Week 56

Hey mom,

This week was great! We took Neil to the temple visitors center. He is very smart and loves to learn. He loves what the church has to offer. And he loves how the church is modern. But original. Like he loves how we have an app where you can get everything. And how they even have audio versions of everything. And it makes me think how God has given us all this stuff for us to help spread the gospel. And how with him it really helps that the church is so modern. So that is great! He really like us too which is great. He is a part of a networking referral generator for his company. And he had a key note presentation and he invited us to it. It was super cool! He was introducing us to all of his business friends as the missionaries. It was cool, and at the beginning everyone went around in a circle and gave like a 30 second blurb about their business. And we stood up and told everyone that we were missionaries and what we do. And then they went around and talked about what a good referral for each of the companies was. And when it was our turn I stood up and said what a good referral for us was. It was cool! We didn't actually get any referrals from it. But it was a cool way to share the gospel. And it was cool that Neil trusts us and that he respects us and stuff. I liked it! He is super solid. While we were going out to the temple visitors center he asked us a bunch of questions and we got on the topic about how we knew about the truth of the Book of Mormon. Elder McCray was telling him about how he took the challenge to read it. And Neil was like challenge? What challenge. I want to do this challenge! And he was like I just want to take the next two days and read the whole Book of Mormon! And we are like yea. That would be sweet! I think we will be taking it one chapter at a time. But it will be great! He is super solid!

And then Eder is doing great! He is so excited to come out to Utah! He said you were going out to lunch on Friday after he gets in. That will be great! He is excited to get to meet you! He calls us sometimes to ask us advice and stuff. It is funny. He was taking the sisters out to lunch this week. And he wanted to bring a sister from the ward so that it wasn't awkward. And so then he had an excuse to ask a girl from the ward out. So he called us and was like hey do you think that this girl would come with me to dinner. And we were like yea totally. And he was like ok great! What's her number? So went on LDS tools and got it. He said it went well. He said he got stuck in traffic with her for an hour and a half. So they just got to talk. It was super funny!

Then I got a call from him on Sunday and he was like hey, I got a tie. But I don't know how to tie it. Do you think you could help me? He never wears a tie. He always wears a suit. But not a tie. So I helped him with his tie. It was pretty funny! I will send out a package for you guys with him! So that will be fun for you!

Things are going better. It is nice to work with someone who is actually responsive! Elder McCray is good. He does joke, but he is my most serious companion yet. Our zone is doing well! Everyone is working hard, our numbers are picking up! So that is great!

I think we are playing volleyball today for p day! That should be fun!

Love you lots,
Love, Elder Bigelow