Hello All!
Greetings from the winter wonderland of Orillia. we have had quite a bit of Snow lately. Yesterday we got about a foot. It was great snow, too. Probably the best Snowball Snow I have ever seen. It's too bad that we didn't have a big group of people to have a snowball fight with. I'm pretty sure it would have been a great one.
We had a pretty slow week. The two new investigators that we got were Clint and Olive. We (Elder Johnson and I) taught them on Tuesday and we set a return appointment for Saturday afternoon, but when we called to confirm on Friday, Olive said that she had talked to her daughter about us (Her daughter is, I believe, a Pentecostal minister). She told us that she wasn't really interested, but that she could not speak for Clint. She cancelled the appointment but said that we could drop by anytime we were in the neighborhood. We stopped by yesterday and she said that Clint wasn't feeling well, but we talked with her for a few minutes. We were able to clarify Prophets a little bit. She thought that we worshipped Joseph Smith. We were able to clear that up, and she asked for a few more passages out of the Book of Mormon to read. We suggested to her to start at the beginning and read the Introduction and the Testimonies. Hopefully she will keep reading. If nothing else, it is a seed planted for a future harvest.
Greetings from the winter wonderland of Orillia. we have had quite a bit of Snow lately. Yesterday we got about a foot. It was great snow, too. Probably the best Snowball Snow I have ever seen. It's too bad that we didn't have a big group of people to have a snowball fight with. I'm pretty sure it would have been a great one.
We had a pretty slow week. The two new investigators that we got were Clint and Olive. We (Elder Johnson and I) taught them on Tuesday and we set a return appointment for Saturday afternoon, but when we called to confirm on Friday, Olive said that she had talked to her daughter about us (Her daughter is, I believe, a Pentecostal minister). She told us that she wasn't really interested, but that she could not speak for Clint. She cancelled the appointment but said that we could drop by anytime we were in the neighborhood. We stopped by yesterday and she said that Clint wasn't feeling well, but we talked with her for a few minutes. We were able to clarify Prophets a little bit. She thought that we worshipped Joseph Smith. We were able to clear that up, and she asked for a few more passages out of the Book of Mormon to read. We suggested to her to start at the beginning and read the Introduction and the Testimonies. Hopefully she will keep reading. If nothing else, it is a seed planted for a future harvest.
We have done a fair bit of tracting this week, but have not met with too much success. It being the holiday season, many people are busy and they don't have time to let us teach a lesson. I guess it is just a trying time of year, but we will press on anyway.
We got a phone call from Michelle Haime on Saturday morning. They are having some family turmoil right now, and so we are waiting for things to cool down. Michelle is supposed to call us when they are ready again. On the bright side, when she does, her son, Jeff, might be ready to be taught! Hopefully it will all work out soon.
Christmas is coming. You can feel it in the air. It is such a great time of year, and hopefully more people will be receptive to a message about Christ. There is nothing we can do but to try.
But Anyway.... Randomness prevails! ....Bryson - thanks for the commentary and that stellar Letter that you wrote me- "BRAUGHNT!" Beautiful - literally.... Tay - only about 10 days left until Christmas Break - Hang in there....Shanna - Still no dice on the Music....Zone Conference is Next Week - I am excited. President Middleton has picked a Book of Mormon Theme. It is going to be stellar.... Dad, Good luck with the Atmel Guy. I sent you a little bit to work with, but it's been a while. Hopefully he will be smart and realize what they need to do with the ranging technology.....I love you and miss you all! To all who are taking them - Good luck with Finals. Hopefully they are already over. Have a wonderful Day!
Your Obedient Servant,
Elder Austin James Ashcraft
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