Grettings everyone from Nebraska or as we like to call it here N.O.M., you know, like Vietnam. Haha. Anyways this is a sweet mission. So first of all I came in with nine other Elders and 4 other Sisters on Tuesday. That day we spent with President and Sister Kunz and the APs and they did the basic orientation. We spent the night in a hotel and then the next morning they took us into Omaha. It was really cool. The best was seeing the Winter Quarters trail sight and the temple there. It is a beautiful temple and I can't wait to do a session there. Well then we had some training from the APs and President and Sister Kunz. It was a really good trainig. Then we went upstairs and had a testimony meeting with all the new Elders and Sisters. The Spirit was really strong and it is always good to hear the testimony of new missionaries. Well then they gave us each a letter saying where we would be serving and who our companion would be. I learned that my companion would be Elder Bell and I'd be serving in Beatrice. I was like, "Sweet! I have no idea where that is or who Elder Bell is." Haha. But we spent another night in a hotel and then the next morning we went to transfers. It was cool to see the missionaries there. Since I was going to Beatrice, which is aboout 40 miles south of Lincoln, I had to ride the transfer bus to go and meet Elder Bell. Well then we got to the site and I met him. We embraced and said hi and then got on our way to go to Beatrice. Elder Bell is awesome. He has been out about 9 months and is from Boise Idaho. He is a very consecrated missionary and likes to work hard. So we've been working. The people here are so awesome. Everyone is just very polite and kind. Beatrice is a pretty small town, but we cover a pretty big area of some other small towns. Well I haven't really met any of our progressing investigators yet, and yesterday we had stake conference up in Lincoln so I haven't met the branch yet. But I've met some of the members and they are awesome. We played raquetball with a couple in the ward this morning. Well the very first thing we did when I got back was go to a funeral of an investigator who just died. It was really sad because he was only 45 and died of cancer. But I know he is with his Heavenly Father and things will work out for him. Well we met some pretty crazy people. We met this Appiscapalian (have not idea how to spell that) lady who we tracked into. She used to be a member of the Church but she had a pyschotic husband who kind of forced her to get baptized. Anyways she has family in Logan and has been through the temple, but she was super crazy and wanted to show us her church. There were some other crazy things. Like we called this investigator and they said, "Oh I can't meet with you tonight. I've had a stressful night last night getting to sleep to I'm just going to smoke some pot and go to bed." So Elder Bell said, "Well why would you do that." And the person responded, "Well pot is actually not that bad for you. In fact it's been around longer than alcohol" Haha like that's a good excuse to do anything. It made me laugh. Well our apartment is ghetto but I like it. It's right above a tobacco shop if you can believe that. Elder Bell and I get along really well though and I think we're going to do some good work in this area.
Well spiritual thought of the week. Hmm... let me think. Ah! Ok. So I was reading about the Holy Ghost the other day and the thought hit me that had never struck me before, or I guess I had just never thought of it in this way. The Holy Ghost is a member of the Godhead, and part of being baptized is if we keep our covenants we will always have the Spirit to be with us. That is an amazing gift! Like... He's a member of the highest council in the universe, and we get to have Him to be with us and talk to us all the time. That's why it's so important to learn how He speaks to us and to be worthy to have Him by our side. I've thought about that with missionary work here in Nebraska. We do get referrals, but some of these people we are going to have to find ourselves. Well if we always have the Spirit to be with us and we can understand what He is telling us, then we will be led to those who are ready to hear the gospel. So I am going to try my hardest to be worthy to be the companion of a member of the Godhead and I would challenge you all to try your hardest to do the same. I love you all and hope you are having an amazing holiday season.
Godspeed,
Elder Chandler Kendall
P.S.- My net mission address is 11930 Arbor St. Ste. 203
Omaha, NE 68144
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