Hey Everyone!
Once again I was slacking last week and wasn't able to get a
post up. I promise I'll do better in the future! These last few weeks have been
pretty eventful. Last Tuesday was the two month since I've left, and it feels
like it has flown by. I can't help but feel like it is in part because of
everyone's thoughts and prayers, which I am ever so grateful for.
A lot has happened in the last two weeks. First of all, the
weather is finally starting to cool off. It went from being 90* one day to
about 45* the next. That was a little over a week ago, and it warmed back up to
the mid-80s last week, but it is starting to cool off. That day it got down to
45* it rained a lot, and there was a ton of snow on the mountains. It all
melted since, but the temperature dropped again today and I can tell that is
snowing up on the peaks again. I love it when it does because the view of the
mountains is so beautiful.
Last Wednesday were transfers and I got moved to a new area
with a new companion. His name is Elder Fairbanks, he is one of 17 kids, 12 of
which were adopted from Russia, and he is one of those 12. He is a really great
guy and we get along really well. I was sad to leave my old area because I have
grown really close to a lot of the people there, but I am looking forward to
the changes that lie ahead. Wednesday morning before the
transfers we were able to stop by one guy in particular that we have been
meeting with a lot and we were able to give him a blessing. It was a really
special experience and I am glad we made the sacrifice of getting up extra
early to make it work.
This new area is called a "car-share area". We have
a car, but we only have it every other week. Fortunately, we had it the first
week I was here. Unfortunately, we are going to lose it for a week on
Wednesday. At least there is no shortage of members in the area who are more
than willing to tote us around from appointment to appointment. It will
definitely be an adjustment, seeing as I'm used to having a car the whole time
last transfer. I know though that many blessings will come from the sacrifice
of traveling on our own and I am actually kind of excited to see how it goes.
A few weeks ago we were able to go the Timpanogos temple. It
was such a great experience. I love being able to go back to the house of The
Lord and feel the spirit there. I never get tired of being able to go and I am
glad that we are able to go at least once a quarter as a mission.
With the transfer coming to a close, we had to squeeze in
our district activity during the last p-day available. We went to a golf course
on the very northern part of the zone and hit some golf balls at the driving
range for free. I had maybe one or two good hits out of about 50 swings, but it
was a good time nonetheless. It was great being able to spend some quality time
with the great Elders in our district.
On one of the rare occasions that our dinner appointment
cancelled, my companion and I decided to try out a restaurant called "Big
Island Sam's". Being a missionary in Utah, of course someone was generous
enough to pick up our bill, which made our meal even better. We both got the
"Samcakes", the restaurants variation of regular pancakes. The waiter
told us they were bigger than our heads, and I figured the waiter was just
using that as a way to say they were bigger than normal. When he brought them
out, they were quite literally bigger than our head. Neither of us could finish
them they were so big. It was probably one of the best meals we've had so far,
simply because of the sheer size of the pancakes.
Well, that's all I have for now. I hope there is enough to
make up for slacking last week! I greatly appreciate all of the thoughts and
prayers from everyone and look forward to hearing from family and friends.
Until next time!
Elder Orchard
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