Week 34, March 20, 2017

Hey! So transfers have come and gone and I have a new Companion! Sadly I don't have any pictures of him yet but I will get those out soon. His name is Elder Zimmerman and he is from Jefferson City Missouri but his mother is from Spain so not only is he bilingual he has dual citizenship. He is an awesome Elder and I look forward to serving with him. 

The highlight of this week though is that I got to meet an Apostle of the Lord. Jeffery R. Holland came to the Montrose stake and since I am serving here on the western slopes I got to meet him and shake his hand! We got to learn from him and I have never felt the spirit testify so powerfully of the divinity of this work. This is God's work and I only get to help it move along. I love being a missionary and look forward to being able to further that work in any way I can. I love the Lord and I love my Savior Jesus Christ. I could feel the Love Elder Holland had for the Savior. It was overwhelming and tangible. I learned so much. The biggest lesson was that this is not my work. I have NO right to hinder the progress in any way. I have NO right to harm the image the members have of missionaries. I may not be perfect but the idea of a missionary is. And I have NO right to change that. It really struck me that I have a responsibility to live a higher standard than I have ever lived before. I love that. I love being a missionary and hope to be able to live up to peoples ideas of what a missionary should be. 

I think that is all for now and I am open to questions about that experience but I cannot think of more to say. It was all so amazing! 

There is something I neglected to mention, we got to go to seminary! Elder Beck's last day and we got up way to early to be able to have one last chance for Elder Beck to bear his testimony to the youth. We also took some pictures of signs and murals from the towns we serve in. We had a lot of photo opportunities on the way to transfers going over the Grand Mesa which has some spectacular views. I hope you enjoy.

Then after Transfer meetings I had the opportunity to go by my first area and see some amazing people. I went to visit the Davis family because I don't get to Junction very often so I wanted to take advantage of this chance to see people I had to leave behind. I had an amazing time visiting with them!

I want you all to know How much I love you and how much I miss you and think of you. You are all amazing!

Love 

Elder Lindh

Week 33, March 13, 2017

Howdy all! 

This has been an excellent transfer full of progress fun and adventures. This week in particular has been amazing and full of miracles! 

To begin with we found a potential investigator in an unlikely spot. We were trying to find a less active that we had never met before. While looking for her another women asked us if we were looking for someone. When we told her who she not only told us the less active had moved but where she had moved to. Then being the missionaries that we are we of course tried to see if this lady (her name turned out to be Bernedette.) would be receptive to the message of Christ that we have to share. She not only was interested, she knew a lot of members of the church and had taken the lessons in the past! It was awesome! 

We also had an interesting experience with a couple less actives. First we met with Keith and Theresa Hamilton who are a part member family. Keith is the nonmember and has expressed no interest in listening to the lessons in the past. But now is saying that we can come back and share more! It was great to see how much he has changed.

The second was Stewie and Jennifer Byrge. Some converts that have been really struggling to come to church. But we got to meet with them and they are getting fired up and want to get sealed in the temple. 

The only other big news this week is that elder Beck is leaving me and I am getting a new companion Elder Zimmerman. I do not know him so it should be interesting to get to know him. But that has meant that this week was also filled with some sad good byes with the members as elder Beck gets ready to leave. I am glad I have been able to serve with this amazing companion. He has taught me so much about gaining the member's trust and how to work with them. I hope I can keep that amazing energy going here in the Paonia Ward. 

I love you all and hope you have an amazing week!

Sincerely

Elder Lindh

Week 32, March 6, 2017

Howdy yall! This week has been amazing! I love being here in the Paonia ward! Its so amazing to see people progressing and coming closer to Christ!

The biggest Highlight of our week was our new investigator Chelsea! She is awesome! Kinda crazy but a great gal! And best of all she is from Spokane Washington! That's where I grew up and so it was really neat to get to talk about a place I loved so much. She is so cool though. She has cancer, a pretty bad infection in her arm, and six kids three of which have disabilities. And she is so set on learning from the book of Mormon. She had read it before and remembers that it was a powerful book of scripture but cannot remember much else. So she wants to read it again and learn more. I cannot wait to see her progress. I love being a missionary! Its so amazing! I love the Savior so much! I love watching the Gospel change people to become the best they can be. I love you all so much! Have a great week and know that I love you all and think of you!

Sincerely

Elder Lindh

Fun at a member's house. (Don't worry, he's still a Seahawks fan!)

Week 31, February 27, 2017

Howdy all! 

So this week has been a lot of fun! Our most progressing investigator fasted with us on wednesday but we already saw the blessings on monday! On monday she got a new job that not only allows her to come to church but will also help her quite smoking! At her old job everyone smoked making it really hard to be the only one who didn't smoke. But now nobody at her new job smokes! Which is totally amazing! I cannot wait to see her progress to be able to enter into the waters of baptism. I am so excited for her! 

In other news though we have had quite the adventurous week! We cover a lot of rural areas and so sometimes the roads aren't exactly the easiest to navigate. They tend to be dirt (or mud this time of year) and winding and very steep at points. One driveway was especially so and so me and my companion recorded the drive. I will send the videos I have and I believe Elder Beck will send the ones that he has. I hope you enjoy!  

I also included some pictures from the mesa in our area. It was so pretty! I love the mountains! I have missed them! I want you all to know that I love you and am so thankful for your support! You guys are wonderful!

Love 

Elder Lindh​

Week 30, February 20, 2017

Pday mail ended up getting done on the 22nd due to the Federal Holiday and then zone conference the next day.

Sorry for making you guys wait! This week has been crazy and its only wednesday. Monday the libraries were closed and yesterday we had zone conference all day. But I want you all to be sure that I am still alive and well! You can hold off on the funeral service. 

Anyway I have learned so much this week and am having an amazing time doing it. I am learning so much about missionary work. You would think after 6 months I would have it down but the thing I have learned the most is that I have SO much left to learn about being a good missionary. But I am getting there and am committed to improving my skills as a missionary and developing the talents God has given me! I am so thankful for this opportunity to develop these talents and skills. I love being able to grow and help others do the same. I love being a missionary! 

I love all of you and hope you have an amazing week! 

Sincerely

Elder Lindh!

Week 29, February 13, 2017

So this week has been hard but also fun and crazy. All 3 of our set appointments for the week cancelled on us so that was kinda hard. But yesterday we had an amazing lesson with a family in our ward who had invited their friends over. It was amazing and you could just feel the spirit as the member bore powerful testimony of the truth of the book of Mormon. I loved it. Those are the moments we missionaries live for. That is why we come on missions. To help people feel the spirit and thus bring their lives into harmony with the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was amazing!

The downside of this week, the last elder here in the Paonia ward hit a chunk of ice and so damaged our front fender. Because of that we had to put the car in the shop on friday. And we just found out the car won't likely be ready until wednesday. So we will be walking for a while. But thats all good! We will still work just as hard. And hopefully we will get as much work done as possible. 

I love you all so much. Thank you for supporting me through all of these things. I love the support you have all given me and want you to know that without all of you I would not be able to be here and serve a mission. Thank you all so much. I love you!

Sincerely

Elder Lindh

Weekk 28, February 6, 2017

So this has been one of the craziest but most amazing weeks ever! I am here in my new area with a new companion Elder Beck. He is a crazy Brazilian who can't stay serious for more than half a minute so life is full of fun and laughter. I already love it here and think it is amazing! We have some awesome investigators and are working on building up our teaching pool. Already we have gotten some new investigators! We have this one amazing couple Wyatt and Amber who are just about my age. Wyatt is graduating this year but is leaving today to go to basic training for the army. Amber works at the nursing home here in paonia. They are both super amazing and it is fun to see them progress. They have the spirit in their life and they want more! Its amazing to see them eat up everything we teach them! I love it!

So it also turns out that I am serving with some familiar faces. I am serving in the same district with two of the people that were in my MTC district, Elder Lunt and Sister Strickland. Its fun to serve around them again. I am also serving around Elder Christensen who was my follow up trainer and the only elder I have served with for two transfers. I also made sure to include my new companion in the picture so you can see what he looks like. ​

​The video is a little late. While I was serving with elder Bergeron he turned 23 so this is the video of some members who sang him happy birthday. It was a lot of fun. I kept meaning to add this video but never quite got around to it. So there you go!

I love you all! There is a lot going on here! we have had a ton of lessons and they have all been amazing! I love this ward! 

I love all of you! You are all so amazing! 

Sincerely

Elder Lindh!