WELP I have been moved into an emergency transfer to washington Cheney! Apparently Pres Mullen feels the last transfers didn't take so i am now out here. President has been making some weird calls as of late too but it's his job to make calls out here whether popular or weird.
my new adress is:
210 Simpson Park Way #721
Cheney, Washington 99004
I hope kamiah doesn't get any of my goodies!
Out here is just fantastic! I looove it! I cover cheney 1st ward and i cover a part of East Washington University. So much fun to be out here, i hope i'm busier here as well, and i know that i will be kept busy! So much more people, and it's got that small town feel along with a college feel which is more of a happy feeling along with some excitement. People constantly come in and go out!
i am spending a little while unpacking so i haven't taught a lesson just yet but i hope i'll get around to it, lots of people say hi so apparently missionaries are known out here.
Monday, October 28, 2013
21 Oct 2013
This has been a great transfer and for this transfer i stay in Kamiah some more!
That will be exciting because brother weeks says we get to do some more woodchopping and i am excited for that!
Tell me how is everything back home? what are some good scriptures i can read up on? What are your guys' favorite scripture book(IE: Job, Alma, Matthew, etc. etc.)
We are searching for some new contacts out here but it's been kind of slow so we've been out searching for some of the lessactives out there in the boonies aaand it's been interesting to learn how many people just leave without being removed from the ward list at all. It's almost a shocker! It gets really foggy in the morning.
oooh you can see across the street, but what is missing from here? oooh just a little hill behind the house. yeeeaaah, that's wicked right there.
I am still learning more and more about missionary work and one thing i didn't expect was that i was going to learn about other religions as well.
I never knew some of the stuff people believed in, and it's...its weird alright.
The second thing is people keep telling me what to preach and proselyte about. PFFfffft silly people!
That will be exciting because brother weeks says we get to do some more woodchopping and i am excited for that!
Tell me how is everything back home? what are some good scriptures i can read up on? What are your guys' favorite scripture book(IE: Job, Alma, Matthew, etc. etc.)
We are searching for some new contacts out here but it's been kind of slow so we've been out searching for some of the lessactives out there in the boonies aaand it's been interesting to learn how many people just leave without being removed from the ward list at all. It's almost a shocker! It gets really foggy in the morning.
oooh you can see across the street, but what is missing from here? oooh just a little hill behind the house. yeeeaaah, that's wicked right there.
I am still learning more and more about missionary work and one thing i didn't expect was that i was going to learn about other religions as well.
I never knew some of the stuff people believed in, and it's...its weird alright.
The second thing is people keep telling me what to preach and proselyte about. PFFfffft silly people!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
7 Oct 2013
OOooh my gosh it's a double rainbooow! :D (yes it is too there's a lighter rainbow to the left of the more solid one.)How is my father? are you doing well? I hope so, it seems like the world is getting hectic (all i hear is bits and pieces of war in syria and government being shut down and stuff like that.)
I have to ask you personally one thing. What do you do when the place you are in is going hectic?
I will give one example(no names though because i would rather respect these people)
I was with elder colburn in a house of an active family, granparents the both of them and two hectic grandkids running around without shirts, so it seemed like it would be a funny time to be here, and then the mother called saying that she's found a house. She said hi to her children and said they were moving to the next town over which is 31 miles away from kamiah, all well and good it's not but an hour out.
The Grandma then says(after the mom says she's found a steady job) "She's Selling drugs!" she hisses it out angry as all get out. Next thing i know it all goes downhill fast and the grandma is shouting at the phone which is on speaker "WHat you do is ILLEGAL!"
Then the icing on the cake happens. The mother says with righteous indignation "That was ONE TIME for diapers!" I whispered half way to Colburn "Should we-" "Yep" We tried leaving and the grandma is now in tears because the grandkids are oblivious as all get out whats being yelled and she remembers we are there.
One kid grabs another phone and says he wants to stay because all his friends are here, then his little brother grabs the phone and says "mommy pick us up now, i want to go now" Smiling away like a knucklehead, his grandma in bitter sad tears.
So once the phone is finally hung up we say a prayer and go posthaste for the door but she still lingers after us telling us to pray(which isn't a bad thing it just made it that much more awkward..) and talking about the kids and how she hopes for the best for them.
Soooo...what can i say to quickly leave such an awkward and frustrating situation?
30 Sept 2013
I am having a great time out here! We've done(me and colburn) Lots of service. but it's still getting a little dry around here sadly so we're going out to meet with many of the LA's of the area and check in on them.
I've been reading in isaiah now and have only gotten through the first chapter but it's pretty good. The most interesting thing i recently read in Alma was probably how Alma disappeared(taken up by the spirit). That's pretty neato i think to just be on earth and not even die just getting taken up by god would be interesting.
How are all of you doing out there? I have to say it's exciting to meet others and members everywhere. we were eating in a pizza place in Nez Perce and a guy wearing a poncho we didn't know said "Hi Elders" we didn't know him but he later told us that he had business here to attend to. Then he left temporarily and then came back and asked if we had paid yet for our pizza. We told him no and he picked up the entire bill! members are awesome. Oh I quote what elder Colburn said and then the guys answer "You don't have to do that." "Oh i know."
Interesting fact!
Take a moment and look into your Book of Mormon. First and second ?Nephi happen continuously in what tense? First person present is the answer!
What does the rest of the Book of mormon happen in(most if not all of it)? Third person past!
This was brought up by a man we met with who was excommunicated and having a few issues getting back but he's still a believer in god and the book of Mormon being a true translated testimony of god.
I've been reading in isaiah now and have only gotten through the first chapter but it's pretty good. The most interesting thing i recently read in Alma was probably how Alma disappeared(taken up by the spirit). That's pretty neato i think to just be on earth and not even die just getting taken up by god would be interesting.
How are all of you doing out there? I have to say it's exciting to meet others and members everywhere. we were eating in a pizza place in Nez Perce and a guy wearing a poncho we didn't know said "Hi Elders" we didn't know him but he later told us that he had business here to attend to. Then he left temporarily and then came back and asked if we had paid yet for our pizza. We told him no and he picked up the entire bill! members are awesome. Oh I quote what elder Colburn said and then the guys answer "You don't have to do that." "Oh i know."
Interesting fact!
Take a moment and look into your Book of Mormon. First and second ?Nephi happen continuously in what tense? First person present is the answer!
What does the rest of the Book of mormon happen in(most if not all of it)? Third person past!
This was brought up by a man we met with who was excommunicated and having a few issues getting back but he's still a believer in god and the book of Mormon being a true translated testimony of god.
23 Sept 2013
yeps we're back my friend!
Ahhh i am sorry about last weeks short email, it was exceedingly short and sadly was unimpressive i bet to some. I have definitely done better in my emails before.
but this time i will make it nice and long!
First let me say why i had to leave so abruptly last week. Last week me and some of the other missionaries went to play basketball using it as a fellowship opportunity to get someone more interested in the church and we went and tried it out. Played wallball as well, that was very fun. :D (although elder colburn did't want to play the normal rules so we played with three outs instead of with people getting pegged if they didn't make it to the wall.)
yeeah it's an all-time job working in a mission.
I am currently studying in ecclesiastes and Alma chapter 33 i thiiink(might be chapter 32) Proverbs is a looong book that can get a tiny bit repititive but it's still all good stuff. One of my favorites in there is Proverbs 17:6. (its grandpas favorite too. )
The work in kamiah is excellent but we're running low on our investigatos right now sadly sooo pray that we'll find some new people to teach, it's always encouraging to have your prayers go with us.
I am having a great time although recently we accidently locked our keys inside so in order to get in we opened our bedroom window and elder colburn helped push me in. while i was shimmying to the floor elder colburn started laughing. "you got a rip right up the center of your pants!" Ahhhhhhhh! I took it today to a member and she sewed it up thank goodness but man was it embarrassing to me to think about that.
I helped a guy out with moving chairs and couches and other stuff out of storage and out into an American Legion hall for his Auction and that was cool looking through all that stuff he's going to sell. He had a revolver six chamber that was soldered shut on the top which was odd to me(plus the grip was missing on it so it was just a metal fin at the bottom) He had toys, a singing bass fish, a bedset, decanters, personalized shavers, tie clips, ammo, and a bunch of other stuff too! it's amazing how far and inbetween the stuff was, really.
Recently we have been taught to try and teach simply and powerfully so try this out and home and be amazed a little at how well it works. For example let me demonstrate, say i wanted to talk about the restoration.
I would start off with "God loves us all because we are his children and he wants the best for us"
then i would move too"In order to keep us in line he has given us prophets through all of time that have taught us what to do. They were either accepted or rejected even until the time that christ was sent"
"the Great apostasy then occurred and the gospel and the priesthood was taken off the face of the earth once jesus and his apostles were killed. it was then restored though through a latter-day prophet named Joseph smith"
"That priesthood authority was restored and during this time many things lost were brought forth including a book called the Book of Mormon. It's another testament of jesus christ and affirms all the commandments we were given"
"we will leave a copy with you and while you read will you pray to know if these things are true?"
DONE! BAM! Each sentence is simple and gives out a small part of knowledge each. now there are better ways to teach since this is more of a cookie cutter way i was taught to do it but it still works. Try it out with a family member and trust me it will make teaching others or even just sharing your testimony a simpler and more powerful thing. you may have to elaborate of course since it doesn't ALWAYS work but its very nice to try it out.
I have to say as long as people understand the restoration and the atonement they will become closer to god and know for themselves that Jesus Christ is the redeemer and savior of the world.
So is everyone doing well? having fun?
Ahhh i am sorry about last weeks short email, it was exceedingly short and sadly was unimpressive i bet to some. I have definitely done better in my emails before.
but this time i will make it nice and long!
First let me say why i had to leave so abruptly last week. Last week me and some of the other missionaries went to play basketball using it as a fellowship opportunity to get someone more interested in the church and we went and tried it out. Played wallball as well, that was very fun. :D (although elder colburn did't want to play the normal rules so we played with three outs instead of with people getting pegged if they didn't make it to the wall.)
yeeah it's an all-time job working in a mission.
I am currently studying in ecclesiastes and Alma chapter 33 i thiiink(might be chapter 32) Proverbs is a looong book that can get a tiny bit repititive but it's still all good stuff. One of my favorites in there is Proverbs 17:6. (its grandpas favorite too. )
The work in kamiah is excellent but we're running low on our investigatos right now sadly sooo pray that we'll find some new people to teach, it's always encouraging to have your prayers go with us.
I am having a great time although recently we accidently locked our keys inside so in order to get in we opened our bedroom window and elder colburn helped push me in. while i was shimmying to the floor elder colburn started laughing. "you got a rip right up the center of your pants!" Ahhhhhhhh! I took it today to a member and she sewed it up thank goodness but man was it embarrassing to me to think about that.
I helped a guy out with moving chairs and couches and other stuff out of storage and out into an American Legion hall for his Auction and that was cool looking through all that stuff he's going to sell. He had a revolver six chamber that was soldered shut on the top which was odd to me(plus the grip was missing on it so it was just a metal fin at the bottom) He had toys, a singing bass fish, a bedset, decanters, personalized shavers, tie clips, ammo, and a bunch of other stuff too! it's amazing how far and inbetween the stuff was, really.
Recently we have been taught to try and teach simply and powerfully so try this out and home and be amazed a little at how well it works. For example let me demonstrate, say i wanted to talk about the restoration.
I would start off with "God loves us all because we are his children and he wants the best for us"
then i would move too"In order to keep us in line he has given us prophets through all of time that have taught us what to do. They were either accepted or rejected even until the time that christ was sent"
"the Great apostasy then occurred and the gospel and the priesthood was taken off the face of the earth once jesus and his apostles were killed. it was then restored though through a latter-day prophet named Joseph smith"
"That priesthood authority was restored and during this time many things lost were brought forth including a book called the Book of Mormon. It's another testament of jesus christ and affirms all the commandments we were given"
"we will leave a copy with you and while you read will you pray to know if these things are true?"
DONE! BAM! Each sentence is simple and gives out a small part of knowledge each. now there are better ways to teach since this is more of a cookie cutter way i was taught to do it but it still works. Try it out with a family member and trust me it will make teaching others or even just sharing your testimony a simpler and more powerful thing. you may have to elaborate of course since it doesn't ALWAYS work but its very nice to try it out.
I have to say as long as people understand the restoration and the atonement they will become closer to god and know for themselves that Jesus Christ is the redeemer and savior of the world.
So is everyone doing well? having fun?