Hello All!
Greetings from the Frozen Tundra of Canada! It seems that summer has hit late, here in Canada. It has been an average temperature of 27 Degrees (it's not that hot in and of itself, but I am not used to it, and it is really humid.) One of the days, was 28 Degrees and 99% Humidity. It was really warm. But that's life and I can't complain. The work is progressing, and I am learning and growing a lot.
We have been doing some member work with the PEC lately. We are trying to visit them and gain their trust. We visited with the Bishop's Family, whose children remind me of Tanner, Braden, Brindy, and Noelle. Same Ages and Everything. Kind of weird, though.... The youngest, Amber, really was almost the spitting image of Pieface, except with the most insanely piercing blue eyes I have ever seen. They were almost an electric blue color. It was awesome!) But anyway, we also went to visit the Bymans. They have three young kids and the oldest, Heidi, is five years old and now has a big crush on Elder Opfar. Micah, the three year old, was sitting in Sacrament Meeting and during the Sacrament, he saw Elder Opfar and I on the stand (We were blessing the sacrament) and he stood up and yelled, "Look at what the Missionaries are doing!" It was really funny.
We also had a wonderful day on Monday. We taught 4 lessons and picked up 4 new investigators. One of them was stoned at the time and he said, "you know, guys, I am not really catching all that you're saying because I'm kind of high, but can we do this another time?" We agreed and rescheduled our appointment. It was kind of weird, because he wasn't out of it. He was answering our questions and everything. We also taught a lady who is frustrated with the Catholic Church because she had a son who died before he was baptized and she refused to believe that he was "not saved." We talked to her about the Family Proclamation and hopefully she will come out to church. She is supposed to call us today to schedule another appointment.
We are moving probably late this week. The address changed and so now it is:
Elder Austin James Ashcraft
332 Eva St. Main Floor
Sudbury, ON P3C 4N3
the postal code changed as well. I wasn't sure of that last time I wrote. It is a very big apartment. 1300 Square feet. It will be a nice change.
Hey Dad, I am running out of time and the computer is going to kick me off, so this e-mail might be in two pieces. If you could put them together and send it off that would be great. I probably could have finished, but I would have had to leave out the randomness.... that's just no fun....
Jean Guy is going to be baptized! We have him planned to be baptized on Sunday after Church. It is finally happening. It has been a month since we first planned on getting him Baptized, but it's actually happening this time. It is very exciting.
We haven't heard from Siscoe, yet. He went down to Toronto, and we were hoping that he would show up at church on Sunday, but he was not there. We hope to hear from him this week. He is a good guy and he wants to be baptized. We just have to wait for him to call us.
But now, let the randomness begin.... Mom - Pieface is in school. That is weird. She is a smart girl, and she will be a great student..... Tanner - Way to go on the Star. You are way ahead of where I was. Tay and Briz - Don't give up. I know you can do it....Tay - how is everything with yearbook? Did you find an adviser? Are things working for you? Play practice and everything else? I hope that it is not too crazy. Random tip - drink lots of water. It helped me for some reason. And don't forget, among everything else that you have to do, to read your scriptures. I didn't study as much as I should have in High School, and I wish that I would have. Don't lose sight of what is important....That is pretty funny about Maria and the Tile. Wish her well with her surgery. I only have one question about it - did she catch the Frisbee? Just kidding. What a way to go out though. Playing Frisbee..... Mom - about the food - We are only allowed to have 3 Member only meal appointments a week. If there is another person, a less active or a non-member present, we can eat there whenever we are invited. We have not had to turn down any meal appointments because we had too many in one week, though. We had one of the members take us to Costco and we got some stuff (big bag of hamburgers, chicken, veggies, etc.) So we are taken care of.... But anyway, the computer is wigging out, so I will send this before I lose it. Take Care. I am praying for you! I love you and miss you all!
Your Obedient Servant,
Elder Austin James Ashcraft
P.S. - Cougar Football - What's going on? I know it's that time of year again.....
Greetings from the Frozen Tundra of Canada! It seems that summer has hit late, here in Canada. It has been an average temperature of 27 Degrees (it's not that hot in and of itself, but I am not used to it, and it is really humid.) One of the days, was 28 Degrees and 99% Humidity. It was really warm. But that's life and I can't complain. The work is progressing, and I am learning and growing a lot.
We have been doing some member work with the PEC lately. We are trying to visit them and gain their trust. We visited with the Bishop's Family, whose children remind me of Tanner, Braden, Brindy, and Noelle. Same Ages and Everything. Kind of weird, though.... The youngest, Amber, really was almost the spitting image of Pieface, except with the most insanely piercing blue eyes I have ever seen. They were almost an electric blue color. It was awesome!) But anyway, we also went to visit the Bymans. They have three young kids and the oldest, Heidi, is five years old and now has a big crush on Elder Opfar. Micah, the three year old, was sitting in Sacrament Meeting and during the Sacrament, he saw Elder Opfar and I on the stand (We were blessing the sacrament) and he stood up and yelled, "Look at what the Missionaries are doing!" It was really funny.
We also had a wonderful day on Monday. We taught 4 lessons and picked up 4 new investigators. One of them was stoned at the time and he said, "you know, guys, I am not really catching all that you're saying because I'm kind of high, but can we do this another time?" We agreed and rescheduled our appointment. It was kind of weird, because he wasn't out of it. He was answering our questions and everything. We also taught a lady who is frustrated with the Catholic Church because she had a son who died before he was baptized and she refused to believe that he was "not saved." We talked to her about the Family Proclamation and hopefully she will come out to church. She is supposed to call us today to schedule another appointment.
We are moving probably late this week. The address changed and so now it is:
Elder Austin James Ashcraft
332 Eva St. Main Floor
Sudbury, ON P3C 4N3
the postal code changed as well. I wasn't sure of that last time I wrote. It is a very big apartment. 1300 Square feet. It will be a nice change.
Hey Dad, I am running out of time and the computer is going to kick me off, so this e-mail might be in two pieces. If you could put them together and send it off that would be great. I probably could have finished, but I would have had to leave out the randomness.... that's just no fun....
Jean Guy is going to be baptized! We have him planned to be baptized on Sunday after Church. It is finally happening. It has been a month since we first planned on getting him Baptized, but it's actually happening this time. It is very exciting.
We haven't heard from Siscoe, yet. He went down to Toronto, and we were hoping that he would show up at church on Sunday, but he was not there. We hope to hear from him this week. He is a good guy and he wants to be baptized. We just have to wait for him to call us.
But now, let the randomness begin.... Mom - Pieface is in school. That is weird. She is a smart girl, and she will be a great student..... Tanner - Way to go on the Star. You are way ahead of where I was. Tay and Briz - Don't give up. I know you can do it....Tay - how is everything with yearbook? Did you find an adviser? Are things working for you? Play practice and everything else? I hope that it is not too crazy. Random tip - drink lots of water. It helped me for some reason. And don't forget, among everything else that you have to do, to read your scriptures. I didn't study as much as I should have in High School, and I wish that I would have. Don't lose sight of what is important....That is pretty funny about Maria and the Tile. Wish her well with her surgery. I only have one question about it - did she catch the Frisbee? Just kidding. What a way to go out though. Playing Frisbee..... Mom - about the food - We are only allowed to have 3 Member only meal appointments a week. If there is another person, a less active or a non-member present, we can eat there whenever we are invited. We have not had to turn down any meal appointments because we had too many in one week, though. We had one of the members take us to Costco and we got some stuff (big bag of hamburgers, chicken, veggies, etc.) So we are taken care of.... But anyway, the computer is wigging out, so I will send this before I lose it. Take Care. I am praying for you! I love you and miss you all!
Your Obedient Servant,
Elder Austin James Ashcraft
P.S. - Cougar Football - What's going on? I know it's that time of year again.....
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