Week 18: Awesome Week!

Hello everyone, 

This week has been an awesome one for Elder Heaton and I. We have seen so many mighty miracles in the area since the beginning of our companionship. Initially, we were struggling a bit to find people to teach. We received a lot of rejection, weren't finding anyone to talk to, and didn't have any member referrals. We had dinner with members every night but no referrals came from it. We prayed hard for a long time to find some people to teach. The Lord was watching over us. During one of the worst days, we got a couple of referrals. One was from the Branch President in another area. He had a friend who accepted his invitation to meet with the missionaries. We also received a few more referrals from Salt Lake just seconds after we were at an all time low and were complaining. We felt humbled after that. 

There have been many instances in my life where I've seen the Lord watching over me as I go through hard and difficult things. He always makes sure it works out in the end because He loves me. I've seen this time and time again this week. I am a witness that the Lord helps us in our every day life without us always seeing it. He is quieting working miracles. 

I'm very thankful for many humbling opportunities to see God's hand in my life. I know you can have this opportunity as well if you align your will with His and ask for His help. He will bless you and you will see blessings. This is my spiritual thought for the week. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Elder Greenlaw

Elder Greenlaw and Elder Heaton

Awe! Hearing Lindsay Tait's song on the 2017 Mutual Album

Week 17: I Have A New Mom

So we have had a fun past couple weeks! I'm sorry for not writing but we were busy doing missionary work. Haha. It bummed me out that I couldn't let everyone know what's been going on the past few weeks. If you have any questions, just go bug my parents cuz I talk to them every week. Ha 

My new mom is Elder Heaton. He's really cool and we get along very well. He's from St. George, Utah and is the oldest of 4 boys. He played soccer.. so gross. Just kidding. We have been trying to transform this area. Our area book is a mess so we have been clearing it up and staying fairly busy tracting and finding new people to teach. We have been trying to get some member missionary work to happen as well so we have more people to teach. One thing we have started doing is giving a Book of Mormon to our families at dinner and invite them to write their testimony it in. Then we ask them to give it to a family they know. We hope this will help them to invite someone to learn more about the gospel of Jesus Christ. We haven't received one back yet because we just started doing this a few days ago so we will see how this goes. 

We have been finding some really cool and prepared people lately, slowly but surely. Angie is one of the people we are teaching and she is very cool. We found her by knocking on her door one day. She is a single lady with a desire to learn more about the Book of Mormon because she's always been wondering what the missionaries do. We walk around all the time.. and ride bikes. She was confused and now we have shown her what a Disciple of Jesus Christ looks like. One thing I've been learning out here is that miracles, like when Christ was on the earth, still happen. People might think that God has held His tongue from us since Jesus Christ, but I see the Lord's hand in everything I do each and every day. I wish everyone could know what being led by God feels and looks like. It's truly amazing. I love Kentucky and the people so much. I know they all come from very hard backgrounds, but the Gospel of Jesus Christ transforms people's lives. What we know as normal is completely foreign to them. The transition is hard, but worth it. Count your blessings people. The gospel is here to bless us and we forget that in Utah a bit. I know this is the true church of Jesus Christ on the earth. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and I love everything that this church brings to the world. If you have doubts, turn to the scriptures for answers not preachers or people. Everything I struggle with or don't understand has eventually made sense by doing this. I have found peace with living and believing in the gospel. So read the Book of Mormon.. It's important. Keep the people in the world, the missionaries, investigators (including Kentucky residents), in your prayers so people's hearts may be softened and open to receiving the restored gospel on the earth. 

I love y'all and will talk to you next one. 

Elder Greenlaw

Week 15: I'm Officially Done With Training - Whoot! Whoot!

Well we did it. I made it 3 months. It's crazy to think it's been that long already. Wow, time has flown by. It's time for me to depart from my dad(trainer).  It is a sad day. He is a really good boy and we get along so well. My new companion is Elder Heaton. I technically haven't met him yet, but tomorrow I will. This past week has been awesome. We are pretty much teaching our entire street and they all love us to death. Haha!! It's very interesting to see. We are working hard and making progress on the people we are teaching. It may seem slow, but that's because they will come in their own time. I love y'all. I'm thankful for all your support and love. It's awesome to hear from you each week. I will keep this short and talk to you next week. 

Elder Greenlaw

Andrew had PDay today and is getting a new companion. He didn't have a lot of time to write. He is happy he is staying in his area. His new companion is from St. George, Utah. We will get to know him more in Elder Greenlaw's next letter. 

Funeral of Elder Bagley and Sister Rowe