Elder Roberts is from Boise and we call him "one pun" or OP for short. He is constantly making puns off of what we say and it is hilarious! He kinda reminds me of Vector from Despicable Me. He is like the realistic version of that cartoon. He speaks Japanese and was really disappointed to not go to Japan on his mission, but there's a big Japanese culture in Hawaii and so he hopes to serve there!
Elder Apeland is his companion and that is pronounced APPland, not APEland although it's spelled the other way. He is from the Portland area and knows some Hoffman's, but not Tiernan. They call him AP or something to do with apples: applesauce, apple juice, etc. He's an awesome missionary, but doubts himself a lot. I can tell though that his biggest strength is that he listens so intently to what everyone says and knows exactly what to say in response to them. He is also going to Hawaii.
Elder Haines is our District Leader. He is a scripture stud! I thought I knew the scriptures really well, but he really has a gift for finding exactly what scripture will help the most. We call him DL because he got mad when another elder called him Elder Haney. He's from Tuilla Utah (spelling) and is going to Leeds! I am so excited to serve with him! I know he will do great things.
Elder Lepule (Le-Pull-A) is his companion and the youngest of the group. He just turned 18 in December and also has a lot of self-doubts. He's from Compton California and so he had a pretty rough childhood. He's awesome though. He is so sincere in everything he says and one of the most humble guys I've ever met. He is also going to Leeds and I think he'll do great things. He almost went home like right away because he doubted himself so much, but our branch president challenged him to make it through at least a week and now he said there's nothing that will make him want to go home early! I just love the Spirit and to see how much it is working on all of us, but especially him. We call him boss man because his name literally translates to "the boss" in samoan.
Elder Osbourne and his companion are going to be the Zone Leaders when the other district leaves. We call Elder Osbourne either Ozzy, or Candy Man because he literally always has a bag of candy on him and we swear he is going to rot his teeth. He has two glasses of chocolate milk with every meal too. He's worse than Rabaut and his juice! He's from the Spokane area and baptized his best friend just before coming out and his girlfriend just started meeting with the missionaries as well. He is going to Leeds and I know he'll do great things as well because he already has!
Elder Deadman is his companion and going to Hawaii. He is from Salt Lake. We just call him deadman, because why not? He also has a lot of self-doubts but I had a good conversation with him yesterday. He was beating himself up because we were supposed to teach the Plan of Salvation in three minutes and he was so discouraged that he couldn't do it. I just told him to remember that the reason we're supposed to do it in such a short period of time is for street contacts. So it's ok to skip some stuff and close with "we'd love to explain more if you're interested" and after that he just seemed so much more comfortable with teaching and it was a great thing to witness! I'm glad I was able to help the Lord comfort him.
My companion is Sister Horne. The elders don't really have nicknames for us sisters, they typically just call us as just our last names. She's from Colorado and awesome! She's a little picky when it comes to food and gets up an hour early so she can get her makeup done on time, but she is great. We've made a great team in our companionship and do a great job reading each other's thoughts. I've felt a little bad though because I feel like I talk a lot in our lessons. She says she doesn't mind because she doesn't feel she knows as much. So my goal is going to be to talk less and let her do more.
Sister Sperry is from Pleasant Grove. Is there a way I can get the Sperry Line? We're trying to figure out how we're related. We're sticking with cousins right now, but it'd be great to know exactly! She doesn't like meat and is concerned about going to Hawaii. But I'm sure she'll be fine!
Sister Nellis is a lot like me. She is from Henderson. I honestly don't know what else to really say about her. She has a great love for the Gospel and I know she'll do great things her whole mission as well!
All four of us get along so great. I feel like I've known these sisters my whole life and its only been a week! Such a great blessing. The other district told us we'd break down in a week and so for we've all been doing great. None of us are super dramatic so we don't have to worry about "girl drama" which has been a blessing too!
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