Two Weeks!

One more email after today, I probably won't email you guys the day before I come home. Thanks for getting everything set up for when I do get home though. It is coming quickly. Really quickly.

Ok, so here is the agenda for the next two weeks.
Tonight we have a lesson.

JULY
23: we have a day of work, and lessons set up already
24: Pioneer Day party at the Columbia falls church building, changing the broken windshield on the car, teaching the gospel!
25: Missionary work
26: last church in Lakeside
27-28: missionary work!(that week, our goal is to get 85 quality gospel discussions with new people we've never met before, thats more than 10 a day, it'll be hard, but fun)
29:going to Glacier and missionary work(last real P-day)
30-31:Missionary work and transfer calls.

AUGUST
1:Baptizing B.Wilson . My mission 2 YEAR MARK!!!
2:Last day of church on the mission in Bigfork
3:PACKING AND SAYING BYE TO PEOPLE
4:Leave for Billings and the mission home.
5:Go to the temple all day and spend time with President Gardner.
6:HOME!!!

TRUNKY?

...this week has been good! Elder Ashton and I have been working our tails off. We have been in other elder's areas most of the time. We cover a zone of 10 companionships... too big, but a BLAST on p-day. We are going to have zone olympics today. It is pretty fun. we play stupid games and get hurt:) 65 days! haha I have little random outbursts like that lately:) Elder Flake, one of our assistants, came out on the mission in my group, and he was on the phone today and said "OH MY GOSH! I ONLY HAVE TWO MONTHS LEFT!" ALL of us have those crazy little outbursts...

Today's Stripling Warriors

Hey guys
Speaking of staying focused. I didn’t realize how much people really mean it when they say that it gets tough at the end of your mission). We have some people that are pretty darn close to baptism. We are trying to focus on helping them get to that. They are great people. I’m really thankful that Elder Ashton is so strong; It is neat how the Lord puts us in perfect situations when we need them.

Maybe you guys will think this is cool. Even in times when I may be doubting how I’m doing, or feeling low and feel like I can’t teach like I used to, in the lesson, if I think about that person and how much God loves them, He completely fills my mouth with words. It is amazing. My heart is just filled, and sometimes I feel like a lion bearing testimony. I think he knows my heart, and knows my desire to do His will, He still feels like He can use me as an instrument. That means a lot, and it is really cool.

As for the things that you want to talk about in sacrement meeting concerning my mission… you can talk about whatever you want to. I don’t have any preference, except I think I’d like you to ask them to pray more and more for me, and of course, the other missionaries too, but ask them to specifically pray for me would you. Let them know I asked for that. During the last 2 months of my mission, I’ll need as many prayers as I can get.

Ward

Soon to Be Home in Ohio (August 2009)

Elder Greenhalgh is requesting letters and apologizing beforehand about his tardiness in responding. He also mentioned that with just over two months left in the mission field, he is thinking more of home and about returning to school. He is afraid he will lose his missionary focus and request we keep him in our prayers.

It's Elder Greenhalgh' Birthday

Elder Greenhalgh will be 21 on Sunday May 17th. If you get a moment drop him a line or card at the Billings MT address above. I'm sure it will make his day!

Mother's Day & Transfers!

Mom is definately happy; she had a few moments to hear that special voice, her Missionary Son. He sounds great and is very excited about his transfer, the day after Mother's day, back to the Kalispell MT area. He will be serving in Big Fork Montana a resort town on Flathead Lake. We should soon hear about Big Fork and will pass on the news. Judging from the pictures on line, Big Fork is beautiful!

From Ward 8 April 09

Hey guys
I have my time out clock right at the top-middle of the screen so I can't lose my email this week again:). Thats my plan at least.
This last week was pretty good. We had a zone leader council on Monday, and we were able to talk about some of the stuff in the mission. There is also big news. In a week and a half, half of the mission is all meeting in Billings (Kalispell, Missoula, great falls, and butte aren't) and we are having a meeting with just the missionaries and Dallin H. Oaks. :) I'm so excited. We will be able to meet him and have about an hour instruction from him. He told President Fisher that he would like to get the missionaries to meet with him. I feel so blessed that President chose to have our zone come out, even though we are 3.5 hours out from Billings. It should be awesome.
Conference was great wasn't it? There were some amazingly inspired talks there. Ones that I needed, I've been praying for help a lot on how to do certain things, and strengthen my testimony, and just tons of stuff from the Lord, and I got most of my answers from the conference talks. I'm so thankful that we have the inspiration of a loving Father that wants us to succeed.