks for everything the prayers, love, support, sacrifices you've all made for me to be here, and just everything.
I wish I could tell you how much you all mean to me but... I can't.. I love you and miss you.
Moroni 8:3.
Much love,
Your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
August 2
Dear Family,
I did get your letter and your SD card with the pictures. I loved them.. I really miss being at the Family Reunions.. its looks like you all had fun.
I read that snail mail..letter. I can understand why you had an emotional week. I was pretty shocked and thankful when I read it too. I am very grateful for that little one. It is events like that, that I think happen so the Lord reminds us to be thankful for everything we have.. ESPECIALLY our family. I guess... you could say I am lucky enough to be here in Cedaredge where there are a lot of peach, apple, pear, and cherry orchards... as well as corn fields. And as such there are a lot of little crop dusting planes that fly over all the time... so its a reminder of what I have and those I love.
Cedaredge is just great little farming/fruit & vegi growing town.. its like if you took Ririe and combined it with Island Park.. strange I know but you know how Ririe has the small town farm feeling and in Island Park you feel like you're in the mountains... well that's what it feels like here. It doesn't have as many trees as Island Park does however.. but still pretty. The ward here is great.. the Ward Mission Leader is a great guy. I really like it. There is a lot of work to do here.. so I am happy.
Before I forget.. the Library here in Cedaredge is always closed on Mondays so I will for the most part be emailing on Tuesdays... (like today) but on P-Days we go to Delta, a bigger city, to do most of our shopping and might email there on Mondays... so just never know when to expect a letter from me.
Also my address is:
21185 Lanning Rd.
Austin, CO 81410
Teaching a new missionary is a lot different than being a Zone Leader. Being a Zone Leader you have a companion who knows what to do... and since I was one for such a long time.. I relied on him, who ever he may have been, to do a lot of the teaching... now I am doing most of the teaching and most of the talking but its not a bad thing.. I really have been relying on the Lord a lot to help me know what I need to do. I think it'll all be alright
Elder Rea (Ray) is from Mount Angel, Oregon (near Salem). He is a good kid with a good heart and a desire to work. He is a little awkward.. .and kinda socially.. shy? But not necessarily shy but just doesn't know how to act exactly around certain people... I don't know how to explain him.
But do you remember Kyle Madsen? He reminds me a LOT of him.. I guess that it is the best way I can describe him. A good kid.
Things have been going pretty good. I didn't really want to tell you because I didn't want to worry you but I am doing a lot better now.
I'd been having a consistent headache for about two weeks now.. since two Sundays ago. Some days it was really bad and I didn't go out and work for several hours and others it was there but bearable. So I would go out and work..
The thing that concerned me was that the Acetaminophen and Excedrin Migraine, wasn't working, or doing anything for them. So I called President and Sister Maynes and they said drink a lot of water and rest when you need to.
But this past weekend I couldn't take it anymore.. I called them to see if I could go to the doctor. And I did yesterday... He gave me some pills and said that he's not sure why the things I normally took weren't working but prescribed something to me. I took it and the bottle said take every 4 hours.. so four hours later I took another one and was loopy... I've never felt like that before.. then I was super tired so I went to bed at 7:30 and slept until 6:30, granted I got up a few times to go to the bathroom and get a drink. I think part of it was just my body trying to get more rest.. apparently our bodies need that.. I slept almost 11 hours. I was OUT.
But the next morning Elder Rea showed me the bottle and it really said take every 4 hours AS NEEDED. So I didn't need to take it four hours after the first time I took it unless I needed it.. That it why I was tired...I called the doctor and asked him and he said if I didn't need it that thats what it would have done.. So I learned from that mistake.
Today I don't have a tremendous headache anymore.. He also said it'd take several days until it went away completely.. so I am on the right track.
So don't worry I am fine. And am doing better.
But things have been going pretty good. I am excited for this area.. there are a lot of things going on, and a lot to be done. I think I probably walked into about 2-3 baptisms.. but I am hoping to have several more before I go home.
I can't believe only 4 more months. Definitely a bitter sweet kinda thing.
But I did hear some REALLY exciting news.
Remember Trent and Karie Hill, in GJ 6th Ward? Well.. how they couldn't have children before Elder Englund and I starting teaching Trent? Then after several lessons..they found out she was expecting. Well he did get baptized last Sept... I am pretty sure I told you this. But he received the Melchezidek Priesthood and the same day blessed his baby boy Ryder. AWESOME!
But right before I left Junction, this time, I went by to say goodbye. They gave me some GREAT news. They are going to Salt Lake to be sealed on Sept 23. Its too bad that I won't be able to be there! But I am still extremely happy for them. But they also gave me a picture of their family: the two of them and their little boy in their church clothes. On the picture it said :
"Ties: $15, Hairspray: $10, Snacks to keep quiet during church: $5, Knowing there are FOUR people in this picture: PRICELESS"
She then told me that she's expecting again. She's due in Feb. The Gospel really blesses families! It blesses those that have them and those that can't and want them.
Pretty exciting.
That makes me even more excited to finally meet my new niece of nephew... and cousins (because I still haven't met Nicole's baby, Houston? yet). And Bethany's baby.
There will be a lot of new additions to our family when I get home...cool! I can't wait to meet them.
But that is all that I can think of at this time.
I love you all very much and can't wait to see you all!
Please take care.
Love your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
July 18, 2011
Family,
It sounds like you've had a really busy weekend. Those reunions sound like a good time. I'm sorry dad that you've been sick.. that really stinks.. I hate being sick especially as a missionary.. because you feel so useless.. and like you're wasting precious time.
I've haven't been feeling completely up to par lately... but I've been trucking through it.. and I KNOW that because I went out and worked even though I wasn't feeling good... the Lord blessed us with us reaching our goals for the week..
I honestly didn't think we'd be able to meet those goals but we made them because we went out and worked when neither of us felt the best and even when it was RIDICULOUSLY hot outside...
So yes we are teaching a few of those new potentials.. that we ran into this past week.. one is a part member family. The only problem with teaching them is that... the nonmember wife.. talks more than ANYONE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!! I left there so frustrated because she would go off on tangents that were... honestly stupid..
At the end of the lesson I asked her to pray right there in front of us and to ask God in her pray if what we've taught her was true.. and she went off for TWENTY minutes about how she met her first husbands mistress after knowing who she was while at a gas station were she was working selling samples to a new candy bar.. and how she knows that the Lord was involved with them meeting each other... I told her that that was wonderful that she was able to overcome any angry feelings towards the other woman but what important was that she asked God if what we taught about Joseph Smith and God calling Prophets again on the earth and the Book of Mormon was true.. .
it was a LONG lesson.
So yeah.. things have been going pretty good... strange but good.
We've started teaching more people, which is good because after Anselmo's Baptism we're down one person to prepare for baptism.
The baptism went GREAT by the way.. it was one of the best baptisms of my mission.. the Spirit was very strong and the ward was very involved.
One of the speakers was from the Spanish Speaking Branch here because Anselmo's mother doesn't speak much English.. Even though I didn't understand what was being said, I felt the Spirit. It was amazing.
This is a picture of Anselmo and his baptism.. He's pretty good sized for being 14, huh?
This is a picture of Kris Taylor and his family at his baptism.
I cannot believe that today is my mark of 20 months as a missionary.
It has really flown by... I don't want to waste any of the time I've got left. I am loving it even though its the hardest thing I've ever done... I love it. and I'm loving the person I've become.
Thank you for all your love support and prayers. they help a lot.
It sounds like you've had a really busy weekend. Those reunions sound like a good time. I'm sorry dad that you've been sick.. that really stinks.. I hate being sick especially as a missionary.. because you feel so useless.. and like you're wasting precious time.
I've haven't been feeling completely up to par lately... but I've been trucking through it.. and I KNOW that because I went out and worked even though I wasn't feeling good... the Lord blessed us with us reaching our goals for the week..
I honestly didn't think we'd be able to meet those goals but we made them because we went out and worked when neither of us felt the best and even when it was RIDICULOUSLY hot outside...
So yes we are teaching a few of those new potentials.. that we ran into this past week.. one is a part member family. The only problem with teaching them is that... the nonmember wife.. talks more than ANYONE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!! I left there so frustrated because she would go off on tangents that were... honestly stupid..
At the end of the lesson I asked her to pray right there in front of us and to ask God in her pray if what we've taught her was true.. and she went off for TWENTY minutes about how she met her first husbands mistress after knowing who she was while at a gas station were she was working selling samples to a new candy bar.. and how she knows that the Lord was involved with them meeting each other... I told her that that was wonderful that she was able to overcome any angry feelings towards the other woman but what important was that she asked God if what we taught about Joseph Smith and God calling Prophets again on the earth and the Book of Mormon was true.. .
it was a LONG lesson.
So yeah.. things have been going pretty good... strange but good.
We've started teaching more people, which is good because after Anselmo's Baptism we're down one person to prepare for baptism.
The baptism went GREAT by the way.. it was one of the best baptisms of my mission.. the Spirit was very strong and the ward was very involved.
One of the speakers was from the Spanish Speaking Branch here because Anselmo's mother doesn't speak much English.. Even though I didn't understand what was being said, I felt the Spirit. It was amazing.
This is a picture of Anselmo and his baptism.. He's pretty good sized for being 14, huh?
This is a picture of Kris Taylor and his family at his baptism.
I cannot believe that today is my mark of 20 months as a missionary.
It has really flown by... I don't want to waste any of the time I've got left. I am loving it even though its the hardest thing I've ever done... I love it. and I'm loving the person I've become.
Thank you for all your love support and prayers. they help a lot.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Jul 11
Family,
So yeah things have been going pretty well.. We do have our baptism this weekend on Saturday.. So be thinking about me at 7 o'clock on Saturday night.. we'll be helping another of God's children come closer to Jesus Christ through baptism.. I am very excited.
But things have been going pretty good. We've found a lot of new people to teach so we're trying to get them to continue meeting with us on a regular schedule. I am hoping for the best.
Yeah it is pretty crazy to think about Carson being a Senior.. because I STILL don't feel old enough to be out of high school.
A funny thing happened while in Elder's Quorum yesterday.. I taught the Gospel Principles class and Elder Shawhan taught the EQ lesson... and the lesson he taught was on Eternal Families..
So I've always had the thought that I am going to wait to get married until after I am mostly finished with school and then wait until I am done to have kids.. but I thought it was interesting how every one in the class started talking about not waiting for any of that... So I've really had my opinion changed on it.. granted I am not going to get married as soon as I get home, one reason being I have NO idea who the right person is..., and I am probably not going to have kids right after I get married but we'll see what the Lord has in mind for me... You know I've always been terrified about my future but I know that as I trust in the Lord that He'll help me and that everything will be okay. Sorry ... talking about Carson being a Senior and me not feeling old enough reminded me of that.. .I know it seemed a bit random.. but oh well..
So tonight we are going and staying the night with the Zone Leaders of the Meeker Zone in Rifle, because in the morning we have a Zone Leader Council in Frisco. So we'll see what'll happen there.. I am pretty excited.. even we have to spend a whole day up there and not working.. it'll still be good.. We talk about how the Mission is doing and how it can be better. and what we're gonna do to help.
But things have been going pretty good. I will let you know how the baptism went and I'll send all of those pictures next week.
Thanks for everything you all do for me.
I can truly feel your prayers everyday.
Take Care! I love you all!
Your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
So yeah things have been going pretty well.. We do have our baptism this weekend on Saturday.. So be thinking about me at 7 o'clock on Saturday night.. we'll be helping another of God's children come closer to Jesus Christ through baptism.. I am very excited.
But things have been going pretty good. We've found a lot of new people to teach so we're trying to get them to continue meeting with us on a regular schedule. I am hoping for the best.
Yeah it is pretty crazy to think about Carson being a Senior.. because I STILL don't feel old enough to be out of high school.
A funny thing happened while in Elder's Quorum yesterday.. I taught the Gospel Principles class and Elder Shawhan taught the EQ lesson... and the lesson he taught was on Eternal Families..
So I've always had the thought that I am going to wait to get married until after I am mostly finished with school and then wait until I am done to have kids.. but I thought it was interesting how every one in the class started talking about not waiting for any of that... So I've really had my opinion changed on it.. granted I am not going to get married as soon as I get home, one reason being I have NO idea who the right person is..., and I am probably not going to have kids right after I get married but we'll see what the Lord has in mind for me... You know I've always been terrified about my future but I know that as I trust in the Lord that He'll help me and that everything will be okay. Sorry ... talking about Carson being a Senior and me not feeling old enough reminded me of that.. .I know it seemed a bit random.. but oh well..
So tonight we are going and staying the night with the Zone Leaders of the Meeker Zone in Rifle, because in the morning we have a Zone Leader Council in Frisco. So we'll see what'll happen there.. I am pretty excited.. even we have to spend a whole day up there and not working.. it'll still be good.. We talk about how the Mission is doing and how it can be better. and what we're gonna do to help.
But things have been going pretty good. I will let you know how the baptism went and I'll send all of those pictures next week.
Thanks for everything you all do for me.
I can truly feel your prayers everyday.
Take Care! I love you all!
Your son and brother,
--
-Elder Cameron Landon
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