#Tengberg & Cahoon in NY

I was able to talk with Trevor on the phone last Wed. when he arrived at the mission home.  He had shared the story about his companion.  He was happy to be there and to meet his mission president.  He told me that he had gotten voted "best package" by his Zone the night before leaving the MTC (I guess the whole MTC does this).  I sent him a package with some stuff I thought was cool but the overwhelming vote from all the Elders was the picture Austin drew for Trevor of a Super Sayon Goku (Dragonball Z)!  I think Austin has a fan club! Feel free to email him at trevor.cahoon@myldsmail.net or call me and I can give you his most current address.

Dear family and friends,
That's awesome that Collin is serving in the Kennewick Washington Mission.  It's a lot different from Arizona that's for sure but I really am proud of him. How funny would that be if Collin and Charlie were companions?! I actually could use some more white short sleeved shirts- maybe like 4 more! I just take pictures on my iPad now and no I can't use Facebook
and we don't have a Facebook mission page either. We don't tract at all- our area is HUGE!!!!!!! Its ginormous. I mean it takes 2 hours from top to bottom and about an hour and a half side to side.  Our mission area is really big so we have to drive everywhere! It's crazy. Yes mom I got the package.  Thank you! I'm being fed by at least 2 members every week! So it's good! Everything's going great!!!

Well my last day at the MTC, we got the note that said departing missionaries had to wake up and be at the bus at 2:30 in the morning!!!!!!!!!!! How crazy is that????!!!!!!!! So we woke up and got to the airport but the worst thing happened. My companion, Elder Richens,
lost his wallet at the airport which was an hour drive from the MTC!!!!!!!!!!!! So me, Elder Spencer, Elder Haroldsen and Elder Richens were all looking for his wallet but we couldn't find it so what did we do as Elders of the LDS church? We prayed! As we kept looking we couldn't find it and our flight was leaving in 30 min. and we still haven't gotten through the security checkpoint! Eventually, he told me to go ahead and he would get a ride back to the MTC, find his wallet and depart the next day, I felt so badly for him but I told him everything would be okay and he would find it. I felt so badly leaving my companion and I was heartbroken that morning! I eventually got through and told everyone what happened and got some breakfast. As I was returning, one of the Elders said Elder Richens came through. As I saw him walk toward me I went into a full-on sprint in the airport and basically tackled him with a hug!!!!!!!!! I was so happy!!!!!!!!! :) His wallet was in one of the shoes he never checked and he found it! The lord truly does work in mysterious ways!!!!!!!!! :) That
morning we flew from Utah to Atlanta Georgia and from Atlanta to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania!!!! We had a huge group- we had 24 Elders and 8 Sisters!!!!!!!!! The branch president at the MTC got to know me and my loud voice and gave me specific instruction to keep everyone together! So, with that big group I was able to use my loud voice to keep
everyone together in a busy airport. I felt like Ammon protecting the sheep and if anyone tried to harm me or my sheep I'd smite off their arms!!!!!!!!!! Hahaha jk But we all got to the mission home safely!

President and Sister Johnson are AWESOME!!!!!!!!! I always joke with them and say ok when can I start calling you mom and dad?! Hahahahaha lol but they are really great people!!! We got to the mission home and just had a blast. We got iPads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) I
didn't know this was an IPad mission but I was so excited!!!!! The next day was the big day where we would find out who our companion was!!!!!!!!! I was so excited to meet my Trainer. I knew we were gonna be best buddies right off the bat!!!!!!! So at the meeting I actually met Sister Mckenzie Duncan and that was really cool. She says I look a lot different and act a lot different but I still have the same attitude and energy she remembers! Hahah The time came to find out who my trainer was gonna be. As President Johnson said my name I immediately jumped up and was looking to see who my trainer was. Then President Johnson called him- Elder Tengberg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After the meeting I gave him a big huge hug!!!!!!! I was telling him we were gonna have so much fun together!!!! He is from L.A. California, he is 20 Yrs. old, he's been out for 14 months and  he played Volleyball at Ohio State (which is a D1 school) He is an amazing volleyball player! We were in the car for 4 hours driving from Pittsburgh, PA to Olean, NY.  We took that whole time to get to know each other!!!! So get this: his last companions were an Elder who was sent home on the tenth day because of sickness, then he had a visa waiter who was transferred at the sixth day. So Elder Tengberg was being interviewed by president Johnson and Elder Tengberg said he wanted an Elder who was exactly obedient, worked hard, was healthy and he wanted a companion who had a "greenie fire" ( a new missionary who wants to baptize everyone). So President Johnnson put me with him.  He thanked president Johnson because he says that I'm the epitome of "greenie fire!"  

When we got up to Olean, New York I realized I'm in the celestial kingdom! We live in a house and our food is all free and we have too many rooms. We even have weights!!!!!!!!!!! It's crazy it's so nice!!!!!!!!!!! The only bad part is that we live on a lot of grass and have to mow it. I was drenched in sweat! Eventually though we got it done! I've met a lot of members and investigators We have 1 investigator who wants to get baptized but has a fear of the water- like a legit fear! So she wants to see a baptism done and than I'm sure she'll get baptized. She is amazing though. It's just that fear but I told her if you put your faith in Jesus Christ you can overcome anything and He will help you overcome this fear. It's been great though. So many things to say and can't fit it all in. I will send pictures later today when we have wifi

Okay love you guys bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Elder Cahoon