April 17th, 2012

Hey Britt,

 

This new area is rockin! It is super awesome. My new place is pretty cool, its a more "cozy" place than my last appartment, but I like it. This area has quite a bit of investgators. I have only met 4 or 5 so far, but it has only been a week. 3 of them have a baptisimal date sometime in the future so it is all exciting. This area does have a car. I am happy about that. This area covers 2 stakes and kind of 2 cities, Farr West and Plain City. It is kind of farmland out here and most of the people know each other around here. Its cool, i like it.

 

Thats cool about the investigator in the second ward. Tell the missionaries to do good with her. By the way do you see the missionaries there much? Have you had them over for dinner often? I only ask because there are some families here that have missionaries out and they like the company of missionaries. So ya, just wondering.

 

You got kinect?! Im jealous kind of. But ya dont activate the live because it is connected to my account. You will have to change the payment info to your credit card instead of mine because im not like making any money or anything. Dont ask me how to change it because i would have to be there myself to figure it out, but I dont think its too hard.

 

Thanks Brittany for all the support. I think about you always and miss you! I will continue to keep you guys in my prayers.

 

Love,

Elder Connell
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Hi Dad,

 

Yeah, I love this new area. Me and Elder Henthorn get along great. We joke together and do good stuff, its cool. He is from Washington State, not by Amy, and has been out 14 months. He has trained and greeny busted many times so I am nothing new for him. We havnt taught very much the past week, but we have a lot more investigators here and a lot more potential investigator that we could teach. There is one investigator named Karren Stone, she is in her 60s and handicapped. She has 3 pugs and a bull dog that we walk sometimes. It is kind of like teaching Bunny a little, but she is an investigator.

 

Congrats to Austin and Collin! Though its a bummer they didnt go instate because those are the best, sorry dad. Yeah, I remember that story now about you bashing, I dont like to do it because it brings in contention. I am studying more though because I want to know as much about the church and other churches as possible so that I dont feel dumb.

 

So you know how the mission will be changing in July. And they will be sending 40 missionaries down to Salt Lake, preferrably experienced missionaries. And they are bringing in 60 missionaries the next few transfers. If you do the math then basically I will probably be training pretty soon. Im guessing I will train in the next area I go to, so in about 4 months from now I think. It is pretty crazy and I dont know if I will be ready by then, but I figure I will learn quick.

 

Thank you dad for all of your support! I love you and miss you! And can you ask Jeremy if he got my letter that i wrote him a few weeks ago? I havnt really gotten any letters in a while and its probably because I transferred.

 

Love

Elder Connell