Hey Mom and Dad,
The week went well. We didn't have to do much tracting as we usually have so that was nice. If you couldn't already tell. I really do not like tracting haha. But it was a good week we found some people to teach but we really just started and probably won't see them tons throughout the upcoming week because of Christmas. We just got a pretty nice storm this weekend and now it is all gone and we are back to rain again haha. Well that is cool that Jordan is about to leave luckily he gets to spend Christmas with his family. Well I also hope that you do great on your talk. I am excited to hear how it goes. So I won't get to call you before Christmas. So I need Ari's Skype account to call and I need to know when you will be ready for me to call. We have a place where we will be skyping together so if you can just tell me when it's good to call you. It's ok that the box won't be here tell Wednesday I will be fine. Well I love you all and I will talk to you on Sunday. Love you so much and I am excited to see you all.
Love,
Elder Ryan Furtney
Showing posts with label first area: Warren Ohio with Elder Davies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label first area: Warren Ohio with Elder Davies. Show all posts
Thursday, December 22, 2011
December 12, 2011
Hi mom and dad,
Things are going good here and I do have a new companion his name is Elder Davies and he is from Pocatello, Idaho. He actually is from the same stake as Elder Trammell. Also Elder Stone is now a zone leader and he is now serving with Elder Trammell so i thought that was pretty funny. Oh so I am in our ward choir now because my new companion is a singer so I have to learn how to sing before Christmas haha. That is cool that Jordyn is back, I didn't know it was so soon. Well the only thing I would say is Focus on Member Missionary Work. President Hinckley once said "There is no point in missionary work without the members help" or something to that effect haha. But really if you take my area right now so far every single one of the recent converts is now less active because none of the members supported them well enough, Also, now that our members are not thinking of missionary work, nothing is happening, We barely teach and all we do is tract. Tracting is just a way to show that we are diligent but nothing rarely comes from it. If members are not trying to spread the gospel or help missionaries, then their ward or stake will not grow... And it sounds like I am just making my ward sound terrible. They are a great ward and i love them, but they need to learn how to do missionary work and not be afraid to do it. Member missionary work is everything in missionary work. Missionaries are just there to teach. The members are there to find people to teach. A good talk is "Find the Lambs, Feed the Sheep" by President Hinckley.
Well i am ok I love it here still its just cold and that is never fun but whatever ill live.Well love you all
Love,
Elder Ryan Furtney
Things are going good here and I do have a new companion his name is Elder Davies and he is from Pocatello, Idaho. He actually is from the same stake as Elder Trammell. Also Elder Stone is now a zone leader and he is now serving with Elder Trammell so i thought that was pretty funny. Oh so I am in our ward choir now because my new companion is a singer so I have to learn how to sing before Christmas haha. That is cool that Jordyn is back, I didn't know it was so soon. Well the only thing I would say is Focus on Member Missionary Work. President Hinckley once said "There is no point in missionary work without the members help" or something to that effect haha. But really if you take my area right now so far every single one of the recent converts is now less active because none of the members supported them well enough, Also, now that our members are not thinking of missionary work, nothing is happening, We barely teach and all we do is tract. Tracting is just a way to show that we are diligent but nothing rarely comes from it. If members are not trying to spread the gospel or help missionaries, then their ward or stake will not grow... And it sounds like I am just making my ward sound terrible. They are a great ward and i love them, but they need to learn how to do missionary work and not be afraid to do it. Member missionary work is everything in missionary work. Missionaries are just there to teach. The members are there to find people to teach. A good talk is "Find the Lambs, Feed the Sheep" by President Hinckley.
Well i am ok I love it here still its just cold and that is never fun but whatever ill live.Well love you all
Love,
Elder Ryan Furtney
December 12, 2011
Hello Mom and Dad,
Well actually it is not out of the ordinary in this mission to stay for this long in an area there has been longer. But yes it is pretty difficult because i have been getting frustrated with the work here but now I am better. Actually this week we got a new Bishop and he is wanting to help us out a lot so missionary work will start going good here again. I am excited to work with him. Its just been difficult the past few weeks because we are not teaching really anyone right now and so yes all we do is tract. Although we have had some success we have had three less actives start coming back to church and are very solid. That has been the best thing here so far. Well its good to here that Eric is back and well and that the family is doing good. Oh and we are trying to figure out a place that we can skype for Christmas we already had a lot people say we can we just trying to decide where. And also I wasn't able to ask brother Furness but I will the next time I see him. Well thanks for the email. Love you all and hope you have a great week.
Love,
Elder Ryan Furtney
Well actually it is not out of the ordinary in this mission to stay for this long in an area there has been longer. But yes it is pretty difficult because i have been getting frustrated with the work here but now I am better. Actually this week we got a new Bishop and he is wanting to help us out a lot so missionary work will start going good here again. I am excited to work with him. Its just been difficult the past few weeks because we are not teaching really anyone right now and so yes all we do is tract. Although we have had some success we have had three less actives start coming back to church and are very solid. That has been the best thing here so far. Well its good to here that Eric is back and well and that the family is doing good. Oh and we are trying to figure out a place that we can skype for Christmas we already had a lot people say we can we just trying to decide where. And also I wasn't able to ask brother Furness but I will the next time I see him. Well thanks for the email. Love you all and hope you have a great week.
Love,
Elder Ryan Furtney
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