July 20, 2010
Hey Mother and Family... I got some news about transfers...
President Van Komen gave us a phone call and said that Elder Davis would be getting a new companion here in Clinton and that I would be going to Kansas City zone to be a Zone Leader with a Elder Benson... Pretty insane i really wasn't expecting even leaving and now i am a Leader in a whole new area... Crazy now i get to go pack all my stuff and move about a hour away!!!! Pray for me, I never expected this calling. Really weird because Ive never been a disrict leader kinda just hopped it!!! But yeah... I'll go where he wants me to go!! Ahhh.. Okay, I needs to get back to working, I LOVE YOU ALL!!!! Take care... Love, Elder Lance Murie
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Happy Birthday Cody!!!!
July 19, 2010
Happy Birthday Cody-man!!!!
Can you believe possible in one more year no one will call Cody by his first name!!! He could hear Elder Peterson every where he goes!!! At least thats a little easier to prenounce then Murie!!! Only a select few can always remember how to sat it right!!! Yesterday a Mother in the ward said she had read her 10 yr old daughters journal about Elder Merry killing there rooster for them!!! So yeah... Elder Murray, Merry, whatever... I'll turn around to Elder!!! It will be super weird to not introduce my self as Elder Murie, I probably do it like a billion times a day it seems!!! I love meeting new people all the time!!! Man this week has been very very hecktic and busy!!! I can't believe transfers are this week!!! So yeah about being picked up in Oct. I totally understand if you can't take the time off.. I was really looking forward to it, however i totally understand not getting the time off... Im for sure coming back soon... even if it means walking back!!!! So if Im going to fly back just go ahead and tell the mission office and that will work out great!! Stinks that we can't do it but I am also excited to fly home with all the Elders i came out with and come home and see family!!!
So im not really sure where to start telling you about how great this last week has been... I guess I'll start with the Juicy Stuff!!! As you can see from the attached pictures.. Antwon and Lauren got Baptized!!! This Saturday went so amazingly well!!! We had a couple small problems with white jumpsuits and stuff but it was such a spiritual baptism!!! Both Antwon and Lauren were so excited!! It was so sweet cause Lauren got baptized by her friend and fellowship Brad Stock.. It was a amazing baptism!!! And I got to Baptize Antwon... it was so cool while we were in the font waiting for the font doors to open Antwon said to me.. "Man i just can't stop smiling!!!" It was so amazing seeing this young woman and young man so filled with the spirit, you could just see on their faces how happy they were!!!! Yesterday at church they had their confirmations and Elder Brunner wasn't able to come back to do the confirmation for antwon like the Leans and Antwon wanted so they asked me to confirm Antwon and Lauren was Confirmed by Brad's dad, Dennis Stock!!! Wow the spirit felt in sacrament meeting was unbelievable!!! It is most definitely true that the Holy Ghost is a foretaste of Eternal Life and Eternal Happiness!!! Oh i wish you all could have been here in the small Clinton ward this week!!! Beautiful Services!!!!
So I sent a few pics, hopefully they turn out, Some are of Amiee's Baptism, Antwon and the Leans, Lauren's Baptism and silly ole me!!! It was really cool, the dress you see Lauren wearing she made last week for her baptism!!! I Love this area!!! Transfers are this Thursday and i might have to talk to President if he tries to transfer me!!! J.K. "I go where you want me to go dear Lord" Got to always keep that in mind when it comes time for transfers!!! Elder Davis and I are doing Okay... I really have a hard time some days, he is definitely different, its hard because he does really weird stuff in front of the members at appointments and stuff....I am really just working on Patience he will learn it just takes him a few times to learn things and im to the point of breaking down i get so stressed!!! I know just keep smiling right??? D&C 121... has deffinetly saved my life!!! You all have saved my Life, Mom, Cody, Madie.. everyone Thank you for everything you do for me!!! I know its your prayers that have made this crazy stressful week so eternally rewarding!!! I Love YOU GUYS!!!! Have a Awesome day everyone!!! Your always in my prayers!! LOVE YA>>>>>>>>>ELDER LANCE MURIE
Ps. You have a Birthday shout Hooray.... Love you Cody... Happy 18th, keep your eyes open for some mail this week!!!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Twistin Tornada!!!!
Jul 12, 2010
Hello everyone!!!
Wow it has been one of those mornings... Yesterday we had some weather issues and shut off the power and we reset the clock wrong last night... woke up late.. and been mad rushed to get everything planned in... Blahh.... It was insane yesterday!!! So after church about 1 pm we went out with the Elders Quorum on a "Lost Sheep" activity to meet those in the ward we have no idea are or in need of help... So it was great and we did splits and my comp went with a brother and i went with our Ward Mission leader... about 30 minutes later the clouds turned black purple and I looked out the car window and saw what looked like a wall of rain come at us and hit us so hard!!! We were in Calhoon about 10 minutes from Clinton.. Elder Davis was in Clinton... The rain was so bad the wipers barely worked and we had to pull over or go super super slow!!! When we finally got back into Clinton part of the town looked like a tornado touched down... I guess no one saw a funnel but the winds were like 85-95 plus i think and there are limbs in every yard and yesterday full trees blocking roads!! The road next to us there was a giant tree that feel on a house and smacked the side of house and demolished half the house!!! INSANE!!!! So yeah it was clear when we got to church, this hit, then i cleared up and was Beautiful again that evening!!! Being the weather guy here would really be stressful... Heavenly Fathers always playing jokes on ya!!! Oh yeah you think its clear skies!!!
So yeah besides our little trashed town not to much going on.. just trying to find, teach, and baptize!!! We made the decision to bike this last week, it seems like in the car you never talk to very many people. So we got my comp a bike and we hit the streets of clinton!! Man even the city is spread out!!! But we did talk to a lot of peole!! We even got off the bikes and played some basketball with these ghetto looking guys, after we walked with him back to his home and talked about the restoration.. It was a pretty sweet day!! Biking kills in this heat but if it helps us find and fulfill our purpose better im good with it!!! Hey guess what i just heard this week... You know one of the other elders i trained, Elder Cameron Jacobs... We i guess he went home a couple of month or so after i served with him.. Im not sure the reason, I think girlfriend issues but i heard he is getting married to his girlfriend Bethany!!! I dont have way to contact him, i guess ill just facebook him when i get home.. Sad but cool to hear he is doing better!! I Loved serving with Elder Jacobs!!! Cody you should try to find him on facebook or myspace for me... he is from showlow, AZ and is 19 or 20 yrs old!! Tell him i say "Hi and I love him" if you can!!! Please, please that would be awesome!!!
Well, I love you all!! Time is short... Im super excited for this week!! Probably lots of service cleaning up some limbs and stuff, and on Saturday we have a duo Baptism with Lauren Pearson and Antwon Burton!! Pray all goes well!!! Ill tell you about it all next week!! Have a Awesome, Fabtabulous day!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS AND DOLLS!!!!! See ya soon.... Elder Lance Murie
Ps. Never let the fear of Striking out, keep you from playing the game!!!
Hello everyone!!!
Wow it has been one of those mornings... Yesterday we had some weather issues and shut off the power and we reset the clock wrong last night... woke up late.. and been mad rushed to get everything planned in... Blahh.... It was insane yesterday!!! So after church about 1 pm we went out with the Elders Quorum on a "Lost Sheep" activity to meet those in the ward we have no idea are or in need of help... So it was great and we did splits and my comp went with a brother and i went with our Ward Mission leader... about 30 minutes later the clouds turned black purple and I looked out the car window and saw what looked like a wall of rain come at us and hit us so hard!!! We were in Calhoon about 10 minutes from Clinton.. Elder Davis was in Clinton... The rain was so bad the wipers barely worked and we had to pull over or go super super slow!!! When we finally got back into Clinton part of the town looked like a tornado touched down... I guess no one saw a funnel but the winds were like 85-95 plus i think and there are limbs in every yard and yesterday full trees blocking roads!! The road next to us there was a giant tree that feel on a house and smacked the side of house and demolished half the house!!! INSANE!!!! So yeah it was clear when we got to church, this hit, then i cleared up and was Beautiful again that evening!!! Being the weather guy here would really be stressful... Heavenly Fathers always playing jokes on ya!!! Oh yeah you think its clear skies!!!
So yeah besides our little trashed town not to much going on.. just trying to find, teach, and baptize!!! We made the decision to bike this last week, it seems like in the car you never talk to very many people. So we got my comp a bike and we hit the streets of clinton!! Man even the city is spread out!!! But we did talk to a lot of peole!! We even got off the bikes and played some basketball with these ghetto looking guys, after we walked with him back to his home and talked about the restoration.. It was a pretty sweet day!! Biking kills in this heat but if it helps us find and fulfill our purpose better im good with it!!! Hey guess what i just heard this week... You know one of the other elders i trained, Elder Cameron Jacobs... We i guess he went home a couple of month or so after i served with him.. Im not sure the reason, I think girlfriend issues but i heard he is getting married to his girlfriend Bethany!!! I dont have way to contact him, i guess ill just facebook him when i get home.. Sad but cool to hear he is doing better!! I Loved serving with Elder Jacobs!!! Cody you should try to find him on facebook or myspace for me... he is from showlow, AZ and is 19 or 20 yrs old!! Tell him i say "Hi and I love him" if you can!!! Please, please that would be awesome!!!
Well, I love you all!! Time is short... Im super excited for this week!! Probably lots of service cleaning up some limbs and stuff, and on Saturday we have a duo Baptism with Lauren Pearson and Antwon Burton!! Pray all goes well!!! Ill tell you about it all next week!! Have a Awesome, Fabtabulous day!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS AND DOLLS!!!!! See ya soon.... Elder Lance Murie
Ps. Never let the fear of Striking out, keep you from playing the game!!!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Very Nice!!!
Dear Family of mine,
Good Morning everyone!!! How is everyone doing??? How was the Independence day weekend??? Things are going pretty fast and crazy but that is kind of the normal everyday thing for us... staying way busy and having fun doing it!!! Our Independence day weekend was pretty fun, On the 3rd we went to the Clinton parade and watched the Young men and women in the ward on the float they made.. We gave them a bunch of pass-a-long cards and they handed them out throughout the parade!!! Very Cool!!! Then a little later last Saturday we had Amiee Manuel's Baptism!!! It was a very spiritual service, short and sweet... It was cool that all of Amiee's non-member family came.. Her older sisters and her mom and step-dad!! They aren't way interested but the service really brought the spirit strong and they did soften up by the end of it!!! The coolest part was when i was in the water with Amiee performing the baptism.. her Mom was at the top of the steps telling Amiee how proud she was of her and crying!!! So much different than many other parents of investigators we are teaching!!! On girl we are teaching, Delani, She was heading out for church this week and her dad stopped her right at the door and said she couldn't come anymore.. the advesary works so hard with some people and its crazy how hard he hits the family!!! Delani can keep taking the lessons but will probably have to wait till she turns 18 if she wants to be baptized!!! We are praying her parents soften their hearts!!!
Right now we have two more investigators set for baptism in the month of July... there is Antwon on the 15th... and Lauren on the 17th!! Guess what... Lauren now that she is joining the church has been excommunicated from Jehovah's Whitness and her family is not allowed to communicate with her anymore... Pretty nuts!!! She really has helped my testimony grow, just like most early converts of the church.. they left everything they knew and many were disowned by there families.. But they stand tall and firm because they know this is Heavenly Father's kingdom on earth!!! She is so excited to be baptized!! She has the whole program already planned and everything it is sweet!!!! Plus even though her family isn't supposed to talk to her its cool cause her dad, a former member of our church, still calls and talks to her... I think he really supports her dicision which is really amazing!!! Antwon is doing great, we are teaching him a little later today... he is such a super funny kid!!! He is excited to be baptized, its funny teaching him because he gets distracted so we have to get his focus and make sure he understands... He is deffintly a goonie!!! Its Awesome they set a baptism date and called us and said "Do you think the 15th will work???" ahhh yeah that would be great!!! So Sweet.. I love the Lean family and Antwon!!!
So about end of mission stuff...I really want you to come out and pick me up!!! I think that would be the sweetest thing eva!!!! I really would love to show you some of the things in my mission!! Even if it is a short, rushed trip!! I would Love to show Cody, Rick and You things I have been doing the past two here!!! You should tell me the days we will have... like friday- sunday or what?? That way i can plan a bit!!! I Love this mission!!! Missouri Independence is like the Crown Jewel of missions... Deffinetly #1!!!! I bet Ohio is like right behind it and such but seriously... The Savior's second coming is in this mission, Liberty jails here, Independence... Oh so good!!! Ha ha I Love you Madie, Ohio Columbus rules too!!! I need to get going kinda a big day planned and needs to get started on it!! Thanks for everything you do for me!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Have a great week.. thanks for all your prayers!!!! I know that i feel the help and support from the prayers, Much Love, TTFN!!!
Elder Lance Murie
Good Morning everyone!!! How is everyone doing??? How was the Independence day weekend??? Things are going pretty fast and crazy but that is kind of the normal everyday thing for us... staying way busy and having fun doing it!!! Our Independence day weekend was pretty fun, On the 3rd we went to the Clinton parade and watched the Young men and women in the ward on the float they made.. We gave them a bunch of pass-a-long cards and they handed them out throughout the parade!!! Very Cool!!! Then a little later last Saturday we had Amiee Manuel's Baptism!!! It was a very spiritual service, short and sweet... It was cool that all of Amiee's non-member family came.. Her older sisters and her mom and step-dad!! They aren't way interested but the service really brought the spirit strong and they did soften up by the end of it!!! The coolest part was when i was in the water with Amiee performing the baptism.. her Mom was at the top of the steps telling Amiee how proud she was of her and crying!!! So much different than many other parents of investigators we are teaching!!! On girl we are teaching, Delani, She was heading out for church this week and her dad stopped her right at the door and said she couldn't come anymore.. the advesary works so hard with some people and its crazy how hard he hits the family!!! Delani can keep taking the lessons but will probably have to wait till she turns 18 if she wants to be baptized!!! We are praying her parents soften their hearts!!!
Right now we have two more investigators set for baptism in the month of July... there is Antwon on the 15th... and Lauren on the 17th!! Guess what... Lauren now that she is joining the church has been excommunicated from Jehovah's Whitness and her family is not allowed to communicate with her anymore... Pretty nuts!!! She really has helped my testimony grow, just like most early converts of the church.. they left everything they knew and many were disowned by there families.. But they stand tall and firm because they know this is Heavenly Father's kingdom on earth!!! She is so excited to be baptized!! She has the whole program already planned and everything it is sweet!!!! Plus even though her family isn't supposed to talk to her its cool cause her dad, a former member of our church, still calls and talks to her... I think he really supports her dicision which is really amazing!!! Antwon is doing great, we are teaching him a little later today... he is such a super funny kid!!! He is excited to be baptized, its funny teaching him because he gets distracted so we have to get his focus and make sure he understands... He is deffintly a goonie!!! Its Awesome they set a baptism date and called us and said "Do you think the 15th will work???" ahhh yeah that would be great!!! So Sweet.. I love the Lean family and Antwon!!!
So about end of mission stuff...I really want you to come out and pick me up!!! I think that would be the sweetest thing eva!!!! I really would love to show you some of the things in my mission!! Even if it is a short, rushed trip!! I would Love to show Cody, Rick and You things I have been doing the past two here!!! You should tell me the days we will have... like friday- sunday or what?? That way i can plan a bit!!! I Love this mission!!! Missouri Independence is like the Crown Jewel of missions... Deffinetly #1!!!! I bet Ohio is like right behind it and such but seriously... The Savior's second coming is in this mission, Liberty jails here, Independence... Oh so good!!! Ha ha I Love you Madie, Ohio Columbus rules too!!! I need to get going kinda a big day planned and needs to get started on it!! Thanks for everything you do for me!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Have a great week.. thanks for all your prayers!!!! I know that i feel the help and support from the prayers, Much Love, TTFN!!!
Elder Lance Murie
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Super Sweetness!!!
June 28, 2010
Hello Mi Famila!!!!
Wow this has been one of those weeks where i couldn't write a hundreth part of how jam packed it was!!! Great & Awesome days to Hard and Strug-doggin days!!! We have been some busy busy missionaries!!! Mama, I would Love to have you guys come and pick me up in October if you are able to... At first i was a little hesitant because i couldn't wait to get home for the two kisses when i got there... 1st Kissing my sweet Madie, and 2nd Kissing the ground giving thanks to be home!!! However, now My Madie is on her mission so there goes kiss #1, and kiss #2 kinda seems less important the longer your out!!! So yeah I would love to spend a couple of days out here with everyone, There is a few church sites we could see like Independece VC, and Liberty Jail, Adam-ondi-omin, Far west temple grounds, the new temple site, and more and more.... I would really like to interduce you to some of the people i have taught and members i got really close with!! This may be that only chance if you know what im saying!!! So, yeah i would Love for the ride home from you mom!!! That is so stinking cool!!!!
So I have some even more stinking cool news to share... Amy Manuel, she is a ten yr old, she is so awesome, and shes getting baptized on the 3rd!!! This Saturday!!! Yesterday at church she and her Aunt were running around asking those they wanted to give talks and prayers at the service and they came up to me and asked me to Baptize her!!! I am so excited for her she is such a super smart kid!!! Even her Aunt is like how the heck do you already know so much??? She is so humble and fun!!! Boo-yah thats awesome!!! The other 10yr old Antwon has kinda been struggling he would already be baptized just his mom is a bum... Thats not great to say but she really neglects Antwon and we went over this week and he called her and tried to get her to come visit him and she just lightly blew him off!! Ahhh her own son!!! I just don't get some people sometimes!! Antwon took it pretty hard and has kinda had a ruff week!!! His Aunt sister Lean ( the one that called you father's day) she is awesome and trys to do the best things for him and its hard without his own moms support!!! It will be better though!!! yesterday we had one of the greatest experinces of my mission!!! We gave Lauren Pearson, the 18yr old weve been teaching, a Church Tour a new thing our mission has been pushing to show people the church... Anyways Lauren has already been to church and such but we really felt it would be a good idea, so we went yesterday and taught as we showed them the chapel and paintings of the savior... then came the big guns... We opened the well lighted baptismal font and we had some chairs set up in front of the font and taught about baptism!! We taught about Authority and that Jesus set the example for us to follow!! Then told her we were preparing to fill the font and have a baptismal service on the 17th of July and challenged her to prepare to be baptized on that date and follow Christ's Example!!! Then guess what she said.... "YES!!!" She was so excited!! Something was holding her back before and we had been praying to find out what that was and I know she got the answer last night... IT was Crazy Spiritual!!!! Heavenly Father's hand is really everywhere in this work!!! Clinton, MO,... Greenfield, OH.... even lil ole LaVerkin, UT!! I love my Savior!!! His work is so worth it!!!
So I am going to bid you farewell, Today we are going to go have lunch and play basketball with one of my recent converts, D.J Greeener!!! I told you i saw him at walmart and since he is now moved super close, like 10 mins outside the ward boundries, he is coming to hang out on P-day this week!!! He might even be moving out to Utah!!! I will tell you more later!!! I LOVE YOU all so so much!!! Please if someone could tell me if Madie was transfered that would be amazin!!! I love yall!!! Bye Bye for now!! LOVE ELDER LANCE MURIE
P.s. "ppppsssttt, Sister Whitney, I LOVE YOU!!!"
Hello Mi Famila!!!!
Wow this has been one of those weeks where i couldn't write a hundreth part of how jam packed it was!!! Great & Awesome days to Hard and Strug-doggin days!!! We have been some busy busy missionaries!!! Mama, I would Love to have you guys come and pick me up in October if you are able to... At first i was a little hesitant because i couldn't wait to get home for the two kisses when i got there... 1st Kissing my sweet Madie, and 2nd Kissing the ground giving thanks to be home!!! However, now My Madie is on her mission so there goes kiss #1, and kiss #2 kinda seems less important the longer your out!!! So yeah I would love to spend a couple of days out here with everyone, There is a few church sites we could see like Independece VC, and Liberty Jail, Adam-ondi-omin, Far west temple grounds, the new temple site, and more and more.... I would really like to interduce you to some of the people i have taught and members i got really close with!! This may be that only chance if you know what im saying!!! So, yeah i would Love for the ride home from you mom!!! That is so stinking cool!!!!
So I have some even more stinking cool news to share... Amy Manuel, she is a ten yr old, she is so awesome, and shes getting baptized on the 3rd!!! This Saturday!!! Yesterday at church she and her Aunt were running around asking those they wanted to give talks and prayers at the service and they came up to me and asked me to Baptize her!!! I am so excited for her she is such a super smart kid!!! Even her Aunt is like how the heck do you already know so much??? She is so humble and fun!!! Boo-yah thats awesome!!! The other 10yr old Antwon has kinda been struggling he would already be baptized just his mom is a bum... Thats not great to say but she really neglects Antwon and we went over this week and he called her and tried to get her to come visit him and she just lightly blew him off!! Ahhh her own son!!! I just don't get some people sometimes!! Antwon took it pretty hard and has kinda had a ruff week!!! His Aunt sister Lean ( the one that called you father's day) she is awesome and trys to do the best things for him and its hard without his own moms support!!! It will be better though!!! yesterday we had one of the greatest experinces of my mission!!! We gave Lauren Pearson, the 18yr old weve been teaching, a Church Tour a new thing our mission has been pushing to show people the church... Anyways Lauren has already been to church and such but we really felt it would be a good idea, so we went yesterday and taught as we showed them the chapel and paintings of the savior... then came the big guns... We opened the well lighted baptismal font and we had some chairs set up in front of the font and taught about baptism!! We taught about Authority and that Jesus set the example for us to follow!! Then told her we were preparing to fill the font and have a baptismal service on the 17th of July and challenged her to prepare to be baptized on that date and follow Christ's Example!!! Then guess what she said.... "YES!!!" She was so excited!! Something was holding her back before and we had been praying to find out what that was and I know she got the answer last night... IT was Crazy Spiritual!!!! Heavenly Father's hand is really everywhere in this work!!! Clinton, MO,... Greenfield, OH.... even lil ole LaVerkin, UT!! I love my Savior!!! His work is so worth it!!!
So I am going to bid you farewell, Today we are going to go have lunch and play basketball with one of my recent converts, D.J Greeener!!! I told you i saw him at walmart and since he is now moved super close, like 10 mins outside the ward boundries, he is coming to hang out on P-day this week!!! He might even be moving out to Utah!!! I will tell you more later!!! I LOVE YOU all so so much!!! Please if someone could tell me if Madie was transfered that would be amazin!!! I love yall!!! Bye Bye for now!! LOVE ELDER LANCE MURIE
P.s. "ppppsssttt, Sister Whitney, I LOVE YOU!!!"
Madison's Letter
June 28, 2010
Hello Family!
Great News! I am still serving in Greenfield! I am only in a companionship now! I am serving with Sister Parry still! I love her so much! She is a wonderful companion and we have so much fun together! I am super excited for this next 6 weeks in Greenfield! I know that we are going to accomplish so much! We have been doing really good in the area. I can't even remember what I have and haven't told you about! I am pretty sure I told you about Sandy and Shelby. They both got Baptized on the 18th of June! They are doing really great! We are teaching a few people but not a lot. You know what they say about your teaching pool after you have baptisms. Your teaching pool drains with the font! But it is well worth it because instead of Investigators to teach we have recent converts! But we are working a lot with Less Actives and we are going to be going through the area book and look up all the former investigators. Hopefully we will be able to get more investigators! The main people we are working with at this point is Megan Southward, Beulah Hales, Dawn and Shawn Smith, and well a few others. Beulah is 83! She is so cool! She even feels drawn to the Mormons but is comfortable at her church and so she doesn't want to leave. But we are really working with her. Dawn and Shawn are great! They just have a hard time coming to church because her husband is a truck driver and he is only home on the weekends and so she want's to be able to spend time with them.
The Zoo was so much fun! It was just cool to get out of the area! And everything is just so much cooler when you're a missionary! We were able to go with our District and Zone Leaders which made it way fun! I took a billion pictures! I am actually going to be sending a package home in the next week or so with some stuff I don't need to carry around with me. It will have me S.D. card in it and so if you will make a couple of C.D's of it and then send it back that would be great! And my companion want's one of the C.D.'s and so if you could make an extra one for her that would be great! So if you haven't sent the package you are going to be sending me don't send it yet. Until I can get you mine. Also I might need a few more garments. I would like 2 more mesh bottoms and 2-4 tops. I am not sure what size or anything and so I will let you know in the package. I am also out of hairspray if you have room in the package. If not I will just buy some at Wal-Mart next time that we go. Not a big deal! But I will definatly try and send that package on Wednesday or Thursday when we get more money for July!
The weather out here is insane! It is in the high 90's and it's so humid! It's crazy because they have the most random rain storms ever! Yesterday it was sunny and then we were eating dinner and this crazy hurricane rain started falling and then in an hour it was all clear and sunny again! We did get a little window air conditioner on Saturday! It is so much nicer! It was getting to be 87 in our apartment. Now only the bedroom is cold but that's just were we do everything now. I can't believe Brigham is driving! That's scary! Ha-ha...
Alright... I have to go. But I love you so much! I hope all is going good at home! I love you and miss you all so much! Remember to always read your scriptures and say your prayers!
Love, Sister Madison Whitney
Hello Family!
Great News! I am still serving in Greenfield! I am only in a companionship now! I am serving with Sister Parry still! I love her so much! She is a wonderful companion and we have so much fun together! I am super excited for this next 6 weeks in Greenfield! I know that we are going to accomplish so much! We have been doing really good in the area. I can't even remember what I have and haven't told you about! I am pretty sure I told you about Sandy and Shelby. They both got Baptized on the 18th of June! They are doing really great! We are teaching a few people but not a lot. You know what they say about your teaching pool after you have baptisms. Your teaching pool drains with the font! But it is well worth it because instead of Investigators to teach we have recent converts! But we are working a lot with Less Actives and we are going to be going through the area book and look up all the former investigators. Hopefully we will be able to get more investigators! The main people we are working with at this point is Megan Southward, Beulah Hales, Dawn and Shawn Smith, and well a few others. Beulah is 83! She is so cool! She even feels drawn to the Mormons but is comfortable at her church and so she doesn't want to leave. But we are really working with her. Dawn and Shawn are great! They just have a hard time coming to church because her husband is a truck driver and he is only home on the weekends and so she want's to be able to spend time with them.
The Zoo was so much fun! It was just cool to get out of the area! And everything is just so much cooler when you're a missionary! We were able to go with our District and Zone Leaders which made it way fun! I took a billion pictures! I am actually going to be sending a package home in the next week or so with some stuff I don't need to carry around with me. It will have me S.D. card in it and so if you will make a couple of C.D's of it and then send it back that would be great! And my companion want's one of the C.D.'s and so if you could make an extra one for her that would be great! So if you haven't sent the package you are going to be sending me don't send it yet. Until I can get you mine. Also I might need a few more garments. I would like 2 more mesh bottoms and 2-4 tops. I am not sure what size or anything and so I will let you know in the package. I am also out of hairspray if you have room in the package. If not I will just buy some at Wal-Mart next time that we go. Not a big deal! But I will definatly try and send that package on Wednesday or Thursday when we get more money for July!
The weather out here is insane! It is in the high 90's and it's so humid! It's crazy because they have the most random rain storms ever! Yesterday it was sunny and then we were eating dinner and this crazy hurricane rain started falling and then in an hour it was all clear and sunny again! We did get a little window air conditioner on Saturday! It is so much nicer! It was getting to be 87 in our apartment. Now only the bedroom is cold but that's just were we do everything now. I can't believe Brigham is driving! That's scary! Ha-ha...
Alright... I have to go. But I love you so much! I hope all is going good at home! I love you and miss you all so much! Remember to always read your scriptures and say your prayers!
Love, Sister Madison Whitney
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