1st Area/Companion

Mission President is cool. He and his wife are strict, but a loving couple, and are pretty cool. Companion is Elder Neddo (Ned-o). He’s cool. He has been in the field for 9 months and is from Draper, Utah. Sang in choir in high school. We have had fun working together. 

I’m serving in the New Castle Ward.  First Sunday was....different, the building is a new building so I thought I would be really nice. There is no chapel, only the stand and a pulpit, they set up chairs for sacrament.  The ward is tiny (almost the size of a branch), there are 12 kids in primary (5 of which are the Bishops kids) 6 in the youth program (1 priest (Bishop), 2 deacons, and the rest are girls). 

Serving in New Castle....Pennsylvania. this is a very poor area and according to multiple missionaries including Elder Neddo one of the, if not the toughest area in the mission. Don’t know why I'm here but.... Heavenly father needs me here for some reason.

We have gotten a dinner appointment all but two days so far. 

The house has "4" narrow floors. Basement has washer and dryer. First floor: kitchen, living room, and entryway. Second floor: bedroom, bathroom, and study area. Fourth floor (attic): has a pentagram on the floor so we don't go up there. The first thing I noticed is that it smells like mouse pee downstairs and in the bathroom.

We are along ways away from mission office. 

   

We have been checking in on people in our teaching records to see who is still interested and 1 has answered the door out of 23.  We’ve had a few others that have invited us to teach them and we’ll see how they progress.