Week 73

This past week has been pretty good, we saw a good bunch of people.

We went on exchanges this week, i was with an Elder Fisher...  Kind of a tool, but it's all right.

We were tracting and using the prepare the way survey's and we came to this black guys house, he invited us in and he filled out the survey, said yes on the survey to the first 3 questions which go somewhat like 

"If Jesus had established his same church from the NT in these later days would you be interested in learning more?"

"Families are forever, wanna learn more"

"Something about the book of Mormon, interested??" 

"two young people will come by and give you the information requested, interested?"

Now those are obviously not verbatim, but you get the just of them...

So he said yes to the first three on the survey and then he wanted to just talk for a bit more, so we sat down and talked for about 30 or 40 minutes.  Then as we were leaveing he said "You guys come back now!"

haha... just funny to me cause he said no on the survey to us coming back.

We also found a guy who's inactive who's been in hiding, his name isn't on our records yet.  So that was cool.

Then yesterday we had prepare the way with the youth back up in Bardwell, it went really well, the youth enjoyed it, got some good stories, and a bunch of 4 yes'ers.  

But, i don't want to make it too long so i'll end it there,

love Ya'll

-Elder Martin

Week 72

So for starters, to answer the question from last week, only 5 people even guessed........  Mom and Melanies kids...  That's it...  so ya'll are lame.

Morgan actually got it right! The answer is that he was dead, the monkey was dead, naturally resulting in him falling out of the tree.

He will win a mega high five when i get back

Anywho, we didn't have water until tuesday evening.  So that was really lame.  but it could've been worse.  

So this week we had Zone meeting in Paducah, which was just your average zone meeting i guess. Then later that day we talked to the youth about going back up to bardwell for the prepare the way thing that we were doing on Saturday, But we ended up having to reschedule for the 20th. MLK jr day, So i'll report on that next time i email probably.

At church we got a referral from a recentish convert, so that should be great!  We are going over to his house to teach this guy on Friday. 

We also have alot of service opportunities coming up soon which will be good.

Things are picking up!  i'm excited for that.

Well, i guess that'll be all for now

Love Ya'll!

-Elder Martin

Week 71

Well hello everybody!

So this week has been quite slow, due to the holidays people still don't want us to bother them... Which is pretty lame.  But this upcoming week we already have a ton planned so lets just hope nobody bonks on us.

We had our Super P-day on new years where we just hung out with the zone all day and got to sleep in and even got to watch a movie!  We watched Monsters University, it was alright... but i would've preferred to watch despicable me 2.... got out voted.

The day after new years it got pretty cold, maybe to like 15 or something, and the pipes here apparently are light weights and froze, so we had no water that day... that was super lame. 

And again today, its colder then its been in 20 years here at 2 degree's and so the pipes are once again frozen.  I really hope they thaw enough to take a shower tomorrow. :(  

Man, the bottom half of my 2 pairs of top thermals would be great right about now... :) Hahaha, silly mom

We are going up to Bardwell with the youth this weekend to do more of the prepare the way survey things, so that should be good, unless the weather stays like this.

And now to finish i have a joke!  the first one to send me the correct answer wins a prize!

Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?

That's all for now!

Love Ya'll

-Elder Martin

Week 70

Well, as i'm sure all of you know,  We talked to each other on Christmas, so i'll only update you on what's happened since then. 

First, on the day after Christmas, i got a stomach bug or food poisoning or something cause i was super sick and throwing up all day... It was awful... But i am Super glad and thankful that it waited till after Christmas :)

So ever since then i'I've been sick, not to that degree but sick none the less. 

We went back up to the Town Bardwell, (which is about 1 1/2 hours from our apartment) to see some people that the youth found doing a Prepare the Way thing, but they were all either sick or not home.  But it was still good.

Church was good, a lot of new faces showed up (new to elder Cox since everyone is still new to me) So that was quite good.

The ward is doing a new years eve party which we are able to go to as long as someone drives us so that should be fun!

2014 here i come!!!

HUZZAH

Love ya'll

@ElderMartin

Week 69

So, my week was actually very similar to Camerons... down to the crazy crazy rain where you literally could not see 5 feet in front of you it was so bad!

The youth do something pretty sweet over here, they go around knocking on doors and passing out this 4 question survey about the church and if they want 2 young people to come and tell them more about whats on the surveys.  They call it "Prepare the way".  i think it's awesome.  

Anywho, we went over to one of the people who filled out a survey and taught them the second lesson and they love it!  they love the restoration and the Plan of Salvation... So they are one of our most promising investigators, at least that i've met so far.

I really like the ward here though, alot more country and stuff.  The phrase "southern hospitality" comes to mind.  Some of the nicest people here.  Also some of the not so nicest though...   In fact there is a place in Union city (which we live in) called eastgate, and apparently it's super bad over there, drug cartel stuff... like the cops don't drive near there after dark and such.  So we figured "They need the gospel more than anyone!  So we will go and proselyte there alot this next couple of weeks. The cops said we need to ware Kevlar vest's though, which they will provide.  So that'll be fun

Anywho, i cant think of much else to write right now.  

Love Ya'll

-Elder Martin

P.S.  

JK about the eastgate, we aren't allowed to go there.  :D