I cannot believe that August is so close to being over... it has been pretty weird this past week with Elder Englund getting ready to go home. i can say out of the three missionaries that i have "killed" (been the last companion before they go home) this has been the funnest because i feel like we have gotten the most work done even though it really doesn't seem like we have done much and my emails are probably always so boring ha but it's been good being able to serve with him.

i'm so nervous for this next transfer though because i dont want to get a companion that i dont get along with. right after we get done emailing the Ward Mission Leader in our ward is taking Elder Englund over to Denver and i'm going to go on teamups with Elder Allred and his comp for the night, 'til tomorrow morning when my comp will be coming to meet up with us at the transfers out west. i'm excited for the new transfer but not at the same time if that makes any since? i've been lucky enough to get along with every comp that i've had, even though i may not have liked the time serving with certain ones i've gotten along with them.

On Saturday a family that Elder Englund taught and baptized in grand junction came out and we spent all day with them saturday, they spent the night and then came to church on Sunday. they were such a neat family and they plan on going through the temple in a year so Elder Englund is going to come back when they get sealed. i was telling him that i need to go visit him over in Sweden sometime.

Monday night we went over to the Larsens home (a family in the ward) and we had dinner and a activity, it was so fun and like 3 other families from the ward came over so it was a big gathering. there are some families here in this ward that i absolutely love, then there are some that could care less if the ward had missionaries in it. (at least it seems like)

We were able to meet with Jeff again this past week and i thought it went well, we weren't able to teach him that much because he is the type of person that just likes to visit and if he has questions he'll ask them. but we have only went over there twice to sit down and teach him, the other times we just go and visit and answer questions if he has any. we are seeing progress with him, slowly but surely and we cant give up on him because he is one of the top investigators in the area right now.

We also were able to meet with Shawn, he has been taught all of the lessons now and he just doesn't think that there could only be one church with the Priesthood (authority to act in God's name) here upon the earth. He goes to some holy rollers church, i think it would be neat to go with him sometime and sit in on a service.


Other than those two we have just been tracting and then the last 2 or 3 days Elder Englund has been packing some and saying good bye to families in the area. i'm so grateful that i have an hour set aside each morning that i can study the scriptures and be able to strengthen my testimony in them, and be able to learn more about the stories and how i can relate them to my life and into todays world. i really wish i would have studied them more back home, but i cant change that. but i do hope to be able to continue to study them after i get home and not get caught up in the busyness of the everday world.

right now i'm reading through the Book of Mormon in mid Mosiah and i want to try and finish it this time and then again before Christmas and then read the Doctrine and Coventants before i get home, while trying to read through the New Testament. ha it is so much reading, but it's good for me.

i haven't asked President Maynes about being able to go over to the temple yet, but i talked with one of the assistants and he said that he didn't think it would be a problem but that i still needed to ask President Maynes so after transfers i'll give him a call sometime and see what he says.

i'm sure i'll have one more area after this one, not positive but i bet i'll be here maybe this next one and one more then go to a new are for my last two transfers. anyways i cant wait to get your letter and the pictures. i hope y'all enjoy the rest of your time together. i miss you and love you! keep in touch..
love Randy