On Saturday we had Elder Neal L. Andersen come to our mission and speak to us. It was amazing. The second that Elder Andersen came into the room, you could feel a incredibly special spirit there. It is amazing to hear from apostles outside of General Conference. They have so much more freedom and aren't restricted on time. Elder Andersen was hilarious! What is impressive though is that he is still able to use humor while still having the spirit there. That was very unique to have a special witness of Jesus Christ bare his testimony of the Savior. It is an experience that I will never forget. 

The pictures that I have put on this are from our zone playing goal ball. Goal ball is a game for blind people and there is a member of the ward here that is going to be on the Olympic team for the US for Goal ball. It was really fun. We all really enjoyed it. 

There was something interesting that happened to a couple of our investigators. We have been meeting with a married couple who are on date to be baptized this next weekend. The husband is all for being baptized and is willing to do all that he needs to in order to be baptized. We have been struggling to work with the wife. She doesn't have nearly the same commitment level that her husband does. We met with the husband one day and not his wife and he explained why she wasn't there. Earlier that day, his wife went a little berserk and called the cops on him for no reason. Because she was going crazy, she ended up getting arrested. Even through all that, he is a little shaken up, but he is still wanting to be baptized next weekend! Satan works hard on us when we are going to make big decisions to come closer to Jesus Christ. They are going to be hard struggles, but we can get through it with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ's help. 

Thank you for everything that you are doing for me as well as to help Heavenly Father's work progress. 

I love you!

Elder Hayden Cannon

Playing Goal Ball

AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!

So to explain the subject line, I have a story to tell. President Porter asked to talk to me during lunch at Zone Conference on Thursday. We start talking and he starts asking me some questions. Apparently I had the right answers because then he told me that I was going to go back to Greenville with the assistants, pack my bags and that I would be training a new missionary. For the rest of Zone Conference I could barely focus and I could not sit still! Not until after Zone Conference did one of the assistants tell me that I was also going to be a district leader. So there has been quite the change since last week. I am now serving in Fort Wayne Indiana. I am a tri-state missionary! That isn't something that not many people, even in this mission, get to say. It is especially rare since I am only 6 months out and this is my 3rd area. I am excited for this but a little overwhelmed. I have two options in this situation, I can either learn and grow a ton in this experience, or I can fall... Hard... Luckily, I have Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ on my side and I know that they will be how I will make it through this on top. I am truly excited. 

There were somethings that I was able to catch at Zone Conference that I did really like though. My favorite thing that was said was a definition of humility. "Humility is not thinking less of yourself, Humility is thinking of yourself, less." We all have been blessed with amazing talents and gifts that Heavenly Father expects us to use. He not only expects us to use them, but to know about them and to be confident in using them. Being confident is not being prideful. In fact, something that we all tend to do is one of the most selfish things that we could do. When we beat ourselves up about things that "we aren't good at" that is one of the most selfish things that we can do! All we are thinking about is ourselves in those instances. We must not beat ourselves up over these things. Look at them as an opportunity to grow and figure out how you can use the talents that you do have to better serve Heavenly Father. 

I am grateful for this gospel and how we are able to change and grow because of it. 

Thank you all so much!

I love you!

Elder Hayden Cannon  

My new companion Elder Tanner