Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 11:13:36 -0700
From: eric.feller@myldsmail.net
So this past weekend was conference. It was weird going to 10 hours of
Church over two days instead of 8 hours all at once! But conference was
amazing! Going around every day and telling people how great it is that
we have a living prophet on the earth really puts conference in
perspective. When it began, and President Monson was talking I got an
overwhelming feeling. It was awesome. Remember how President Uchtdorf
was talking about how the church is reaching out though technology? Its
true. Our whole mission has texting now, and all our new pass along
cards guide people to Mormon.org, which is an AMAZING website!
Everything on LDS.org gets really connected too! I would encourage
everyone to use that to the max! I really learned a lot, and it answered
a lot of my questions.
Which is funny because this week we also had interviews! So I didnt have that many questions for President...
Interviews were awesome too! The Zone Leaders trained on getting real
fellowships for our investigators, not just having a "member present"
which is what the stat is called for a lessons taught with a member
there. Then the AP's trained on how important prayer was, and talked a
lot about that, which was really good, until it was my turn to be
interviews and I missed the last 10 mins of the training AND Elder
Rands' departing testimony! Elder Rands has been AP since my second
transfer, so way back when I was in Saint Johns. He's an awesome guy,
and a stud missionary. And I missed his departing testimony! But my
interview was really good. I walked in the little room in the church and
President had this board with all this stuff on it, and was erasing all
the numbers. He didn't even turn around when I walked in and he said,
"hello Elder Feller, take a seat" it was funny. Like in a movie. But
then he asked me all my numbers from last week and I was like "dang, I
wish you did this a week ago when I wasn't kinda sick... and burned out
from getting 200 oyms last week" Plus it didn't look to good because our
teaching was down because we only could teach one guy once last week,
and our other progressing investigator is stuck in North Dakota because
is snowed up there! haha, funny story, we were talking to his neighbor
and he called Chuck (the guy from ND) and Chuck said he was snowed in,
and his neighbor was like, "that's funny, because its 98 degrees here
and my kids are swimming!" (It got pretty hot last weekend) But anyways,
president didnt give me too hard a time about the numbers, he said we
were doing about as good as most, and I explained to him everything
going on.There was a point to the numbers! He's not just all about
"stats" but its hard to explain it all so I wont. Then I asked him some
other questions about some stuff. The funny thing is, president isn't
always supper talkative in interviews, but always asks what he can do
for you. If you say nothing, then your interview is short and you dont
learn allot. So I always come with specific questions about whats going
on in my area and its really helpful.
So, P-Day is switching to Mondays in a couple weeks, on direction from the Missionary Department... LAME!
Oh, we got a referral from Elder Gunter the other day! He called and
said he talked to this lady and her daughter who want to get baptised,
and we he gave us the name he said, "April... Elizabeth... Fools." and I
was too excited so I said "fools? Like 'oh thou fools'?" and he laughed
and said yeah. Then I said "So her name is April Fools?" and then I
realized what just happened. :(
Well thats pretty much it. We had a pretty slow week otherwise.
Wait. I forgot the most important thing. Ok, maybe second most important
after hearing the prophet. Remember (FLASHBACK!) when I was in Saint
Johns and I told you a Sister in Springerville made us the best apple
pie I've ever tasted? I might not have told you but that happened. Well,
she's in Gilbert now. I was telling my companion about the apple pie in
the mountains (everynight, so good) and I said, but this sister makes
the best apple pie I've ever had. So the next wednesday in Wal Mart he
went up to her and said, "Elder Feller has been spreading rumors about
you." and my companion is kinda a jokster so I was like "oh no!" and
then he said "He said you make the best apple pie in the world." She
said, "yeah, its true." And agreed to make us some. So she gave it to us
at conference and we ate it. And it was the best... ever. So we were
trying to think of a way to pay her back, and so we're going to make 4
batches of "Muddy Buddies" and give it all to her. Quantity for Quality,
right?
Well that's really all of it.
Love,
-Elder Feller
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