Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Transfered to Trinidad
I got into Trinidad just fine. I had to pay the fine, because my missionary permit is in the mission office, and not with me. So I had no proof of permit, but they just made me pay the fine (which is covered by the mission, by the way).I am in Sangre Grande ward here. It's smaller than the branch in St. Vincent I was in, but there is a Stake here, so it's a ward. We are working on getting attendance up. Cause there are a lot of members that just kind of got offended or don't like somebody in the ward, or just don't come. So we are working really hard, and we have a few good investigators as well. It was tough leaving St. Vincent and all the sweet people there, but so far, it's cool here too. We are working with a 16 year old named Reon who is best friends with the Bishops son, and has come to church for the past 4 Sundays. He is pretty cool. I'm not sure everyone else, but I'll let you know as soon as I can.Interesting fact about the Bishop here. His name is Bishop Soupal, and he has been to Idaho. He was in Utah for something, I think, and he has a friend who's mother or something like that lives in Malad. So he has been to Malad.That's great to hear about the play. Let Chase know that I didn't really get the lead in the play until I was a senior. So he's got another year. Who's the housekeeper? I haven't seen that play in a long time, so it would probably be futile to try to explain it to me.How is basketball going for him? Has his shot picked up yet? How is the team doing? The season is pretty close to being over, isn't it?Thanks for all the motherly advise, mom. Love yah. Love, Elder Ackerman
Monday, January 11, 2010
December Letters
December 14, 2009
Hey mom,I didn't get transfered, but I got a new companion. His name is Elder Powers, and he has been out about 9 months. Well, last week was crazy. It was p-day, so we were going to play basketball at the church, but we were shooting, and the crossbars that support the backboard broke. They were really rusty. And then we went to play football, and our ball went into a yard, and a dog got it and popped it. So, we were going to a next basketball court, and a guy stopped short, and we rear ended him. One of the Zone Leaders was driving. So that was a pretty terrible day. Didn't get much else done. And something else interesting. The same zone leader was being transfered to Trinidad, but they wouldn't let him in the country, so they flew him to New York, and then the church flew him back to St. Vincent. So he has been going around with us for the past few days. But, everything else is good. We are basically only teaching Michelle still. She is reading, but she still isn't sure about her answer to her prayer, so if you could pray for her, that would be sweet. Everything else is going great. Just trying to find some people to baptize. I love you mom. Talk to you later. Love, Elder Ackerman
December 21, 2009
Well, the skype idea was shot down. They have allowed it in the past, but this time, it's just going to be a call. I'll call later in the afternoon, like around 3 or 4. It'll just be normal telephone, so I will get to use the calling card.Thanks for everything. It was way expensive to send my package, but I'm not sure how much customs costs to get it into the country. The package I sent probably wont be there for a couple more weeks, though. Sorry, I put it off for too long.The work here is going good, though. We are working with a few less active families, and Michelle had to go to Trinidad over the weekend, so we'll see how that turns out. She is reading from the Book of Mormon everyday, though, and is looking like she will get baptized. But it probably won't be until like the 18th of January. But it's all going to be good.Tell everyone thanks, and I will talk to you soon. Love, Elder Ackerman
December 28, 2009
Sounds like a fun vacation. You guys have tickets to the game? That's pretty cool.Well, even though I talked to you a few days ago, there are still some things to be said. Like this weekend we are working towards Michelle getting baptized. She came to church yesterday, and President Gamiette has set a goal to have like 30 baptisms in the mission this weekend. If you could pray for that, that would be wonderful.We have been working with a lot of less actives lately. It's tough getting them to church, even though they have testimonies, and they all know that they need to be to church, when Sunday rolls around, they find something better to do. Like sleep, or cook, or wash there cloths. It's tough, but President Gamiette wants us to reactivate as much as we baptize. So we have been working on that a lot lately.Well, that's about it from this week. I love you, mom. Talk to you later.
January 4, 2010
Hey, mom.I don't think it was searched, cause after I told you about the money, I went back to my appartment and found it on my desk. So, that will be coming, and they make you send everything from here in brown paper, and the lady at the post office wrote the adress. So, don't worry too much. I'm surprised it made it there by now. I would have expected another week. But the shell is not a coconut, but I'm not quite sure what it is. I found it in our old apartment when we moved. So I figured I'd just let you guys have it. So, I'll figure out what it is, and then let you know.Testimony meeting in Tobago was shorter than normal sacrament, but in St. Vincent, more people wanted to get up than we had time. So, it's not bad. The mission didn't reach the goal, but we had more than we have had in a while. We had 11. Compared to what it used to be, it's not very much, but President Gamiette feels confident that we will be able to catch up to reach our monthly and yearly goals. And Michelle didn't get baptized, cause she is still having doubts. We watched the Restoration with her, and she said the thing that stuck out to her the most was when it talks about praying with faith. She said that she doesn't think she had the faith to get a sure answer. But she is reading every day, and is almost done with 2 Nephi. So, we are still going to work hard so that she can get her answer. Somebody else you can pray for is Brother Browne. He is a less active member, who got offended when he was released from his calling about a year ago. We ahve been working with him, and it really showed to me that when you don't excercise your faith, you may lose the knowledge that you have already gained. Apparently, he used to teach really good lessons, and when we asked him questions about Joseph Smith, he couldn't remember. So, it shows to me that knowledge isn't something that stays, and neither is a testimony, if you aren't constantly using it.Well, mom. I love you, and I hope to hear from you soon. Love, Elder Ackerman
January 11, 2010
Hey, mom.Though it may be warm here, I miss the cold so much. I am starting to get chilly sometimes here, and that kind of scares me. It's always like 80 degrees. Michelle is doing alright. She still isn't 100% sure, but she seems to be coming along. She is still reading every day, but she showed up late to church again because of transportation issues.But there was a lady who came to church yesterday who has been once before. Her name is Elizabeth, and at first she was having trouble accepting the Book of Mormon, but we watched the restoration DVD with her, and she felt the spirit way strong. And when she came to church, she was way excited to be there. So now, we are going to be working a lot with her, and preparing her for baptism in a few weeks. That is, if I don't get transfered nest week. We should know by next monday. I'll let you know.I did get both packages. Thanks so much. The camera got here safe. Surprisingly it didn't cost me anything to get them into the country. So, this morning, we took a trip out to Wallilabu Bay. That's where they filmed Pirates of the Caribbean. It was pretty cool. I got a lot of pictures and my bran new camera.Well, that is about it from this week. I love you mom. Love, Elder Ackerman
Hey mom,I didn't get transfered, but I got a new companion. His name is Elder Powers, and he has been out about 9 months. Well, last week was crazy. It was p-day, so we were going to play basketball at the church, but we were shooting, and the crossbars that support the backboard broke. They were really rusty. And then we went to play football, and our ball went into a yard, and a dog got it and popped it. So, we were going to a next basketball court, and a guy stopped short, and we rear ended him. One of the Zone Leaders was driving. So that was a pretty terrible day. Didn't get much else done. And something else interesting. The same zone leader was being transfered to Trinidad, but they wouldn't let him in the country, so they flew him to New York, and then the church flew him back to St. Vincent. So he has been going around with us for the past few days. But, everything else is good. We are basically only teaching Michelle still. She is reading, but she still isn't sure about her answer to her prayer, so if you could pray for her, that would be sweet. Everything else is going great. Just trying to find some people to baptize. I love you mom. Talk to you later. Love, Elder Ackerman
December 21, 2009
Well, the skype idea was shot down. They have allowed it in the past, but this time, it's just going to be a call. I'll call later in the afternoon, like around 3 or 4. It'll just be normal telephone, so I will get to use the calling card.Thanks for everything. It was way expensive to send my package, but I'm not sure how much customs costs to get it into the country. The package I sent probably wont be there for a couple more weeks, though. Sorry, I put it off for too long.The work here is going good, though. We are working with a few less active families, and Michelle had to go to Trinidad over the weekend, so we'll see how that turns out. She is reading from the Book of Mormon everyday, though, and is looking like she will get baptized. But it probably won't be until like the 18th of January. But it's all going to be good.Tell everyone thanks, and I will talk to you soon. Love, Elder Ackerman
December 28, 2009
Sounds like a fun vacation. You guys have tickets to the game? That's pretty cool.Well, even though I talked to you a few days ago, there are still some things to be said. Like this weekend we are working towards Michelle getting baptized. She came to church yesterday, and President Gamiette has set a goal to have like 30 baptisms in the mission this weekend. If you could pray for that, that would be wonderful.We have been working with a lot of less actives lately. It's tough getting them to church, even though they have testimonies, and they all know that they need to be to church, when Sunday rolls around, they find something better to do. Like sleep, or cook, or wash there cloths. It's tough, but President Gamiette wants us to reactivate as much as we baptize. So we have been working on that a lot lately.Well, that's about it from this week. I love you, mom. Talk to you later.
January 4, 2010
Hey, mom.I don't think it was searched, cause after I told you about the money, I went back to my appartment and found it on my desk. So, that will be coming, and they make you send everything from here in brown paper, and the lady at the post office wrote the adress. So, don't worry too much. I'm surprised it made it there by now. I would have expected another week. But the shell is not a coconut, but I'm not quite sure what it is. I found it in our old apartment when we moved. So I figured I'd just let you guys have it. So, I'll figure out what it is, and then let you know.Testimony meeting in Tobago was shorter than normal sacrament, but in St. Vincent, more people wanted to get up than we had time. So, it's not bad. The mission didn't reach the goal, but we had more than we have had in a while. We had 11. Compared to what it used to be, it's not very much, but President Gamiette feels confident that we will be able to catch up to reach our monthly and yearly goals. And Michelle didn't get baptized, cause she is still having doubts. We watched the Restoration with her, and she said the thing that stuck out to her the most was when it talks about praying with faith. She said that she doesn't think she had the faith to get a sure answer. But she is reading every day, and is almost done with 2 Nephi. So, we are still going to work hard so that she can get her answer. Somebody else you can pray for is Brother Browne. He is a less active member, who got offended when he was released from his calling about a year ago. We ahve been working with him, and it really showed to me that when you don't excercise your faith, you may lose the knowledge that you have already gained. Apparently, he used to teach really good lessons, and when we asked him questions about Joseph Smith, he couldn't remember. So, it shows to me that knowledge isn't something that stays, and neither is a testimony, if you aren't constantly using it.Well, mom. I love you, and I hope to hear from you soon. Love, Elder Ackerman
January 11, 2010
Hey, mom.Though it may be warm here, I miss the cold so much. I am starting to get chilly sometimes here, and that kind of scares me. It's always like 80 degrees. Michelle is doing alright. She still isn't 100% sure, but she seems to be coming along. She is still reading every day, but she showed up late to church again because of transportation issues.But there was a lady who came to church yesterday who has been once before. Her name is Elizabeth, and at first she was having trouble accepting the Book of Mormon, but we watched the restoration DVD with her, and she felt the spirit way strong. And when she came to church, she was way excited to be there. So now, we are going to be working a lot with her, and preparing her for baptism in a few weeks. That is, if I don't get transfered nest week. We should know by next monday. I'll let you know.I did get both packages. Thanks so much. The camera got here safe. Surprisingly it didn't cost me anything to get them into the country. So, this morning, we took a trip out to Wallilabu Bay. That's where they filmed Pirates of the Caribbean. It was pretty cool. I got a lot of pictures and my bran new camera.Well, that is about it from this week. I love you mom. Love, Elder Ackerman
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