Hello Dad,
What a week we have had!!! Lee Milam was baptized on Sunday. The spirit was really strong. I had the opportunity to baptize him and Elder Hansen Confirmed him. Then in Sacrament meeting we got to speak on missionary work. It was a packed day. Elder Hansen was a little stressed out but we made it and the day went better then expected.
We also went out on a whole day split with two of the young men in the Ward here. Christian and Aaron went out with us on Thursday. It was a very interesting experience. I felt like I was training a new missionary again. I did most of the teaching and door approaches but it was really fun. I think that they both enjoyed it because they are going to go out with us all day again tomorrow. They actually wanted to do it two days this week but we don't have enough work to keep us all busy. It is really nice though because it doubles our time.
This has been a great transfer and now it is coming to a close. I hope that the Lord still needs me here for one more because we have some great things coming up here in the future. Donnie Tate is still working towards being baptized on September 25th. We found two great families. One of the families I thought was Mormon already. They have eight kids and they home school them. Doesn't that just scream Mormon? We are really excited about everything that is happening for us. The Lord has blessed us with the time that we do spend working in our area.
It looks like you all had a great week this week. Freezing corn, going to the cabin. It sounds like Katelyn is going to enjoy her Senior year of High School. She has a lot of great classes. I wish I was going to be home to see here musical production. But I guess I am doing a great work here in West Virginia.
Me and Elder Hansen have been talking about it. We only have 2 1/2 transfers left on our missions. That is enough time for me to be a Zone Leader one more transfer and then to go off and die in my last area. I can't beleive it has come this fast!!
Fall is coming fast here. We heard in church yesterday that the weather is supposed to start getting colder every day. It gets to about 60 degrees at night. and we don't use our AC Unit any more. I can't beleive it is here. It is another testimony that my mission is drawing to a close. :(
Thanks for all of the great pictures. I sould be sending some home to you all here this week.
I love you very much.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Hello Dad,
Sorry for not writing you last week. We have been told that we only have thirty minutes on the computers now. Last week I had to do a lot of reports and get them emailed to the Stake President and to President Thornock. It took almost all of the time that I had.
Things have still been really busy this last week. We taught two more District Meetings. One in Morgantown, and one in Mannington. We have been putting a lot of miles on our car. It has been really great to be able to get to know all of the missionaries in our Zone though. We taught about extending baptismal dates earlier as we teach. A lot of missionaries (myself included) wait until the third lesson to even invite the person to be baptized, but now they want us to extend a date on the second visit. I thought that was wierd at first but now I see the importance of it. We are sent out to find the Lord's elect. What better way then to just ask them if they wouuld like to enter into Christ's fold through baptism.
Then we went to Mannington and taught the same things. We have some great missionaries in our Zone. They are so willing to learn and to become better. They all love the work so much. It is really exciting to see so many missionaries excited to go out and do the Lord's work.
On Saturday we were able to attend a baptism here in Clarksburg. His name is Jim Lafferty. His wife was baptized about one year ago he just took a little longer to understand, and feel the Holy Ghost testify. I guess it is on the Lord's time. As always it is a very spiritual experience seeing a baptism.
Well Elder Moreang and Elder Hegland are gone. We are all alone in that huge house. Now we are going to be covering two areas so we will be even more busy then normal. We have some great potential investigators though. We are going to go and help one of our investigators move tonight. It is so funny how we get wrapped into that.
Well I hope that you got my video chip by now, because I did finally send it home.
I love you very much!!! Have a great week.
Sorry for not writing you last week. We have been told that we only have thirty minutes on the computers now. Last week I had to do a lot of reports and get them emailed to the Stake President and to President Thornock. It took almost all of the time that I had.
Things have still been really busy this last week. We taught two more District Meetings. One in Morgantown, and one in Mannington. We have been putting a lot of miles on our car. It has been really great to be able to get to know all of the missionaries in our Zone though. We taught about extending baptismal dates earlier as we teach. A lot of missionaries (myself included) wait until the third lesson to even invite the person to be baptized, but now they want us to extend a date on the second visit. I thought that was wierd at first but now I see the importance of it. We are sent out to find the Lord's elect. What better way then to just ask them if they wouuld like to enter into Christ's fold through baptism.
Then we went to Mannington and taught the same things. We have some great missionaries in our Zone. They are so willing to learn and to become better. They all love the work so much. It is really exciting to see so many missionaries excited to go out and do the Lord's work.
On Saturday we were able to attend a baptism here in Clarksburg. His name is Jim Lafferty. His wife was baptized about one year ago he just took a little longer to understand, and feel the Holy Ghost testify. I guess it is on the Lord's time. As always it is a very spiritual experience seeing a baptism.
Well Elder Moreang and Elder Hegland are gone. We are all alone in that huge house. Now we are going to be covering two areas so we will be even more busy then normal. We have some great potential investigators though. We are going to go and help one of our investigators move tonight. It is so funny how we get wrapped into that.
Well I hope that you got my video chip by now, because I did finally send it home.
I love you very much!!! Have a great week.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Hello Dad,
Well it is transfer week again, that is why I am writing you on tuesday. I found out that I will be staying in Clarksburg, but Elder Houser will be transfered to Cowin WV. I will now be serving with Elder Jason Hansen (not John Hansen). He came out with me so that will be very interesting to serve with him. I served around him while I was in the middle of the Blacksburg/Radford mix up. He was one of the Elders that we shared an appartment with in Dublin.
Lots of changes are taking place in the Mission. They are getting rid of a lot of the zones and combining them. So last transfer I was a Zone Leader over 16 missionaries, and now I will be a Zone Leader over 28 missionaries. I am really nervous!!! We are going to be driving a lot from area to area doing the new training that will be taking place here. Sometimes I wonder why the Lord chose me to be a Zone Leader in the middle of all this.
This last week we set Lee Milam with a Baptismal Date!!! We are really excited about it. We have been working with him for a long time and it is finally time for him to be baptized. He will be baptized on August 28th. Pray for him.
We also were able to find 4 new investigators this past week. One lady that we met is from Holland. Her name is Candita (Candeta). She is a really nice lady. We are going to be able to meet with next week. Then we found a man named Jim Elder. He knows a few of the members here and I think that is why he let us in, but hey, whatever it takes.
I don't really have any fun stories. We are still doing a lot of tracting. We were tracting in Grafton on Saturday and we knocked on a door, I started dry heaving when I smelt the inside of the house. I thought that I had a strong stomach after going to that house in Charleston, but this house was NASTY!!! I felt really bad but I just couldn't talk so we just gave them a card and walked away. I will never forget that smell.
I hope that you had fun at Girls Camp. I love you very much!!!
Love,
Elder Anderson
Well it is transfer week again, that is why I am writing you on tuesday. I found out that I will be staying in Clarksburg, but Elder Houser will be transfered to Cowin WV. I will now be serving with Elder Jason Hansen (not John Hansen). He came out with me so that will be very interesting to serve with him. I served around him while I was in the middle of the Blacksburg/Radford mix up. He was one of the Elders that we shared an appartment with in Dublin.
Lots of changes are taking place in the Mission. They are getting rid of a lot of the zones and combining them. So last transfer I was a Zone Leader over 16 missionaries, and now I will be a Zone Leader over 28 missionaries. I am really nervous!!! We are going to be driving a lot from area to area doing the new training that will be taking place here. Sometimes I wonder why the Lord chose me to be a Zone Leader in the middle of all this.
This last week we set Lee Milam with a Baptismal Date!!! We are really excited about it. We have been working with him for a long time and it is finally time for him to be baptized. He will be baptized on August 28th. Pray for him.
We also were able to find 4 new investigators this past week. One lady that we met is from Holland. Her name is Candita (Candeta). She is a really nice lady. We are going to be able to meet with next week. Then we found a man named Jim Elder. He knows a few of the members here and I think that is why he let us in, but hey, whatever it takes.
I don't really have any fun stories. We are still doing a lot of tracting. We were tracting in Grafton on Saturday and we knocked on a door, I started dry heaving when I smelt the inside of the house. I thought that I had a strong stomach after going to that house in Charleston, but this house was NASTY!!! I felt really bad but I just couldn't talk so we just gave them a card and walked away. I will never forget that smell.
I hope that you had fun at Girls Camp. I love you very much!!!
Love,
Elder Anderson
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