2/4/13

Annie’s Letter

So funny joke...

This man was walking down the beach and just enjoying his nice stroll. He looked out into the ocean and saw this man splashing around. He noticed that the water was all bloody and the man was yelling "Help! Shark, Help!"

The mad laughed a little and said "That shark's not gonna help him!"

Bwahahaha!

So this week has been really great! We met Josh, and it was amazing! We were walking, even though it was cold. It would have been so easy to drive but we knew that we needed to walk. So as we're waling we ran into Kyle and chatted with him for a while which was great. And then we were waiting to cross a street. As we were waiting this man's truck ran out of gas. He got out and started pushing it, so we helped him! We got it to Marathon (a gas station) and then started talking to him. It was so cool. He actually asked us if we could come to his home and teach him! Freak ya we can! So the next day we went over with Sister Guinther and had an incredible lesson! He so wants to do what is right for himself and his little girl, Cheyenne (after Cheyenne, Wyoming!) He has a lot going on but it's gonna be alright!

We also met Ashely. We met her a couple weeks ago actually and had a return appointment but she was sick so it fell through. Well, this week our plans and our backup plans had fallen through. So we prayed and felt like we should go visit Ashley. So we knocked on the door and no one answered. So we knocked again and no one answered. So we went back to the car, and I couldn't unlock the door! So as I was struggling to open the car door...a different door opened. Ashley's. So we were able to talk to her and set up a return appointment for the next morning. So we came back and it was awesome! We had such a wonderful lesson. The spirit was so strong! We are so excited to go back this week and teach her more about the wonderful Plan of Salvation and how she can be with her sweet family for eternity. It's gonna be great. I love the spirit and how we really are led and guided by the Lord in this work. D&C 84:88.

Also, I got to teach Reva again this week (she is so awesome!) We were talking about the Gospel of Christ (faith, repentance, baptism, the gift of the holy ghost and enduring to the end). Sister Dunlevy went with me (we were on splits) and it was amazing! The things sister dunlevy talked about were exactly what Reva needed to hear and something that I could never give to her! It was so awesome! Reva has been trying to get her little sister maddi involved in the lessons but maddi won't have it. But that night, Maddi asked if we could pray for some people and so Reva invited her to come join us for the prayer. Which she did. Then last night some of their family friends got in a bad accident and I think it really shook Maddi. Reva told us that she taught Maddi the plan of salvation and the word of wisdom! (We haven't even had the word of wisdom lesson with Reva yet but she is already living it! She is just that awesome!) It is so amazing to be able to be a tool in the Lord's hands. Every single member of the church, no matter their age, has the ability to touch someones life and bring them into the wonderful gospel of our Savior. How awesome is that!? Abraham Lincoln said "when I do good I feel good. When I don't do good, I don't feel good." Well...sharing the gospel is good! And I PROMISE that there is nothing that will make you feel better than sharing it. Even in the people you share with with don't accept the wonderful message of the gospel, that's okay because they have their agency. But as YOU share it you will be so much happier! That is a promise! I love this gospel. I love this work. I am so grateful to be serving! It's not always easy, but it is ALWAYS worth it!

So, ya. really great week :-) I'm glad sister skaggs sent you that picture. It was so fun. I love those kids. We have decided that after I get home I have to come back and watch the Avengers with the Skaggs'. Fine with me! haha. Seriously love them. Plus, they wanted shrimp. So last night... I had shrimp for dinner. Jealous? You should be! It was sooooooooooooo good! :-)

Also...10 months today! Where has the time even gone!? I just don't know! And I'll be 22 in a week! Yikes! I'm getting old! haha.

Well, I love you guys! Have a great week! Write me letters! :-) and Landon too!

Peace out! :-)

Annie

Landon’s Letter

Hey mi familia,
I hope you had a great week. I know we did. This week we started off by going to a FHE for the ward here. It was really fun. Following that we got to work. We kept track of how many poeple we talked with and it was 104 people. It really helped that we talked with a combined 68 people the last 3 days of the week. So we are working up. Of course I love to see the numbers as a goal. It was a really fun 3 days. We want to keep going but just as in anything I do there are ups and downs of motivation. It really comes down to hard work. If we are willing and if we are set on doing what we have set out to do. I hope that I can learn to master setting goals and making plans.
This week we were able to meet with Nick. We met him last week and scheduled an appointment to meet with him at the church on Wednesday. We say them pull up so we went out to meet him and the member and the first thing he says to us is, "I know I need to be baptized." I didn't know what to say after that. He still needs to do everything that any investigator needs. Develop more faith in Jesus Christ and his atonement and repentance before he can be baptized and the only way he can do this is by gaining a testimony of the Book of Mormon, Word of wisdom, etc. But that is the whole part of our purpose. "Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and his atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end. We were also able to meet with other of our investigators this week. It is really cool how we get to see them gaining testimonies of things. For example last week at church one of our investigators mother came to church for the first time since I have been here. She is a member already but she just had a hard time getting up. She still came last week and she had a good time. You could just hear the tone in her voice. Well on Saturday night we called them just following up if they were going to come to church and she said they were. They Beat Us There to church and we arrived 15 minutes early. It was amazing to see. It grew my testimony that going to church really does make our week go by better so much.
During our finding on saturday night around 7:00. We were tracting..... ;p But it was actually really fun. We were just cruising, having fun, and just letting the work go. During that time we got invited inside a house and we were able to talk a little more to a woman. While standing in the door way we didn't see any other male so we were hurrying to get out the door. We were able to schedule a return appointment. That was then we saw her son come around the corner. Dang. But we are going back on Wednesday which I am excited for so we will see.
Rachel- how are things going for you? I hope that things in swing choir settle down. Why did he try to cancel it? It sounds like a very interesting week. How are you doing about it? I hope that things work out for the better.
Natalie- thanks for delivering my letter to Cameron. Thanks for the info on the Superbowl. I was cheering for the Ravens to win. They are a team that I like to watch. That is cool that guy is on that team! Hope you have a good week.
Annie- Keep up the awesome work. Do you have standards of excellence to strive to achieve every week? Are you doing a lot of tracting or more contacting? What are you doing to try and find new people. Keep up the hard work
Megan & Justin- Thanks for the hi Justin. I knew I would hear something from you ;) I am glad that you guys are enjoying your puppies. Well they are probably too grown to be called puppies anymore huh. Is Orion a little bigger then Levi. Who is taller? I still need to know what you want to get from Niagara Falls.
Mom- That is awesome that you took that spider. Which teachers did it scare? You will have to tell me how the rest of pig out week went. I remember I scared the bishops wife in Heber really bad with it. opps. Hope you have a great week!
Dad- I will let you know next week if I can call that phone number or not. I am excited to get those pictures I will try my best to find that location. We are going next week to Niagara Falls. Have a great week!
I hope you all have a great week. I love you all!
Love your favorite brother, Elder and son,
Landon Webb