Area: Independence, Missouri
Companion: Elder Tu'akalau
How's alls yalls?
People here talk like that and it's starting to rub off on me. They also say Missoura instead of Missouri, whatever!
Well, Mom it sure would be nice if you would throw in like 2-3 pair of dry lux
garments into the winter box. I could use a few more. :)
And yes... I did
get Grandma Shoemaker's package and I have already been handing out the friend
magazines to families and they love them! Thanks Grandma!
It
hasn't been too cold yet but it has dropped down to about 45-50 degrees.
But 45-50 degrees here is not like it is there. It is a lot colder and
bites ya like a Piranha!
So cool news this week, today for
p-day we are going to be able to tour the Kansas City Chiefs football stadium - Arrowhead Stadium! My
district leaders dad used to be one of the BYU football coach's and has some nice
connections (His last name is Crowton if that rings a bell). I'll send
pictures next week of the stadium and stuff.
So our area has
been pretty hard to find anyone right now. We still only have 1 solid
investigator and have been working ever since I have gotten here on
finding new investigators. It seems like we put in all this work into
finding and we still have nothing come of it. But I know that by having
faith that something will come of it, something will happen. Grandma
Walker's words ring in my head, "Every day is a good missionary day." So
that's basically what we have been doing all week.
We
also had
exchanges this week. I was with Elder Brinkerhoff in the Raytown
area. It is just right next to my area. This is where I met Nephi...
(just so everyone knows, he is an excommunicated member). So the Raytown
Elders have been teaching a guy named Bruce who rents the basement of
Nephi's house. After we visited Bruce, we went up and started talking a
little bit with Nephi. Elder Brinkerhoff warned me about him and to
just tune out everything that he said and pretend to listen so that's
what I did. My first thought of the house was, "What the heck is the
picture of the first vision doing in this guys front window of his
house?!" It is literally a 6 ft by 6 ft picture of the first vision.
So we go into his house and this is where I was
weirded out...... He invites us into his living room and we had to go
through a
veil to get in... Once we got through the room was all white except
the walls were painted sky blue and there were pictures of every main
aspect of the gospel on his walls. There were different worshiping
alters he had set up and stuff like that. Yeah, you are probably
thinking what I was thinking. (what the?) He talked for about 30
minutes and he had
the most bizarre false doctrine and theories I have ever heard in my
life. Interesting, but very nice guy!
I also had my real first
door approach where I actually talked to someone before they slammed
the door in my face! Yeah, it didn't go so well... I tried to explain
the Book of Mormon and do everything you are supposed to and then I
handed it over to him and he just stared at me for like 15 seconds...
Longest 15 seconds of my life! Yeah, he didn't take it.
Well That's my week! Hope everyone is doing well and loving life! I appreciate you all and love you emails and support.
Love,
Elder Shoemaker
Elder Compton (from Landon's home ward) and Elder Shoemaker
Together at the MTC
A bullet hole that is in our apartment complex window,
there is also another one but I thought I would leave that one out. ;)
Delicious food made my Polly members! Look familiar Tanner?
(aka Elder Shoemaker's brother who is currently serving in Honolulu Hawaii Mission)
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