Hello Again

Hello friends and family.

We had a really great week in the Canterbury area.  Not too much has really gone on. The biggest difference that I have noticed so far is that here we are very busy with a lot of appointments. It is pretty awesome to have a rigid schedule so that you don't rip your hair out due to not knowing what to do with your time. The downside is that you are always running and that you have a lot less time to talk to and find new people. This area is a lot more dense than my previous and we have a lot of people to teach which is awesome! We just have to figure out how to juggle all of them and make sure that they are progressing in their conversion to the Savior.

For instance, none of them came to church yesterday. which was pretty frustrating, especially after all the effort that we made to help them to progress.  President Badger, (President Blair's counselor that attended our ward yesterday) said something that was really cool though.  We were talking to him and he said that if he was a painter he would depict an image of 2 missionaries standing outside the door of the chapel as the members walked into the building from the parking lot. Each one saying "hello" with a friendly smile, sacrament meeting about to begin. But those Elders are not there to just hold the door. They overlook the parking lot awaiting the arrival of their investigators their heads peering over people looking for those familiar faces. The reason that this is significant is because those are the pivotal moments in missionary work, those few minutes on Sunday where you wait anxiously for your investigators to arrive, not knowing if they will be late or come at all. All of the week's work comes down to those few minutes and the decision that those people will make whether or not to come to church and come closer to Christ through his restored gospel.  Yesterday we went back inside the church alone, but there will be other Sundays. I am satisfied that we did all that we could do to help them, and in the end it was their decision.

I know that this church is true and I am so grateful for all the support that I am given from my friends, my family and the other people in this mission that sacrifice their time to help me accomplish the work of the Lord.  I want to thank Elder Sean Starr for his missionary service and for his example. This gospel is so amazing and I know that he has helped so many to enjoy its blessings.

That is all that I have for this week, I hope that you all stay safe and

warm. Know that I love you lots

Until next time

-Elder Connor Starr