27FEB08 Elder Greenhalgh

I'm doing well! Excited for another week of spreading the word of God. and
finding new people to teach!

Wow, that was awesome to hear about Cameron! Too cool! He is such a great example to me.

Well, we are doing well in Cody. The work is progressing, we are teaching more people this week too.

Here is a cool story. Elder Gurr and myself were walking down the street, and we saw a teenage boy moving stuff in a van, and we talked to him. We said that we'd come and teach him and his family, he said they would like that. He said that his sister (Bonnie) lived in the apartments nearby, and that her boyfriend had recently died, and so that would probably be something that she needed. So we planned on coming back to see her. Later that day, we were at an investigator's house and she said her friend Bonnie was coming over, you guessed it, it was the same Bonnie. So she comes in and is all excited for us to teach her. We went to Bonnie’s apartment last night, and her sister was there too, and they said that they want to learn and they will invite all their friends to come to a lesson on Friday night... soooo exciting! Its neat to see how people just kinda fall into our hands. The Lord blesses us a lot.

That is awesome about Bro. Maibach, tell him I'm proud of him... it is a big step, and a noble step.

I heard from Bryant McKnight, I can't wait for him to serve, he will grow sooo much, and will be such a great missionary.

I love having prayers answered! We fasted and prayed the other day for one of our investigators, because we had no clue what she needed to hear from us. The answer was blatantly watch “Finding Faith in Christ” with her, and read Mosiah 18. She was in tears during the movie, and we will see what Mosiah 18 does for her. She has grown so much, believes it to be true, but got stuck on the "coffee and tea" thing. She doesn't even drink coffee, but she just doubted... she let herself doubt... sad. We'll see where she goes from here. She needs to pray to ask if Joseph Smith was a prophet, When she does that... she will be set, and then she can build a relationship with Christ as she follows His commandments.

Tell the sisters I say Hello and thank them for taking care of my parents!

Christ lives! Thats all I can say. Remember that. Remember that he loves you. Remember that he is excited to see us grow!

Love you guys! Talk to you next week!

~Elder Greenhalgh

Please say hello to Kory and his parents.


Thought for the week

Alma 7:23
And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive, and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.

Note on 20FEB2008

Hello to All:
My Dad sent me some information about my ggggrandfather, Almon Linus Fullmer and his siblings. I needed the information for an assigned talk about family history. I think the talk went well! It was such a weird topic for me to talk on, but I guess it was ok! It is important for members and guests to hear the missionaries give talks, I guess. This whole week has been good, but everything is going so fast, these weeks feel like hours. We are going to Zone Conference tomorrow, Thursday 21 FEB,that should be fun.

I'm getting kinda homesick this week... I think it is partly because the weather is getting nicer, and I'm remembering stuff we’d do this time of year, and I have had a lot of good letters from friends lately too... so zone conference should be good for me:)

This ward is great... we have some people progressing nicely, One young sister will be baptized soon. She has a little boy who is a real little trooper, and she is working long hours but she continues to grow in the gospel... she just wants to make sure that if she is making this choice to be baptized, that she just doesn't do it and then fall away.

We are working with several others too...
My Mom is taking lessons from the Missionary Sisters in Ohio. I am really proud of her! Even the Bishop in the Cody 1st ward put her in his prayer yesterday!:) She is definitely being prayed for!

I miss all of you and remind you to speak with your Father in Heaven regularly. He loves you and will bless you for your faith and love.

Love You,
Elder Greenhalgh

Hi Everyone 13FEB08

Well another week in Cody! This place is great!We are teaching lots of people, and having a lot of success in bringing people to Christ!I love this work! What more can I say?

I hope everyone back home, as they read these emails are at least a little intrigued and want to learn more about the Lord, and redevote themselves to Him:)

My computer just alerted me that it is going to reset in 2 Minutes, I don't know why, so i'm going to type as fast as I can!

Everyone have a great week! I hope you all gain understanding from God.Heres something to read this week....Its in the Book of Mormonthe Book of Moroni, Chapter 7it talks on charity, if you don't have a book, call 888-537-2200 for a free copy!

love you all!Have a great week!

Elder Greenhalgh

Ward's Week 6 FEB 08

This week was fun! It was time for transfers, so my companion and I were taken up into the caves of Spirit Mountain by one of the members out here (just so Elder Nielson could see them before he left Cody).These are the caves that are written about in the stories, the "Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites". They were so cool. There was a gate that you have to get a key to open, from the nature service, the gate is secured in the mountain, and only opening(what you unlock) is about 2' by 1.5'... it was so crazy(its just that small so if you can't get through that... you know there are parts in the caves you can't get through)Let me tell you what, there were some tight squeezes... crawling on my belly through cracks in rocks... and bat tunnels. Lots of fun.

The work is going well! We are teaching a lot of people here in Cody. It is great to see people change... one of the girls we are teaching had one of the worst sailor's mouths that I've ever heard... she has done a 180 degree turn around in her life, cleaned up her language(not that I judged her as a bad person for swearing, but to me, that shows a much deeper inner change) She has reached a point where she is thinking spiritually now, and can comprehend the things of God on a deeper level. She feels truth now. It is amazing to see someone's heart soften so much, and see that she is now able to prove to her God that she is willing to take the steps necessary to reach the happiness that He has prepared for her in this life, and the Eternal Life that He has prepared for her to recieve in the life to come.

Everyone, take care of my family!:)Miss you all and love you all
Have a good week!~Elder Greenhalgh

Since we began this blog and with the new interest and questions which have developed through Gov. Romney's presidential campaign, many people have asked us, "What do Mormons believe?" There is no one simple answer to this question. Joseph Smith approached the same question by publishing the The Articles of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. The first Article of Faith is:

"We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost."

The other twelve may be seen at:http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,106-1-2-1,FF.html

New First Presidency

The new First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was announced at 11:00 am MST , 4 FEB 2008, in Salt Lake City. The new President is Thomas S. Monson (center above), First Counselor Elder Henry B. Eyring (left) and Second Counselor Elder Dieter Uchtdorf (right). We pray for each of them that they may enjoy the love and guidence of the Lord as they continue his great work.