Hello All!
Greetings from Sudbury, Ontario. It is getting colder now.
We woke up yesterday and there was some strange white stuff on the
ground.....It had snowed! Snow in Canada - who would have thought.
It was only about a half-inch, but it was still snow. We had a grand old
time walking around in that. It was -2 degrees yesterday morning with a
wind chill that took it to -8. Let's just say it was difficult for my
ears to wiggle. They were frozen stiff. It's always funny trying to
write down someone's contact information as well. You can't really do it
with gloves on, and when your hands are cold, it is very difficult to grip the
pen. We have had many laughs at that in the past little while.
Anyway, things here are going well. We are meeting with a lot of
members, and we have a few investigators that we are able to teach. One
of them is Matt. He is 14 years old and is almost a member. His mom
and older sister are, but he just never thought about getting baptized.
We had a lesson with him and the spirit was very strong. He wasn't at
church with us on Sunday, but he had a legitimate excuse. Matt is a
Bull-Rider, you see. He is the best bull-rider in Ontario. He was
down south in a competition on Saturday, and he and his mom did not make it
back to Sudbury that night, so they stayed the night in Bracebridge with her
sister. Matt took 1st place in the bull-riding, and 2nd place on the
bareback bronc. Very impressive, especially considering the fact that
before Saturday, Matt had never ridden a bronc before. From never riding
before to taking second place? Pretty good if you ask me. Maybe he
will get a belt buckle for me....
We also taught Victoria, one of our investigators. We taught her
about Joseph Smith, and the Spirit was there. It was great. The
spirit works on people. It is incredible.
We have been blessed by the ability to share our talents. At
church on Sunday, Elder Smart was asked to speak. The bishop called
him about an hour before church and asked him. He did a wonderful
job. After the sacrament, Sister Mantysaari, the chorister, pulled me
and Elder Lahaderne into the Hall. She had not changed the
numbers for the hymns on the little board, so we were singing the same hymns as
the last week. She told us that and then she said "i need you to
sing the Intermediate hymn. You can sing whatever you want. You
have 10 minutes. Thanks" uh.....okay. So Elder Lahaderne
and I went into the Relief Society room for a minute and picked a Hymn for me
to sing. I picked "Lord, I would Follow Thee." We went
back into the Chapel and I asked Sister Mazey if she could play it for me, and
so.... Bob's you're uncle..... Elder Ashcraft sings a musical number
in Sacrament Meeting. It went well. It was good to
participate.
Randomness.....Taylor and Bryson - Good Luck in the Musical. You
will be great and remember your Missionary Brother is Praying for You.
Hopefully you will do well and when you are done, YOU WILL WRITE ALL ABOUT IT
TO YOUR OLDER BROTHER WHO IS SERVING A MISSION AND WANTING TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT'S
GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE!!!....anyway....Mom- there you go again giving a stellar
Primary leadership Presentation, and everybody wants to use it....Michael is
home! You will have to tell him to let me know how his mission was.
I am always ready to hear from people. And I hope that somebody ate and
enjoyed my share of the prime rib..... Jon is engaged? Well Jon,
I appreciate being informed about the matter. You will have to let me
know the details. You know what I am talking about. We have talked
before. Mom - if you could kindly pass that on to him.....Dad -
congratulations on being made Second Counselor. You will do very
well. We are put into positions like that for a reason..... BYU lost -
how thoroughly disheartening. Bryson, thanks for the play-by-play, even
though you were half asleep. Shanna - that is an awesome editorial.
You could seriously have that published. Well Done. I was
impressed....But anyway.... I hope that each of you have a wonderful day!
Smile, and everything will be better. Have Fun! The Church is
true! I love you and miss you all!
Your Obedient Servant,
Elder Austin James Ashcraft
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