So, this week has been...interesting. I was on exchanges a lot this last week. I was with Elder Gish and Elder Schmidtke for Monday and Tuesday, then we went up to Naturita for another day and a half. So, I've only had a couple days actually in Montrose. Being companions with the Zone Leaders is definitely interesting. Elder Smith says that because I've been going on so many exchanges, I'll never have a problem with exchanges for the rest of my mission, which I hope is true.
So, I know I promised news on a baptism, but that didn't end up happening. Orlando is waiting on paperwork from Salt Lake, and the day before the baptism, they still hadn't even started the paperwork. So, we're hopefully hearing news on his paperwork by today so we can get him baptized by this weekend. Stay tuned!
The little time I've been in Montrose this week has been kinda difficult. We're still trying to find more investigators, but so far, no one really solid has come along. We're going to be focusing more on getting referrals from members and from finding the elect this coming week, so keep us in your prayers as we try to find more people.
One of our investigators, Will, progressed a bit when we saw him last. He's always been kind of closed off and distant to previous missionaries, but we read the Book of Mormon with him this last time and he really enjoyed it. We brought Brother Palmer, our ward mission leader with us. Since he's a convert, he was able to bear a really powerful testimony that I think Will really connected with. So, that was awesome.
We also tried to commit Jeanie to baptism. She didn't accept a date, but she said if she felt it was true, she'd be baptized. She seems pretty skeptical of it, but she is still reading the Book of Mormon, so fingers crossed on that one as well. Again, any and all prayers would be greatly appreciated.
Ever so slowly, I'm getting more comfortable with all of this. One of these days, I'm going to wake up and all of this will just be normal. I'm looking forward to that. For now, I'm trying to enjoy being a beginner, and trying to learn as best I can. Thank you all so much for all the support you give me every single day! You are all the best!
Until next time!
-Elder Hanley
Picture 1: This was the first snow of the year. Elder Forrest and I were excited. Don't judge us.
Picture 2: On the way to our dinner appointment one night, we stopped and got this beautiful view from the top of the mountain. This isn't in our area, unfortunately, this is when we were on exchanges.
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