Dear Family and Friends,
Life is great here on the mission. The other day I was
reading in The Book of Mormon about the missionary Ammon (Alma chapter 17). Ammon,
a Nephite, leaves to go and preach to the neighboring civilization of
Lamanites. Traditionally, the Lamanites were unfriendly towards the Nephites,
so Ammon knew he was entering hostile territory. Soon after arriving in the
land, he was captured and brought before the Lamanite king.
The king asked Ammon “if it were his desire to dwell in the
land among the Lamanites...” Ammon relied yes, “I desire to dwell among this
people for a time…perhaps until the day I die.” I really relate with how Ammon
felt towards the people. Of course, the people here aren’t hostile, (haha!) but
I would truly be happy serving in this area for the rest of my mission. I love
it here so much!!! I really love the people!!! The Southern country folk are
really wonderful—I love being around them. I am starting to catch a slight
drawl. Sometimes I even have dreams where everyone around me is good old country
folk. It’s awesome!
George, we got to roast s’mores!!! Thanks for the s’mores
fixings. We went over to a family's house (they have a pond) and had a campfire.
They have seven kids and huge dog. It is like “The Beast” from The Sandlot. It was a lot of fun!!
This last week flew by really fast! There were exchanges,
interviews, meetings… you name it! The work is going really well though. My
companion and I, along with the other Elders serving in this ward, are planning
on visiting every single person in the ward. I think we will find a lot of
success and bless a lot of lives. The ward is great and they seem to be
catching the spirit of missionary work. They are starting to feed us more than just
once a week—that is really nice. We did go “finding” in some country areas and
we walked down this big driveway and saw the coolest house! There was a rustic
old barn with a gazebo on a lake and a spectacular view. After we taught
the owner, he invited us to go fishing on his pond! It was fantastic! This week
we also met a really great lady who we hope to teach soon. Things are looking
up, the work is starting to progress and I am glad!
Well, I love y’all and will write to y’all soon. I am almost
done replying to all my letters so bear with me.
Also, my mormon.org profile is almost up-to-date,
so check that out. Let me know if any of you create a profile, then I can look
y’all up.
Love Elder Gomm
Good luck with the baby, Jess!!!!!
Thanks for the package!
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