Well it has been great having a new companion. He is amazing and very
dedicated to the work. The Ward is very shocked that I got a companion
who is going home four weeks from tomorrow! That is the fastest stay
that any missionary has had in a ward! I think it is quite strange
that our mission president would pull him out of his area and put him
here for his last five weeks. That is hardly enough time to get to
know the ward. We definitely have our work cut out for us. We are
staying very busy and getting lots of work done.
This week I had the amazing opportunity to go to the wedding of
Stephen and Jeni. If your remember back in January when we had the
baptism in the pool. Well Stephen and Jeni are now married. I got to
travel across the mission to go and support them and be part of the
fun. It was an incredible event. Beautiful weather and amazing people.
It is cool going to a wedding and knowing both sides of the family. I
feel like that doesn't happen too often for guests. It was so good
seeing both of them again and seeing their families. It is so cool
being around people that you really love and you can feel that they
really love you back. I am so glad that I can call Jeni and Stephen
life long friends. There will always be a special place for them and
their families in my life.
We also got to visit a wonderful family this week. I had never met
them before so we were going in blind. It was a less active member
couple. We show up to the house and my first thought was, how are we
going to make it to the door? The front door was on the second floor
and the right side of the porch was destroyed. It was hanging clumps
of cement connected to twisted pieces of rebar. The wooden flooring
was strewn about the front of the house as if it had just been hit by
a tornado. I can imagine the look on our faces as we stood there
staring at the path ahead of us. Off to the left there was a slim
remaining piece of the former steps leading to the front door. We
decided without saying a word to proceed forward to our goal, the
front door. The wooden steps creaked with each step and I told my
companion several times to keep his distance because I didn't want to
die.
Thank you so much for the birthday bash in a box! You all are so
classy. It has been a great birthday so far!!! I love all the gifts
and Austins idea for the bobble heads would have been hilarious but I
don't know if I would have understood it without a note! Perfect on
all the treats. You still understand what I like. Good work family!
The dynamite birthday cake was fantastic. Great idea! And as for Ian's
gift. Keep your eyes out for a really good video :D
I love you all! What did the dinosaur say after he finished eating
Tonga? I WANT SAMOA!!!!
Have a great week!
Love, Elder Maxwell
Oh, PS: elder Schnell is...
1- A missionary
2- A reader/writer
3- A brother to two brothers and a sister.
4- A whovian (someone who is enthralled with Dr. Who)
5- A Ravenclaw from the tribe of Ephraim
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