Elder Anderson arrived in Missouri on Nov 29th and loves it!! He met with his new mission president, President Clark and thought he was "awesome". I think part of that is because President Clark said he would be allowed to have an instrument while on his mission. That has made Kody very happy. He has been asked by his zone leaders to play a few songs at their Christmas devotional. His first area is Potosi, MO. It is a very small country town and the area has just recently been opened after being closed for awhile due to inactivity. He and his new companion, Elder Marshall, have been very busy doing a lot of tracting trying to find new investigators. Last week he wrote about a great experience they had......
"Last night we were out looking for a former investigator who hadn't been taught since she was ten. We went to the house that her records said she was at, but there was no answer. We were heading back to the car and we remembered that you always tract around a former's house. So, we went to one house, no one was there. At the next house, we knocked and a kid named Josh answered the door. He is about sixteen and he let us in. It turned out to be his friends house who was about 16 and her mom wasn't there. We sat down and talked with them for a little bit and she knew we were missionaries. We asked how she knew about the church and she told us that when she was about ten, she was taught the lessons by the missionaries! I was shocked! This was the same girl that we were looking for. It turns out that the previous missionaries put the other address down because members lived there and that is where she was taught. She was very receptive to our lesson and we will be teaching her again this week. My testimony has really grew about the importance of tracting."
They are currently in a branch of about 40 members. They may be helping with teaching a mission prep class or possibly a gospel doctrine class after the first of the year. He loves the people in the area and says it is incredible what they will do for you. We look forward to hearing from Elder Anderson on Christmas Day. He has permission to skype his family!! This will be his mom's favorite Christmas gift.
St. Louis Missouri, Mission
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
On my way to St Louis!!
Kody called home on Nov 29 from the Salt Lake Airport. He was on his way to St Louis and entering into a new phase of his mission. He sounded great! He was excited, anxious, and nervous all at the same time. He loved his MTC experience and all the great people he met there. There were seven missionaries headed to his mission so he has plenty of company. We are now anxiously waiting to hear from him and where he is serving. We will post his current address as soon as we get one from him. Thanks to all those who continue to support Kody during this exciting time of his life. I know he would appreciate all the letters you could send!
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