Oct 14th Letter

 

CAN I GET A YEE-HAW!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Let me tell you about my area and my week. It was a good one. 

On tuesday in the morning I went to the place where we have transfer meeting. I got there and saw alot of people that I havent seen in a long time. They gave out the sheets and we had to look at it and find our names and then go get with our companions and head out. Well i couldn't find my name so i had to look at it harder and found out that I'm in the College Station Zone or Stake and I'm in a place called Navasota. This area has been reopend about 8 months ago. I was excited and then I looked at who I am with and I'm with two other Companions. So i am in another Trio! I'm with one spanish elder and a regular english Elder. The spanish elder's name is Elder John Sneed. He is from Vegas. My other companion is from Missouri, his name is Elder Daniel Bryan. Elder Sneed has been out 18 months and Elder Bryan has been out 10 months and I have had the oppurtunity to serve around them at one point of my mission. The area is HUGE!!! and the BRANCH is small. I'm serving in a branch of maybe 50 people attending each week!! We have our leadership that is from other wards in College Station. But this is a very interesting experience that I'm part of. It's alot different than my last areas. We don't get fed. Maybe if we are lucky 3 times a week. But I had my first member dinner on Saturday and had Spaghetti again haha 18 times in the last 3 months haha but we have alot of country in our area and alot of back roads!!!! THAT IS MY FAVORITE PART!! and I forgot to mention. I DRIVE A TRUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a brand new 2013 Nissan Frontier. I know it's not a Chevy but it's a truck that I get to drive and I will take it at this point. 

Navasota is a small town of population 7500 with other small towns around it. It's more of a ghetto run down town but it looks so awesome and it has alot of history behind it. The one thing that is kinda cool is that we don't have a gym but we have a park right next to us and we go there every morning and run. I run a mile everyday and I haven't done that in a long time. But I have been losing weight from not eating much and working out alot. So just wait till I come home haha I weighed myself the other day and I'm down to 189 and just about a month ago I was at 197. So I'm getting there! 

This week we did alot of contacting. We are doing alot of spanish and english contacting out here. 50% is black 49% is mexican and 1% is white hahah it's the true honest fact. But it's kinda cool going into spanish members and peoples houses and not understanding one single thing that they are saying but being able to feel the spirit. That is the purpose of having Elder Sneed with us to be able to have him speak spanish. Cause our ward consists of spanish and english members. Each week we go to the church and we help one hispanic member learn english. That is a very different thing that I am use to. But it's a good way to help with the community.Each week we go to this nursing home and play bingo with them and visit with them. I love doing that it's so sweet to see their spirits and they are so funny and cute. They really get into their bingo. We do alot of driving. There are people who are about 30 mins away from us and we go visit them and most of the times they live down an country road. Which is a dirt road! and lately it has been pouring with rain so lets put this equation to use 

Elder Christensen + Truck + Mud = MUDDING hahah 

But I have to admit that going through a country road late at night to a possible members house is kinda scary especially when they have alot of signs that say Beware of Dogs and No Trespassing. But all in all I love it. 

In closing I want to share yall my testimony that I have gained out here 

This area I am going to love. It's a very humbling area. Not alot goes on and the only work that we get is from our own efforts, and the ward is excited that we have three elders in the branch. They kept us busy yesterday, but I know that the lord know us personally. He puts us in areas or situations or positions cause he knows that we can accomplish what he has for us to do. I know that I am in this area to become the best missionary I can. It is going to come from alot of prayer, fasting and faith and that is something he wants me to develop right now and I will do what he wants me to do! I love my savior and I love my mission.

I love yall 

Elder K.Christensen