August 5th!

What a week it has been!  Last Monday we picked up a new investigator which was very exciting!  Her name is Jessica and we have another appointment with her tonight.  She has already agreed to all the lessons and is showing a lot of promise.  She wants to know this is all true so it is great to see.

The rest of my week has been kinda slow.  We have been majorly cleaning up the ward directory and it is just so bad.  We have found 50 new addresses for people and 2 dead people...  That's how neglected the directory is here.  Hopefully after we clean it up, the clerks will keep it clean.  But oh well!

This week I am singing at our zone conference.  There will be 2 other zones plus mine there.  The Mission President and his wife and his counselors will be there.  Lots of people and I am only slightly freaking out about singing in front of all of them.  I am excitedly scared for this opportunity.  Hopefully all goes well!

Well sorry if this email is short, but know that I love you guys!  Keep the faith and know that the Lord will always provide for us if we trust in Him.  Don't do anything that would cause the Spirit to leave you.  Keep strong and know that the Lord will be there for us when we need him.

Loves!

July 22, 2013

Hello everyone!

Sorry it's been so long since I've had time to address my mission for public eyes!  I'm just loving the work and enjoying every minute that I can.  Boy do I have stories to tell though.  Maybe even too many.  So we shall start with some

On Monday- July 8th, I got to go to Six Flags New England!  It was so much fun.  We got permission and everything and a member actually used their season pass to get us a free ticket.  It was so much fun.  We went with our Zone Leaders and it was like being a normal person again, yet I hated that feeling.  I enjoyed it a lot don't get me wrong, but when you are set apart as a missionary, you feel and do stuff different from what you are use to.  But we had a blast and I'm so glad I got to go!

On July 17th, the day before my birthday, my companion and I got in a car accident.  No one was hurt, but we basically totaled our car.  We were heading through an intersection with a green light when a girl ran a red and we t-boned her in the side.  Her car was dented on the side and our entire front smashed together like an accordion.  No bueno.  So we didn't have a car for the rest of the day.  Our Zone Leaders had to come pick us up to take us to transfer meeting the next day.  So our area is just doomed with accidents about every 6 months.  6 months ago, the Elders in Pittsfield had gotten in another accident and now this one.  I feel bad for the Elders who will be here in 6 months.  Hahaha

Being away from home on your birthday is a bittersweet experience.  I missed my family and all that stuff, but I mean, my fellow missionaries in the field are my family as well.  That's the great thing, you are never alone out here.  I got lots of birthday texts from everyone in the mission and my family and friends sent me lots of neat gifts.  Thank you all for the warm birthday greetings.

To everyone who is reading this, know that I love you all and that missionary work is a fantastic work and you have the potential to do it in your own areas.  Thank you for all the support and know that Heavenly Father is there to support you as well.

I'll write more stories next week but until then stay strong!  Alma 37: 36-37

Love,

Elder Kimbell