Hey everyone!
So this week was alright, we got our transfer call and were both staying, again. So now well be serving with each other for 3 transfers, then next transfer is pretty much a guarantee that one of us is leaving. But they're opening back up Metlakatla to full time missionaries this transfer, those missionaries that are going down there are so lucky, it would be fun to serve there. So last monday we got a brand new truck! Ours hit 52,000 miles so the missions selling it now, and they sell the vehicles once they reach 50,000 to 55,000 miles. We got a 2012 nissan frontier, I like it but elder merrell doesn't. I think it's a pretty sweet, its a brand new truck, it has that new car smell to it and its not beat up by missionaries, what more could we ask for? So now we have a nice new apartment and a shiny new truck, and we just need some new shiny investigators and the area would just be all around awesome.
This week was alright for missionary work, not as good as last week but it was ok. This week we were pretty much only able to see less active members, but that's fine, they need visiting too. We were going to be seeing sister Hansen but she got sick and brother Hansen did too. They're better now and we're going over there tonight. Terry wasnt able to meet with us, she was busy or something. We weren't able to see Kate either because she was in a play and had rehersal and stuff, but I think that's over now so were probably gonna see her this week, hopefully twice. We tried getting ahold of Bill this last week but he wanted us to call back because he was watching the presidential debate when we called. So we called back and we're going over tomorrow night to see him again. Then on wednesday we got another referral from mormon.org. It's this couple that went to the visitors center in Salt Lake City and is interested in learning more. They get back from their trip this week so we're gonna be able to contact them and hopefully pick them up as an investigator this week. That'd be cool if that happens. We weren't really able to meet with any of our investigators but we will this week, so this week should be alot better.
General conference was awesome, I've learned to appreciate it so much more while I've been on my mission. We just watched it at the church with almost all the other missionaries in our zone and whichever members came to watch it at the church too. The last session on sunday I watched at a members home. They made biscuts and gravy, it was pretty sweet. That's pretty sweet that Avery got to go watch in at the conference center. I really liked Elder Hollands talk, it made me think alot just like it made you think Dad. It just made me realize how much harder I should be working even if I'm working hard. But everyone slacks off sometimes and we should be as diligent and hard working as we know we should be. I liked President Uchtdorfs talk too, because it's true that we all need to enjoy life more and the things in it. Another one I really liked was Elder Christoffersons talk about the temple inspection and how everything needed to be perfect and "temple standard" for the Lord. And if there was anything wrong, it had to be resanded or replaced even though you might not be able to see that part of the temple when it's all done, just so that it can be as perfect as we can make it for the Lord. And that goes the same for our own lives too. Elder Nelsons talk was good too, I liked how he said to ask the missionaries so much, haha. And of course the announcement about the age to go out on missions is awesome. Hopefully, more people will come out on missions now. That's pretty crazy that theyre cutting the MTC time down, that's gotta be nice for the people going into the MTC though. And that 12 week program's already in use, unless theyre coming out with a new one. I was in the first group of missionaries to be in that 12 week program. I don't know, maybe they're coming out with a new one though, that'd be cool I guess.
So ya, this weeks been pretty good, general conference was good, our new truck is good, the referral was good and this transfer should be good. I'm glad its Fall break for you guys, that's gotta be fun. Hopefully you guys do something super fun this week! Avery gets the fun and joy of getting his wisdom teeth pulled? You'll have to send me pictures of his chipmunk cheeks next week. That's a bummer that Virginia got broadsided in that car crash on saturday. It looked kinda nasty, hopefully they can fix it. (Virginia is fine, the car is probably totaled.) Im glad Brolins getting super good at photography too, you should send me pictures of his really good ones, like the one he sent me a few weeks ago. And im glad Britts doing good too. Dad was probably pretty happy that BYU won too, I know a member in Eagle River sure was. Well, I hope your weeks just wonderful while you guys are on break! Love you all!
Love Elder Ashton Roney
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