Hello family,
I had tons of fun SKYPE-ing with you guys yesterday!! It
made my day tons better. I love you all!
It’s 85 degrees out side with 50% humidity, which makes it
feel like 100 degrees out side. It is really really HOT! I have sweated through my clothing
completely. I woke up three times
through the night soo excited to call you guys.
We set multiple alarm clocks so we can wake up.
Today, we did norming studies, reading exercise then out the
door to our first appointment by 10 a.m.
I am riding my bike a lot but am still in need of getting my
back tire fixed. My companion Elder
Bailey also has a flat tire, so it looks like we will be driving to the bike
store tomorrow.
I am learning as a missionary to be patient. Also great resistance to second hand
smoke. Lots for people smoke here and
just seem to blow it in your face.
We are reading from the D & C ops…we were asked to call D
& C by its name Doctrine and Convenience from now on so people are to
confused. Yesterday we were taught in
church about the Donkey that spoke. It
was awesome. You should all find it and
read it.
My companion Elder Bailey is from Monticello Utah. His mom stills lives there. He has a ton of family. His dad lives in Alaska and wants to be a
state trooper. He is the oldest child. He is so fun and we are great frinds. Transfers are Thursday, He thinks he will be
transferred, we both hope not! He has
been her in GI for 6 months so it is very possible.
My mission so far is awesome.
Tons of store compared to my last area, and thunder storms, lightning,
rain and more thunder for just a few minutes then it is done. Crazy.
We tract during the day.
We usually have, or try to have members set up appointments for us. They will drive us there and stay with us
while we teach. That is preferred.
Also I need a conversion story from my ancestors, four
conversion stories, and one from each line. So if you could find some, that it would be super.
We are teaching this girl named A. She is super exited about the church. She has been gone for a month, to a drug
rehab program for marijuana abuse. She
has committed to be baptized but she needs some time and work before that.
We are also teaching a guy and his girl friend. They are true red necks! The only problem is that his girl friend is
still married to another man who will not give here a divorce. We are teaching them a lot. BUT he needs to move out or marry his girl
friend before he can get baptized. He is
genuinely interested and asks great questions about the Book of Mormon and the
Bible. I have enjoyed and been able to
answer his questions. They are going to
have a baby together, so it is very complicated.
Another family that we are teaching is a family where the women
were sold into the circus when she was very young. She is married to a man that she met in the
circus another performer. They have left
the circus and live in Grand Island NE now.
We are teaching them, but it is a little distracting. Well… She is the bearded lady. Yes, full on duck dynast beard. She usually has it in a front ponytail, like
her back ponytail. She is married to the
strong man, who ironically has very little hair. She still has an agent and preforms. Kind of different. But they are fun to teach and very
interested. Can a RS President have a
beard? Maybe you should ask President
Uchtdorf? Any way they are great
investigators!
I have enjoyed and been surprised that people, especially the
youth look up to me as a missionary.
They almost hang on every word I say.
I just hope I can inspire them and pray that I can say the “right
“things.
We do service 8 hour a week.
We have been building with Habitat for Humanity. Building pretty nice houses for people who
could not other wise afford them.
Everything from floor to roof. We
have no power tools except for one saw and have to hammer and saw the rest by
hand. It have been very fun building
walls and standing them up and seeing a home build for way less that it would
cost other wise.
It was super nice to talk to you yesterday.
I love you guy TONS. Happy Mothers Day MOM, I love you!
Love Elder Vance
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