tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81277461370671741752024-03-12T20:52:44.346-07:00Call of the Celt--Serving the Lord in Scotland/IrelandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540941428213898195noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127746137067174175.post-2455713615889397782016-07-06T15:00:00.001-07:002016-07-06T15:00:14.886-07:00Separation Anxiety!July 4, 2016<br />
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Hello all! Sorry, but this email is going to be short and sweet for one reason: moves call!! We got the call last night and here is the verdict: Elder Cluster is off to Dalkieth and I will be staying in Stranraer. My new companion will be Elder Davainis. He is 26 years old and from Lithuania. He has only been out for 4.5 months, so looks like I am getting some more fresh blood to corrupt. Bwhahaha!!<div>
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I am excited to see what miracles are in store for Elder Davainis and I, but I am so sad to see Elder Cluster go. He is an amazing missionary and an even more amazing friend. It has been a great 3 months with him, and I only wish I could serve with him for 3 months more. I know he will do great things in Dalkieth though and that is where the Lord needs him. Right now. </div>
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Sorry that I wasn't able to respond to some of your emails, but time is short because Elder Cluster still needs to pack and say goodbye to a couple members since we are leaving tonight. Know that I love and miss you all! Stay awesome and keep moving forward!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540941428213898195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127746137067174175.post-58190529404078388422016-06-27T18:48:00.003-07:002016-06-27T18:48:43.965-07:00Fun Facts<div dir="ltr">
Hello everybody!! Hope this email finds you all well and happy!! This week has been pretty good. Nothing super major happened, but it has been interesting...<div>
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Fun Fact #1: The UK is no longer part of Europe. They had a vote this past week to see whether they would remain or leave, and the decision was to leave. The Scottish people wanted to stay, so they aren't too happy about the decision. This will probably lead to another vote for Scottish independence. Not too sure if this will happen while I am still on my mission, but we will wait and see!</div>
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Fun Fact #2: The 25th of June marked Elder Cluster's Hump Day!! In celebration, we went to Lady Bay and he burned one of his shirts. I also burned a shirt and a tie for my 6 month and year mark that I missed. Looking forward to burning a pair of trousers to mark 18 months pretty soon!!</div>
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Fun Fact #3: We have a baptism this week!! Our two investigators, Emma and Rachael, will be getting baptised on Saturday. We are super excited for both of them. Emma asked me to baptise her, so I am really honoured to do that. What makes it an even cooler experience is that we are doing it in the ocean so that will be a once in a lifetime experience. Not too many missionaries can say they have done that!!!</div>
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Fun Fact #4: For P-day last week, Elder Cluster and I went to the Mull of Galloway. This is the most southern point of Scotland. Now I can say that I have been to the farthest north point (when I was in Thurso) and the farthest south. </div>
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Fun Fact #5: This week is moves. I am pretty nervous, because we are pretty sure that Elder Cluster will be leaving since he has been here for 6 months. This means a new companion for Elder Wilson. I am excited to see what's going to happen, but also a bit sad. Elder Cluster has been a great companion, and it has been a pleasure to serve with him. </div>
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Well, I think that is all the news I have for this week! Looking forward to a great week this week and some hopefully good news on Sunday for moves! Thank you all for your love and support! Love you all!! Stay awesome and keep moving forward!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540941428213898195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127746137067174175.post-8447411918363725112016-06-27T18:40:00.000-07:002016-06-27T18:40:05.281-07:00Fishers of MenJune 20, 2016<br />
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This week was a week of fishing in both senses of the word! On Monday, we did some actual fishing. Our friend from the Czech Republic, Martin, had some stuff for it and asked if we wanted to go to the pier to try for some mackerel. Why not? After Elder Cluster spent about 40 minutes with his line in the water, he finally caught two, 10" mackerel!!! We were pretty excited. We were deciding whether or not we wanted to take them home to cook them, but ended up voting against it. We threw them back, and after being in the water for about 5 seconds, a seagull came down and ate one of the fish we had just thrown back. What a crappy way to spend your last minutes of life.<br />
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We also did some fishing for investigators...and we caught two of them as well!! This week we starting teaching a couple named James and Suzy. They are so good! They both have so many questions that can be answered by the gospel, and say that all of what we teach makes total sense. They also have two sons, one 10 and the other 11, who are both interested in religion and finding out about who God is, so we are hopefully going to start teaching them this week as well. James and Suzy also committed to be baptised on the 9th of July, which is super good!!!</div>
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Also seeing a lot of success with our current investigators, especially Emma and Rachael. They are sisters (one 19 and the other 18) and friends of our recent convert Dayna. We have been teaching them since I first got to the area, and they are preparing to be baptised on the 2nd of July!!! We are super stoked for that! They have had some amazing experiences with the gospel and the Spirit and are both so prepared to take this next step! We are so happy for them both.</div>
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Yesterday was a pretty interesting day at church as we had some visitors. Out of nowhere, Michael and Elaine from Falkirk show up in Stranraer to come and visit me!! I haven't seen either of them since October of last year, so this was a pretty sweet reunion! It was so great getting to catch up with them and just being able to spend time with them. They also brought Michael's son, Mark, who is also getting ready to be baptised! It was a pretty good day!</div>
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Hello all! Well, I am going to be completely honest. There wasn't too much that happened this week. It always seems that right after a baptism, things die down for a little bit and then pick back up again, and that is exactly what happened. We did do a bit of teaching, but it was slower than in weeks past. All of our investigators are doing pretty good, but are all still a bit hesitant to commit to baptism. If you could all pray for that, that would be much appreciated.</div>
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I guess the highlight of the week would be going on exchanges with the Zone Leaders. For the 5th time on my mission, I went on an exchange with Elder Novotny. He is from the Czech Republic and is pretty cool! It's funny, he was my zone leader when I was in Motherwell at the beginning of my mission and we went on exchanges. Now he is my zone leader and this is his last transfer. He saw me be born, and now I am seeing him die. Weird how missions work. </div>
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Well......yeah. That is pretty much it with me. Sorry that this isn't too exciting, but they can't all be. </div>
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Thank you all for your prayers and support! Love and miss you all! Stay awesome and keep moving forward!</div>
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This week has been really good, especially this weekend. On Saturday, we were able to have the amazing opportunity to baptise one of our friends, Vicky. She is such an amazing person, and she was so prepared to make this step. The service was so good as well. I think this is the first time when I saw in visual change in someone after being baptised. She looked so happy and just radiant after coming up out of the water. When I asked her how she felt afterward, she said that she felt as though a weight had been lifted off her shoulders! So amazing! On Sunday, we then confirmed her a member and she received the gift of the Holy Ghost. Again, such an amazing spiritual experience! Vicky loves the gospel and has truly recognised the blessings that can come from it, and this gift will just make that even better!</div>
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I am so grateful for this gospel and the change that it can bring in people. Even though I have grown up in the church, and I have truly come to witness that change in myself as I have become fully converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ. I know that it is the path, the only path, that will lead us back to our Father in Heaven, and that He will help us to get there! I love this gospel more than I can describe and am grateful that I have these 2 years to help other people find that love and that happiness that comes from this wonderful truth!</div>
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Hello all! This week (especially the weekend) has been such a blessing here in Stranraer. I will start off with the minor news first. Last night we got the call saying that Elder Cluster and I will be staying together here in Stranraer. We are both looking forward to another 5 weeks together and seeing what great things are in store for us here. Now on to the good stuff!!<div>
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Most of the week was pretty usual. Teaching some lessons, finding some people, and going about doing good. Nothing really special there. However, Sunday was amazing. On a normal week, we usually have about 8-10 people attend church. Well, this week, we had 21 people there!!!! We were able to get 4 of our investigators (Tia, Rachel, Emma, and Vicky) to come, as well as 2 less actives, including Eric. We also had a family visiting from Edinburgh, which helped to fill up a few more seats. It was so amazing to see so many people gathered together, and to watch the branch fellowship these people and welcome them in. So amazing!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540941428213898195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127746137067174175.post-15758838368473375092016-05-23T18:11:00.003-07:002016-05-23T18:11:23.069-07:00He's Mormon, but he's BuddhistHello all! It has been a pretty good week in Stranraer. Things finally look like they are heading in the right direction. We were able to see most of our investigators this week, which was really good, and have lots of appointments set up for this week with new people. Should be good stuff, if all goes according to plan.<br />
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To explain the second part of the subject title, we got a flat tire on our car this week. We were in a place called Port William, which is about 30 minutes away from Stranraer, visiting an investigator. When we got back to our car, we noticed our front tire was flatter than a pancake! Luckily, when I was in Boy Scouts, my dad made me take the Automotive Maintenance merit badge! Looks like it came in handy, because I was able to change the tire no problem! If you have never had to change a tire in a white shirt and tie, I would not recommend it. Your white shirt doesn't usually come out white. Another interesting thing that happened, is on our way back from Port William, after changing the tire, the car driving in front of us took out a pigeon flying across the road. I have never seen so many feathers!!! It was really impressive!<br /></div>
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A really cool miracle we saw this week: We found this guy named James about 2 weeks ago. Well, we were supposed to meet with him this week, but the day of our appointment, he texted saying he wasn't interested, but that his friend would be. Well, we talked to his friend, Suzy, and she is golden!!! She is looking for a faith and a church and has so many great questions!!!! She said that she is ready to commit to God and will do whatever she needs to. Well, Suzy, have we got a church for you!! We should be seeing her this week!<br /></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540941428213898195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127746137067174175.post-71402672035742801162016-05-11T14:31:00.000-07:002016-05-11T14:31:05.352-07:00Reflections<div dir="ltr">
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Well, this week has been pretty slow and not very fruitful to be completely honest. We were able to find a couple of new people to teach (all of whom are friends of our recent convert Dayna), but the people we were already teaching seem to all be slipping. It has been very hard to get in contact with them, and when we do meet up, they just don't seem as willing to change as they did when this process started. Prayers for all of them would be greatly appreciated!!<div>
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In happier new, this week we had an All Scotland conference in Edinburgh!! It was an amazing spiritual feast and I learned so much! It was also really fun because I got to see many of my past companions: Elder Ensign (Motherwell), Elder Olsen (Dundee), Elder Scharman (Falkirk), Elder Thueson (Thurso), and Elder White (MTC). It was so great gettting to catch up with all of them, and I also got to say a real goodbye to Elder Ensign since he goes home at the end of this month. I have been blessed with some really amazing companions and am so grateful for all they have taught me!</div>
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Yesterday was Mother's Day, and as such, we got to skype home!!!! It's nice getting to email my family every week, but nothing can replace actually talking to them. It's amazing how much you realize you miss them! </div>
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One thing that happened during skype, was my mom asked me how I have changed since I have been on my mission, and this caused me to reflect on the last 15 months (hence the name of this email). I have grown so much! I feel like I have truly come to know my Saviour Jesus Christ, and my Heavenly Father. My testimony has been strengthened in a way that only this kind of work can do. I have made some amazing life long friends and learned so much about who I am as a person and who I want to become. While it has in no way been easy, I would not trade this experience for the world!!</div>
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Thank you all for your love and support! It means so much to me! Stay awesome and keep moving forward! Love and miss you all!</div>
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1) A Heeland Coo (Scottish for Highland Cow) 2) Sheep taking shelter from the rain</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540941428213898195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127746137067174175.post-80544881339761698182016-05-06T14:38:00.002-07:002016-05-06T14:38:31.445-07:00Falling Apart Tuesday May 2, 2016<br />
Hello friends, family, and other random people that read this! Sorry this email is a day late. It was another random bank holiday in Scotland and the libraries were close, so it was a bit difficult to do the bulk of our emailing.<br />
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This last week was a bit disappointing, unfortunately. We got to see most of our investigators, but a lot of them seem to have lost the original fire that they had when they first started learning about the gospel. It doesn't help that it has been really hard for us to find some new investigators either. Sunday was a bit of a let down as well. We had 4 people who had told us that they would be coming to church, and of those 4, a total of 0 came. I guess that is just how missionary work goes: it builds up, and then without a moments notice, all comes crumbling down.<div>
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This week is going to be a lot of reconstructing the area. We are working on getting back in contact with some of our investigators, as well helping those that we do have, relight that fire and get them excited about the gospel again. We also do have a couple more potential investigators we hope to be meeting with, so praying really hard that all goes well there. </div>
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There are some pretty exciting things happening this week as well. On Wednesday, we will be having an All Scotland conference in Edinburgh. This is where all the missionaries in Scotland come together, and we get an amazing spiritual feast. This meeting will also be really fun, because I will get to see 5 of my 8 companions, a couple of whom I haven't seen in almost a year now! I am super stoked!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540941428213898195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127746137067174175.post-62288129443704202302016-04-26T12:06:00.003-07:002016-04-26T12:06:46.757-07:00Numbers, Numbers, Numbers!<div>
Howdy all! This week has been really good. On average, in the Scotland/Ireland Mission, we teach around 5 or 6 lessons a week, if we are lucky. Well, for Elder Cluster and I, this week was really good. We taught a total of 11 lessons!!! We were able to see pretty much all of our investigators, and slowly, but surely, they are all progressing. </div>
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With Campbell, we were able to start the Stop Smoking Program with him. Even though he is only 16, he has a really strong will power, so he should be able to quit no problem.</div>
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We were also able to see James and Amy. They are both doing alright. Still trying to help them see the need for Jesus Christ in our life and work out a way to get them to church. James has a problem with his leg, and can't sit for too long. We will figure it out though.</div>
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Had a good visit with Martin this week also. He really opened up to us, and we found out the root of a lot of his problems. He wasn't able to make it to church yesterday which was a bummer, but hopefully next week. </div>
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This week is looking pretty good as well. Tomorrow we are going to be going on exchanges with the Zone Leaders up in Irvine, so we will be up there all day. We have lots of appointments scheduled for this week, including a couple of new investigator appointments, so things should be going well!</div>
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Sorry for the shorter email, but the computer I am on is being stupid and slow. I will make up for it next week! Thank you all for the love and support. Love and miss you all! Stay awesome and keep moving forward.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540941428213898195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127746137067174175.post-45527753226639643492016-04-18T14:36:00.000-07:002016-04-18T14:36:00.009-07:00Moves Day or Moves Week?<div dir="ltr">
Well, here I am in Stranraer in the good ol' land of Scotland. Let me tell you, it was a long week last week. Usually, people are able to move to their new areas in one day, hence the term-moves day. However, this time was a little different for me as it took me an entire week to get to my new area. Here was how it went down. <div>
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Monday night- left Dundalk</div>
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Thursday- took the car to get an oil change in the morning, and drove to Stranraer in the afternoon, arriving around 3. </div>
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Yep. Crazy stuff! But, I made it eventually. Stranraer seems pretty good. There are a lot of good things happening. Here's a little bit about the area. Population of about 10,000 people. About 8 members in the branch, but every single one is amazing and take really good care of the missionaries! My new comp is Elder Cluster. He is from Ogden, Utah, is 18 years old, and has been on his mission for about 9 months. Seems like it's going to be a fun transfer with him. </div>
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We are working with so many great people right now! Here is some info about them...</div>
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Campbell: 16 years old. Super solid! Preparing to be baptised on May 7. Working on stopping smoking and drinking (that is a big problem among the youth here). Came to church yesterday and loved it!!!</div>
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Karen and Natalie: Best friends. 14 years old. Also have a smoking/drinking problem. Really fun and energetic.</div>
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James and Amy: Couple. Amy is from Pakistan. Super chill, but have a lot of their own beliefs on things. Have had some struggles in the past, but believe we were sent to them for a reason.</div>
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Kevin: About 40. Loves to learn about the gospel, but struggles with coming to church. Is preparing for baptism on May 7, but we will probably be moving his date, so that he can come to church more regularly. </div>
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Vicky: 17. Friend of a recent convert. Is super willing to change. Had a baptismal date, but unfortunately missed it. Working on preparing her for a new one. </div>
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Martin: 30's. From Czech Republic. Loves to hang out with the missionaries. Came to church yesterday and really enjoyed it!! </div>
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Those are the main people that we are working with right now! Please pray for them that they will all continue to progress!</div>
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Thank you all for your love and support! Love you all! Stay awesome and keep moving forward!</div>
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Well, moves call has come and gone, and once again it is time for me to pack everything up and move out again. On Tuesday I will be leaving, not only Dundalk, but the wonderful land of Ireland and heading back to Scotland to my new area of Stranraer. I will be serving with Elder Cluster. It is sad to leave this area because so many amazing things are happening. We have 5 people preparing for baptism within the next month and many more new people that we are finding. Elder Corcran and his new companion are going to do great things!<br /></div>
This seems to be the pattern though. Since the beginning of my mission, I have only ever spent two transfers in areas, and then I get booted out. In a way, it is kind of fun being able to see so much of the mission and meet so many new people. At the same time though, I would like to be able to settle down somewhere for a while. But hey, I am just that much closer toward achieving my two goals. First, serve in every zone in the mission (currently at 6/8) and second, to have the most areas (currently at 6). Guess we will wait and see if the trend keeps on going. <br /></div>
Sorry this email is so much shorter, but I need to get back to the flat and finish packing, seeing as I have to be down in Dublin tonight. <br /></div>
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Thank you all for your love and support! Love and miss you all! Stay awesome and keep moving forward!<br /></div>
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Well, this week has been..interesting to say the least. We knew we were going to be without a car (you know because of the accident and everything), but we got a car this week saying that our car will be given to another set of Elders in Mullingar. That's right, after 5 months with a car, I finally lose it! In a way, I am sort of happy about it, because now I can stop getting fat. However, that means you are back to hitting the pavement by foot and also by bike! I better be the sexiest missionary after leaving this area!<br /></div>
A lot of this week has been adjusting to new modes of transportation, so we unfortunately weren't able to visit a few of our investigators. We have yet to get back in contact with Romain, so that is a bit disheartening, but we had a great lesson with Oussain. He asked us when he could get baptised, but we have to wait for his visa to get here before we can go ahead with that. He is so solid though. We also got a legit referral from <a href="http://mormon.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mormon.org</a> this week. Her name is Rebecca, and we called her and she said that she referred herself and that she would love to meet up. We are seeing her on Saturday, so that should be good!!!<br /></div>
We got the amazing opportunity Saturday and Sunday to watch General Conference! It was so good! I had so many of my questions answered and received so much personal revelation. My favorite had to be either Donald Hallstrom or Bonnie L. Oscarson! Both just really made me think and remember why I love this church and this gospel so much! Such an amazing thing to be a part of!<br /></div>
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Thank you all for your love and support! Means a lot! Stay awesome and keep moving forward! Love and miss you all!<br /></div>
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First off, Romain. We have tried to get in contact with him everyday this week, to no avail. Not sure if he is trying to avoid us, or what. Got a text from him on Sunday saying he wasn't coming to church and that he just needed to talk with himself and figure things out. Needless to say, unless a miracle happens, he probably won't be getting baptized this Saturday as planned.<br /></div>
Next is Oussain. We had an amazing lesson with him on Friday about the Plan of Salvation, and in his own words, it is 110% true!!! He said straight up that he wants to convert. The only issue is that he is Muslim, and with everything going on at the minute, we won't be able to baptize him until he gets a visa. He is sending in his paperwork this week and it should get here in about 2 weeks after that, so we could still possibly make his date of April 16th. Unfortunately, he didn't come to church either and we don't know why. <br /></div>
Also got a new investigator named Maureen. She was a former that was being a taught a few months ago, that we got back in contact with. She is very energetic for a 49 year old women, and is very religious. It is a bit hard for us to talk about what we believe, because she is always talking about what she believes. She did accept a baptismal date though, so that is some sort of progress.<br /></div>
As for the rest of the week, we had a few dropped appointments and Sunday wasn't very fun. You would think that Easter would be one of the greatest Sunday's ever, but not in Dundalk! For starters we had no investigators at church. To make that even worse, we had a member of the mission presidency visiting, so we probably looked like wasters. Then, after church we got in a car accident. Don't worry, we are all ok, but the car will be in the shop for a few days, so we get to walk everywhere now. Yay (please note sarcasm). Basically, my brain hurts, and I am really tired. Really looking forward to Sunday where I can just relax and watch General Conference. Should be good!<br /></div>
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Thank you all for your love and support! Really appreciate it! Stay awesome and keep moving forward!<br /></div>
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Top o' the morning to ya!! This week was so flipping good. For starters, I had the once in a lifetime experience of celebrating St. Patrick's Day in good old Ireland!! In years past, missionaries have had to go in early, or not go out at all because it can get a wee bit crazy. However, this year, we were allowed to go out and work all day!! It was so much fun! It was the first time since being here that I actually heard Irish music playing in the streets. Sadly, even though there were a lot of people out, most of them were too busy or drunk to want to hear a message about God. <br /><br />Despite that though, the Lord has blessed us so much this week! This week, we were able to find a total of 4 new investigators and now have 5 people preparing to be baptised. Here is a brief update on the new people:<br /></div>
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Peter and Moreen: Brother and sister from Nigeria. Met with missionaries before, but the missionaries lost contact. Had a great lesson with them, and both admitted that this is the truth. Both are preparing for baptism on the 16th of April.<br /></div>
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Anthony: Found by the previous elders while knocking doors. He is very open minded and said that he felt curious to learn more after the lesson. Has a lot of really great questions. Also preparing for baptism on the 16th.<br /></div>
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We are also still working with Romain and Oussain. Sadly, in order to fit all the lessons in, we had to move Romain's baptism to next week, but at least it is still going to happen. Oussain is doing great as well!! He told us straight up that he knew what we were teaching was true, he has come to church twice (walks an hour to get there) and is also preparing for baptism on the 16th. If all goes well, we should be baptising 2 Nigerians, a Pakistani, and an Irish man on the 16th! Talk about multicultural! This area has really started to take off again Now, let's make sure that it keeps going that way and that we don't get lazy!<br /></div>
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This week was grand, so it was!! Much of it was spent finding, but because of that we found a lot of really great people. The best day had to be yesterday, because we saw so many miracles!!<br /></div>
First, was that we had two investigators at church. While that doesn't sound too impressive, the story behind one of them is great! We met a man last week named Oussain, and he said that he would be interested in meeting up. We were supposed to teach him this last week, but he unfortunately got sick. Well, Saturday night, we decided to invite him to church, and he said that he would come. Naturally we were a little bit skeptical. It got to be 5 minutes before the church started and he still wasn't there. Well, a couple minutes later, we get a call. It is Oussain saying that he was just outside!!! We ran out and pulled him in (not literally) and he ended up staying for 2/3 hours! What a blessing. What made it even better, is that after Sacrament meeting he was talking about how peaceful and happy he felt. Those sound like some feelings of the Spirit if you ask me! <br /></div>
The second person at church was Romain. Romain is originally from France, was meeting with some elders in Dublin, but has moved up to Dundalk this last week, so we are taking over teaching him. One thing the other elders didn't tell us, is that Romain is preparing for baptism on the 26th of this month! Looks like we have a baptism to get ready for next week!<br /></div>
The funniest part of Sunday was Gospel Principles! We only had 5 people in the class: me, my comp, Romain, Oussain, and our recent convert Sylvester. Now, Sylvester is from Russia, Oussain is from Pakistan, and Romain is from France, and all of them are still learning English. The language barrier was so real, but the lesson went good either way. Luckily it was Elder Corcran's turn to teach :)<br /></div>
Another miracle that happened yesterday was during finding. We were out chapping, and we got let in by someone! Her name is Francis, and she seems super solid. In her own words, she has a "middle of the road" faith and loves learning new things. Hoping to start meeting with her this week. <br /></div>
Well, this week is also St. Patrick's Day, which is huge in Ireland. Chances are very likely that we will have to stay inside for most of the day, in order to avoid all the crazy Irish festivities, but I will send you as many pics as I can! Should be a grand day!<br /></div>
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-Romain <span style="color: red;">Work towards 26th baptismal date</span></div>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">-Oussain </span>Hold appt this week</span></div>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">-Francis <span style="color: red;">Meet with us</span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">-Aileen <span style="color: red;">Make time for the gospel<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Thank you all for your love and support! Love and miss you all! Stay awesome and keep moving forward! <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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This week has been amazing!!! But, I will start with the sad stuff first. After only 3 weeks of serving together, Elder Harker and I split up and he went off to Portadown in Northern Ireland, leaving me to get my new companion, Elder Corcran. Since Wednesday, we have been tearing it up in Dundalk!!</div>
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This week was just grand, so it was!! On Saturday, we had the wonderful opportunity to baptize Sheila and Clive Mtawali. I was able to baptize Sheila, and Elder Harker baptized Clive. On Sunday, we were then able to confirm them members of the Church of Jesus Christ. I also had the wonderful opportunity to participate in this ordinance and confirm Clive. This was such an amazing experience to be involved in helping two wonderful people begin their lives as disciples of Jesus Christ!!!<br /></div>
This week is also transfers! We got the call last night, and after 5 transfers in Dundalk, Elder Harker will be moving about an hour north to Portadown. I only served with him for three weeks, so that was quick! I will be getting Elder Corcran. He is from Las Vegas, NV and has been out for 3 months. Nice and fresh greenie mind for me to corrupt :)<br /></div>
I'm excited to be staying in Dundalk for a couple of reasons. First, we are working with some amazing people and I know that we are going to see miracles this transfer. Second, I get to be in Ireland for St. Patty's Day!! I managed to convince my district leader to let us go on exchanges that day, so I will get to spend that holiday in Dublin. How much more Irish could you get?!?!? I am so pumped!!!<br /></div>
This next week will be busy getting a new companion and introducing him to people, so next email should be a little bit more exciting!!<br /></div>
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Howdy all! This week was grand, so it was! Elder Harker and I had the opportunity to go to Dublin this week to go on exchanges with the district leader. Every missionary in the Scotland/Ireland mission refers to Dublin as the promised land...and I understand why now!! So many people and a lot of them are so willing to learn. Many of them are foreigners (lots from Brazil and Africa) and if you just say you are sharing a message about Jesus Christ, they will give you their number in a heart beat. So wonderful!! I would love to serve there one day. <br /></div>
Other than that adventure in Dublin, this week was pretty average. Unfortunately we weren't able to meet with a few of our investigators, but Sheila and Clive were able to have their baptismal interview on Saturday. All went well there and we are all good to proceed with the baptism on Saturday. Most of our time this week will be spent prepping for that. Some more good news is that Sheila brought one of her friends to church yesterday. Her name is Esther, and we will begin teaching her this week as well. Good things are headed our way!!!<br /></div>
So for P-day last week, Elder Harker took me to this old abadoned castle in the middle of a field called Roche Castle. It was really cool!! See attached pics to see just how cool!!<br /></div>
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So yesterday was Valentine's Day. Sadly, we had no appointments so we had to go knock some doors. Needless to say, many people were celebrating Valentine's Day, and a few of their.....activities...were interrupted by two 20 year old Mormon's sharing the gospel. I think some people got a little annoyed. Isn't being a missionary great!!!</div>
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Sheila and Clive are still on track for their baptism on the 27th. The font is reserved and they will be having their interview on the 20th. Preparing for a busy week of baptismal preparations! Pray for us!<br /></div>
Had a great miracle happen yesterday. A less active came back to church for the first time in a while, which is great! The best part is that she brought a nonmember friend with her as well! Her name is Serina. she stayed for all three hours of church and we got her number so that we can meet up with her and start teaching her!! So good!!!<br /></div>
This week should be fun. Tomorrow we are going on exchanges, and I will get the chance to do some finding in Dublin City Centre. Elder Thueson served there and said it is the promised land. All you have to do is say Jesus Christ and people will meet with you! Can't wait to find out if the rumors are true :)<br /></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540941428213898195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127746137067174175.post-17359780888661505602016-02-14T17:16:00.000-08:002016-02-14T17:16:01.180-08:00The Emerald Isle<div>
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Well, this is me officially on the Emerald Isle. It was really fun traveling here (please note the sarcasm in my voice). I started traveling at 9 AM on Tuesday, and didn't actually get into my area until around 8 PM Wednesday. My modes of transportation included a car, a train, a bus, a ferry, another bus, and another car. Needless to say, I am ready to settle down and stay here for a bit. <br /></div>
Once I got to my area though, I didn't spend too much time there. On Saturday, we traveled back to Dublin for an All Ireland Conference with Elder Hallstrom, one of the presidents of the Quorum of the 70. He also spoke on Sunday at the Dublin Stake Conference. It is such an amazing experience to hear from God's chosen apostles. To all my friends in Scotland, I am sorry you have to read this paragraph and be jealous. <br /></div>
Dundalk seems great. We are actually teaching people, so that is really nice. First is Sheila and Clive. They are from Zimbabwe. She is in her 40's and he is 13. Libson is her husband and he is a recent convert. They are preparing for baptism on the 27th of this month. <br /></div>
Next is Aileen. She is super solid!! She is the most intelligent person I have ever met!! She could get baptised tomorrow if she wanted, but she is very busy with school and night classes so she is holding off for now. She knows what a commitment it is, and wants to give it 110%. <br /></div>
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Overall, it seems like great things will happen! Elder Harker (my new comp from Canada) is great!! He is super chill and a hard worker! We are going to see miracles!<br /></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Aileen <span style="color: red;">Strength to give up smoking</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Thank you all for your support and love! It means a lot! Love and miss you all! Stay awesome and keep moving forward!</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540941428213898195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127746137067174175.post-80432875816489829392016-02-01T20:18:00.002-08:002016-02-01T20:22:15.803-08:00Just My LuckWell, after 6 more weeks in Thurso, we had another moves call last night. Here is the verdict:<br />
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Elder Thueson will be staying in Thurso and will be serving with Elder Kinville. I, however, will be leaving. After serving half my mission in Scotland, I finally get to see the Emerald Isle! That's right! Elder Wilson is headed to Ireland! I will be serving in a town called Dundalk which is about an hour outside of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland (if you didn't know, Ireland is actually two separate countries). My new companion is Elder Harker from Canada. I am really looking forward to finally getting to see the other half of my mission, but sad to say goodbye to Elder Thueson. It has been a grand 3 months with him. Who knew I would make some of my closest friends in another country? </div>
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Elder Thueson and I decided to go on an adventure for P-day, so we went to a place called Durness to check out Smoo Cave. It was pretty cool (as I hope you can tell from the pictures). It's kind of hidden away in this really cool cove. Probably one of the funnest P-days I've had on my mission, but also one of the dirtiest. Got a bit muddy climbing around, but it was well worth it. </div>
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We also went down to Aberdeen for zone interview training. It was really nice being in a big city with other missionaries, but as expected, I never want to sit in our car that long again. I am not a fan of roadtrips. </div>
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So, investigator update. Had some really good meetings with David, but unfortunately he is no longer preparing for baptism on the 30th. He asked if he could move his date a little bit later so he could have more time to think about it. Still working with him though. </div>
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Theoden however is doing great. He is preparing to be baptised this Saturday!! I am so excited!! The challenge now is going to get everything together before then. Can't wait to have a 'white' Christmas about a month late!! Should be a really great day. His dad, Lee, will be the one baptising him so that will be super special! Can't wait!!</div>
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In terms of weather, it has been pretty nippy. It was -4 degrees celsius last night, so that wasn't very fun, and it snowed a couple of times this past week as well. Seems like winter must finally be upon us (as if it hasn't been for the past 2 months). All I can say is this: thank goodness for space heaters and blankets!</div>
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<span style="color: black;">Hope you all have a wonderful week! Love and miss you all! Stay awesome and keep moving forward!</span></div>
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