April 28, 2014

This week was pretty good.  We had transfers this last week.   I will be staying as well as my companion.  We had a Zone breakfast at the stake presidents house.  We were able to meet the new missionaries in the zone, so that was good.
We spent a lot of time walking around this week because all our appointments fell through which was a bummer.  We did some service work for the less active member.  We also helped a member tear down her metal shed.
Oh, we got flagged down by a lady who had a beard and while she was talking to us she started foaming at the mouth.  She also mentioned that she had a crush on a 19 year old boy, so we tried to end the conversation as soon as we could and get her to the right missionaries.

Well, I love you,

Love,
Scott

April 21, 2014

This week was pretty good.  We got transfer call Saturday, both my companion and I will be staying in Kennewick.  The Elder that cut the tip of his finger off was made district leader.  I think he will be mine.  I'm excited for him.

I got the Easter package.  I loved the nuts in the bull nut sack, haha.  Thanks for sending my short sleeved shirts.  I will be needing them.  I have a package ready to send home with some winter clothes that I won't need for a while.

We had a lesson on Friday with an investigator that was being taught by the missionaries in Pasco.  She says she wants to get baptized but wants to read the entire Book of Mormon, the Old Testament and New Testament.  I had her read Mosiah 18:10.  After she read it we sat in silence for about a minutes then she said that all the reasons she gave for not getting baptized where silly.  She does need to get married first.

Things are going okay with the less active member.  He did get a DUI.  They gave him a work release. We have been going over to his place and doing service for him.

I went on exchanges this week.  I helped a lady clean out her sprinkler system.  Some people from Pasco came and took us to lunch at a place call "The Rock".  It's a burger and  pizza place.  It was pretty cool.  They told both of us that we would have to come visit after our missions.  

When I got back from exchanges I found that my companion didn't do anything.  Him and his companion for the day slept in and didn't leave the house until 3:30.  I had left a list of things for him to do so I was disappointment.

April 14, 2014

This week we did a lot of service which was good.  We helped a less active member paint a bathroom then we ran some crown in it.  He also mentioned that since we have been coming by him and his girlfriend are thinking about coming to church again.  Before we left he asked us to say a prayer, I did.  He also said that I was the first person to pray in their house for more than a year and a half and that I would be the missionary to get him to church again.  So I think I may be staying here for a while, but will have to see what happens.  His girlfriend also said that they better not transfer me or she will be really upset and would have to talk to the mission president about transferring me.  Haha

This week I also frayed the crotch of my pants.  With all this walking that I've been doing I will have to get another pair of pants, we are also putting the miles on our shoes.  We are seeing a lot of good things come out of our investigators so that is good.  There are 5 that are real receptive to the gospel.  They all say they need to look into new things in lift that will lift them up and make a positive effect.

Well that's about it for this week.

Love,
Scott

April 7, 2014

This week was a pretty good one.  We had a baptism Saturday between Conference Sessions so that was pretty cool.  We have another person on date to get baptized on the 26th.  We do have some obstacles to over come.  We will have to see what we can do to help.

We did a lot of service this week  We helped lay down some mulch, helped someone move, helped a lady with her flowerbeds and I also moved the yard for the lady we are staying with.

We got a media referral on Thursday and contacted them that night.  We got 3 new investigators out of it so that was cool.  They have had some contact with the church before and all were really interested in the message we shared with them.

Well that's about it for this week.  Oh, one of the Elders here cut the tip of his finger off while doing dishes the other day.  There was a really sharp knife in the bottom of the sink and he sliced his finger on it while he was cleaning up.  He now has a big gauze wrap thing on it.  They say it could take up to a month for it to completely.

I love you.

Love,
Scott

March 31, 2014

Things are going pretty good.  We had three investigators at church Sunday.  Saturday night we found out that one of our investigators has decided to go to the Baptist church this week.  We will have to see how that went and if they notice a difference between the two churches.  Sunday at church they had a special training from the Stake on "The Family - A Proclamation to the World", which was good.

We had interviews with Pres. Ware.  While we were there, Sister Ware told me that I was doing good with my companion and also said that I'm going to make a good husband and father.

We did some service with a less active member.  We helped him move some things to his dads house.

This week we also went on exchanges.  I went on exchanges with Elder Crane.  I served around him my first 9 months of my mission so it was fun to be able to catch up with him.  All our appointments that we had ended up canceling on us so that was a bummer.  Maybe next week will be better.

We have a baptism scheduled for Saturday.  I'm excited about that.

I can't think of anything else right now.  The weather has been in the 50's and 60's, so it's been nice.

I love you.
Love,
Scott