Ya Can't Hide From the Missionaries on Your Front Porch ;)

Hey Ya'll!

So, it was a good week again! 

Quick Summary: 

1. We found bikes in the basement and started using those.

2. A miracle happened!  We got a referral for this girl named, Kelsey (20's), she is so elect!  She's been to an LDS church before, and has read some from the Book of Mormon!  She is so elect!  She is on date for Baptism for July 5th, and came to church and brought a friend! 

3. We had 5 investigators @ church! 

4. We stayed up until 12:30a.m. helping the AP's with supply orders, and getting everything set up for MLC (Mission Leadership Conference)

5. We had MLC Tuesday and zone meeting Thursday 

 

Mon. June. 1:  We played tennis in the rain with the Assistants and the STL's.

We weren't able to teach anybody today. :(

We stayed up late getting supplies from the mission office, then taking them to the church. 

 

Tues. June 2: We had MLC today and it went from about 9:00-4:00.  Since we are in charge of the building, we had to set-up, take down, and lock up. 

We taught two guys on their porch named, Leon and Warren. (porches are a good place to catch people during the Summer!)

Bro. Mahajan (from Bangladesh) came with us for the night to join in on our three appointments.

We taught Kelsey, an awesome referral we got from the WVU Elders.  She's awesome!  She accepted Baptism after we taught her The Restoration lesson. 

We also had a lesson w/ Lissa at Bro. Foote's house.  The lesson was on The Word of Wisdom.  Lissa's good to go! 

We then taught the Soram family about prayer. 

 

Wed. June 3:  We had a lesson with Tom today.  He's hilarious.  I will now be doing a little section of my email titled, "QUOTES FROM TOM.

Top 3 from Wednesday:

1. (Tom bought two crystal glasses for $20 each and split the deal with a lady friend of his.) "She even paid the taxes!"
2. "You want to be a tough guy?  Eat some Mackerel, Man!  I have like a 100 cans, in case the world ends! 
3. (Shortly after #2) "Thinking of which.............. I need a gun!"

We had dinner at the Hales' house, and they did great Member Missionary work; they had invited two non-member friends over.  We were able to talk a little bit about our missions, and why we decided to serve, but before we could share a lesson, they bolted out of there! :(
We visited Brother Beck (he's a recent convert).

Thurs. June 4:  We had zone meeting; I conducted, and Elder Jacklin & I taught portions of it, and then the Sister Training Leader's taught portions, as well. 

{Me and Elder Numbers, a fellow Viking!}

Oh, did I mention that Elder Numbers got called as one of the Buena Vista's zone leaders?   So, we get to see each other at every MLC!

 

We exchanged with the Winfield elders after the meeting. (Basically, we will go on an exchange every week with one of the District Leaders. We have five in the zone).  I went with Elder Rasmussen to Winfield, while Elder Thackary (DL) came to C-Town.

We were able to pick up two new investigators in Winfield! 

BACK IN CHARLESTON: The Elders taught Kelsey in the McGill's home after dinner.  The lesson was on the Plan of Salvation, and she accepted a Baptismal date for July 5th! 

Also, the elders taught Lissa - she's doing so well! 

 

Fri. June 5:  We exchanged back, and then had weekly planning afterwards.

Bro. Thomas (from Bountiful, UT - his wife and 7 kids are still there, and he's out here at the University of Charleston getting his PA degree) came out with us today. 

We taught Tom the Word of Wisdom.  He had red flags with every one but illegal drugs.

We taught Rodney about the Priesthood and Priesthood offices. 

 

Sat. June 6:  We had early morning basketball at the church with some ward members. 

We found a lady today, who wanted to make us a sandwich!  Sure!  Not just any sandwich, but pepperoni and pastrami!  She's interested in Family History.

Ricky, the long lost less-active from Paraguay, is like our best friend now!  We taught him the Plan of Salvation, and he's been reading the Book of Mormon.  He's trying to teach us Spanish, and is willing to come with us in case we ever have a Spanish-speaking investigator.

Leon (from Tuesday on the porch) and his wife, Velma, dropped us, after we talked to them about the Plan of Salvation. :(

We had a lesson with Lissa at Bro. Foote's house!  The lesson was on The Ten Commandments and Law of Chastity.  She's doing so well!

 

Sun. June 7:  We had five investigators at church! (Bro. Ratliff, Tom, Zach Kirk, Lissa, and Kelsey).  Kelsey also brought her friend, Jordan.  Kelsey, Jordan, and Lisa hit it off really well, and sat by each other in every meeting.  Lissa and Jordan were even able to stay for the 8-yr old. Baptism after church! 

We also taught Rodney and Jim today.

Top 3 Quotes from Tom on Sunday:

1. After meeting the Sister missionaries, he turned to me and said, "WOW! Can I get an exchange?"

2. Elder Jacklin was across the chapel greeting the Ratliff's, and I asked Tom, "Have you seen Elder Jacklin?"  Tom responded, "He's probably outside taking a smoke!"  (Really, Tom?  After we just taught you the W.O.W?)

3. Elder Jacklin was up front teaching the Gospel Principles class.  Tom leans over and asks, "Can we heckle him or throw stuff at him?" 

Haha
Funny Story: We were trying to teach one more lesson before 9:00 Sunday night.  Well, at 8:45, we try our investigator named, J. (I'd never met him before).  Well, he invites us in, and says, "You got 10 minutes before the Finals game starts at 9:00!"  So, we got to teaching The "Gospel of Jesus Christ" lesson.  As we were half-way done, he flips the T.V. on to ABC, and almost fell out of his chair - the game was already in the second quarter, and had started a lot earlier than 9:00!  Needless to say, he had us close and get out, so he could get back to the game!

Well, the mission is the greatest!

Love you all!

-Love Elder Brenchley