Internal Fist Pumps

November 30, 2015

Hey all,

  this week was pretty dead due to the fact that it was thanksgiving and then black Friday... yay.  We did see some miracles come out of the service that we did to fill the Thanksgiving day. The service was helping serve a thanksgiving lunch to people who could not afford to buy one. I hope that this all finds you well and happy hand that you aren't buried in snow.  the weather up here has been fifties and sixties ... I WANT SNOW... anyway, as we were leaving service we happened to see a former Investigator (Earl) that was coming to get some dinner for himself and his daughter.  We said hi as he passed and he stopped us and talked for a while before giving us his number and telling us to call and set up an appointment.  *internally pumps fist* I'm glad that we saw a miracle from not just treating the holiday as another P-day.  anyway I'll let y'all know how it goes. 

November 23, 2015

hello, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night all,

  I think that covers it ... right?  Well anyway, this week has been a lot of knocking and talking so there isn't really much to write, but I'll give it a go.  the first thing that I shall do is answer the questions that have been posed to me about my companion.  things are going great, we get along pretty well and have a few common interests to keep us busy and entertained while on the not so fun duty of tracting.  he is from Murry so we were practically neighbors, and he knew Joe, so that is cool.  other than that it has been pretty calm.  though the Jehovah's Witnesses are starting their door blitzes so ... yeah it gets interesting sometimes, though we haven't had any confrontations yet. 

hope y'all have a great thanksgiving

  Elder Strunk

Drums and a Jazz Organ Funeral

Hey all,

  this week has been pretty cool.  we have been visiting members throughout the week and have been lucky enough to find the lovely members that are within walking distance from each other (yay less miles on the odometer)  they mostly didn't answer and so we will keep trying.  As for Bonnie, I think that she was just being nice when she first answered her door, because we haven't seen hide nor hair of her since we first saw her.  then there's Chris, he was just kind of there to state what he believed. as soon as we started to teach him the Restoration however, he dropped us |(. (grumpy face)  we have and appointment today @ six for a less active that we knocked on earlier this week.  we were told by the members that her husband was atheist, so this should be fun.  the weather here is definitely changing,  the temps are now in the thirties every morning and the days are usually in the sixties.  no snow yet but a lot of frost.  other than that it has been a week of knocking, talking, and "just keep walking"

Oh! before I forget.  one of the members of our ward passed away in her sleep this last week and the funeral was on Saturday.  which since most of her family is black (and Pentecostal) it made for a really interesting funeral. The first part was the fact that they played a jazz organ and drums whenever a musical number was played and then the preacher burst into song in the middle of his sermon so, that was interesting.  the message was good, though you had to be listening really closely to the preacher in order to hear it.  and then there were the 1'x3' speakers that were lined up above every Pew which made it so we left with cotton ear. (A liitle different then funeral services that he is used to attending.)h

hope to see y'all next week

Elder Strunk

Same Area, New Companion

Hey all,

  it's P-day again and I am having a good time with my new comp Elder Fidel (pronounced Fie-del).  this week has consisted of basically tracting and less active work so not really many updates.  Though while we were tracting the other day, we walked by this house and as soon as they saw us they slammed the door.  So we just kept on walking. 

  I love doing Less-Active work out here.  The people are just so nice, and it makes me happy to talk to them because they have a sincere desire to come to church but their health keeps them from coming.  sometimes I think that Satan knows how strong their spirit is and works Extra hard to keep them from seeking safety, which kind-of backfired with them because they all ended up just inviting us over and we strengthen them in their home. 

Hope this Finds Y'all well

Elder Strunk

Out With The Old and In With the New (Companions, that is)

hey all

  I'm staying in Martinsville! We have still had no luck with bonnie *sighs as head hits desk* we have however, had an awesome new investigator named Chris who is ... lets just say Interesting and leave it at that.  The past few days have been hectic as Elder Holbrook is leaving and I am getting a new companion.  It is sad to see him go and I am going to miss him, but he is on to bigger and better things.  hope y'all had a great Halloween (or as they call it here Hallelujah) night. 

see y'all next week. 

Elder Strunk