I just got done e-mailing with Spence.
He said they woke up this morning to 1+ feet of snow! So they walked
around all day clearing snow for people. He said "good way to get
them to talk to us". Here's a excerpt from his e-mail - Sunday we
were sitting up in the front to bless the sacrament and this lady we
have never seen before walked in . . . . so after the meeting ended
the Bishop snagged us and we ran over to talk to her . . . . so we
start talking to her and she starts to get super emotional . . . . so
the Bishop has us all go into his office and talk . . . . she is
getting real emotional now and she starts telling us that "the holy
spirit" told her she needed to come to our church that day! She lives
about a half hour away! So we talked for a bit and we got her number
and we are going to see her on Friday. How cool is that??? I think the
best best part is that Elder Brady had been praying for new
investigators every time we prayed because we haven't really had much
going on, and then this happens! Ah prayers are answered there is no
doubt!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Christmas!
We got to talk to Spence on Christmas day. That was super fun! It's surprising how quickly you forget what someone's voice sounds like when you haven't talked to them for a while but when you hear it you just know it. The phone call was good but made him pretty homesick. He knew that would probably happen so it was ok.
Spence got a new companion this week. This is his first time to experience a transfer so that will be a bit of an adjustment for him. His new companion goes home in 6 weeks so Spence will be his last companion. Spence is hoping he's not too trunky and wants to work hard and "finish strong"! Spencer and Elder Brady went to the Bishop's house for dinner the night before Elder Brady left for his transfer. The bishop, his wife and all their kids ambushed them with Nerf guns. He said it was super fun and funny and helped lighten the mood of the homesickness and the sadness he and his companion were feeling about the transfer.
Here's a interesting update - the guy that kept being drunk when they went to teach him? He got convicted of 4 felonies for embezzelment. The guy is or has been in politics so he is pretty well known in the area, so it a big deal. Like Spence said - "so, I guess we won't be teacing him any more".
Like every other missionary - Spence loves hearing from people and catching up on what's going on. He appreciates the letters and knowing he hasn't been forgotten!!!
Spence got a new companion this week. This is his first time to experience a transfer so that will be a bit of an adjustment for him. His new companion goes home in 6 weeks so Spence will be his last companion. Spence is hoping he's not too trunky and wants to work hard and "finish strong"! Spencer and Elder Brady went to the Bishop's house for dinner the night before Elder Brady left for his transfer. The bishop, his wife and all their kids ambushed them with Nerf guns. He said it was super fun and funny and helped lighten the mood of the homesickness and the sadness he and his companion were feeling about the transfer.
Here's a interesting update - the guy that kept being drunk when they went to teach him? He got convicted of 4 felonies for embezzelment. The guy is or has been in politics so he is pretty well known in the area, so it a big deal. Like Spence said - "so, I guess we won't be teacing him any more".
Like every other missionary - Spence loves hearing from people and catching up on what's going on. He appreciates the letters and knowing he hasn't been forgotten!!!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Halloween!!!
Spence and his companion had two baptisms last weekend (Oct 29th). He was super excited because those are the first he has gotten to participate in. This is what he said about the guy they baptized -
Cragi is in the National Guard. So, last weekend he had to go to a base for that. They had a "mandatory party" where every soldier was assigned 3 beers (he used to be a big time drinker) he got his beers, gave them to his friends and went back to his room and read his Book of Mormon until 3 in the morning! He said it was the most spiritual day of his life! How cool is he?
Oh also, we went tracting in this old apartment building (it looks like a castle and used to be this huge mansion house that the president would come stay in and stuff) but we were tracting in there and we almost turned around and left because it was really weird but we decided to stay. We knocked on every door and nobody was home so we got to the last door, knocked, and started messing around because we figured nobody would answer but then this guy opened the door and he let us in! It was so awesome! We taught him the first lesson and gave him a Book of Mormon! hahaha it's like the classic missionary story but it was so cool because it actually happened to us!
Cragi is in the National Guard. So, last weekend he had to go to a base for that. They had a "mandatory party" where every soldier was assigned 3 beers (he used to be a big time drinker) he got his beers, gave them to his friends and went back to his room and read his Book of Mormon until 3 in the morning! He said it was the most spiritual day of his life! How cool is he?
Oh also, we went tracting in this old apartment building (it looks like a castle and used to be this huge mansion house that the president would come stay in and stuff) but we were tracting in there and we almost turned around and left because it was really weird but we decided to stay. We knocked on every door and nobody was home so we got to the last door, knocked, and started messing around because we figured nobody would answer but then this guy opened the door and he let us in! It was so awesome! We taught him the first lesson and gave him a Book of Mormon! hahaha it's like the classic missionary story but it was so cool because it actually happened to us!
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