Feb 13! Hey there
Hey there!
How is everything? This week has been pretty nuts! Tuesday and Wednesday we did service with a bunch of old geezers (haha jk). We served them meals and they wanted us to play bingo with them... I thought that was a joke, but they really do play bingo!! One lady named Rose is like 98 years old and she likes to flirt with all the missionaries I guess, its really funny, but she's so energetic. I wanna be that energetic when im 98!
We did a LOT of tracting. We have 2 new investigators. My hands were freezing off, its like 10 degrees and I was ready to die. Elder Fletcher just keeps me going tho, I'm grateful for him. He tells me "the harsher the weather, the greater the reward"... in reality he was saying, "the harsher the weather you're tracting in, the hotter your wife gets", but I got what he was saying. So we were almost on snow-alert, because the big Noreaster storm was coming in, like 10-15 inches of snow, but it just missed us and we only got like 3. I like when its snows because its warmer than usual. If it's too cold it won't snow, and usually the wind doesn't blow (which is what makes it really cold) when it's snowing (unless its a blizzard).
So we tracted into a reverend who was having a super bowl party ( I may have mentioned this before)... can you say Sabbath Day Holy?! But whatever lol. We are thinking of going to talk to her about lesson 5 (the commandments) lol. Other than that we have a guy who wants to read the entire BoM, and so we are going back in 2 weeks. We tracted into this girl the other day. It was kinda funny because it was the first time I had talked to a girl in a month, so I was like.. "uhh... the book of mormon is good... uhh... joseph smith was a prophet... can we come back and teach more"... not that bad, but kinda lol. Usually people shut the door or say "I'm catholic" (which I don't quite understand what they mean by that response...) before we can actually say anything, so it caught me off guard lol. Although she asked us to come back Monday (today), so we have an appointment with her and her parents.
On Sunday church was cut short because none of the speakers nor teachers showed up lol it was interesting. This branch is hilarious. every Sunday we go have dinner with the branch presidency, and the Pabsts. It's so much fun. I am so grateful for the Pabsts. They had been having some family issues, so we made them bread! It was fun, and they sent you a picture I believe. We gave a short lesson on the Bread of Life!!! John 6:35 I think... Alma 7:11-13 also. It's good stuff.
On Friday we had dinner with Flo Grover again lol. This lady is like 70's, but she is the coolest person ever. She was telling us how she had to help her son move because he has back spasms, so she was the one taking the couch up the stairs, and how she had to push the van up a hill lol. She made us good food. Everybody here cooks potatoes and ham!!! I've had it like 09243%12#2 times!!!!one!!eleven!!!onehundredandeleven!!!(nick will get that). It was funy thought. We played dominoes with her (a game called Chicken Foot), it was alot of fun. She's such a nice lady. She loves to take care of her Elders, we are grateful for that. She's getting baptized in April I think. It's been 6 years!! Finally shes doing it!
Hrm, other than that things are pretty much the same here in N. Adams. New England is so strange tho! EVERYBODY smokes... it makes everything and everybody look 10 years older. We can't figure out why they even start. Driving here is weird. People will stop in the middle of traffic to let somebody make a left hand turn in front of them... it's courteous I guess, just not quite safe. They say "expect the unexpected is an understatement when driving in N.England".
Things are going well, I'm enjoying it and time seems to be going by pretty fast. I was really home sick the first few days, but that's just because it was so different. Every day it becomes a little bit less. Thanks for the emails to everybody who sent them. I think I've responded to everybody who sent one. Studying the scriptures has never been so fullfilling. I've learned so much. I have learned more than ever that the Lord does answers prayers. It's ridiculous. Every day I see the amazing miracles the Lord blesses me with. Not just in regards to the work, but just in my own emotional, and physical welfare. I do not know the words, nor am capable of feeling the emotion necessary to express my love and appreciation to the Lord, to the extent and sincerity that my spirit desires. I am grateful to be here on my mission. I've learned more now than ever that this is truly the Lord's church, and that God does live. Words do no justice to that which is deserved. I meet a lot of people who have closed their minds and hearts in what they think is the correct dogmas of God. I have also learned that the spirit can break that, and truly open the hearts of all men. The standard of truth has truly been erected, no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing, every knee shall bow. its an amazing thing.
I love you all, keep strong. I pray for you all daily. Love you, miss you, stay safe.
Elder Onken
How is everything? This week has been pretty nuts! Tuesday and Wednesday we did service with a bunch of old geezers (haha jk). We served them meals and they wanted us to play bingo with them... I thought that was a joke, but they really do play bingo!! One lady named Rose is like 98 years old and she likes to flirt with all the missionaries I guess, its really funny, but she's so energetic. I wanna be that energetic when im 98!
We did a LOT of tracting. We have 2 new investigators. My hands were freezing off, its like 10 degrees and I was ready to die. Elder Fletcher just keeps me going tho, I'm grateful for him. He tells me "the harsher the weather, the greater the reward"... in reality he was saying, "the harsher the weather you're tracting in, the hotter your wife gets", but I got what he was saying. So we were almost on snow-alert, because the big Noreaster storm was coming in, like 10-15 inches of snow, but it just missed us and we only got like 3. I like when its snows because its warmer than usual. If it's too cold it won't snow, and usually the wind doesn't blow (which is what makes it really cold) when it's snowing (unless its a blizzard).
So we tracted into a reverend who was having a super bowl party ( I may have mentioned this before)... can you say Sabbath Day Holy?! But whatever lol. We are thinking of going to talk to her about lesson 5 (the commandments) lol. Other than that we have a guy who wants to read the entire BoM, and so we are going back in 2 weeks. We tracted into this girl the other day. It was kinda funny because it was the first time I had talked to a girl in a month, so I was like.. "uhh... the book of mormon is good... uhh... joseph smith was a prophet... can we come back and teach more"... not that bad, but kinda lol. Usually people shut the door or say "I'm catholic" (which I don't quite understand what they mean by that response...) before we can actually say anything, so it caught me off guard lol. Although she asked us to come back Monday (today), so we have an appointment with her and her parents.
On Sunday church was cut short because none of the speakers nor teachers showed up lol it was interesting. This branch is hilarious. every Sunday we go have dinner with the branch presidency, and the Pabsts. It's so much fun. I am so grateful for the Pabsts. They had been having some family issues, so we made them bread! It was fun, and they sent you a picture I believe. We gave a short lesson on the Bread of Life!!! John 6:35 I think... Alma 7:11-13 also. It's good stuff.
On Friday we had dinner with Flo Grover again lol. This lady is like 70's, but she is the coolest person ever. She was telling us how she had to help her son move because he has back spasms, so she was the one taking the couch up the stairs, and how she had to push the van up a hill lol. She made us good food. Everybody here cooks potatoes and ham!!! I've had it like 09243%12#2 times!!!!one!!eleven!!!onehundredandeleven!!!(nick will get that). It was funy thought. We played dominoes with her (a game called Chicken Foot), it was alot of fun. She's such a nice lady. She loves to take care of her Elders, we are grateful for that. She's getting baptized in April I think. It's been 6 years!! Finally shes doing it!
Hrm, other than that things are pretty much the same here in N. Adams. New England is so strange tho! EVERYBODY smokes... it makes everything and everybody look 10 years older. We can't figure out why they even start. Driving here is weird. People will stop in the middle of traffic to let somebody make a left hand turn in front of them... it's courteous I guess, just not quite safe. They say "expect the unexpected is an understatement when driving in N.England".
Things are going well, I'm enjoying it and time seems to be going by pretty fast. I was really home sick the first few days, but that's just because it was so different. Every day it becomes a little bit less. Thanks for the emails to everybody who sent them. I think I've responded to everybody who sent one. Studying the scriptures has never been so fullfilling. I've learned so much. I have learned more than ever that the Lord does answers prayers. It's ridiculous. Every day I see the amazing miracles the Lord blesses me with. Not just in regards to the work, but just in my own emotional, and physical welfare. I do not know the words, nor am capable of feeling the emotion necessary to express my love and appreciation to the Lord, to the extent and sincerity that my spirit desires. I am grateful to be here on my mission. I've learned more now than ever that this is truly the Lord's church, and that God does live. Words do no justice to that which is deserved. I meet a lot of people who have closed their minds and hearts in what they think is the correct dogmas of God. I have also learned that the spirit can break that, and truly open the hearts of all men. The standard of truth has truly been erected, no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing, every knee shall bow. its an amazing thing.
I love you all, keep strong. I pray for you all daily. Love you, miss you, stay safe.
Elder Onken
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