well family and friends, I cant begin to tell you how sore I am and how grateful I am for gold bond. This is the best thing that has ever happened to me. ill tell ya its weird thinking I've been out for almost a month it don't feel like it. and Ill tell ya that California has some good diversity. since we are on foot and bus and bike occasionally I've met some interesting people. I like to call Glendale a melting pot. so my area is Glendale 2nd ward it is half Glendale and half easternish la. we have 700 members in the ward and about 130-170 are active. in the ward boundaries I hear 9 different languages ranging from tagalong to Armenian. and religions you would never guess existed. it truly has been a great week. at first we were getting discouraged due to fall through and what not and since we don't have an area book I was able to put the first teaching record in. but things were moving slow and the area is so big that we felt like we were hitting a wall. we finally came to our senses and fasted. im here to testify on the power of the sacrifice. in one day we started rolling again. its just another reminder that this is the lords work and teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ requires his help. one thing that has been standing out to me this week is the characters of Christ. one of these characters is to turn outward when most people would turn in. now that the holidays are coming up I would like all of us to take that extra time and help that person in need. put forth the extra effort. this character is almost selfish because as we are selfless we are happier. its like a 2 fer 1 deal. I know that as we look for opportunites and really try to make a difference we will. I love all of you and I know that we believe in the true church of Christ and we live by his principles. Im so excited for conference I have a feeling that this is going to be a good one its weird to think that last year at this time was when the age change came into affect and the rush of young men and women headed to the mtc. the members here are amazing I cant believe how much effort they put into helping us missionaries out. sister corrigan is an amazing women she is an extreme couponer and she was just handing out shampoo and soaps to us the other day. she gave me a new razor, 4 bottles of shampoo and everything that you can imagine its like a grocery store inside a house. I met a man that is a less active he was involved in gangs but he somewhat turned his life around. we are going by his house on Wednesday to play chess . its been a good week im so excited for this week good things are to come and the church is true.
sincerely,
Elder llewelyn
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