Hey Mom.
Everything is going well here in Kendallville. Lynda Webster did indeed have her surgery finally and she is doing remarkable better. We have been keeping in contact with her, but we have not been able to meet with her due to her being on pain meds. We plan on meeting with her some time this week tho. The prayers in her favor from the temple are defiantly helping her, thank you so much for doing that. Brother Jim Bristol is still doing great, he is still loving the church and is getting home teachers this week so elder luster and I can wean him off of us. It might be hard for him, but it is for the better so that he is not so dependent on us and more on the ward. We have an new investigator this week, her name is Tami Philo, she is awesome and so solid. Her daughter is a member in salt lake and is the biggest influence ever for her. Tami has read the book of Mormon many times and knows that it is true. She also goes to our church quite often we has a lesson with her on Wednesday and she had a whole bunch of questions for us to answer it was awesome. We invited her to baptism and she said that she would in due time, she wanted to make sure that she was doing it for her and not her daughter. We are also teaching a part member family the Short Family. They are awesome. She is so receptive in learning the gospel and all that stuff. The only thing is that she is not really getting the support that she needs from her husband, he is not a positive or a negative influence he is just there. The whole family are investigators and so it will be awesome to see them all come to church. Elder Luster and I have been working on this whole big community BBQ. We presented in front of the ward counsel and got all of the support that we deed to do this. We are going to announce it over a radio station and in the newspapers we are going to have a dinner. Also we are going to have a tour of the church. We have chose six of the most important things in church, 1 the sacrament meeting, 2 relief society, 3 The Youth programs, 4 The Family history and Temples, 5 The Priesthood, 6 The Missionary. At each of these stations, we are going to have members of the branch explain what these are and how they can apply to all that comes. We will also have all of the branch there to fellowship and different elders from our zone. President and Sister Collins also will be attending with the assistants. It will boost the ward in unity and in numbers. We are really Excited to see how that go
I am very grateful that Diana is OK and is getting around Elder Luster and i have been keeping her in our prayers. it is a scary thing that happens. that is awesome to hear about sister going she is a very super nice lady, Nick martin and i have talked to her and her husband also. I didn't even know that he was a member. that's awesome. It is also awesome that Daniel and Karli had a baby? I had no idea, that so cool. It sounds like everything is going great back home. That's cool. Everything is going great here too, I love you all very much.
Elder Bair
Monday, January 24, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
January 18, 2011
Hey Mom,
My week went really well. Elder Luster and I are both doing great! We are both sick still with a cold it is really frustrating because we both cant breath. Sister Linda Webster did not have her surgery yet she has been postponed until tomorrow when she is scheduled to have it. We gave her a blessing last week, so it will be exciting to see how things go with her. Brother Jim Bristol is still staying strong in the gospel, he is still coming to church and is going to be getting a calling here pretty soon from my understanding.
Thank you for putting her in the prayer circle, it is greatly appreciated.
It has been pretty cold here lately but it is still all good.
We have received news that our branch President has submitted an application to become a ward to the first Presidency. I hope and pray that it gets approved but at the same time I pray that it doest. As much as the branch wants to be a ward they have a lot more work to do before it becomes a ward. They still have a lot of issues that have to be worked out before they can do so. Other than that they have became alot stronger than they were before we got here. I don't have much this week and give Diana my love. We will keep her in our prayers. I love you all.
Elder Bair
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
January 10, 2011
Hey Family,
Kendallville for another six weeks!!!! We are not getting transferred on Wednesday like we were expected to, there are only five companionship's in the whole mission that are not getting transferred, and we are one of them. We must be doing something right? Jim's baptism went great, however the water was not that warm and deep, so he fell when he was dunked, but he fell all the way in, so it counted the first time. It was a really good turn out, he had a lot of support from the members and also from the nonmembers. It was really what he needed. Its awesome that we got a new bishopric, they will be great I like Tracey Hawker. He actually sent me a Christmas card a while back. I suspected that he would be the new bishop. I keep forgetting that you are over in Boise. That's is crazy that it is that time already. Last Friday was Elder Luster and my 6 month mark. We went with a less active member, and as a missionary ritual, we burn a tie at six months. Instead, we blew them up with a firework. It was awesome. It was a huge boom. I will send a video of it when I get time next week. Everything is going great in Kendallville, we are still teaching Lynda Webster. She is not good, she does have cancer and on top of that she has the flu and bronchitis. She was scheduled to have surgery last week but the Dr said not while she was sick, so they are going to do it either this Friday or next one or the other. So our prayers will be with her. We have also been teaching a part member family. The husband is a member and the wife is the investigator. She is coming along slowly, she is kinda an internal gator. She is slowly realizing the truth of it. We have also been working with A LOT of less active families This week was not as successful as last, but they are getting their trust back in the church and in the members. In order to have a full ward, we have to reach out to those less active members, therefore we are going to have a big BBQ in February. Bigger than anything this branch has ever done. It will be open to the community and will be advertised in the newspaper. Along with the BBQ, we will have church tours for those who are unfamiliar with our worship. It is going to be awesome. Now we just need to find some activities to do or something to raffle off. It is going to be great, we are going to give responsibility to ALL of the members that are active and make them come. It is going to be a ward by the time that Elder Luster and I leave!!.
It's funny to hear that Katie and Tyson got stuck in an elevator. That makes me laugh so hard. It reminds me of the time that I had to install one into an old building for industrial metal. I was stuck in one all day welding and that jazz. Kendallville is going great it is a lot of fun.
I love you all
Love Elder Bair
Kendallville for another six weeks!!!! We are not getting transferred on Wednesday like we were expected to, there are only five companionship's in the whole mission that are not getting transferred, and we are one of them. We must be doing something right? Jim's baptism went great, however the water was not that warm and deep, so he fell when he was dunked, but he fell all the way in, so it counted the first time. It was a really good turn out, he had a lot of support from the members and also from the nonmembers. It was really what he needed. Its awesome that we got a new bishopric, they will be great I like Tracey Hawker. He actually sent me a Christmas card a while back. I suspected that he would be the new bishop. I keep forgetting that you are over in Boise. That's is crazy that it is that time already. Last Friday was Elder Luster and my 6 month mark. We went with a less active member, and as a missionary ritual, we burn a tie at six months. Instead, we blew them up with a firework. It was awesome. It was a huge boom. I will send a video of it when I get time next week. Everything is going great in Kendallville, we are still teaching Lynda Webster. She is not good, she does have cancer and on top of that she has the flu and bronchitis. She was scheduled to have surgery last week but the Dr said not while she was sick, so they are going to do it either this Friday or next one or the other. So our prayers will be with her. We have also been teaching a part member family. The husband is a member and the wife is the investigator. She is coming along slowly, she is kinda an internal gator. She is slowly realizing the truth of it. We have also been working with A LOT of less active families This week was not as successful as last, but they are getting their trust back in the church and in the members. In order to have a full ward, we have to reach out to those less active members, therefore we are going to have a big BBQ in February. Bigger than anything this branch has ever done. It will be open to the community and will be advertised in the newspaper. Along with the BBQ, we will have church tours for those who are unfamiliar with our worship. It is going to be awesome. Now we just need to find some activities to do or something to raffle off. It is going to be great, we are going to give responsibility to ALL of the members that are active and make them come. It is going to be a ward by the time that Elder Luster and I leave!!.
It's funny to hear that Katie and Tyson got stuck in an elevator. That makes me laugh so hard. It reminds me of the time that I had to install one into an old building for industrial metal. I was stuck in one all day welding and that jazz. Kendallville is going great it is a lot of fun.
I love you all
Love Elder Bair
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
January 3, 2011
Earthquake? What? I probably did feel it, I just don't know, I feel one about every 30 minutes when a train goes next to our apartment. Its kinda hard to tell the difference. Don't be too happy, because I don't know how you gave it to us, but both Elder Luster and I have really bad colds too. We had no medicine for colds, so we had to go out and buy some. They seem to be working, hopefully they are Elder Luster and I have been grounded a couple days due to the sickness, it is kinda of a bummer deal.
We are sill working on Linda, she hasn't been to church for 2 weeks. We are super worried about her. We have recently found out that her son in law recently lost his job and is moving and is going through a hard time. I presume that Linda not coming to church has a lot to do with that. It is a little bit ridicules if you were to ask me. Jim Bristol on the other hand is still on track he will be baptized on Saturday. He had his final interview yesterday to do, so hopefully all will go well this week. We are going to make daily contact with him because we know that Satan will work super hard on him this week. Brother Patterson is going to be the one that is doing the baptizing and I will be preforming the confirmation next Sunday.
River and Roxann, they are still meeting with us and the same old story with the book of Mormon, they don't want to believe that it is true. It is so frustration to teach them because they don't want to believe they know that everything else is true even the Prophet Joseph Smith. confusing HUH.
It boggles my mind that it is that time to move to Boise again, it is amazing at how time flies. It seems like just yesterday that Eric and Wayde were leaving. Now I will have been out for six months on Friday. It boggles my mind. We must be doing something right because it never happens for two elders to be together before six months, especially double transferred into an area and expected to make the branch into a ward. President Collin's must see something in us that we don't see. This past week we have activated 3 less active families, and plan to make this branch into a ward. We finally realized that we will not be able to baptize that many people, but to bring back people to the church. There are over 300 members on the roster, but only 75 are active. So that is where we are working our hardest.
Indiana has been nice in the high 40 and low 50 this week it melted ALL of our snow. It is now just bitter cold and nasty now. The cold weather is killing me. it gives me 1-2 bloody noses a day. It is not cool at all. The work is moving on. I am excited to hear about the new bishopric. I would not be one bit surprised to see the Hawker brothers in it together. I can't ever imagine Josh and I being in one together either. I am not going to place any bets on it. Everything is going great here, I am still doing great. I love you all.
Elder Bair
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