Dear Family,
Oklahoma is awesome, I know I was born in Utah but I was
made for Oklahoma. We're in a place right now called Shawnee, its a small
town south east of Oklahoma City. There are a whole lot of trees and the
weather is phenomonal. We have to wear suit coats if it gets above 60
degrees and we've only had to wear suit coats like once this week. My
companions name is Elder Karl and he's from Alberta Canada. He's so
awesome I don't even know. He's been out for 9 months and I'm his second
son (second trainee). They say that he is the best in the mission field
which is awesome. He's really layed back which is good but we still work
a lot. We have 2 solid baptism dates for the 12th of November, we had 4
when I got out here but one of them dropped us and the other is in Utah till
tomorrow, so we'll have to teach him when he gets back and we'll probably have
to bump it back. That first day that I got here we just went out teaching
a lot of in active members. Which is ok I guess, I'd just rather teach
investigators, but there are a lot of inactive members out here. Elder Karl
says that if everyone that is a member out here went to church then the Shawnee
Ward would be a stake. So we're trying to work with them. We've
gotten 4 new investigators since I've been here, and that has just been through
our own efforts. One of the guys was just walking down the street and we
stopped and talked to him, he said that his mom just died and that he was
looking for a church. Another is just this guy that said that he wanted
to find out about different churches, and then there was this Southern Baptist
that we spent probably about a half an hour or so yesterday talking to and
we're probably going to teach him. Then there was this hispanic guy that
we talked to that knew very little english but Elder Karl's dad or my grandad,
is a spanish speaking Elder, his name is Elder Frampton, and he's an AP now but
anyways he taught Elder Karl a couple of things so we found out that he has a
book of Mormon and that he reads it like every morning and there is the guy in
the Ward that speaks Spanish so we called him and this guy is going to be at
church on Sunday and he was very very excited. Which is really
cool. Also Elder Haskell the Elder that got home sick in the MTC actually
came out which is way cool. Elder Karl's Spirit Brother is training him
so that is awesome. Yesterday at chuch is was really cool, it was this
guys named Dakota's farewell and he's going to Carlsbad California Spanish
Speaking, Just like Colby Anderson, so I told him to look him up. Its
really a cool story though because Dakota just got baptized like a year or
maybe a little more than that ago. Now he's going on a mission and he's
the only member in his family. Just a really neat story. Well
nothing else really has happened just keep praying for our success. Oh yeah
and by the way they call Shawnee the Promised Land because of all the baptisms
so hopefully we can keep that up. Mom I went and got myself some sheets
with some cash that I had so don't worry about that. The sunsets here are
the most beautiful that you have ever seen I love them so much I'm going to
have to get a picture of one. We are riding our bikes a lot which is a
good thing. When I fist got to the mission home I went out with Elder
Soto and Elder Forsyth and Elder Forsyth has sense gone home so that was his
last day in the mission field but anyways he gave me some words of
wisdom. He said to never sacrifice personal study, and to bike more than
drive. So thats what we've been doing and it been great. 416 SW
79th Street Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73139 is the address of the mission home so
go nuts with that. tell everybody to write me please. Well thats
really all that I have for today you guys have a good one. Love you all and
remember that the church is true and that Jesus is our Savior and that Thomas S.
Monson is the prophet today. Love you all
Sincerely,
Elder Glad, the Second
Here is his new address he said he wants friends to write himi so here it is
416 SW 79th Street Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73139
