head rush.... check! clogged nose.... check!

no one willing to let us in the door 'cause I look like death warmed over.......... Triple fetching check!

Hey all,

another shortie this time because I have been down with something for the past six days and so not much got done.  I will endeavor to give you some highlights though.

Wednesday: we went into ravenswood to watch the Missionary broadcast at the church and it was a very good broadcast.  there were some good discussions on baptizing converts and teaching repentance.  

friday: we had Zone meeting and the discussion was focused on the missionary broadcast.  then I went up to spencer and we had a couple of good lessons and were able to talk with some of the people that we had planned and didn't need to go tracting, so that was good.  

other than that it was attempting to see people and only getting things set up for this week.

See y'all next week 

Elder strunk

that awkward moment when a whiteboard falls in the middle of the night.......

hey all,

Sorry for the late letter.  We got a text saturday night that we would have to switch our P-Day to tuesday because of our interviews. 

wednesday: we had district meeting and were able to have the second ( and most inspirational) district meeting on chapter seven of preach my gospel.  it  is really fun to look at a chapter that at first glance might not have very much relevance in an english speaking mission, but when you get into it you find some of the most helpful things. it goes over (if you take out the word language in all the points) how to develop good study patterns. 

thursday: we went out contacting a few people and were able to have a lesson with the person I told all y'all about a couple of weeks ago.  she seemed really interested and we had a good lesson.

friday: we had exchanges with the Zone Leaders and I went out to charleston for the day.  there was a lot of door knocking involved and we had a great lesson with one of their investigators and also had an amazing lesson with an episcopal preacher.  that ended up with us setting up a tentative return appointment. 

saturday was all knocking all the time.

monday: we went up to see president and had a great interview.  then we went back to our area and had one of the most successful nights of knocking that I have had in a while.  we had two come back laters and were able to place two Book of mormons.  It was all in all a good day.

As for the title- just as it said..... the other night while we were sleeping a whiteboard fell off the wall and made a loud noise, scaring the bejeebers out of me and not even fazing elder grover.

See y'all next week

Elder Strunk

one should never go looking for a media referral in the rain.....

or why I hate carrollas

Hey all,

this week was a mite bit more exciting than last week and I have some good news as well.  

Tuesday: we went out a knocking and appointment setting up.  we were able to get into contact with several people that asked us to come back after the holidays and were able to set up several appointments.  

Wednesday: we had district meeting and got a media referral ..... now on to the explanation of the title.  we went to contact said media referral and first went to the address listed in the text and found out that the address did not exist... yay.   so then we called the phone number supplied on the text and found out that the address was entered wrong in the referral system.  so we type in the correct address and the GPS takes us clear out into the boonies.... we decide, during a complete lapse of judgement, to go and try to find it.  so after the road turns from tar and chip to gravel we were a little bit nervous but nothing too bad then we hit dirt... and rain and dirt don't mix... we drove for about a quarter of a mile and realized that we had passed the house that we neded to go to... so we attempt to turn around. I say attempt because as soon as we tried to reverse.... (in the toyota carrolla that is our temporary car) we get stuck rim deep in the mud.............................      so after a half an hour of pushing and improvising and groaning and straining we took the walk of shame back to the referrals house to ask for a little pull.... (and the day started out so well.....) we were able to deliver the bible (it's always a bible) and the Book of Mormon. they were glued to their phone the entire time.... now I know how you felt with me...... they said to call at the beginning of the week and set up a time.  and then they didn't answer. then we went and began to knock a couple of houses on another road closer to the city...

Thursday we had a lesson with one of the people that we set up with on tuesday on the sabbath day.  it went really well and we were able to commit her to come to church.  then it was more of the same.  

friday we went out and id some knocking before going out to Ravenswood to teach a woman named Lisa.  it was a good lesson and we were able to connect really well.

today: I found out that Ethan and Amber got baptized! 

see y'all next week. 

Elder strunk

teens and twenties... teens and twenties

hey all, 

another busy slow week in the books.  

wednesay: we went over to a less active's house and and a lesson on fasting and prayer.  it went fairly well and we were able to talk for a little bit about his life.  

Thursday: meetings the entire day..... 

Friday: other than the usual knocking we went and did some service at a food bank and were able to get an ITL (invitation to learn) out of it.  

I promise that the next one will be longer (don't hurt me) 

See y'all next week.

Elder strunk

sorry for the delays (stupid holidays)

hey all,

as you can see I am currently emailing on a tuesday for the reason that the library was closed on Monday.  

on to the questions since nothing has really happened in the few days since wednesday.

New comp: Elder grover.  from about 45 minutes from both Rexburg and Idaho Falls, creating a 90 degree angle between the two.  he has been out six months and  we get along swimmingly *sighs in resignation that there is still seven months till i can get in a pool*

Apartment:  right near downtown ripley and is fairly nice.  one bathroom, so that is a minus, but what can you do? 

address: 455 charleston drive #d7

                Ripley,WV 2571

other than that, the answer to your question why so short? is simple Nothing to report.

See y'all next week

Elder strunk