Date: Mon, Jun 4,
2012 at 1:52 PM
Email #87 – New Plymouth, ID
Dear Bevell Family,
I will start with
myself this week as I am feeling rather selfish! (That was a joke so you can
laugh now.)
Anyway!
So, this last week
was actually really good. I wrote you a letter about it that I sent off this
morning. I am glad to hear I have mail
on the way. I have been feeling a little
forgotten as of late. But I don't hold that against you because I know life can
and is busy, especially at the ranch! So I will go over my week for you by day.
Monday, the 28th,
P-day;
-Had breakfast with the elders in Payette.
-Played volley ball with our district.
-At 6 p.m. we were picked up to spend family home evening
with the Burbank's. We roasted hot dogs over a fire and talked about all the
blessings that God has given us and we had a moment of silence for all the men
and women who gave their lives so we could have some of those blessings. Very
good time.
Tuesday the 29th;
-Emailed at 11 since we didn't get the chance on Monday.
-Had lunch at the senior center in town. We get to go
because we are "Elders"! lol. Plus it gives us a chance to mingle
with the older folks in Town. There's a guy named Tom who we always play a game
of pool with afterwards. We have yet to beat him. (POOL SHARK!!)
-After lunch we were able to do some service for the people
we live with. They are remodeling their kitchen so we got to break up some
cement stairs and dig holes outside. Good man work.
-Washed up afterwards.
-Had dinner at the Beutlers home. He is our ward mission
leader in the New Plymouth 1st ward.
-Had a lesson with a potential investigator whose last name
is Ruska. We taught her and her son about the restoration. She didn't have any
questions. We would have set a return appointment but she is out of town now.
-We then had splits with 1st ward. I went with Br Beutler
while Elder Melchior went with Br. Jones. Br. Beutler and I visited Ranee and
Carol again. Ranee was just leaving to go to town, and Carol had moved into her
own place. So we drove to Carol's and talked a bit and invited her to church.
She said she would try but still didn't in the end.
Wednesday the 30th;
-A slower day. Spent a lot of time making phone calls trying
to set up appointments for the rest of the week. We did have a lesson with the
Airaldi family. Single mom, three kids (one girl two boys.) The oldest not
baptized. We taught them the plan of salvation and gave them their own color
copies we had made at the library that morning. They loved it and the oldest
kid (Ziek) seemed to really enjoy the lesson.
Thursday the 31st;
-Our first day in the week to work in the Fruitland 3rd
ward. A rough day.
-Began by doing our weekly planning for the rest of the week
and next.
-pulled out the area book and began visiting less active
members. Not many were home, or answered their doors. Some addresses were wrong
as well. We need to get an updated ward list for that ward.
-Had lessons back in New Plymouth, both at the same time
actually so we had to call up some people to go on splits with us. My letter
tells about what I did. Elder Melchior taught Teddy Huston and her daughter
Charity. Teddy is a recent convert and charity is not baptized. He taught the
first lesson (The restoration.) I came in just in time for the closing prayer!
Friday the 1st;
-Had district meeting then went out to lunch with the
district afterwards.
-Stopped by the bishop of Fruitland 3rd and had a very good
talk with him. We told him how the ward was struggling and he apologized for
being so busy. He then gave us two names to contact and told us that he would
get more names from the ward council for us to visit when appointments fall
through. They are also putting together a list of members who can be available
to come with us to lessons! Friday was the best day of the week!!
Saturday the 2nd;
-Had lunch at subway because we get it free once a week!
-Made progress records for the ward.
-Contacted more less active families in 3rd ward and the
names that Bishop gave us.
-Delivered progress records at the end of the day.
Sunday the 3rd;
-Went to church in Fruitland 3rd. Fast and testimony meeting
went really well. There was a constant stream of testimonies including my own
and Elder Melchiors. One thing that stood out to me in Elder Melchiors
testimony was this. He said; "We are here on earth to be tried and tested,
and to be blessed." I thought about the last part. We know we are here to
be tested, to grow. But how often do we remember that we are also here to
receive blessings from our Father in Heaven? It's an interesting thought isn't
it?
And that dear
family was my week!!
Now to you guys!
Congrats to Alec on
is mission call!! The people in Anaheim California won’t know what hit them!!
lol.
And good job Mom on your missionary experience! I am so
proud of you. To refer her just go on to mormon.org and go to "meet with
missionaries" you can then type in her address and it will be sent to the missionaries
covering that area. Also a cool thing on mormon.org if you didn't know this
already if you look all the lessons we teach as missionaries are on there! Cool
huh!?
Breck in singles
ward!? Let me tell you now, from what I have seen with the single wards here I
am not looking forward to that. Hopefully your letter will bring me hope Breck!
lol.
The bible camp
sounds like it was fun Mom. I'm glad you were able to help them avoid some
potentially bad and awkward experiences. As I thought about that I thought back
to all the young people I have taught the Gospel too and how much fun it was. I
love teaching youth about the gospel! Maybe I will think about being a seminary
teacher. (Key word in there is THINK.) lol.
I'm still praying
hard for you Breck on your seizures. Don't give up just yet! And I loved your
graduation pictures! Man I really wish I could have been there!! It looks like
you had a ton of fun! Congrats again on that.
Don't be getting
down I haven't forgotten you Izaak! Don't ever change little bro! (That way I
will always be better than you at halo! haha!)
It was so good to
hear from you all again! I look forward to your letters; please keep writing me
it really is a huge pick me up!! I love you all! Stay cool!
-Elder Bevell-
