Go Buckeyes!!

Hey Mom!

Sammy with the Buckeye

At The Ohio State Stadium

I absolutely love being on The Ohio State University campus! It is a blast. Right now it is Christmas break so there aren't too many people on campus but it is still way fun. It is nice to be talking to people that are my age! There are 3 companionships and one trio here right now. My companion is Elder Morse! It is a blast. He was in my zone in the MTC so we already know each other so it's great! He is from Hillsboro, Oregon! So we really get along. We got doubled in to this area so we are still trying to figure things out. We took the place of a sisters companionship so our apartment smells really good and is all decorated so that's fun. We have 3 investigators that are on date to be baptized here but we haven't met any of them in person yet because of Christmas break! But thankfully we have Facebook so we have been able to communicate with them that way!

The Sister's left us some nice Decor.

So Thursday was a blur. I left Bellefontaine, got to the church where we were transferring, put my bike in storage (because we ride the bus and walk around here), found Elder Morse and then we had to figure out who was driving us back to campus. So once we figured that out we drove there and dropped our stuff off at our apartment and then went to the institute building. Neither of us knew whay was going on or who any of our investigators were and our area book app wasn't loading so we didn't know what the plans for the day were and we got a text from someone that said that she was waiting for us in the library. We were like "oh no, we are late for a lesson" so we ran out and found the library but it turns out it wasn't a lesson it was a service project with a member. So it was okay haha! We have started to figure things out though, we definitely aren't as lost as we were on Thursday.

Sammy's District

Friday was our Christmas conference so that took pretty much all day since our district was picked up by the assistants and we helped set up. That was a really fun conference! Sadly I didn't really take any pictures during it. But just imagine me in a church building eating dinner and having fun! 

Saturday was our real debut at The Ohio State University. We pretty much just walk around campus and talk to people. Having the #LightTheWorld video as a beginning talking point is really nice! Not too many people were interested but it was still a good day!

The Ohio State Campus

Sunday was good! There are two YSA wards so we typically go to 6 hours of church on Sunday but since it is Christmas break they combined the wards into one block. It was really great! We have church in the institute building. It's weird that the YSA wards are bigger than the Bellefontaine Branch haha! But it's so nice to talk to people my age. I actually can relate to people on campus and at church! After church we had a mission Christmas devotional. I sang in the mission choir. That was a lot of fun!

Monday was a solid day of contacting. It was the day we finally got the hang of things. We got 2 new investigators so that's fun! And a really solid potential. We had a lesson that morning too!

Saying goodbyes at Bellefountaine

Tuesday was also a great day! We had a lesson in the morning and then went out contacting throughout the day. We saw these two guys playing basketball on campus so we decided to play them. When I asked if we could play two on two one of them said yes and then the other was like "no, where are the cameras? These guys are secretly really good. They probably play in college" it was hilarious. They let us play though! We get destroyed haha! But they still wanted to learn more so we taught them the restoration and they are super interested! So they are new investigators! Missionary work on campus is so much different but it is so fun! 

The past week on campus I have already grown so much. The Lord has truly helped me be confident in contacting. I am not terrified of talking to people anymore. I am thankful for the Lord blessing me and giving me the ability to be courageous.

So I am able to Skype any time on Christmas eve or Christmas. So let me know when is the best time for you! I can't wait to talk to you! I love you mom!

Your son,

Elder Collier