April 26, 2016

Hey, fam! We had interviews yesterday with the President so we have p-
day today! So ya sorry about the confusion.

Hey, tell Brandon to look for Zach Darrington in Lima, Peru!  Or
Caden Cluff. Jared knows him. Or Garrett Southwick I think too...?

Ok so about this week. This week was a way cool week. A lot happened!
We were only able to meet with G-- twice, and he is having
huge problems right now. It's not good, but he has finally hit rock
bottom so hopefully he can only rise from it. And it's not really G--
that is on rock bottom, but his surroundings and his willingness to
help the people he's surrounded by. He realized that the people around
him, aka the people living with him, aren't helping themselves and if
they will never help themselves then he can't restrict himself from
his own happiness and literally his own salvation. It's an interesting
situation, I hope that all made sense. But we are having a few members
stop by to help him out and to give him a little counsel because, he
needs it way bad ha and we can't give it, so luckily some members are
doing it and helping out.

L-- is doing well! She's keeping her commitments and is really
trying to do what's right. We met with her a couple days ago and
talked about the word of wisdom and it went well. She has a lot of
friends that don't follow it, and it was a good lesson because she
realized that her friends don't have their free agency anymore because
of their addictions, and she doesn't want that for herself. It was
really good.

Like usual, we met with a lot of members once again since that's where
we are focusing on, but we found a new investigator from meeting with
them! Finally! Haha one of the members brought a lady to church and
her son too, and they loved it. We met with them later Sunday night
and had a good lesson on the restoration. They seem great! And they
are definitely humble enough to accept the truth. It was a cool
experience! We will continue to meet with them this week. We are very
excited.

It was a good week! I love you all and I hope you have a great week. It's 
snowing super hard up here so hopefully the weather in Utah is a lot better! 

Love you!

Elder Webb

April 18, 2016

That's so cool about Tanner! Crazy mission, but so cool! And the caddying 
thing too, I'm way jealous! And Mom and Dad, keep up the good work 
at the temple! That's a great way to do missionary work! And for those 
extra blessings. And thanks mom, it means a lot to know you're proud of me. Seriously!

This week was a good week. It was weird, but still good. We were in
our area for about 3 days so it felt really weird! For the first 2
days of the week we were in Manchester for a new missionary training
meeting for Elder Bates, and I got to see Sister Whitney again, btw, so
we didn't get home until Tuesday night. And then Wednesday, we went on
exchange until Thursday night, so we had Friday and Saturday and
Sunday to do work, so not a ton happened but still a good week!

We met with L-- yesterday and she was really confused about the
Book of Mormon with where she was reading, so we read with her to get
her back on track to clarify things. It went really well! It's cool
cause we can tell she really cares about learning. We were going to
teach about the Word of Wisdom but we will save that for next week I
guess! We were able to get back on track with G-- too which was cool!
We had a good lesson with him about faith and yeah he's back on track.
He's streaky, so we are still on our toes with him but we were happy
to get to see him again. We will stop by again tonight to see him and
hopefully get another baptismal date to get him focusing
again. That's really it with investigators, it's been slow the past 2
weeks, but we have met with a ton of members to get them finding
people with us too, so we are praying that it will work!

Sorry for the short email, but not a ton happened! Haha but one cool
realization I had this week was the question "What lack I yet?" It's a
humbling question to ask your Heavenly Father! And you always get an
answer immediately. So I challenge you all to do that so you are
always improving! I love you all! Have a good week!! Btw we were at
the B--'s this week and brother B pulled out his Model A it was
cool. He took us for a ride in it. It's SOOOO old. But anyways, love
you! 

Hey Jared...."PULL UP TO THE SCENE WITH MY CEILIN MISSIN" 

- 2 Chainz

April 11, 2016

Hey fam!

This week was a super good week! First off I found out I don't have to
come home and have surgery! They said I could take some Ibuprofen and that's 
really all they told me haha but I'm glad I don't have to leave! The hospital in
Dartmouth is literally the biggest thing I've ever seen. I didn't
think there was even a building that big that existed in New England,
there aren't enough people around it,  but literally that hospital
could host the entire state of New Hampshire. K joking, but kind of
not. It was a really long drive, though. Road trips when I get back will
be a breeze, we drive so much all the time haha but yeah it was a good
week.

We made a goal this week to meet with more members than we ever have,
or at least to try to! And it worked really well. We have been trying
to extend stronger commitments to the members so that they will be
more motivated to help us find new people to teach, and to help out
their friends and family that aren't members. The members here are
seriously incredible ha they are so willing to help out. And
especially having a new missionary come in they have all taken Elder
Bates right in haha it's funny to see Elder Bates' reaction sometimes.

We had a good lesson with L-- the other day about the Sabbath Day
and obedience! She is on fire ha she is really learning a lot and is
doing her homework! It's really fun teaching her. We also meet with
her boyfriend, D--, who is a member, but has lost his way a little,
but it's really cool because L-- is straightening him out! He has
a testimony-- sometimes he just needs to be reminded he does. Does that
make sense? And the Dad, Brother J--, is like the coolest ever.
He's from Massachusetts and has the funniest New England accent. I've
been working on mine, actually. Usually you just put an r at the end of
a word, like soda is soder, idea is idear, oh and, no joke, a member
asked us if we liked enchiladers.......I tried so hard not to laugh.
The New England accent is so funny.

We tried to meet with G--, but he really doesn't know anymore what he
wants. He expects things to play out perfectly for him when he's only
living part of the gospel. It's hard, even when it's explained to him
it just doesn't click anymore. We are going to keep trying, but we are
sad about where it's going. It's ok--maybe it's just not his time!
He's a stud though, so we think he can pull through and get back on
track.

So we got a call from the assistants yesterday and we have this
meeting we are going to tomorrow for the new missionaries, and they
gave us the plans for how we will get there and they said the Cornish
sisters will be picking us up. (Aka Sister Whitney) but they called
us a few minutes after and said they had changed so we are just
driving ourselves down now. So I'll see her tomorrow. So Dad, Mom was 
telling me about Michaella's farewell and that you got up afterwards and 
said for her to give me a handshake from you, so here you go!

Sure love you, fam. Keep up the good work at home. And thank you for
all the prayers! It means a lot.

Elder Webb

Michaella Whitney, a young woman

in our ward who was called to the same 

mission as Cam!

April 4, 2016

Hey, fam! 

So I got an update about the medical thing. I have to go to a surgeon before I go to a physical therapist because my mission nurse is worried it might be worse than just a muscle tear and doesn't want me to jump into PT and make it worse, so I have to go to a surgeon tomorrow at Dartmouth college to see what his take is. But that's the only update so far! Hopefully I can get an answer on what's going to happen tomorrow but hopefully it's the answer that I won't need surgery! 

This week was absolutely crazy. We were so busy with teaching people this week it was great, but not the people I expected. We haven't seen G-- all week, we have no idea what's going on with him. We pray for him every day but he won't respond to our texts or calls! I think we will plan on stopping by his house this week to see if we can catch him there. I know he has the potential to be an incredible member, so we will keep trying him. G-- is one of my favorite people that I have taught in my whole mission, I really hope we can get back in contact with him. I really do believe we will! We taught a lot of member lessons this week, and really strived to give stronger commitments to them so they can invite friends or family over to meet with us. We have gotten one new investigator since we started this here, so it works! But we are trying to make it work better. We also were able to meet with L-- again just yesterday and we had a really good lesson with her about the plan of salvation. The plan of salvation is one of my favorite things to talk about, and it clearly was one of hers too. She really enjoyed it. And she has really been doing her homework lately! She has been studying a lot, and it's really cool to see her motivation. Maybe she will even be able to boost up her baptismal date from June 18th!  Because she really does seem ready, but we will continue to see how she feels about all of this. 

Being a trainer is interesting haha I really enjoy it, but at the same time it's so difficult. His name is Elder B--. He is a great elder, and has a really hard time with speaking up or even opening his mouth period. I really can put myself in my trainer's shoes, Elder Johnson, because when he first got me, going into a French area, I didn't say anything like, ever! He was probably really frustrated with me! And yes sometimes I do get frustrated--but every time, I get that humbling remembrance of when I was a newbie and didn't open my mouth. And I know he will grow over time, and will be a great missionary. I'm definitely excited for this next couple transfers with him, this is the best area to be trained in for sure, so we both are very lucky! And this past week I've learned a lot about myself and myself as a missionary. Some good things and some things that I can improve on for sure, and I'm excited to work on those things. 

General Conference was so insanely good. Jeffrey R. Holland's talk to finish conference was sooooo good. Right when he said amen I said out loud "oh my word that was SOOOO good" and the 10 or so people that were there just ignored me hahaha I probably shouldn't have said it out loud but I thought it was that amazing. There was one member though that did lean forward and pretty much shouted, "I know, right??" So I wasn't alone! Haha it was funny. Some days my filter just doesn't exist but it adds a little spice to my life. 

One of my favorite things I got out of general conference was a talk in the priesthood session that talked about following Jesus Christ. Not word for word, but I remember him saying "the best way to lead people to Jesus Christ is to be the best follower of Jesus Christ." And that's so simple but so cool at the same time, because if we truly do follow our Savior as best as we can we will bring others closer to him as well. Because Christ was the ultimate missionary. So follow Jesus Christ the best that you can so you can accomplish the Lord's work by bringing others closer to him. 

I love you all and will keep you updated on the health thing. Love you! 

March 28, 2016

Hey sorry I didn't respond to the part last week about taking a
picture of the lumps. You can't see it poking out, its only something
you can feel. It's big, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't poke out
like that. But I did just go to the doctor earlier today! In Freeport
Maine....aka we had to drive SOOO far. But it went good. He did some
tests on me and came to a few conclusions. I either have a tear in my
muscles there, which didn't make sense to me, but yeah. He had me do a
crunch or sit up, and he like shoved his fingers into my chest and it
killed but he said since it hurt so bad it might be muscles......? I
thought it was a weird test but hey I trust him. 

He also said it couldbe a hernia that just didn't show up on the ct scan. 
I asked why it
wouldn't show up and he explained it like this to me: so he grabbed a
piece of paper and ripped a little slit in it and set it down and you
could barely see the slit, but unless the slit is spread out or
visibly open its really hard to see that there is a tear or split in
the first place. Does that make sense? So when it pops out like I've
explained, it has to be in that "popped out" position for the ct scan
to really pick that up and identify it. Or he said it could be my
intestines poking out through that tear too....I've had chest pain too
which is why he said that could be a possibility. Apparently there is
some acid reflux or something that could be causing that pain. So I
would either have to do physical therapy for like 6 weeks, or get
surgery. We will find out this week hopefully what I will be doing but
hopefully it's therapy. I have to go to a surgeon this week and a pt
so they are aware and can give their input on the situation as well.
If it's surgery though I will have to come home. That's what the nurse
said. I don't want to come home, so please keep me in your prayers.
And that I can do physical therapy instead!

Also happy Easter! Easter was great. We ate at 2 different places one
of those being the Harvey's, who was the British lady that called you
hahaha I can't believe she called. I'm glad she did, but that's just
funny. She's the nicest lady. And she is DANG good at ping pong even
though she's like 80. And even though she had surgery. We have a ward
activity every Wednesday where we play ping pong with the members for
a half hour or so and its a lot of fun. On P-days we play a lot of
ping pong too so it's a lot of fun.

We had a good week. It didn't go as planned, that's for sure, but hey it
never really does. We met with our new investigator L-- again
yesterday, and she committed to a baptismal date! June 18th.  A little
ways away, but it's a good target for her. She is a senior in high
school so she has school every day of the week, and then goes to work
right after so we can only meet once a week. So it will be slow
progression, but she is surrounded by lots of support to help her to
progress, which is good. We met with G-- a few times this week and he
is not doing very well. He takes care of his sister and his sister is
very mentally unstable and a big episode happened so he had a set
back, but we are meeting with him tomorrow and hopefully will get him
back on track of meeting often. He wasn't able to come to church
because he was at the hospital with his sister.

So we got transfer calls the other day and yes I'm getting a new
companion. I'm actually training a new missionary sooooo I'm nervous
but excited! And I get to stay in Wolfeboro for a little longer so I'm
excited about that! It will be interesting!

I know God answers our prayers. It's all throughout the scriptures and
almost all of us have seen it in our own lives so we know the power of
it. So remember to always say your prayers and to have the faith that
they will be answered! Because without the faith they won't be
answered. I love you all! Have a good week.

March 21, 2016

The funeral was great. It was absolutely packed. There were easily 
300 people there (for this area that's a lot!) and a lot of the Marriotts
 were theretoo, kinda cool. They are super nice, too. And the service was
incredible! They are a great family.

Wow this week flew by! And, no, Elizabeth is not progressing, sadly. We
didn't meet this week with her. We tried, but she said she has been
busy so we will just keep trying! But we were able to meet with Greg 3
times this week and we had some really good talks with him. He's going
through a lot with his family situation, being separated from his
wife, and being surrounded by people that don't treat him well. He
also takes care of his sister who isn't fully accountable. But he's a
soldier, and we are really doing our best! We are meeting with him
again tonight. He's such a good guy, I really hope he can stick with
it. It will take a lot for him to, but he's working towards baptism.
Some people you just can't push! 

We were going to a dinner appointmentyesterday and when we got 
there one of the sons girlfriends came up to
my companion and I and said "hey I want to take the discussions. Is
that ok?" And we were like uhhhhh yes! So we taught her the
restoration after dinner! It was so random but so cool! We found a new
investigator finally haha we asked why the sudden interest and she
said it just feels right. It's cool how that's usually how it
goes.....it always starts out as a feeling. She's really excited to
move forward, and obviously we are too! Haha that was a great
surprise.

I'm sorry for the short email but that is really all I have for this
week. Lots of service, and meeting with members. But nothing ultra
special to share. Just trying to help everyone be missionaries! So be
missionaries everyone, that's my challenge to you all. It's easy! I
love you all. I hope you have a great week. I'll write more next week
I promise. Love you!!

Sent from my iPad

March 14, 2016

Wow congrats Dad! You've made it through 2 straight bishoprics pretty
much! That squad will be a really good one. Matt will be the Bishop
when I come home!  He will do great. Also, I went and got some x rays
this week and I'll find out the results soon.

Wow this week was crazy. We were able to meet with G-- twice and we
taught him the Word of Wisdom and he was all for it! He is so
motivated to do what's right, it's really cool. The 2nd lesson we had
with him, we actually we talked about the word of wisdom again. It
wasn't what we planned on but it just went that way. And during the
closing prayer I had this thought to ask him if we can eliminate the
temptations with the Word of Wisdom. Aka I asked to dump his beer on
his lawn. LOL. He was a little shocked but he's like "heck yeah!" So
we all went outside and did that. It was super fun I'll be honest.
When we were leaving he told us how much he appreciates us and how he
loves us, and actually started to cry. That made my week haha because
not that it's that important to hear that, but it just makes you feel
like you're actually doing something good for someone. It's easy to
get down on yourself on a mission, because you don't always see the
fruits of your labors, or ever see the fruits of your labors, but I
considered that a fruit. Other people might not but It meant a lot to
me. G-- is the best. And to see how much he's changed! He's working
right to baptism which is the coolest part. We are really happy for
him.

E--. Well, E-- is tough. She's not really progressing. We
met with her twice with week as well and we taught about the 10
commandments, the law of chastity, and once again coming to church
haha and when we asked if she would commit to living them all this was
her response...."I plead the fifth." Hahaha she's such a pill but I
actually started laughing. She doesn't like commitments, she likes to
do everything on her own time, and is brutally honest sometimes haha
which is why she won't be baptized as soon as we thought haha she's so
funny. And patience is a virtue. For some people it even takes them a
couple years but that's fine! Just as long as they finally do it haha
we are still going to work close with her. She gave me 2 boxes of Girl
Scout cookies too and that was way cool. Thin mints in case you were
wondering.

We have done quite a bit of service this week and will continue to do
more this next week because that lady I told you about that had cancer
passed away. She and her husband were the ones that started the branch
here in Wolfeboro, and have been a huge influence on a lot of people
in the area. And missionary work has been a huge part of their lives
as well, so for the funeral they are having my comp and I, and 2 other
missionaries, come and be ushers (and something else but I don't
remember what it was). But it should be good. The members were very sad
to find that out that she passed, but she's definitely in a better
place now. And probably is being the missionary in the spirit
world that she was here! But we've been helping them out quite a bit at their place. I
love going over there. They live on like the most beautiful part of
the lake since they live in the Marriot estates. It's so cool. And
when we do service we usually use a golf cart to get from one house to
another on the property sooooo ya that's cool too.

My spiritual thought is more of a challenge to you all. The church put
out a new Easter video and I hope you all will go watch it and think
about what stands out to you, and then what Easter means to you, and
then post it to Facebook or Twitter or whatever you all use. It's so
good!

I love you, I hope you have a good week!! We did videos of us pouring
out his beer I hope it sends!

Also the picture with the members, from right to left is my comp, Elder
Bundy, and then the H--'s and one of their kids. He's our branch
president here. He's like 30 haha and then on the left that's the
W--'s and sister W-- is related to a girl I knew in high school
named Bailey Andrus, and Sister W graduated from Lone Peak
actually. Sister H-- is related to a girl I went to high school with too! Brooke Demille. 
Kinda funny how small of a world it is. Also, that last picture is
when I was going to get my x Ray.