Well hello again, I hope your all enjoying warmer weather than I am. Last night we were tracting and the High school thermometer said 49 F. We tough men tracted till the very last minute in nothing more than some long sleeve white shirts. Since I have not been able to send pictures for three weeks (bad computers), I'm going to send some photos this week and send short paragraphs to explain what has been going on these past three weeks.

A couple weeks ago we had a less-active member in our group get hospitalized. He asked that we visit him to help him get through the rough time and that we teach him a few lessons. So we rode our bikes to the hospital almost every other day for about two weeks. Because he was in isolation we had to wear some hospital stuff: gloves, face mask, and apron type things. We had several great lessons and helped him understand many of his questions about the church and the gospel of Jesus Christ. It has been a true blessing in my life to see this man's testimony grow and blossom into a large and living thing. He is reading the scriptures every day and is coming to church. I think what has been most exciting is that he wants to help us in the missionary effort. He wants to attends lessons with us and to serve as best as he can. I'm glad that the three of us got to experience something like this because it has helped us all out.

 

 

With transfers being this last week we took group pictures of the Germfask missionaries and the Marguette (U.P) District. Also included is a classy picture of Elder Dean preparing to eat a crayfish. This picture was taken the morning of transfer day as Elder Dean and his companion and I were preparing to go down to Milwaukee to pick up our new companions that we would be training. I hope that all made sense. Elder Dean later cooked the crayfish and then ate it. He said it was pretty good.

1) Germfask group (the infamous Miss D--- is on the far left)

 

2) Marquette District

3) Elder Dean and his new friend

I have a new companion named Elder Baird. He is fresh out of the Provo MTC and is originally from Provo Utah himself. He lives about two streets above the Temple and is a 2013 High school graduate. He is 18 and loves to play baseball, golf, and basketball. Elder Baird is a ginger and for that the local members love him. He stands 6’3” (as do I) so together we tower over this town literally. Elder Baird is awesome and we get along really well. So far training has been going great and we have been able to get three new investigators since being together. When we do role plays in the morning for training we like to have fun and try to throw some interesting curve balls at the person acting as the missionary. Sorry mom, he doesn't know anyone named Hyer from the Provo area.

 

Introducing Elder Baird of Provo, UT

A new companionship

 

Scripture for the week Alma 23:14

And the Amalekites were not converted, save only one; neither were any of the Amulonites; but they did harden their hearts, and also the hearts of the Lamanites in that part of the land wheresoever they dwelt, yea, and all their villages and all their cities.

The following pictures are just short stories:

1) One day Elder Thompson decided to go rummaging through the closet of mystery and came across two Christmas stockings, a foam Christmas tree, and a ribbon. So we decorated for Christmas early.

From the closet of mystery!

 

2) Our wonderful neighbor got a bee in her bonnet to go claim a parking space down stairs. So she made a sign and unfortunately for her it rained that same day. Poor lady, her sign makes it look like she is bloody and evil.

 

Evil parking signs

3) A member family took us to a tourist place on the far side of Indian Lake, this fresh water spring bubbles right out of the ground and houses large trout that are several feet long; the spring feeds into Indian Lake and doesn't freeze in the winter.

 

Indian Lake and Springs - minus the mosquitos.

 

That's 10 photos that you all get to enjoy, I hope you find something you like.

Love you all, and thank you

Elder Luymes