Hey everybody,
firstly, apologies for sending this on a tuesday (It's not P-day but I have
an excuse) yesterday we had to get ourselves library cards to use the computers
here, and then found out that the whole system was down so we could not get on
to email. We couldn't even send president's letter which is not cool. They were
down this morning, so we spent the morning going around Brixham and Paignton
trying to find an Internet cafe but non exist, but the system is back up and
running now (Hence the email :P)
Anyways, I have now left my Greenie area, but am still half a Greenie as I
am still with my trainer Elder Martin. I think it may be the first time in
history that someone has left their first area before they left their first
companion. Anyways, It was sad to leave Bristol, and quite sudden too, as I said
in my last email, we only got a call on monday evening to say we were moving on
thursday. So monday to wednesday was full of trying to visit people and say our
farewells. It was really sad to leave everyone I had come to love there but I
knew it would come sooner or later.
So Paignton, it is a beautiful place! My area covers at least Torquay,
Paignton and (wait for it...) Brixham! Dad, finding out you served here in
Brixham was amazing! I cannot believe I am serving in the same area you served!
I found out you served here on Sunday actually, when I can't remember what her
name is, but she remembers you serving here as a missionary when they had their
Fish and Chip shop. But the area is a beautiful place, Lovely beaches, beautiful
scenery, there are even palm trees here. PALM TREES!!! IN ENGLAND!!! I KNOW!!
that's how hot it is. And just so you can get an idea of what kind of an area it
is (if the palm trees didn't give you an idea) it is an area where they need
sisters here during the summer... yeah when I found out that i was like uh oh!
but its okay, I'll stay focused.
We have been working hard here though since thursday. The sisters here
before us had left us loads of helpful notes as to who we should go see etc
which was helpful, so we have been seeing Less-actives and trying to contact the
people they were trying to work with before they left. We have also been trying
to contact people on the street which has been tough and we have seen a lot of
rejection but that is okay, because we have the odd success as well. We have
actually found 3 potentials already since friday (one we found in Primark who's
name is Daniel Martin something which is Elder Martins name). One of them their
name is Andy, he has a wife and a 13 year old son, and we saw him saturday and
gave him a book of mormon. He works 2 jobs though so has a busy schedule, we are
seeing him next sunday.
Anyway, that has been my week basically. Anyway, sorry I don't have too
much time to email and that this is a pretty short email. Hope you are all doing
well. I love you all!!
Elder Mitchell
Elder Mitchell expanded a bit more in a second short email how he feels being in Paigmton:
Hey dad, just to let you know, I have met Sister Hancox briefly, she
mentions about you serving in Brixham and you going to her fish n chip shop
:)
Brixham is part of my area and is a beautiful place :) really hilly
though...
It seems my mission so far has been a family history tour which is great, I
have loved beening able to follow in your footsteps (literally as well as
metaphorically), Being places on my mission where you also were on yours has
helped me feel so close to you, even when I have been so far away. I am thankful
for the example you set me by going on your mission and I hope me coming out
here on mine can influence my future children to want to follow in both of our
footsteps.
I love you so much Dad!
Pass my love onto everyone back home, I would email you all individually,
but I only have an hour on the computers here and it is nearly up.
Love you all so much!
Elder Mitchell
Sis Hancox, or Ma Hancox as we called her, and her husband had a fish and chip shop. It was a second home in many respects. Her husband, Ali Hancox was the Ward Mission Leader. I was in the Newton Abbot Ward which has grown and divided in the last 30 years and now Paignton is a ward. All those years ago I had a real Cowboy and a real American Indian as Zone Leaders - Elders Corbett and Nez. They were in Newton Abbot. There were sisters in Torquay, the District Leader in Paignton and I was in Brixham, the southern most town in Torbay. How times have changed!
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