The Last Email

HEY!!! 
Just Kidding, It turns out that this will be my last letter... but really and truley, everything can and will wait till tomorrow. So everything is going well everything is all packed and hopefully under 50 pounds in all 3 bags, Its wierd to think about but all of my scriptures and all that jazz is all put away, this morning studys were just full of the ensign, its been a while where i just read that. today i will travel south to the fishers chapel and will have my final interview with president. and spend some time with all of the departing missionaries, i leave to do that in 3 hours. so i am going to go back and help elder Hunsaker pack his bags as well( he got a transfferr call this mornin). and just make sure that i am ready and everything is finalized for the big trip. i fly our here at 8:30 so we will probable be at the airport at about  6 and then we will be on our way 4 1/2 hours from here to there. Hope that all is well. I love you all have a great week.
Elder Bair

July 2, 2012

Hola Familia,

Well alas... I knew this day would come where I had to say, this is my last email... The good news is the Will of God has been accomplished.I don't really have too much to say this week. Its been super brutal staying focused, we had a hard week, not because we were not working hard it was just because most of our appointments fell through. but in the long run it was a really good week. we were able to get quite abit accomplished even tho number wise we didn't get squat accomplished. god has been great to us, this last and final week will defiantly keep us busy, we are loaded with appointments. the fourth of July we have our p-day, we are emailing today because the library's will be closed. so to keep the 4 of July tradition we are going fishing... again!!! last Monday we went fishing in a members pond... and this Ole boy still got it in him. first cast caught a 3 pound cat fish,  and one other. i will send pictures. epic, we use cherry tomatoes for bait? weird huh.  it was great fun. we will to get some real fish when i get home.. this warm water things ain't that fun. it has been hot here! there was a couple day that were 103-105 with out humidity, with humidity it was HOT. I don't know what else to say. I just want you all to know that this has been the best 2 years for my life. Its been real, its been fun, but hasn't been real fun. But it was worth it every bit. I know that my savior Jesus Christ is my savior and redeemer. That he is the prophesied messiah. I know that God loves us so much, so much that he allowed this the new world , Amercica, be able to be the home of the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, so that Joseph Smith could be the called and given authority to be be able to act in the name of God to restore the primitive church to the fullest. I know with out a doubt in my mind that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the lords kingdom here on the earth today. I love you all and will see you all real soon.

--

 

Elder Bair

www.mormon.org/me/480j/
Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

June 25, 2012

Hey Everyone!

Thins was a Fantastic week. it was just super awesome. we got a lot accomplished. we were able to see some fantastic miracles. its been crazy hot here this week as well. it went from cold to brutally hot seems like it was just over night as well. Muncie is just the same as it was last week not a whole lot has changed in the past week i will tell you on a super cool tender Merci that we had this week. So all week we have been struggling to find some one to teach, seems like no one would accept the message that we shared rejection after rejection we kept working. The whole week seemed like it was this pattern. finally last night my companion said our usual companionship prayer that we say be for we go out to work. he said "Father Please we need a miracle, please let us have one" as we went to our appointment we found out the he had invited his grand-daughter to the lesson that was super interested about the church it was a fantastic lesson and we all felt the spirit super strong, the lord really does answer prayers. I am very grateful for the power that we possess that comes from prayer. Our Heavenly father does love us and wants to help us when ever possible. that is the coolest thing i have found on this the lords mission. Today we are going fishing, i am pretty excited I am super our of skill, we will see what the lord can do to help me catch a fish or two.  i love this work. I will see you all here in a little bit love you all have a great week.!
--

 

Elder Bair

www.mormon.org/me/480j/
Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

June 18, 2012

Hey Family,

The things are going well here in Muncie. This week has been Brutal. Its been super duper Hot.  Over all tho we had a pretty good week. We are still teaching on average about 10-15 lessons a week witch is a record for me in a while.  We are still finding new people to teach we are averaging about 4-6 new people to teach each week as well. It is just fantastic. We had interviews with our mission president this week... it was kinda odd, knowing that it was my last in field interview, the next one that i will have with President will be my departing interview.  My Companion is still doing just super he is a great influence to me and keeping me going to the end. The other elders in our apartment are as well doing great, its been a real riot living with 4 elders in one apartment. This week we invited 2 of our investigators to baptism this week for September 22, it was cool. They are brother and sister ages 12, 10, they come from a part member family and they are doing great. At the lesson the boy said the opening prayer and we had the lesson with them and again at the closing prayer he volunteered to say it again because," if you pray a lot you will have a better girlfriend." it was priceless. After that he was ragging on his grandpa by saying that he didn't pray enough in his life... Needless to say, grandma was not to happy. They are a great family and will be really strong in the gospel after they are baptised. I love you all and have a great week.

 

Elder Bair

www.mormon.org/me/480j/
Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

June 11, 2012

Hey Family,

Things are going great for us this week. We had an epic week. We taught a whole bunch and we got alot accomplished. This area is amazing, and the work is definatly picking up from a week ago. I am very blessed to have been transferred for my last area.  I have learned alot from my companion. He is great!  Anyways we taught 10 lessons this week, that is alot, the most that i have taught in a while. this area is on fire. We have one with a baptism date for August 10, he is super great. And we have about a million first lessons and very little second lessons, but all in all it is just fantistic.  Just a cool experience that we had yesterday. All day we had very little success with our investigators, apointment after apointment they just fell through, and nothing we felt were being accomplished. After the whole day of doing that and trying to talk to everyone that was in our path with out success, we tried our last plan, and no success there either.  Headed back to the car to head home we found a really nice lady and started talking to her and helped her pick worms off the leaves of her garden. As we talked with her we found out that she was a lost member that had been lost for a couple decades and want to come back to chruch. It was just fantistic to see how the lord gives us the tender mericies when we need them the most to stay positive about the work. The spirit is just a awesome gift that our heavenly father has given to us to help us and goive us the things that we need at points of our life. It was epic to just see how that was the cherry on the top of our day. the cool thing about it is its a part member family that is intrested about it.

I love this work. I know that it is truly inspried of God. God Lives and Loves us. The Book of Mormon is So true. These experieces that we have in live is what changes us and allows us to experience true repentance, and Access that great and everlasting sacrifice that our Lord and Redeemer has made for us. I love you all and i hope that you have a great week.

 

 

Elder Bair

www.mormon.org/me/480j/
Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

June 4th 2012

Hey You Guys!!

 Funcie Muncie Indiana!! that is the place where i want to be...well thats the place that i am at.Yup thats right Muncie Indaiaha 1505 W, Riggen Road. Muncie IN, 47304. This place is awesome, we have about a million and a half investigators and are always just super busy. The place that we live is upstairs of an animal hosptial... Its not what it sounds like. A member owns the place, and built an apartment upstairs. It is huge and really well kept, by fat the nicest apartment i have lived in. We have a garbage disposal, a washer and dryer, a home gym, personal walk in offices, and a dish washer... This place is the hook up. There is 4 of us living in the appartment. Its pretty cool. Me new companion is Elder Hunsaker, he is from Arozona, he is cool and works hard and is very low maintance. His dad also owns 3-4 yamaha dealerships in Phenox. The other Two elders are our zone leaders Elder Tapp and elder Munguia, Elder Tapp is from Idaho Falls and went to high school at HIllcrest, Elder Munguia is from Keller Texas. They are both steller elders. And it is a total blast. Here in Muncie i am still a District leader and am loving it i have a district that is fairly large, 4 companionships one is zone leaders, and one is a sr couple, the other is just regular elders. It is fantastic. I love this area alot and being able to actually teach again and to have a solid companion. My last companion elded up going home this week to get stuff fixed and to get some professional help. I am great full for the chance that i had to serve with him and i hope for the best with him. The lord will help him, he is in a better place for sure. So nothing too much is going on, Just a fun fact, the group of missionaries that i came out with are now the oldest in the mission. and every one of us is in a leadership prostion. My mtc companion is the assistant. a couple zone leaders and a couple of us district leaders. that is amazing. I am so very greatfull for the experience that i am able to have this great privlage to have intrusted with me this sacred privlage to share the restored gospel. I know with out a doubt that this is the best thing ever. I know that Heavanly Father lives as well as his son Jesus Christ, That thier church has been restored to the fullest today for us and that we have a living prophet to lead and to guide us back to our Heavenly Father. I know that there is a plan for us to be happy through out eternity. I love being a missionary of the restored gospel. I love you all and hope that you have agreat week.

 

Elder Bair

www.mormon.org/me/480j/
Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

May 29, 2012

Hey family,
Things are going this week. We got the call yesterday from the assistants, we are both getting transferred. I am going to miss this area but it happens. I am relieved to get a new companion. Its been a rough week between us.  That's all that I am going to say.  This week we were able to have a couple of lessons that were fantastic, but other than that not a whole lot has happened.  Things are stating to look up in the area there are some good things that are starting to happen, which is great. The new missionaris that are coming in will love it because there is at least a little bit going on.  They will be great full for that. So I dont know where my new area will be so I will let you al lknow on Monday. I will find out tomorrow, that is when our meeting is. Also this week I was able to catch 2 skunk babies. They were too cute so I released them... well actually my companion started to cry. I had to do it to keep the peace. Trust me I am not a softie. But they made for some cool videos. The work is going well I am freaked out of my mind right now knowing that I come home soon. But I know the Lord will provide a way for me to stay focused. I love you all and I hope that you have a great week.