Well this week was a doosy, and I am sure that I didn't spell that nearly close to what it should be. We went up to Mt. St. Helen's last P-day, and being true to form, I completely forgot my camera! I really don't mean to not take pictures....I just never seem to have my camera on me when a good pictorial opportunity comes. Sorry about that, but Mt. St. Helen's was pretty cool...
My companion, Elder Ewell was sick on Wednesday last week, the day we were to go to Astoria (a small coastal town which major attraction is the Gooney house) which is a good hour and a half drive from Longview. He had a bad case of the flu and looked worse than...well he just looked terrible! I felt as if I should have done more, but there was nothing that I could do. Elder Ewell is a champion trooper, though. We missed the District Meeting in Long Beach, but we still went on splits with the Astoria Elders. He barely made the car ride down before his stomach decided to get some fresh air on the outside of his feeble body. He stayed with one of the Elders while I took the other one out, and then half way through the day we swapped. We headed back down that night and Elder Ewell felt a little better. I know that this wasn't the greatest story that you wanted to hear, but I just wanted everyone to know that I have probably the great companion right now. He is a champ.
The other night Elder Ewell and I were out walking around when we saw a lady in her yard tending to her five dogs. I almost passed her by, but Elder Ewell made sure that we went and talked with her. She was in her mid-60's and was delighted that someone had come to talk to her about religion. She is a very stout Messianic Jew with a R-LDS backround. She knew much about the Book of Mormon and the message that the "other Mormons" share. She was simply interested in talking about god, family, and her dogs. As the conversation moved on, Elder Ewell and I realized that we must get on our way and asked if we could return. She declined, and continued the conversation. I realized that I had not bore my testimony to her. Elder Ewell and I went on to bare our testimony to her "line by line." She still did not accept an immediate return appointment, but her heart did soften. It was amazing to see what a simple testimony can do.
Anyway, my next story deserves a little back round. Our zone is probably the biggest in the mission and all the areas are gargantuan and need many miles. The missionaries have taken some liberty to using many miles and often forget the limit to their miles. This overflows the zones allotted miles, and we take the brute force for it. Elder Ewell and I were trying to think of a way to help the missionaries stay low on miles while they continue to find, teach, and baptize. This will probably be the topic of my letter so I think that you will all have to wait. Sorry about that, but if I didn't, I wouldn't know what to write about! I am not that good at reviewing the week, but I know that I have learned much. I love you all and hope that the week continues to be great!
Love,
Elder Hamblin
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