Man! Transfers were crazy! Well, I said
my goodbyes, got pictures, then I drove the truck from Wolf Point to
Dickinson. It's weird driving a truck instead of a low riding boat of a
car that has no guts. I kind of enjoyed it, actually. Once we got to
Bismarck, I got to see Elder Warren! That was so much fun! It's hard
to call him "Elder" though. I had to catch myself before I called him
"James". Every. Dang. Time. He is being trained in Glasgow, MT,
which was part of my old District, so we practically switched places! I
love it there! I got to go to Glasgow 5, maybe 6 times while I was
there. He's gonna love it. His trainer is Elder Cope. He's pretty
awesome, although I didn't get to talk with him a whole lot. Only knew
him for 6 weeks, and didn't see him much.
In
Bismarck, I am one of about..... 4 sets of missionaries? That's only
the young missionaries too. We have way more senior couples than that
though. I don't even know most of them. My new address is 1658 Capital
Way #102 Bismarck, ND 58503. Bismarck is culture shock for sure.
First off, there are 4 lane roads here. There are also White people
here. That is so foreign to me! I haven't been part of the majority
for 7 1/2 months! Second, I'm in the middle of a city, filled with more
places to go than I could ever go to in a month! It's a big place
compared to what I'm used to... you know... less than 2,000 people in a
city, and that's a big one. There are 2 wards here in Bismarck, and
right across the street from the church is the Temple! My first night
here my companion and I were asked to help with Baptisms at the temple.
I didn't expect to go till the beginning of next month! What a
blessing. It's a beautiful, wonderful place. The ward actually
functions like a ward! I've never had so many members to work with,
never had so many to feed us, and never had ward member missionaries.
So, all in all, my mind is just blown.
My new
companion is a boss. His name is Elder Riding from St. George, Utah.
He's been out a month and a half longer than me, and has been in
Bismarck for 6 months already. He's a hard worker and knows a lot. I'm
going to be learning so much from him, it's not even funny. There is a
reservation in our District, and I will be going down this Sunday to
speak in Sacrament Meeting! Yay for being back on the Rez! But aside
from that, I doubt I'll get to see it much.
Church
on Sunday was sweet! Half way through the passing of the Sacrament,
the power went out and the back-up lights came on. They finished
passing the Sacrament, then the conductor gets up and says that we will
just go on with the meeting and hope the power comes back on. So, we
had a traditional, old fashioned church meeting! The speakers got up
and had to project their message all the way to the back.
I've
met so many people this week, I can't even remember most of their
names. But, I've only had to cook myself dinner once! The members here
treat us so good, and they are so missionary minded. This is going to
be a huge change from the missionary work I have done in the past
because I will have so much help from the members. I'm loving it!!
And that's about all the time I've got today. Love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!
Elder Carter V
1)Sister Logan. She's the best!
2)The Shanks. they are the best too!
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