The first week of being in the mission field was cool. We have five missionaries in our ward. Me and my comp in Elk City and a three-some in Clinton where the church building is. Ever since transfers, the seinor comps have said that they,ve seen the work in our district start to pick up a little. I think it's because there were two missionaries in the district who were a little lazy and didn't want to put any extra effort into the work. They were both fat and didn't want to ride bikes anywhere, which makes talking to people (OYM-ing(open your mouth)) harder because they were in a car all the time. But there were other things that made them not so good missionaries also.
My trainer is a very hard worker and obiedent to the rules too. We get along very well. We are alot like each other which makes everything we do together kinda fun. So companionship is a little easier than it was in the MTC. But Elder Jolley is in Ogden Utah and I hope he's doing OK.
The ward here is very small but not too small...like the ward I went to in Gold Beach during football camp. They had ten people in their ward. But everyone in this ward is spread out in little towns like Burnsflat, Sayer, Clinton, Elk City, Geary and Weatherford. So we don't get fed by members very much because most of them live at least 20-30 min away.
But I like Elk City. It's a good little town for me.
There are alot of oil towers and most people work in the oil fields. I don't know what they do in the fields but you can tell who works there because they all have huge trucks that are caked in red dirt and mud. It seems like that job would be kinda fun. There are also a ton of huge windmills, like thoes big white ones that make electricity. It's so flat that you can see them for miles and miles. It's cool... I'll have to get a picture of it. The sunsets around here are also awesome because it's so flat that you can see the sun sink into the ground and then the whole sky turns pink and purple.
If you look at Oklahoma from Google, you will see how many swampy rivers wander through the State of Oklahoma. They say that the shorelines of rivers in Oklahoma add up to be alot more than the coastline of California.
Anyway, I'm doing good and working hard.
Happy Birthday, Janelle!
-Elder Shumway
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