Hello Familia,
This week was another great week. Not really with success, but just a good week. We did have Donna and Lisa come to church though! That was very good. They are doing well but still unsure about baptism. I just barely came off of an exchange with Elder Dantas. He is from Portugal; the island of Madeira. That was a very enjoyable exchange and now I want to vacation in Portugal. I had my second interview with President Preston which went well. The flat is clean again. Overall, things are good. Time just flies. I was reflecting a lot on the beginning of my mission this week and it still feels like that was just a few months ago. This week is going to be a great week. We have our zone conference with the area president and then I also have a mission district leader council at the mission home. I'm sure I will be back in front of this computer in no time. Well, sorry I don't have much to say, but life is good.
I hope everyone back home is doing well.
love,
Elder Misbach
Monday, October 24, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
October 17, 2011
Greetings familia,
This week has been one of miracles. We were able to find and teach 7 new investigators. Two of those new investigators would have come to church and been dated for baptism if they hadn't slept through their alarm.
I love bikes. It is so much easier to be urgent on a bike. I really don't know why we deserved it, but we were blessed all week long.
The weather on Saturday and Sunday was great, but overall the weather in Warrington has been less-than-fantastic. Most of the time there is just a constant mist. A mist that never ceases to annoy and by the end of the day has drenched you. But we persevere.
I don't have much else to say except that our flat is even cleaner this week than last week , I'm trying to eat healthy again, and I'm going to try and use normal razors to shave. Other than that, life moves forward with hope and happiness.
I hope that everyone is doing well back home and talk to you soon!
love,
Elder Misbach
This week has been one of miracles. We were able to find and teach 7 new investigators. Two of those new investigators would have come to church and been dated for baptism if they hadn't slept through their alarm.
I love bikes. It is so much easier to be urgent on a bike. I really don't know why we deserved it, but we were blessed all week long.
The weather on Saturday and Sunday was great, but overall the weather in Warrington has been less-than-fantastic. Most of the time there is just a constant mist. A mist that never ceases to annoy and by the end of the day has drenched you. But we persevere.
I don't have much else to say except that our flat is even cleaner this week than last week , I'm trying to eat healthy again, and I'm going to try and use normal razors to shave. Other than that, life moves forward with hope and happiness.
I hope that everyone is doing well back home and talk to you soon!
love,
Elder Misbach
Friday, October 14, 2011
October 10, 2011
Hello familia,
Life is good in Warrington. We don't have any real investigators and we are going to have to make up for some dodginess that has occurred in the past few transfers, but other than that, this area is great. I just love the feel of it. In all of my past areas I reached a point where I was just bored of the same places and people over and over again, but this area is SO huge that i will never have that problem. I'm jazzed! I also love riding the bikes. This area is table top flat compared to Telford, so it's really easy riding. Plus, the mission got new standard bikes shortly after I left Telford, which I was a bit bitter about at first, but now I get to enjoy a much nicer bike than what I was riding in Telford. There are times where it seems like too much fun. Like last night when we were coasting home under the street lights over the river Mersey, with the perfect breeze in our faces, right after a rain fall. It was wonderful. Elder Smith and I are getting along nicely. Again, my companion and I have two VERY different personalities, but we are getting along great. Nothing really interesting has happened in the past few days except that I saw downtown Liverpool for the first time on Saturday. I was traveling to District Leader Council and it is quite the experience. I would much rather go on vacation to Liverpool than to Manchester. It's a bit too worldly for me to enjoy as a missionary, but as a civilian it would be a memorable experience. We also cleaned the flat today which was a nice, refreshing, experience for me. I love clean flats. That was pretty much the last piece of the puzzle, now Warrington is in prime position to experience success.
Anyway, life is good, the gospel is true, and my mission gets ever more enjoyable. I hope everyone back home is doing well. Talk to you soon!
love,
Elder Misbach
Life is good in Warrington. We don't have any real investigators and we are going to have to make up for some dodginess that has occurred in the past few transfers, but other than that, this area is great. I just love the feel of it. In all of my past areas I reached a point where I was just bored of the same places and people over and over again, but this area is SO huge that i will never have that problem. I'm jazzed! I also love riding the bikes. This area is table top flat compared to Telford, so it's really easy riding. Plus, the mission got new standard bikes shortly after I left Telford, which I was a bit bitter about at first, but now I get to enjoy a much nicer bike than what I was riding in Telford. There are times where it seems like too much fun. Like last night when we were coasting home under the street lights over the river Mersey, with the perfect breeze in our faces, right after a rain fall. It was wonderful. Elder Smith and I are getting along nicely. Again, my companion and I have two VERY different personalities, but we are getting along great. Nothing really interesting has happened in the past few days except that I saw downtown Liverpool for the first time on Saturday. I was traveling to District Leader Council and it is quite the experience. I would much rather go on vacation to Liverpool than to Manchester. It's a bit too worldly for me to enjoy as a missionary, but as a civilian it would be a memorable experience. We also cleaned the flat today which was a nice, refreshing, experience for me. I love clean flats. That was pretty much the last piece of the puzzle, now Warrington is in prime position to experience success.
Anyway, life is good, the gospel is true, and my mission gets ever more enjoyable. I hope everyone back home is doing well. Talk to you soon!
love,
Elder Misbach
October 3, 2011
Hello Familia!
I'm writing you from the library in Warrington, England. I had very mixed feelings when I got called to this area because I knew nothing about it, which is normally not a great sign, but I love it here! It's very much like Colwyn Bay when it comes to missionary work. It's seen as a slower area. It's not as pretty, but it is quite nice. This area is huge! It's by far the most I have had to work with, and we are back on bikes!! Woo! I'm pretty jazzed. I'm not too excited about the money I will have to spend especially because of how much this drivers licence is costing, but it will be good. On that note, I failed my drivers test . I knew as soon as I failed as well. It was quite unpleasant. I changed lanes in a roundabout without signalling about 5 minutes in and that was it. I made a few other mistakes later on, but all I was thinking about was how irritating it was to still be taking the test despite the fact that I already knew I had failed. C'est la vie. Now I'm going to have to take it in Warrington. I'm mostly irritated because of how expensive it is now, but, again, c'est la vie. I'm serving with Elder M. Smith (as opposed to Elder W. Smith, who was my companion two companions ago) and things are going well already. It is going to be a great transfer. I thoroughly enjoyed General Conference and I received some of the strongest spiritual confirmations of my life while watching. Right after the last session we went straight to a lesson and I was able to feel, for the first time, that the spirit was actually working through me. It was excellent. My testimony has grown a lot recently. I particularly liked the talk in Conference from Tad R. Callister, who was one of President Bullock's favorites, who said that the Book of Mormon is either of God or of the Devil, there is no in between, and of course it just can't be of the devil. That one was good.
Well life is good and the gospel is true. I hope everyone back home is doing great.
love,
Elder Misbach
I'm writing you from the library in Warrington, England. I had very mixed feelings when I got called to this area because I knew nothing about it, which is normally not a great sign, but I love it here! It's very much like Colwyn Bay when it comes to missionary work. It's seen as a slower area. It's not as pretty, but it is quite nice. This area is huge! It's by far the most I have had to work with, and we are back on bikes!! Woo! I'm pretty jazzed. I'm not too excited about the money I will have to spend especially because of how much this drivers licence is costing, but it will be good. On that note, I failed my drivers test . I knew as soon as I failed as well. It was quite unpleasant. I changed lanes in a roundabout without signalling about 5 minutes in and that was it. I made a few other mistakes later on, but all I was thinking about was how irritating it was to still be taking the test despite the fact that I already knew I had failed. C'est la vie. Now I'm going to have to take it in Warrington. I'm mostly irritated because of how expensive it is now, but, again, c'est la vie. I'm serving with Elder M. Smith (as opposed to Elder W. Smith, who was my companion two companions ago) and things are going well already. It is going to be a great transfer. I thoroughly enjoyed General Conference and I received some of the strongest spiritual confirmations of my life while watching. Right after the last session we went straight to a lesson and I was able to feel, for the first time, that the spirit was actually working through me. It was excellent. My testimony has grown a lot recently. I particularly liked the talk in Conference from Tad R. Callister, who was one of President Bullock's favorites, who said that the Book of Mormon is either of God or of the Devil, there is no in between, and of course it just can't be of the devil. That one was good.
Well life is good and the gospel is true. I hope everyone back home is doing great.
love,
Elder Misbach
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