Missionary Work is Awesome

1. I found Rivendell! Its in my Area! This is actually part of our map that's totally in the middle of nowhere. The Rivendell name is probably referring to the name of a farm or a house or something. Unfortunately I'll probably never make it out there, because its like a 40 minute drive away. Yes, our area is quite large.

2. This is my companion with a mini Christmas tree that was in our flat. Its actually supposed to be about 6 feet tall but he took out the bottom segment because it looked really lame. 

3. This is my friend Alex. He's really awesome. I baptised him a few weeks ago. This Sunday he will probably be ordained a deacon in the Aaronic Priesthood and will be able to pass the sacrament with the help and teaching of his friend Matthew, the deacon's quorum president. To me, that's pretty exciting. We're going to be teaching Alex all the new member lessons after church and after youth activities so Matthew can be there with him. 

My companion made me get extra sleep a few days this week because I was still sick. I don't really like doing that. But now I am better! God takes care of His servants. We have met some cool people this week. Like most weeks, but we are still struggling to have new investigators. 

On Wednesday we had Zone Conference (loads of missionaries in one building)!  Its a bit crazy but it was cool because I got to see some past companions and friends. Also we had a general authority Timothy Dyches there. He taught us some cool stuff about how to plan better and use time effectively. And his wife showed us how to fold index cards into mini missionary shirts so that we can leave people cool notes that look like us! We might need to go buy like 100 index cards now so we can do that. 

Well, I'm trying to love people more and more as I continue to study Charity and seek to be like Christ by being loving to people in every word, thought, and action. You can try to do that too, if you want. Its a good way to be happy, if that's what you're after. 

Love, 

Elder Poulsen