August 26, 2013
Hello Everyone,
This week has been extremely busy, but has been one to remember! My companion and I have had a lot of really great conversations about conversion, and we were able to study Alma 5 together. He told me that he likes to go through and ask himself all of the questions that are being asked in that chapter. After reading it I realized a lot of things that I need to improve about myself, which I guess is always a good thing to be looking for.
A few days ago, we taught a man on the street in Sparta. He was drunk but was still able to talk to us. He listed off five or six different types of alcohol he had drunk earlier that day, and said that it had been a good day. That was taking it easy for him! We taught him about the restoration, and had an oddly powerful lesson with him. Not too often can you have a powerful lesson with a drunk person, especially on the street. It showed me that God has prepared a way for everyone to hear and receive the message that we have to share. He opened up and shared a lot of his life challenges with us, one being his youngest son passing away. We talked to him about the Plan of Salvation, and he began to show a lot of interest. Hopefully he will be able to sober up a little bit in the future, so that he will be even more responsive.
The woman that called and asked if she could come to church dropped us a few weeks ago, which is why there have not been any more updates. She went to her church the following week, and texted us informing us that she was going to return to her church and that she didn't want us meeting with her anymore. We will have to try back with her later. Also, one of our teenage investigators dropped us. Our two teenage investigators broke up, and the one apparently was never really interested. Luckily, we will still be able to teach the other one (the girl), and maybe the boy will come around sometime in the future! Our entire zone has been facing a "dropped investigator" epidemic, yikes!
Today for P-Day, we spent the day with a recent return missionary. He took us to the "Amish Walmart" out in the middle of nowhere! It was kind of fun to see how different things are in Amish towns, and how people live without electricity. I know the pioneers were very strong people, but I would never desire to live like they did! Nope :) Amish people have the option of using modern day technology, and choose not to! It was fun spending the day with a returned missionary though, he is leaving tomorrow to go to Provo, Utah to attend Brigham Young University. Unfortunately, this means we are losing our joint teacher and main help in the branch!
Now that I have finished the training program, I decided to order new nametags. When I get my new tags, I will be sending my tag home, complete with my dork dot from the MTC which is on the back. That way, it won't break like a lot of other missionaries tags.
I hope you are all doing well, and are enjoying the week! It has been INSANELY hot and humid here recently, so we are excited for the cooler fall weather to come. Thank you all for your love and support, and for your emails and letters :) I really appreciate everything you do!
Best Wishes,
Elder Kyle William Andrews
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013
A little late but here you are!
July 4th, 2013
Hello Everyone,
This week has been pretty crazy, but I have had a great time! I went on exchange with an Elder from Manti, Utah who is currently serving in South La Crosse. He was really fun to be around, and I think I learned a lot from him. For a while I actually though that he was going to complete my training, but today we found out that he is going to be training a new missionary.
Today we received our transfer emails from President Clements. I will be staying in North La Crosse, and will be serving with an Elder from Japan. While I was with the Assistants last week I actually met this Elder, because we all met together for dinner. He is a really a kind and loving missionary, and I am sure that we are going to get along great! His English is progressing, but it is very clear that he is from another country. It will be interesting to see how everything works out, but I am excited for what the future holds!
This week we had a baptismal interview in Sparta, Wisconsin. We got there a little early, so we went tracting with the Sparta missionaries before the interview. We met a less-active member from their branch, and got to know her a little bit. As we were talking she mentioned that they got a trampoline for Christmas, but she hasn't been able to set it up for her kids yet. We asked her if we could set it up for her, and she respectfully declined. Missionaries are persistant though, and in the end we won! She showed us where the trampoline was, and we set it up for them. I love helping others, and wish we had more opportunities to serve out here. Maybe service opportunities will increase in the future though! When we finished, we took a picture together with all the missionaries on the tramp. We aren't allowed to jump on trampolines--but when we were taking the picture it was SUPER tempting! I guess too many injuries have occurred in the past because of it. Oh well!
On Saturday we went to Westby, Wisconsin to blitz the Viroqua Sisters area. I thought that La Crosse and Onalaska were small areas, but Westby is TINY! I guess before I left on my mission I had the perspective that I lived in a small city. Provo apparently isn't as small as I thought it was! People in Wisconsin talk about getting away from the big city life in La Crosse... Crazy! Hopefully throughout my mission I will be able to serve in some of the bigger cities, but it has been interesting adjusting to the small city lifestyle. I certainly would never choose to live in a city this small though haha!
Aside from that, things are going well. Tomorrow we are driving to Rochester, Minnesota and I will be with our Zone Leaders in a group of three, while my companion will drive up to Bloomington, Minnesota with a ward member to be with all of the departing missionaries. Things are definitely looking up, and I am excited to see what this next transfer will bring. I can't believe that I have been out on my mission for an entire transfer now, and soon there will be missionaries serving out here that are younger than I am! Of course, I will be turning the ripe old age of 19 a week after transfers so I guess I am getting up there in years. My birthday will be fun though, we have District Meetings on Wednesdays, and one of the Sisters (serving in Viroqua) has her birthday on the same day! I'm sure it will be AMAZING :) I love and miss you all, and hope you have an excellent week. Thanks for all of your letters and emails!
Best Wishes,
Elder Kyle William Andrews
Hello Everyone,
This week has been pretty crazy, but I have had a great time! I went on exchange with an Elder from Manti, Utah who is currently serving in South La Crosse. He was really fun to be around, and I think I learned a lot from him. For a while I actually though that he was going to complete my training, but today we found out that he is going to be training a new missionary.
Today we received our transfer emails from President Clements. I will be staying in North La Crosse, and will be serving with an Elder from Japan. While I was with the Assistants last week I actually met this Elder, because we all met together for dinner. He is a really a kind and loving missionary, and I am sure that we are going to get along great! His English is progressing, but it is very clear that he is from another country. It will be interesting to see how everything works out, but I am excited for what the future holds!
This week we had a baptismal interview in Sparta, Wisconsin. We got there a little early, so we went tracting with the Sparta missionaries before the interview. We met a less-active member from their branch, and got to know her a little bit. As we were talking she mentioned that they got a trampoline for Christmas, but she hasn't been able to set it up for her kids yet. We asked her if we could set it up for her, and she respectfully declined. Missionaries are persistant though, and in the end we won! She showed us where the trampoline was, and we set it up for them. I love helping others, and wish we had more opportunities to serve out here. Maybe service opportunities will increase in the future though! When we finished, we took a picture together with all the missionaries on the tramp. We aren't allowed to jump on trampolines--but when we were taking the picture it was SUPER tempting! I guess too many injuries have occurred in the past because of it. Oh well!
On Saturday we went to Westby, Wisconsin to blitz the Viroqua Sisters area. I thought that La Crosse and Onalaska were small areas, but Westby is TINY! I guess before I left on my mission I had the perspective that I lived in a small city. Provo apparently isn't as small as I thought it was! People in Wisconsin talk about getting away from the big city life in La Crosse... Crazy! Hopefully throughout my mission I will be able to serve in some of the bigger cities, but it has been interesting adjusting to the small city lifestyle. I certainly would never choose to live in a city this small though haha!
Aside from that, things are going well. Tomorrow we are driving to Rochester, Minnesota and I will be with our Zone Leaders in a group of three, while my companion will drive up to Bloomington, Minnesota with a ward member to be with all of the departing missionaries. Things are definitely looking up, and I am excited to see what this next transfer will bring. I can't believe that I have been out on my mission for an entire transfer now, and soon there will be missionaries serving out here that are younger than I am! Of course, I will be turning the ripe old age of 19 a week after transfers so I guess I am getting up there in years. My birthday will be fun though, we have District Meetings on Wednesdays, and one of the Sisters (serving in Viroqua) has her birthday on the same day! I'm sure it will be AMAZING :) I love and miss you all, and hope you have an excellent week. Thanks for all of your letters and emails!
Best Wishes,
Elder Kyle William Andrews
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