Email 5/05/14

Hello y'all! How all y'all doing? I don't know how long this is going
to be because I think that I don't have a lot to say...;) so here we
go!

This week was transfers! After 7 months in Portland, got shipped to
they suburb of Portland called Troutdale. We have a small chunk of
Troutdale but have a huge area full of mountains and trees, so I feel
like I am at home;) I love it here! All the people that we have talked
to are extremely kind and love to talk, not too many are interested in
the gospel, but we give them something to think about. The people here
remind me a lot of the people in my first few areas: kind, humble,
hard working, and diligent in what they believe. My new companion is a
stalwart of a missionary and a very good friend of mine, Elder
Solomon. He served near me the whole time I was in Longview, and came
over to Portland with me for three transfers. I am thoroughly enjoying
my time with him thus far and we will see how the rest of the transfer
goes!

Recently Pres. Taylor has invited us to re-read the Book of Mormon, no
matter where we were currently at. That was a little bit of a bummer,
considering that I was in Mormon, but as I have been reading through
this time, I have seen miracles. I have been focusing on faith and the
power that it brings into our lives. I had many questions about what
faith really is and why it is so important. On Friday we were at a
meeting with Pres. Taylor and he told us that the reason that he had
us start the Book of Mormon over is to increase the over all faith of
the mission. He then went on to answer almost every question that had
been accumulating in my mind over the recent weeks. I know that the
Book of Mormon is the most correct book that God has thus far caused
to be written.

I love you all and will talk to you Sunday!

Love,
Elder Hamblin