Hey everybody,
I'm doing well. We were able to teach alot this week and that is always fun. C is going to be praying about a date. We were able to see some investigators we haven't been able to see lately. Can't believe this week will be the last Zone Conference with President and Sister Pugh. They are such amazing people and I will miss them. But there is a time and a season for all things. Ive really want you to know how much I love the scriptures we are so blessed to have them. Read them everyday I promise you your day will go better. I'm reading in Helaman and Nephi spoke boldy to the wicked Nephites. He commented and how could allow Satan to get such great hold of your hearts. It was because of their neglectance to follow God and there hearts were aspiring after the wrong things. Remember we give Satan power only by surrendering our agency. We must remember that we have the advantage and that God will help us if ask with sincerity. I love you all hope you have a great week. Elder Powell
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Hey everyone,
I'm going to keep this short. But I wanted you to know that it was a good week. J came to church this week. Our tracting this week was pretty crazy just plain old country tracting. But yesterday me and Elder Winters were approached by two mennonites who invited us to a hymn singing they said about 700 people will be there. I thought that was so kind of them to go out of there way and to extend an invitation to fellow believers in Christ. I don't know if we will be able to make it but I just appreciated their goodness truly there are many good people in Pennsylvania. Elder Winters is a cool guy he is from Texas. The branch remarked how rare it was not to have a Utahn in a companionship there. But we are working I know we pushed ourselves to get our standard of excellence for tracting yesterday I was happy about that. C is kind of dragging her feet, J is doing pretty good, we weren't able to meet with B.J or J this week. Pray for better luck this week. I can't believe how much moisture you have been getting we've gotten a good amount here but that last couple days have been nice and I'm still waiting for the heat to come. Well actually I don't care to see it but I'm sure its inevitable. But I love you all remember to the little things in order to qualify for the Lords help. Ive been reading throught the war chapters of the B.O.M and the theme is always put your trust in the Lord and keep his commandments and you will be delivered. I know that when I am most happy is when I do the little things.
Take Care Elder Powell
I'm going to keep this short. But I wanted you to know that it was a good week. J came to church this week. Our tracting this week was pretty crazy just plain old country tracting. But yesterday me and Elder Winters were approached by two mennonites who invited us to a hymn singing they said about 700 people will be there. I thought that was so kind of them to go out of there way and to extend an invitation to fellow believers in Christ. I don't know if we will be able to make it but I just appreciated their goodness truly there are many good people in Pennsylvania. Elder Winters is a cool guy he is from Texas. The branch remarked how rare it was not to have a Utahn in a companionship there. But we are working I know we pushed ourselves to get our standard of excellence for tracting yesterday I was happy about that. C is kind of dragging her feet, J is doing pretty good, we weren't able to meet with B.J or J this week. Pray for better luck this week. I can't believe how much moisture you have been getting we've gotten a good amount here but that last couple days have been nice and I'm still waiting for the heat to come. Well actually I don't care to see it but I'm sure its inevitable. But I love you all remember to the little things in order to qualify for the Lords help. Ive been reading throught the war chapters of the B.O.M and the theme is always put your trust in the Lord and keep his commandments and you will be delivered. I know that when I am most happy is when I do the little things.
Take Care Elder Powell
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Hey hey hey,
Change came about as I suspected. Elder Lucherini got transfered and my new companion is Elder Winters. He actually came out with Elder Lucherini but he is actually still driving to get here because the member got lost I think haha. I'm just here with Elder Child the one who was in my MTC group and we did some crazy cleaning today. Its amazing all the condensing thats going on in our mission. They just combined another Zone and they closed our District and we will be combining with another set of Elders. Consequently that other set of Elders also had a District Leader there. He has about 6 months to go so President just has me as a normal missionary this transfer gave the nod to the older missionary. Which is fine, I'm just excited to go out and work really hard this transfer. The past couple days I have worked really hard trying to improve our maps, compile a quick list of all the people we can go see this transfer. This is the most organized I've been in my mission which is an accomplishment for me haha. But we had a good week. The baptism in Somerset went really well. I enjoyed interviewing S, it was neat just to hear her story and just give her counsel on how to stay strong. But what was great is that J came to the baptism and It was a positive expierence for him. Unfortunatly J is progressing but slowly. I mean he has come out to church and out to a baptism so thats good news. Also C and R came out to church and enjoyed it. We are really trying with our investigators to get them good fellowship in the branch and the branch is doing a good job. I could possibly see us setting two people with a date this week. C and B.J,so pray for them. Also we are having a BBQ with the Clappers on Wedesday and a lot of their nonmember family is coming. So pray that we may have an opportunity to get some things rolling with his family. I just want you to once again know that I have a testimony of this gospel. It is true it is the secret for a better life. It is the path that we make it back to our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I love you all have a great week.
Elder Powell
Change came about as I suspected. Elder Lucherini got transfered and my new companion is Elder Winters. He actually came out with Elder Lucherini but he is actually still driving to get here because the member got lost I think haha. I'm just here with Elder Child the one who was in my MTC group and we did some crazy cleaning today. Its amazing all the condensing thats going on in our mission. They just combined another Zone and they closed our District and we will be combining with another set of Elders. Consequently that other set of Elders also had a District Leader there. He has about 6 months to go so President just has me as a normal missionary this transfer gave the nod to the older missionary. Which is fine, I'm just excited to go out and work really hard this transfer. The past couple days I have worked really hard trying to improve our maps, compile a quick list of all the people we can go see this transfer. This is the most organized I've been in my mission which is an accomplishment for me haha. But we had a good week. The baptism in Somerset went really well. I enjoyed interviewing S, it was neat just to hear her story and just give her counsel on how to stay strong. But what was great is that J came to the baptism and It was a positive expierence for him. Unfortunatly J is progressing but slowly. I mean he has come out to church and out to a baptism so thats good news. Also C and R came out to church and enjoyed it. We are really trying with our investigators to get them good fellowship in the branch and the branch is doing a good job. I could possibly see us setting two people with a date this week. C and B.J,so pray for them. Also we are having a BBQ with the Clappers on Wedesday and a lot of their nonmember family is coming. So pray that we may have an opportunity to get some things rolling with his family. I just want you to once again know that I have a testimony of this gospel. It is true it is the secret for a better life. It is the path that we make it back to our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I love you all have a great week.
Elder Powell
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Hey Family and Friends
We had a pretty good week. We were excited we had two people come to church. J and B.J came. B.J is an over aged youth whose family is really less active. Well his grandpa brought him and his little sister and they really enjoyed it. His grandpa hadnt been too church in two years. J is an investigator that weve been working with for a couple weeks and he had a good expierence as well. Weve also been really blessed with the members willingness to come out on exchange. We actually were with a recent convert for 7 hours yesterday and he drove us around so we could go see people that hadn't been seen in a long time. We actually had a miracle happen. So we were looking for a former investigator and we couldn't find him, but what the miracle was this guy just happened to be looking out his window from above and he said are you guys looking for someone and we told him we were. It just so happened that this was a less active that got lost. He hadn't seen anybody in the church for 7 years. He invited us up and told us a little about his story. He had to get up and move and he had to leave all his old stuff behind in his bedford apartment. So he hadn't had a B.O.M for that long we gave him a B.O.M and he wants to come to church. What a neat expierence. The Lord works in mysterious ways. Well I love you all sorry this was late. Library wasn't open on Memorial day. Have a good week.
Elder Powell
We had a pretty good week. We were excited we had two people come to church. J and B.J came. B.J is an over aged youth whose family is really less active. Well his grandpa brought him and his little sister and they really enjoyed it. His grandpa hadnt been too church in two years. J is an investigator that weve been working with for a couple weeks and he had a good expierence as well. Weve also been really blessed with the members willingness to come out on exchange. We actually were with a recent convert for 7 hours yesterday and he drove us around so we could go see people that hadn't been seen in a long time. We actually had a miracle happen. So we were looking for a former investigator and we couldn't find him, but what the miracle was this guy just happened to be looking out his window from above and he said are you guys looking for someone and we told him we were. It just so happened that this was a less active that got lost. He hadn't seen anybody in the church for 7 years. He invited us up and told us a little about his story. He had to get up and move and he had to leave all his old stuff behind in his bedford apartment. So he hadn't had a B.O.M for that long we gave him a B.O.M and he wants to come to church. What a neat expierence. The Lord works in mysterious ways. Well I love you all sorry this was late. Library wasn't open on Memorial day. Have a good week.
Elder Powell
Monday, May 11, 2009
Hey, It was so wonderful to talk to my family yesterday. It just made me realize once more what a great family I have. It just gives you a real boost when you feel love. My E Mail will not be long but It's crazy that I have now been out a year I've been so blessed to see some amazing people come into the gospel. I aknowledge that its not me but the Lord. I realize I'm not perfect but I'm so grateful for the gospel because we can always improve. This past week went ok just waitig to find more solid investigators. But we are really excited for this upcoming week because the members are really stepping up and we've got some good exchanges lined up. Its so much better when the members step in. But im going to go but I want you to all know of my love and my testimony of this gospel. Elder Powell
Friday, May 8, 2009
Hey Everyone
We had a good week in Bedford because the cupboard was bare when I got here. We didnt have really anyone to teach. But the Lord truly blessed us as we were able to find 7 new investigators. I have to say that give me a little more time for Bedford to grow on me. Its just so rural and not enough miles. So the city of Bedford has been tracted out many times so I want to go to those areas where people havent really seen the missionaries. But ya really there isnt many people in my area but yet we were blessed. Nobody that we are to excited about YET. But we will keep working and see what happens. I enjoyed my first sunday here. It was so crazy being a branch first one in my life except for Island Park. They had stake conference broadcast and Elder Jensen, Elder Perry, and President Monson addressed us. I really enjoyed President Monsons talk. He talked about how we need to find the lost platoons. There are many casualties out there. There are many lost latter day saints. Whether the old and the lonely, or the ones who have wandered off the path of righteousness. We must rescue our brothers and sisters and go out and be the hero in their lives. If we persistently do this we will bring many back and help them feast at the table of the Lord. Persistence is the key we cant just try once and give up but as we continually show people that we care great things can happen. When we lose ourselves we find ourselves. I have a testimony of that that when think more of others I am happier and I grow much faster and stronger. It has been good serving with Elder Lucherini. We complement each other very nicely. Hes very smart and remembers things well me, not so much. Im pretty good at getting my words out he's not so much. He's a BYU fan so he's a keeper haha. He really likes sports so thats cool to have someone to talk about sports with. He can do alot of good I really like him. But I am excited to call home in a week CRAZY. But I love you all the gospel is TRUE.
Elder Powell
We had a good week in Bedford because the cupboard was bare when I got here. We didnt have really anyone to teach. But the Lord truly blessed us as we were able to find 7 new investigators. I have to say that give me a little more time for Bedford to grow on me. Its just so rural and not enough miles. So the city of Bedford has been tracted out many times so I want to go to those areas where people havent really seen the missionaries. But ya really there isnt many people in my area but yet we were blessed. Nobody that we are to excited about YET. But we will keep working and see what happens. I enjoyed my first sunday here. It was so crazy being a branch first one in my life except for Island Park. They had stake conference broadcast and Elder Jensen, Elder Perry, and President Monson addressed us. I really enjoyed President Monsons talk. He talked about how we need to find the lost platoons. There are many casualties out there. There are many lost latter day saints. Whether the old and the lonely, or the ones who have wandered off the path of righteousness. We must rescue our brothers and sisters and go out and be the hero in their lives. If we persistently do this we will bring many back and help them feast at the table of the Lord. Persistence is the key we cant just try once and give up but as we continually show people that we care great things can happen. When we lose ourselves we find ourselves. I have a testimony of that that when think more of others I am happier and I grow much faster and stronger. It has been good serving with Elder Lucherini. We complement each other very nicely. Hes very smart and remembers things well me, not so much. Im pretty good at getting my words out he's not so much. He's a BYU fan so he's a keeper haha. He really likes sports so thats cool to have someone to talk about sports with. He can do alot of good I really like him. But I am excited to call home in a week CRAZY. But I love you all the gospel is TRUE.
Elder Powell
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