Hello once more!

Picture 1- Me with some glasses we found in our flat. :)

Picture 2- Make way for ducklings.

Hello there! This has been a good week. We met 4 really cool people, and we have plans to see them all this week. So I don't want to say much about them since we don't know what will happen, but I'll let you know next week. We should have some exciting things to talk about then. :)

This week has been full of learning experiences! We had a Zone training thing on Friday which was really good. I learned a lot from it, and it motivated me to ACT! Not in plays or anything, but to actually just do the things that I plan or am inspired to do. Because there is no point in not doing anything. I've noticed also that as a human race, oft times we judge everything at face value all the time. :D So many people this week have seen our badges and just said "Oh no, you don't have anything to say that would interest me." without even knowing what we were going to say! And on the opposite end, sometimes I judge people when I see or talk to them by thinking "Oh this person won't want to listen to us or they won't really do anything." So on each end of the spectrum there are problems, which do stem from the fact that we are all natural men. So I'm trying to not do that as much, and good things are happening because of it! We're meeting lots of cool people, whether or not they are interested. I wish that they all were interested, because there is at least one thing in the church that could really help each one of them.

Anyways, I was rambling a bit. But other than the training this week we had a Ward Quiz night on Saturday and that was fun. We and the non-members had a good time with the members and built friendships. So that was really good. So basically I'm doing quite good, even though bad things do happen every day. There's always something that can get you down, so it's just not worth it to let it everytime.

I love all you guys! I am excited for General Conference this weekend. I'm excited for what this week will bring. Talk to you next week, bye!

The REAL Post We Didn't Think Was Coming So We Sent The Other!!!

Picture 1- How late Elder Evans and I stayed up packing his stuff for moves.

Picture 2- Me and my long lost friend Elder Whitehead! (He was in my MTC District)

Picture 3- My new companion (Elder Harris) and I.

Picture 4- The beach on a beautiful sunny day

Well hello there! I know I said I wanted exciting things to happen this week, but I think God was saving up his answers to those prayers and answered all of them over the last 6 days. Let's start, shall we?

So, on Tuesday we had District meeting and for some reason there were about 5 missionaries there who aren't in the zone, two of which were the missionaries that were serving on the island of Guernsey. So we thought that was odd, but then Elder Evans and I went back to Eastbourne. A few hours later, we get a phone call from President Shamo. Basically he said that Elder Evans was moving to Guernsey the next day at 9 in the morning (which means we had to leave our flat by 6:30AM) and that I was going to be getting a new companion who was fresh out of the MTC! So we were both quite shocked by that, rightfully so, and so that evening we packed all of Elder Evans' things. And when you go to Guernsey, you can only take 20kg of luggage, so he was sorting out the things he was taking and the things he was leaving at the temple. So yes, we were up until the next day packing his stuff.

In the morning (5 hours later...) we went to the temple to meet up with our new companions and stuff. There was some training going on for new missionaries and their trainers, so I went in there to wait until Elder Harris arrived. He got there, and then we stayed in the training and got to go to the temple that night. Then the next morning we had MORE training and didn't get back to Eastbourne until 6:30PM. So wow, what an exciting two days! So I'm now with Elder Harris, probably until his visa comes which might not be until June! He's from Leicester and he's waiting for his visa to go serve in the Portland Oregon mission! And judging by the last few days, this will be a very good transfer!

On Friday last week we went knocking and the first people we really talked to were a nice older couple and they were extremely interested in the Book of Mormon and really everything we were talking about with them! It was cool, it was like something they had been looking for for a while. So we'll see them this week and see what they read and how they feel when they pray about it. It was a miraculous thing to happen on Elder Harris' first day out here, and it was good because I haven't really found anyone like that for a long time. And ever since then miracles have been happening! We are talking to loads of people, and getting return appointments with a few of them. But all in all we're enjoying teaching people. I think the next few weeks will be very productive because Elder Harris is very excited to talk to people and that's helped me since my excitement hasn't been too high recently.

Phew, how's that for exciting?! I'm tired just typing all of that out. But it's been a VERY good week! And I'm excited for this upcoming one. I love all you guys, thanks for the thoughts and support! I hope you're all doing well, and I will talk to you next week! Bye!

Boo!

March 19, 2011:

So here is the short version of the story. . . .

Tuesday, we get a phonecall at 4:30 PM from President Shamo. He tells Elder Evans that his life is about to get shaken up, and then tells him he's moving to Guernsey (one of the Channel islands). And he says to pack because he's moving the next morning! And then President Shamo tells me that I'm getting a companion straight from the Preston MTC who is supposed to be going to Portland Oregon but his visa just hasn't come through yet, and that's why things were changing around right in the middle of transfers. So I'm now with Elder Harris from Leicester, and we just spent Wednesday and Thursday at the temple. We're now back in Eastbourne and Elder Evans is in Guernsey.

So yes, I'm training a new missionary and the short time we've had to work together has been excellent! So I'm extrememly excited, and isn't it interesting that something completely crazy exciting happened after last weeks email which was so boring? :D I think so!

March 21, 2011:

I don't have a lot of time left, today is kind of a weird P-day. We're emailing from Brighton at a really terrible internet cafe. They swindled us out of our money, but oh well. That happens every once in a while. But yes, everythings going great! Elder Harris and I get along well, and more importantly we work together pretty well for only knowing each other a few days.

Hi!

Picture 1-Us in the local paper!


Hello! I'm doing good this week, not much has happened, it seems. This week went by extremely quick. The work still seems like it's on the up, but then things fall through. Like, we were thinking we'd have 7 people at church on Sunday, which is a lot! But only 1 showed, haha, so that's how it goes. Not much to do about it except give them wake up calls or something, maybe we'll try that. :) One good thing about this last week is that we got to go to an all you can eat Chinese food restaurant for free! One of the members took us out, and that was really nice of them. Also, as you can see, we were in the paper for that movie the ward made. Sadly, the article wasn't informative in the least. But I'll probably cut that out and send it home. Hmm, that's about all I can think of this week. BORING! It was a good week, but it was just one of those filler ones, it seems. So this next week we'll have to make more stuff happen, since as I think I've said before, nothing happens until you try to make it happen. So hopefully we'll do more things out of the box this week and be blessed for it.

I love all you guys, sorry this one was so short. Oh well. :) Talk to you next week, bye!

March?!

Picture 1- It was Elder Evans birthday, so we bought a cake!

Picture 2- We caught the sun going down.

Hello! I'm doing very well this week, it's been quite a good one. We've met lots of cool people, but we haven't been able to really meet up with them after we meet them on the street. But hopefully we'll be able to set a time when they'll be in this week sometime. But yes, it has been a very good week. It was Elder Evans birthday on Wednesday, so we bought a cake and had some of that and it was brilliant! :) Oh, and that video that the ward made and we were in, there is going to be an article about it in some paper this week! :D And they took a group picture of us, so I'll be in an English paper! I'll be famous before I know it. I'll see if I can get one to clip my picture out and send it home or something.

Other than that, this week just went by really fast. Oh, Dad, Richard Lamb's nephew is in my district! He's serving in an area called Worthing! It's a small world! Umm, let's see. Oh yeah, we went to a Catholic mass yesterday evening! That was cool, just to see how other people worship and to know where they're coming from. A guy in the ward took us, because he knows all the religious leaders in Eastbourne, so we might go to another one some other week, I'll keep you posted.

I love you all! Have a good week, bye!