Mon, Aug 15, 2011
Awesome. looks like a successful wedding and such. I was a bit sad to have missed it - so sad that I totally forgot about it till Friday night. I was hoping that you would set up a cardboard cutout of me in the picture. oh well, maybe next time.
this week was good. we have some awesome investigators. Lesley is doing very well and will be baptized this Sunday. Widline is doing good as well. she should be baptized 2 weeks after that. we also have a guy by the name of Kenry who's come to church twice now and is planning to be baptized in about a month. It is so rewarding to have real investigators that actually put in the effort to change. Our recent converts are doing awesome as well. Melda is on fire. She can't put the book of mormon down. (just to give you a heads up, she told me she found Mom on Facebook so if she sends you a message you know who it is.) Also, we've been working with this 20 yr old guy, Marcthony for a while now. when we first got here he was totally inactive. We've befriended him and taken him out teaching with us a lot. it is awesome to see the change he's made in his life. yesterday he wore a white shirt and tie and passed the sacrament for the first time in his life. It's been awesome to watch the changes the gospel and an eternal perspective makes in the lives of people. I'm happy as can be.
Besides all that, it's just been good. we had a bit of rain this week, but nothing too serious. Elder Brockbank is sick. we think he got food poisoning from eating at a members house. we'll see. The mission president and the Area President should be coming on Thursday for a Zone Conference.
love you lots,
Elder Kartchner
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Howdy
Mon, Aug 8, 2011
Good to hear you've been getting some rain. We got a little bit too over the weekend. It was a bit disappointing though, because we were supposed to get a small hurricane. It ended up just being overcast and drizzly on Friday and Saturday. Nothing exciting.
Things are going well here. We have several good people we are working with. All our recent converts are doing awesome. it is so rewarding to see them grow in the gospel. The mission has really changed my perspective on life and what's most important.
Wow, the wedding is already here. that was fast. glad I'm not the one to clean up and get ready for it. Way to go Jeff for getting married when I'm gone! Tell the family Hi for me. Don't have too much fun without me. Make sure and save a piece of cake for me! If it goes stale before I get back, you can feed it to Rio. I'm sure she'd love it. make sure to send some pics of the wedding/ reception and such.
Love you all lots.
Elder Kartchner
Good to hear you've been getting some rain. We got a little bit too over the weekend. It was a bit disappointing though, because we were supposed to get a small hurricane. It ended up just being overcast and drizzly on Friday and Saturday. Nothing exciting.
Things are going well here. We have several good people we are working with. All our recent converts are doing awesome. it is so rewarding to see them grow in the gospel. The mission has really changed my perspective on life and what's most important.
Wow, the wedding is already here. that was fast. glad I'm not the one to clean up and get ready for it. Way to go Jeff for getting married when I'm gone! Tell the family Hi for me. Don't have too much fun without me. Make sure and save a piece of cake for me! If it goes stale before I get back, you can feed it to Rio. I'm sure she'd love it. make sure to send some pics of the wedding/ reception and such.
Love you all lots.
Elder Kartchner
Monday, August 1, 2011
Happy August
Mon, Aug 1, 2011
Acute Conjuntivitus - that's what the doctor said it was. All I know is that it felt like there was a load of sand in my eye. Don't worry. it only lasted a few days. all's well that ends well. It makes it pretty awkward to do missionary work when you have pink eye because no one wants to come near you. It didn't slow us down too much. we just were'nt able to do as much finding as we normally do.
Speaking of getting sick, a couple people we know, including one of our investigators, got Denge Fever (i don't think that's spelled right). don't worry, though, it's not the kind that kills you, it only makes you sick for a week or so. (I only tell you that because I trust that Mom won't freak out and make some irrational phone call or something)
Well, you don't get any sympathy from me about the hot nights. I don't remember the last time it got below 85 at night. We do have AC but it cost tons to use it so we only use it for short periods of time. about a month ago when we had zone conference we ran the AC all night because we had everyone there. It got so cold I couldn't sleep.
The work is going well here. We've been meeting with Melda's friend most every day this week and she is doing awesome. her name is Widline and she's 20. She came to our branch fun night on Friday and Church on Sunday. One of our other investigator's, Sis Theme, is also doing well - or was until she got Denge. Lesley is still doing great. All three have a baptism date for Aug 21. We had another really cool guy come to church yesterday for the first time. one of our other investigators invited him. We'll meet with him this week and hope for the best.
Last night we had our branch activity on the Family Proclamation. It went really well. As far as other news, it was elder brockbank's birthday the other day. I got your package. thank you so much. I really like the tie downs that you button on. thank you for the shirts. they were much needed. the socks as well. I think I'm good to last till the end of the mission.
Love you much
Elder Kartchner
Acute Conjuntivitus - that's what the doctor said it was. All I know is that it felt like there was a load of sand in my eye. Don't worry. it only lasted a few days. all's well that ends well. It makes it pretty awkward to do missionary work when you have pink eye because no one wants to come near you. It didn't slow us down too much. we just were'nt able to do as much finding as we normally do.
Speaking of getting sick, a couple people we know, including one of our investigators, got Denge Fever (i don't think that's spelled right). don't worry, though, it's not the kind that kills you, it only makes you sick for a week or so. (I only tell you that because I trust that Mom won't freak out and make some irrational phone call or something)
Well, you don't get any sympathy from me about the hot nights. I don't remember the last time it got below 85 at night. We do have AC but it cost tons to use it so we only use it for short periods of time. about a month ago when we had zone conference we ran the AC all night because we had everyone there. It got so cold I couldn't sleep.
The work is going well here. We've been meeting with Melda's friend most every day this week and she is doing awesome. her name is Widline and she's 20. She came to our branch fun night on Friday and Church on Sunday. One of our other investigator's, Sis Theme, is also doing well - or was until she got Denge. Lesley is still doing great. All three have a baptism date for Aug 21. We had another really cool guy come to church yesterday for the first time. one of our other investigators invited him. We'll meet with him this week and hope for the best.
Last night we had our branch activity on the Family Proclamation. It went really well. As far as other news, it was elder brockbank's birthday the other day. I got your package. thank you so much. I really like the tie downs that you button on. thank you for the shirts. they were much needed. the socks as well. I think I'm good to last till the end of the mission.
Love you much
Elder Kartchner
Monday, July 25, 2011
Finally
Mon, Jul 25, 2011
That's cool. good to hear that you got some rain and flooding. I just want you to know that we did too. We had a couple good rains this last week. Since Nassau is totally flat and there is no drainage on the roads or anything, when it rains the whole place turns into a lake. In some places there is just a foot or so of standing water on the road that just has to wait till it dries up. it makes it hard to get some places. It's not bad really, just makes life interesting sometimes.
Things are going good. We've spent a lot of ime finding this week and we have a few new good investigators. We also got a few member referals this week which is always great. We started to teach one of them and she came to church yesterday and really liked it. Our recent convert, Melda, is doing awesome. We taught her about missionary work the other day and she called us yesterday and told us she had a friend at her house we could come teach. we showed up and had a super spiritual lesson with her friend and comitted her to be baptized. We'll see how she does in the follow up. It's so awesome to see members get excited about the gospel as they live it and share it with others.
It is transfers tomorrow. Elder Brockbank and I are both staying for at least another 6 weeks. I'm glad. I'm really starting to love the members of the branch here.
I'll be picking up my package today. I got a notice that it is at the post office. Hope it's good.
Love you lots and keep up the good work.
Elder Kartchner
That's cool. good to hear that you got some rain and flooding. I just want you to know that we did too. We had a couple good rains this last week. Since Nassau is totally flat and there is no drainage on the roads or anything, when it rains the whole place turns into a lake. In some places there is just a foot or so of standing water on the road that just has to wait till it dries up. it makes it hard to get some places. It's not bad really, just makes life interesting sometimes.
Things are going good. We've spent a lot of ime finding this week and we have a few new good investigators. We also got a few member referals this week which is always great. We started to teach one of them and she came to church yesterday and really liked it. Our recent convert, Melda, is doing awesome. We taught her about missionary work the other day and she called us yesterday and told us she had a friend at her house we could come teach. we showed up and had a super spiritual lesson with her friend and comitted her to be baptized. We'll see how she does in the follow up. It's so awesome to see members get excited about the gospel as they live it and share it with others.
It is transfers tomorrow. Elder Brockbank and I are both staying for at least another 6 weeks. I'm glad. I'm really starting to love the members of the branch here.
I'll be picking up my package today. I got a notice that it is at the post office. Hope it's good.
Love you lots and keep up the good work.
Elder Kartchner
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Keep the Faith
Mon, Jul 18, 2011
Hey Fam,
It's been a good week. We've been keeping real busy. We've been working a lot with strengthening our recent converts as well as a few less active families. we've been seeing a lot of success with that. All three of our baptisms- Mylande, Melda, and Scott are all doing awesome. One of our investigators, Lesley, is still doing awesome. she has changed so much already. We also found a few more potentially good investigators this past week. we'll see how it goes.
Besides that, there's not much to say. just working hard, being obedient, and enjoying life. I haven't got the package yet. I'll let you know when I do. It may not be for a while yet. Elder Brockbank's mom sent him a package a couple weeks before you did and we still haven't got it yet. Well, hope all goes well on the home front. keep it real and keep the faith.
Elder Kartchner
Hey Fam,
It's been a good week. We've been keeping real busy. We've been working a lot with strengthening our recent converts as well as a few less active families. we've been seeing a lot of success with that. All three of our baptisms- Mylande, Melda, and Scott are all doing awesome. One of our investigators, Lesley, is still doing awesome. she has changed so much already. We also found a few more potentially good investigators this past week. we'll see how it goes.
Besides that, there's not much to say. just working hard, being obedient, and enjoying life. I haven't got the package yet. I'll let you know when I do. It may not be for a while yet. Elder Brockbank's mom sent him a package a couple weeks before you did and we still haven't got it yet. Well, hope all goes well on the home front. keep it real and keep the faith.
Elder Kartchner
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Hello
Wed, Jul 13, 2011
Hello Fam,
Things are going good. this past week's been a bit crazy but good. The reason I'm emailing you Wednesday is because we had Zone conference yesterday. Monday we spent the day picking people up at the airport and such. Elder Brockbank and I are thinking about starting our own taxi service. Zone conference was good though. President and Sister Hendricks flew in from Jamaica along with the assistants. the Elders from Freeport, Bahamas and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos also flew in. we also had two senior couples come in from Dominican Republic. one is the area medical advisor and the other is the mental health advisor. it was a bit crazy picking them all up from different flights and different times. It pretty much took all day. We had a good meeting Tuesday morning followed by another round of trips to the airport to drop them all off. During our meeting we talked a lot about finding which was good because our teaching pool is very low right now.
Sunday, Elder Brockbank and I were asked to speak in sacrament meeting. We talked about missionary work (of course) and had a very positive response from many of the members. I talked about the atonement and its connection with missionary work. I shared how ours is a companion work with Christ's atonement. His suffering will have been in vain if people do not repent (D&C 19). In respect and gratitude of His atonement and the joy it has brought into our lives we need share this opportunity with all of God's children (2Ne 2:6-8).
I love being a missionary. It's the best thing in the world. It's the best thing in the world to see people change and live the gospel. we've been meeting with Scott and his wife. they are so excited to go to the temple. they already set the date for next year to go to the salt lake temple and get sealed.
Well, things are going great. I Haven't got your package yet. hopefully soon. It takes forever to get through customs. Love you all lots.
Elder Kartchner
Hello Fam,
Things are going good. this past week's been a bit crazy but good. The reason I'm emailing you Wednesday is because we had Zone conference yesterday. Monday we spent the day picking people up at the airport and such. Elder Brockbank and I are thinking about starting our own taxi service. Zone conference was good though. President and Sister Hendricks flew in from Jamaica along with the assistants. the Elders from Freeport, Bahamas and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos also flew in. we also had two senior couples come in from Dominican Republic. one is the area medical advisor and the other is the mental health advisor. it was a bit crazy picking them all up from different flights and different times. It pretty much took all day. We had a good meeting Tuesday morning followed by another round of trips to the airport to drop them all off. During our meeting we talked a lot about finding which was good because our teaching pool is very low right now.
Sunday, Elder Brockbank and I were asked to speak in sacrament meeting. We talked about missionary work (of course) and had a very positive response from many of the members. I talked about the atonement and its connection with missionary work. I shared how ours is a companion work with Christ's atonement. His suffering will have been in vain if people do not repent (D&C 19). In respect and gratitude of His atonement and the joy it has brought into our lives we need share this opportunity with all of God's children (2Ne 2:6-8).
I love being a missionary. It's the best thing in the world. It's the best thing in the world to see people change and live the gospel. we've been meeting with Scott and his wife. they are so excited to go to the temple. they already set the date for next year to go to the salt lake temple and get sealed.
Well, things are going great. I Haven't got your package yet. hopefully soon. It takes forever to get through customs. Love you all lots.
Elder Kartchner
Monday, July 4, 2011
4th of July
Monday July 4, 2011
Wow. that's pretty crazy. I like the pictures. gobblers looks a bit different. (Editor's note: Devon is referring to pictures from Alpine, AZ where his parents spent the weekend cleaning up their cabin after the Wallow Fire. Gobbler's Peak is a nearby mountain.)
well, things have been good around here. this last week has been busy. with the Ockeys leaving we had to move all the senior couple stuff into our apartment. Now its a bit crowded. its a good thing we have a big apartment. We took the Ockeys to the airport this morning. I'm going to miss them - especially sister Ockeys cooking. President and Sister Hendricks flew in on Thursday to say bye to the Ockeys so we got to enjoy their company for a day. it's a bit weird now that the Ockeys are gone. now we have to email and skype and everything at the church.
on saturday we had Scott's baptism. it went really well. he is really solid. he got confirmed yesterday in church and received the priestood. Scott's wife, who was an ex-ed member was rebaptized yesterday after church as well. Scott was able to perform the baptism. it went really well. it was a good finish for the Ockeys. they have been working with them for a long time. Lesley is doing really well. she continues to imrove in her reading and everything. besides her we dont have too many other solid investigators. (we've baptized them all) we've been spending a fair amount of time finding which is always fun. you always have some crazy stories to tell after.
things are going well. it's getting really hot and humid, but that's life. besides that and the traffic, the Bahamas are great. The work is going well. we're just hoping and praying we can find some more good people to teach and hopfully we can get them through the members.
love you lots
Elder Kartchner
Wow. that's pretty crazy. I like the pictures. gobblers looks a bit different. (Editor's note: Devon is referring to pictures from Alpine, AZ where his parents spent the weekend cleaning up their cabin after the Wallow Fire. Gobbler's Peak is a nearby mountain.)
well, things have been good around here. this last week has been busy. with the Ockeys leaving we had to move all the senior couple stuff into our apartment. Now its a bit crowded. its a good thing we have a big apartment. We took the Ockeys to the airport this morning. I'm going to miss them - especially sister Ockeys cooking. President and Sister Hendricks flew in on Thursday to say bye to the Ockeys so we got to enjoy their company for a day. it's a bit weird now that the Ockeys are gone. now we have to email and skype and everything at the church.
on saturday we had Scott's baptism. it went really well. he is really solid. he got confirmed yesterday in church and received the priestood. Scott's wife, who was an ex-ed member was rebaptized yesterday after church as well. Scott was able to perform the baptism. it went really well. it was a good finish for the Ockeys. they have been working with them for a long time. Lesley is doing really well. she continues to imrove in her reading and everything. besides her we dont have too many other solid investigators. (we've baptized them all) we've been spending a fair amount of time finding which is always fun. you always have some crazy stories to tell after.
things are going well. it's getting really hot and humid, but that's life. besides that and the traffic, the Bahamas are great. The work is going well. we're just hoping and praying we can find some more good people to teach and hopfully we can get them through the members.
love you lots
Elder Kartchner
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