October 28, 2013
Missionary Slim doesn't have to use his ruby slippers to get home, just the power of prayer and a tank of gas (Week 90 in Pennsylvania, Week 1 in Wintersville, Ohio)
"Gee, Toto, I don't think we're in Pennsylvania anymore!"
And isn't that the truth! After a wild turn of events, I finally made it to... well, maybe I'd better explain those wild events.
Monday, a preparation day like any other. I worked hard to pack and do laundry while saying my goodbyes to all the wonderful people that I'll be missing as I go to my new area. Tuesday, I was...
October 21, 2013
Missionary Slim likes photoblogging (Week 89 in Pennsylvania, Week 13 in Dover, PA)
This might be mostly a photo blog post. Lots of
great things have been talked about in the blog, but I haven't put up
pictures in a while.
A recent hurricane blew through, causing this flooding. It was pretty intense!
Kyle's baptism!
In other news, Transfers!...
October 14, 2013
Missionary Slim sees a TON of fish but is having the best success being a 'Fisher of Men' (Week 88 in Pennsylvania, Week 12 in Dover, PA)
Missionary work is going well. We pulled out our
area book this week and found this name under the potential investigator
section:
Valentin. Contacted August 2007. Note: "This guy is SO prepared!"
And with that to work with, we stopped by. Sure enough,
we found him at home. Actually, he was leaving in about 5 minutes, but
he had time to get to know us...
October 7, 2013
Missionary Slim has a few words to pass on to everyone (Week 87 in Pennsylvania, Week 11 in Dover, PA)
Today, Slim has been extremely busy and didn't have a lot of time to write. Here are a few of his own words to sum up his week:
-General Conference. Two words: HOME RUN!
-Remember
Kyle? I mentioned him weeks ago. He's been taught by the sister
missionaries, and will probably be getting baptized this coming week. Do
like one of the seventies (I can't remember which)...
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