Hello family and friends! Lots of commotion here in Alaska! We have been really hard at work sharing the Gospel and running into a lot of Anti people....like
what the heck! Just stop being rude and let us be!! Anyways me and Elder Fatani have been really going to work. Yesterday we had no church because the roads were a sheet of ice so we got to walk all over Wasilla for awhile sharing the Gospel!
Transfers are coming up and I will be here for I think one more transfer, while Elder Fatani gets to go home and enjoy his 85 degree weather while I am here serving the Lord! My mission still is flying by and it's super sad because all the old timers here say after 6 months you will wake up and you will be at 20 months. I don't want
that. I am reaching my 5 1/2 mark next month so it's a little crazy!!
So because of the cancellation of church, our investigator who is being baptized this Saturday has to be pushed back to next Saturday. He is a little upset about it but the Lord is mindful. The Iditarod Is in full affect and the race is March 6th. I have learned a lot about the race and about the dogs and the history of the race. A couple Elders from my Zone got to help out with moving things for the Iditarod race and we all got official hats for the Iditarod!! I even got to be on one of the sleds. (As shown below)
I probably wouldn't have won the race because I'm lacking a really important part of the race.... The dogs! But if they put me on a downhill slope, I would have maybe had a chance.
So much goes on here in Alaska but little time to send stuff.
what the heck! Just stop being rude and let us be!! Anyways me and Elder Fatani have been really going to work. Yesterday we had no church because the roads were a sheet of ice so we got to walk all over Wasilla for awhile sharing the Gospel!
Transfers are coming up and I will be here for I think one more transfer, while Elder Fatani gets to go home and enjoy his 85 degree weather while I am here serving the Lord! My mission still is flying by and it's super sad because all the old timers here say after 6 months you will wake up and you will be at 20 months. I don't want
that. I am reaching my 5 1/2 mark next month so it's a little crazy!!
So because of the cancellation of church, our investigator who is being baptized this Saturday has to be pushed back to next Saturday. He is a little upset about it but the Lord is mindful. The Iditarod Is in full affect and the race is March 6th. I have learned a lot about the race and about the dogs and the history of the race. A couple Elders from my Zone got to help out with moving things for the Iditarod race and we all got official hats for the Iditarod!! I even got to be on one of the sleds. (As shown below)
I probably wouldn't have won the race because I'm lacking a really important part of the race.... The dogs! But if they put me on a downhill slope, I would have maybe had a chance.
So much goes on here in Alaska but little time to send stuff.
Love you all!!!!! Elder Orton