Sept. 2, 2013

Thanks so much, Dad and Mom your the best parents ever and remember that I have two, well really one parent if you wan't to get technical. hahah.
          This week has been another good week, we've just been working with less actives and checking them off the list if you want to say that. There are many people that have moved out of Warren because the the job situation and all. So we have just lot's of people we don't even now and just going to all the less actives. The tough thing is some don't even want to be in the church and when we do find the less actives if they have not moved yet, they don't let us say really anything. I don't know really how hard it is to get you'r name of the church records, but I've seen and heard that it's pretty easy. So we have lot's of names that are less actives that either moved or don't want anything to do with the church, which is sad because the church has done a lot for me and the people in the church. We've not been able to see Terrell and his girl friend (LA the girl friend) because there was a family problem in the family. We are hoping to see him today around 5!! :) Terrell is a great man that want's to change his life also the same with his girl friend. The cool thing is that he calls us when he won't be able to make the appointment. That shows me that he does care, there are lot's of investigators that don't even call if they have something come up.
            Well as you know this week is week 6 which means transfer calls. So it should be interesting if Elder Tripp is leaving or not. I think he might leave just because of his thoughts of the area and he knows it like the back of his hand. It would be great to serve with him another six weeks but I would like to get someone new out or train. Elder   Tripp has been are to long and he his not very positive about the area, which I can see why. He's thoughts are if the ward can't even keep there members in the church, why do they need more members. I can see where he is coming from because you have at most 30 family's at church every Sunday, when on the list it shows over 300 family's in the ward. But I see it as that and also we have to give the people the chance to come into the church even if the ward is trying to keep them self up in running.
          Well I hope that I can be able to train this transfer but if not O'well, not to big of a thing.
       To answer some of you questions, 1.Church is amazing being able to see how each ward does many things different but The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints is still the same were every you go. Troy to Warren! 2. We've been only teaching about 12 discussions each week, but we are hoping to fix that. 3. One thing I love about the mission is just being able to help people out and has they see you do care about them they trust you. So you can be able to start teaching them. 4. Um the hard thing is probably not being able to teach anyone. 5. we usually just hang out with the other missionary's in the ward and either just throw the football around or write letters. 6. Well here we don't get fed a lot just because the people don't have the money or time. :/ In Troy I had a dinner appointment every night for about a month in half which was really nice because we had $40.00 or so $$ left for the month and her we run out the 2nd to last week of the month. We split the coast when we do go get food. So that's nice and it works lot's easier.
      Love you family, Yes I did get the cookies haha all mashed up but still taste really good. Tell all the kid's that I did not have much time to email them back but I will do better. That would be nice, to have the card just in case. For emergence, yes I will do better with  managing my money.
  P.S wish DAN a Happy Birthday!! ( don't have his email, pleas get for me)
             Also tell Caitlin Ellis (that I will email her next week, meant to write back but been busy and writing other people back that wrote first.)