September 11, 2011 - New comp Elder Ipsen

Hello family,
Ok drummmmmm roolllllllllll. The big news of the week is that Elder Graham has now evolved into..... Trainer Elder Graham!! I have a sweet new trainee who is super tall. Over 6 feet. I thank the Lord for being able to be together with my awesome trainee! Elder Ipsen is so awesome. He is missionary 2.0. 台中 is going to blow up with this ordained missionary of God. Even with being extremely tired from jetlag he is still doing awesome. He talks with EVERYBODY. He is always asking how to improve. "How can I do ______?" "How do I say____?". He is an amazing missionary. He is extremely willing to keep all the missionary rules. He wants to be a 100% obedient missionary. Sweet. Last night we were practicing contacting and we ran into a man who had been to church several times before and he was extremely willing to meet. That really boosted his confidence. In companionship study we set up a plan for this whole week of all the things we want to work on during companionship study. Down to the minute. Every day is planned out so we know exactly what we are going to work on that day of the week. We are going to tear this place apart "thrashing the nations with the power of [the Lords] Spirit." Life is good.
He is from Mesa Arizona and he likes volleyball, basketball (duh) and fishing. His family owns a house in Alaska and they go there during the summer and hunt and fish. Legit.
It is so interesting training. Like... Elder Graham doesn't know how far he has come since he came here, until he started training. (I know I am talking in third person, don't worry). But its really weird to realize that at one point I really didn't know anything like he doesn't.
So the office is going to call and ask me when I want to come home. What do you guys think? the end of Feb. or the middle of April?
Well other than that, not a ton has happened. We are still searching for new investigators. Most of my time will be spent training my companion to do the things that we do everyday as missionaries. Things that I didn't realize that I never knew how to do.
Love Elder Graham

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