My life is good ;)
It's interesting whitewashing an area, or as they call it down here "shotgunning". You use the area book a lot more, you use the ward mission leader more, and you tract more (in our case). We have been tracting a lot, and the population is not what you would expect for Arkansas!! Most of the actual houses are very nice two level brick buildings, owned by affluent businessmen who work for walmart, and there are HUGE apartment complexes everywhere, and they have a great mix of Indian and American culture. I suspect there are lots of people from India because they work at the call center for walmart. They're all Hindu, and it's been interesting trying to increase their faith in Christ when they believe in Vishnu and other gods!!
Our congregation is very large, with two quorums of elders, and it's like a mini Utah!! It's a very family-friendly town, and most people are nice and talkitive!!
We have one ward mission leader, two assistant ward mission leaders, and approx. 10-12 active ward missionaries!! Most of the people here are young couples from BYU who graduated within the last 10 years, so they all have a missionary mindset and all are eager to help us!!
We live next to some missionaries who work at the mission office here in Bentonville, and they are the best!! They bring us fruit and always check in on us!!
It's been a challenge to find people to teach, but if we knock enough doors, and have enough faith, if it's the Lord's time then we will find those who are prepared to hear the message we have to share!!
I love all of you, thanks for all of your support for me!!
Elder Eliason
PS Sorry about the huge e-mail this week, it's just so exciting here!!
Me and my new best bud!!
Me and my old best bud and Geoff Kerr, the most awesome honorable mention WML!!
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