23 JULY 2008

Hey!

Hamilton is good:) I'm excited to be able to do some work here. I'm sure the Lord is going to bless us... I feel good about it here... it is going to be a lot of work, but I'm ready for it:) Leaving Kalispell, I have to admit, was harder than leaving home. I couldn't stop crying. I put my entire heart into the area. I love everyone, everyone. I loved the work there. I loved my investigators, I loved my companion. It was just super hard to leave. Kalispell will always be a special place to me, especially when I can go back and visit all the people I know so well.

Hamilton will be amazing. I have no doubt there. It all comes down to the eternal truth of "you only get out of something, what you put into it". I intend to put my all into this area, and just focus on the work... it is all that matters. I am glad that I got to leave Kalispell when I did though. It was time. I wasn't as effective as I could be in a new area. I was a becoming a member of the ward by that point, people were calling me by my first name, or "Brother Greenhalgh" you know you need to leave when that happens.

My new companion is awesome! He will definitely be an amazing missionary! He has been out for almost 2 months now. His name is Elder Liljenquist(silent J). He is from Orlando Florida... EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI! He is my third companion from that side of the country.(Elder Kitchen and Elder Barlow were the others) Elder Kitchen is going home tomorrow:( pretty sad, but I'm excited for him, he should be doing awesome at BYU in no time.

I'm in love with the mission and I'm so excited for you Mom, everyone in Kalispell is too!

Love you guys!

Have a good week
Elder Greenhalgh

Transfer Day Monday 21 JULY !

It is always such a treat to hear from the kind people in the Mission area. A member called on Sunday, 20 July to let us know that Elder Greenhalgh will be moving to Hamilton Montana tomorrow. More information will be forthcoming. Elder Anderson is evidently staying in Kalispell for a while; we send our best and our prayers to him and his family in Utah.

New Photo From Kalispell

Members of Elder Greenhalgh's home Ward in Ohio were visiting members of their family in Kalispell, MT this week and were able to see Elder Greenhalgh and his companion Elder Anderson. We thank them very much for sending these photos...

12JUN08

Hi Everyone!

It is neat how once the Lord and I take care of one thing that I need to work on... then the next one just pops up, and we take care of that. This time, i think this one is going to be based primarily on accepting the work that I do, and seeing that is was good. And not expecting more and more and more, MORE than I am willing or able to do. So I'm trying to be optomistic at all times. I'm trying to understand goal setting, and seeing that, If i'm matching and/or exceeding my goals, then what I have done is satisfactory.

I should not try to run faster that I am able... and i'm trying to incorporate that.
I think too many times we are too quick to say "We need to do more, we need to be better, we need to be 100% EVERY MINUTE EVERY HOUR EVERY DAY!" Are we perfect? NO! But are we trying hard, and wanting to do good? Yes. Then we should be rewarded and happy with that. There is room for correction, yes. We should always strive for a little more, but with that striving there should also be an added degree of patience and forgiveness of ourselves. If we come to an understanding with the Source of All Truth, as to the "best that we can do, right now", and we fulfill what is defined by us and the Lord, we should be satistfied, then work for a little more. Line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little.

Have a great week ! I love you all so much!
Elder Greenhalgh

Happy Birthday Grandpa Greenhalgh

Elder Greenhalgh sends Happy Birthday wishes to his Grandfather who will be 90
on 1 JUN 08.

21MAY08

Alright, well the week has been good. I'm so happy to be out here... it just keeps going faster and faster though! Holy Cow! I think this is my favorite area so far ... everyone is just awesome! This ward feels like home now. I've made some great friends out here. The 3rd ward is fantastic. Tell Dave Somers that I love his family! Anita and Jared and I are pretty close! We had a dinner at the church for the third ward relief society. We played family fued, and two of our investigators were there... It was neat!

Elder Anderson threw a suprise party for me on my birthday, along with some of the members of the ward! Bishop Robison(3rd ward), Sister Fisher, one of our old neighbors, and a little girl at church all had birthdays on the 17th! It was pretty neat!

I got "Mere Christianity" from an awesome investigater...(that will be sent home soon since I can't read it!:)) Dad you can read it first!:) Also, your package was awesome! Thanks so much for the birthday package! I also got a reprint "original" Book of Mormon from the Pitts:) I've been reading it... it is so awesome! And a pillowcase that everyone signed that says "I LOVE MY MISSIONARY" really big on it:)
This area is SO awesome!

In July, Kellie PICKLER is coming!:) haha... she is performing at an Arena here in town, and it just so happens, that the Pitts own the Concession stand there... so I'm hoping that I stay long enough to maybe go do some "service" and help them set up... SO I CAN MEET KELLIE PICKLER(maybe teach her the gospel and have her wait for me;-))

I'm enjoying Kalispell! What a beautiful place! I believe Cameron and I got the two best missions!

Alright folks!
I love you! Take Care!
Read Mosiah 18! Its great!

Loves!
Elder Greenhalgh

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELDER GREENHALGH