Elder Chance Gunter: Heading to the Temple.

Hey, sorry for the weird email schedule the past few weeks but it should go back to normal now. We are going to the temple so we had to switch our P-day to Thursday to be able to go. We are loving it in the Kelmscott area. One of the perks of the city is public transport and being able to go to the shops and get what you need. There are also a lot more people to contact into and talk to just running about near the mall.

This week has really flown by with both Zone Conference and General Conference. Watch out my mission president may be the next apostle... JK, but it feels that way. The Zone Conference was awesome the country Elders came up and we got to gather together and talk with all of the missionaries haha. I think President Fife must have watched General Conference before it aired in Aussie-land because he said some of the same things that were mentioned in Conference. General Conference here airs a week later and most of the members watch it at their homes. Us as missionaries were camped out at the Stake Center and watched the sessions there and between would get food or do an area blitz to help the Sisters near that chapel.

Elder Anitema is the one who does all the crazy islander dancing and such so he is teaching me a bit. He is also trying to teach me Tongan before he goes home (he is done in December).

The area is funny. The majority of the Aussies hate missionaries. The islanders know of the church or are former members so we get along and they feed us but won't keep any commitments that we give them. A big stress this past bit has been doing as much finding as we can. We have pushed all of our lessons not with investigators to as late in the evening and just tract during the days. It has been fun though. That is where the stories are made. Elder Anitema and I had a fun dance session at the train station last night.

This past week I gave my first training to the missionaries in the District. That is partially true - we had to combine with another District because it couldn't just be us and the sisters so we were with Jandakot district. Elder Lamosetelle and I gave a mean training though on likening all the conference's and the revelation we received to missionary work.

I am kinda sad... in this mission it is unlikely that you see county areas twice so I am praying that I get sent to Geraldton or one of the Northern areas by the end.

We are teaching at the moment about three YSA individuals who are investigators and that is going really well. The problem is just the slow progression. I guess I have got to learn to be satisfied with what I can get at the moment. We have been caught up in service lately. The people enjoy our help and so we give heaps of it. And to cap it off we had a flat inspection. The days have been really busy but it has helped me to fall asleep a little better at night ha-ha. Hope all is well on the home front

Love,

Chance