Dear
Family and Friends, Monday,
December 22, 2014
Alright things are going
good here. I am still in Vermont which I am glad of. The area is great. We had
140 people at sacrament meeting. One of the highest attending I have ever been
to out here. It was awesome. Our Chapel is really old. One of the old original chapels.
The area is great. We have a lot of rural and then Barre which is a pretty big
city. I dont know for sure but I would guess around 20,000 in just the city
itself, let alone the surrounding areas. It is a really old city. They quarry granite
here so everything is made out of granite. The Joseph Smith Memorial was
quarried in Barre which is really cool. We are going to go visit the Quarry
sometime. People here are nuts. Barre has a lot of mental health people and
people on welfare. So far we have had quite a few experiences. A lot of drunk
people. A bunch of drunk ladies in a limo wanted to get a picture with us. We
had one guy talk about how he thought all the rich people in America should
give handouts to the poor people. He was kind of bugging me so I said,
"Yeah wheres my free hand out? I want a piece of that!" He agreed.
The ward is great here. It is an excellent missionary ward. Well thats all I
guess.
My
companion is: Elder
Ryan Stephenson
How
OLD: 19
Where
is your companion from:
Draper Utah
How
long has your companion been serving his mission? 17 months
Has he
been a zone leader before? No.
What
is your companion like:
He is a really hard worker and is ready to go out and get things done.
What
ward/Branch are you serving in?
We are serving in the Montpelier Ward. Our area is Montpelier 2. The Sisters
are Montpelier 1.
Has
your companion been serving in the ward/branch? He has never served in
this ward. We are both brand new to it.
How
many missionaries are serving with you in the ward/branch? 4 Us and the Sisters.
Sister May and Sister Duncan
Do you
have meetings with the bishop?
Yes
Do
you attend ward council meetings?
Yes
What
kind of car do you have?
2013 Toyota Corolla
Are
you both the Designated Drivers?
Yes
Tell
us about your District:
We have Lamoille in Our District.
Lamoille 1 Elder Gray and
Elder Williams
Lamoille 2 Sister Miller
and Sister McVey
Montpelier 1 Sister May and
Sister Duncan
Montpelier 2 Elder Jensen
and Elder Stephenson
What
is your Zone?
Montpelier East Zone
How
big is your Zone?
Wards/Branches in the Zone, Lamoille, Montpelier, Lyndon, and Newport
Tell
us about the investigators? We
havent been able to teach any yet.
How
are you doing? Good.
So
what does it feel like to be in your last area? No more transfers
except for the final transfer. It is really crazy to be in my last
area.
Will
you be able to go to the temple one last time? Yeah we will go to the
temple the day before I go home
Does
your new zone cover Johnson, VT and will you be able to go up there and visit
some of the people you knew? It sure doesn't seem like that long ago when
you were in Johnson. Yeah.
I am going there on exchange in January. I think we planned it for my last
week.
Which
area did your companion just come from? Lamoille, which is pretty
cool. He only got to spend a transfer there.
Any
snow on the ground where you are? Yeah
there is about a foot and a half. It is supposed to rain this week. My second
rainy Christmas.
This transfer is going to
be crazy
Week 2 Christmas Zone
Meeting
Week 3 New Years
Week 4 Mission Leadership
Council in Manchester
Week 5 Exchange with
Newport?
Week 6 Zone Conference,
Exchange with Lamoille
Elder CWJensen