June 18th

This was our district P-day.  It was alot of fun!

 

June 16th

This was another good week. Did I tell you guys how much I love Wales?

This week I got to go on exchange into Cardiff. That place is sweet!  So many people and the weather has been off the charts amazing! So we have been doing loads of service and teaching our less actives and it's going very well.

We even got a member to come out finding with us for a day and we were able to find a 19 year old named Robin and we taught him. So things are picking up and are doing well.

We were also able to help out at the farm again.   So I got a picture of this chicken. (Found those shades at Primark...1£ great deal.)

Also I woke up one morning to find this "guest" in our flat. Turns out he had flown in the window so we had a fun time getting him out.  And yes, we are still in the flat next to the club.

Sorry for the short email but I'm off to Cardiff again for district P-day.

Miss you and love you

June 9th

My family already knows this, but my sister Rachel had a baby girl this week. June 7th little baby Anberlyn came into the world. Very excited for her and for my family back home - miss you guys!!

This week just did loads of service for the members here. The weather has been getting better so we are getting better at our gardening skills.

This Sunday night we had a very powerful lesson with this less active family. I haven't had a lesson like that in a long time. We are trying to get them to quit smoking and the spirit was so strong they ended up pulling out all their smoking stuff, ripping them up and then burnt them all. I was in shock. They have come such a long way. I will try and get a photo with them this week

Not much really happened this week. I think the highlight was that lesson and becoming an uncle.

Miss you all and love you!

June 2nd, 2014

Shout out to my sister who should be having a baby girl this week! You go Rachel!!

This week was pretty fun. I'm enjoying my time here in Wales but I fear this might be my last few weeks in Bridgend.  I have loved this area and DO NOT wanna leave!!

We are teaching a few less actives and they are coming to church and doing well.  I think the ward seems happy with us. I ask everyone in the ward if we can do any kind of service, most just ask if we can help in their garden. We help the Smallmans every week with their garden.  They are awesome! They even let us use their weights...that's always a plus.

Miss and love you all!!

May 27th

I'm staying in Bridgend for another 6 weeks.  My new comp is Elder Chantry.  He is cool and I like him.

This week was crazy.  I had to go to Swansea and be a Zone leader for a day. I was sending voice messages out and everything.  It was the real deal and pretty fun.

Our less actives are coming along great and doing well.  A few of them came to church.  Still nothing on the investigator side but that's alright. Besides that it's the same old finding and getting flogged.

Helping out at the animal shelter last week I got peed on by a rabbit :( I wasn't too happy with that rabbit.

Miss you all and love you

They say once a zone leader always a zone leader. And all zone leaders get a car..

May 20th

(No e-mail from David the previous week because we Skyped with him for Mother's Day. 

Best Mother's Day gift EVER!!!)

 

So I will keep this short I'm staying in Bridgend.  I'm getting a new comp.  I don't really know him that well and can't remember his name but I will tell you next week.

 

So all of our investigators have dropped us so we are back to finding all the time.  But I had an idea that I wanna try here. Since it's the summer time I'm going to try and help the members out a lot since I know them now I figure if I get them to like me they might give us people to teach. Plus the Bishop just said he will come out with us once a week to see less actives or teach.

Let you all know about this next week as for now I'm off to Swansea for the day!

 

May 6th

So this Saturday we were having dinner with members and Elder Harris pets this dog and it jumps up and bites his hand. To make the story short, he later passed out went into a mini shock and we went to the A&E and they they wrapped his hand up.  Looks like he will be going home with his hand in a wrap.

This is the story I tell... "We were walking out on the street and this dog was just walking by.  Then all the sudden some evil spirit entered the dog and it bit Elder Harris's hand so he had to use the other one to cast the demon out of it.  Then we went to the A&E."  I like my story better.

Other than that this week we painted the side of a house for Tula so she is a bit better about Jay getting baptized.  It doesn't look like he will make the 18th of May so we may have push that back :(

This week I went a bit all out on the shopping and got some Chelsea gear. They are going to be my team I support and I got some photos of them.

Sorry not much happened this week, just loads of finding. We planned for 14 lessons this week with people we met on the street and only had 1 hold on. So 13 people canceled or never showed up this week... a bit upsetting.

Miss and Love you all,  Elder Doty

District P-Day