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| What! a BEAR you saw it? HaHa yeah at Cabela's!!! Funny Elder Russell! |
Monday, May 26, 2014
The tallest peak in Wasilla Alaska!
Monday, May 19, 2014
I got transferred to Anchorage!
So last week we went on a hike to Pioneer Peak and we got to the part
that says "Experienced hikers only" and why did they have that sign
up, because you had to rock climb all the way to the top!!!!! It was
super muddy! it took us 4 and a half hours to get to where we got and
it took us 1 hour to run down/ slide down!
Well I got transferred to Anchorage and my companion is Elder Loy! He
is pretty new and I am senior companion. The ward has not had a
baptism in 2 years, they just had missionaries in the past that did
not teach at all, they would just share spiritual thoughts, and not
lessons, and they would not work with the ward or even go tracking.
But this week we just picked up 4 new investigators, It took a lot of
work with the members and tracking! I have had to exercise patience a
lot so far this transfer, but as a missionary you just get used to it.
So one experience that I had was that we were driving down the road
and we stop at this intersection and I was looking at this young lady
and my companion starts wigging out at me because I was staring at a
girl! Haha oh my goodness. I told him that she is crying... we should
probably pray for her, and so we did! And when the light turned green
we drove to a parking lot and I said lets get out and go talk to her.
So me and Elder Loy are running down the road and right when we turned
the corner, Wham!!!! There she was, and she was balling her eyes out,
and we said hey are you okay? She said that she was fine (obviously
she is not because she is crying)! We talked to her and she told us
what happened and then we started talking about the Atonement with her
and boy did she smile right up! We gave her a Book of Mormon and a
plan of salvation pamphlet! That was just one of the miracles that we
saw this week! This Saturday I will be going up to Wasilla to go See
Janesa and Benjamin be baptized! I cannot wait! We have been riding
our bikes like crazy and I am super sore, but Hey I love being a
missionary! I love you Guys!
Elder Russell
Alaska Anchorage Mission
O'Malley Ward
Anchorage Alaska
that says "Experienced hikers only" and why did they have that sign
up, because you had to rock climb all the way to the top!!!!! It was
super muddy! it took us 4 and a half hours to get to where we got and
it took us 1 hour to run down/ slide down!
Well I got transferred to Anchorage and my companion is Elder Loy! He
is pretty new and I am senior companion. The ward has not had a
baptism in 2 years, they just had missionaries in the past that did
not teach at all, they would just share spiritual thoughts, and not
lessons, and they would not work with the ward or even go tracking.
But this week we just picked up 4 new investigators, It took a lot of
work with the members and tracking! I have had to exercise patience a
lot so far this transfer, but as a missionary you just get used to it.
So one experience that I had was that we were driving down the road
and we stop at this intersection and I was looking at this young lady
and my companion starts wigging out at me because I was staring at a
girl! Haha oh my goodness. I told him that she is crying... we should
probably pray for her, and so we did! And when the light turned green
we drove to a parking lot and I said lets get out and go talk to her.
So me and Elder Loy are running down the road and right when we turned
the corner, Wham!!!! There she was, and she was balling her eyes out,
and we said hey are you okay? She said that she was fine (obviously
she is not because she is crying)! We talked to her and she told us
what happened and then we started talking about the Atonement with her
and boy did she smile right up! We gave her a Book of Mormon and a
plan of salvation pamphlet! That was just one of the miracles that we
saw this week! This Saturday I will be going up to Wasilla to go See
Janesa and Benjamin be baptized! I cannot wait! We have been riding
our bikes like crazy and I am super sore, but Hey I love being a
missionary! I love you Guys!
Elder Russell
Alaska Anchorage Mission
O'Malley Ward
Anchorage Alaska
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Loving words from Elder Russells ward mission leader!
May 11, 2014
These really lovely words are very dear to my (mom) heart sent in a text message from Bro. Mays Chads ward mission leader in Wasilla. ( Chad was able to Skype from Bro. Mays home )
First here is my text to Bro. Mays...
This is Elder Chad Russell's mom Teresa thank you so much for letting him Skype us from your home the missionaries here came to our house this morning and skyped there family's and it was such a neat feeling! My heart is full, all these missionaries are such a blessing. Thank you for taking such wonderful care of my beautiful son!
Bro. Mays said...
You are more than welcome. He is a great young man and missionary that is filled with the spirit and always carries it with him. We feel his spirit and feel blessed every time he is in our home. While living in Utah we didn't have much interaction with the missionaries. I love it when Elders like your son come to our home because he is such a great role model for my 4 young children. Thank you for raising him in the gospel and sharing him with Alaska. Happy Mothers Day!!
When Elder Russell skyped home on mothers day he shared the most beautiful testimony to us and we will be forever grateful!!! We love you!!! P.S. Elder Russell is being transferred to Anchorage, Alaska!!!
These really lovely words are very dear to my (mom) heart sent in a text message from Bro. Mays Chads ward mission leader in Wasilla. ( Chad was able to Skype from Bro. Mays home )
First here is my text to Bro. Mays...
This is Elder Chad Russell's mom Teresa thank you so much for letting him Skype us from your home the missionaries here came to our house this morning and skyped there family's and it was such a neat feeling! My heart is full, all these missionaries are such a blessing. Thank you for taking such wonderful care of my beautiful son!
Bro. Mays said...
You are more than welcome. He is a great young man and missionary that is filled with the spirit and always carries it with him. We feel his spirit and feel blessed every time he is in our home. While living in Utah we didn't have much interaction with the missionaries. I love it when Elders like your son come to our home because he is such a great role model for my 4 young children. Thank you for raising him in the gospel and sharing him with Alaska. Happy Mothers Day!!
When Elder Russell skyped home on mothers day he shared the most beautiful testimony to us and we will be forever grateful!!! We love you!!! P.S. Elder Russell is being transferred to Anchorage, Alaska!!!
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Monday, May 5, 2014
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BOOOOOM What a Studdd!
Well this will be a
short email but I will tell you about a couple things that happened
this week!
Monday- Nothing much just P-day and Family Home Evening with the Young
Single Adults!
Tuesday- We met with Janesa Ruf and we taught her the Plan of
Salvation and boy did she have a lot of questions! Which is super
good, because not a lot of people ask questions while we are teaching
them about the Gospel and it is really hard for them to understand if
they do not ask questions! But she will be Baptized on the 24th of
May! Oh and we also taught her the Word of Wisdom and she was like, "
alright that makes sense, cool, What else do I need to do to get
baptized" She was like jumping out of her seat while we were telling
her, it was quite funny, I have never seen somebody so happy to Obey
the Word of Wisdom and to be baptized! What was cool is that she
stopped us before we started to close with a pray and she said "Can I
tell you something that I am so grateful for?" " I am so grateful to
have a modern Prophet on the earth"! BOOOOOM What a Studdd!
Wednesday- We got a new investigator today and His name is Benjamin
and he is on date to be baptized on the 24th of May as well! He is
fitting right on in with the YSA! He loves it and he is excited to be
baptized and he is really really excited to receive the gift of the
Holy Ghost on his birthday the 25th!
Thursday- We met with Janesa again and we just answered her questions
about the Godhead, and Mormons thinking that they can become Gods
after this life, and why we have the Doctrine and Covenants and the
Pearl of Great Price, and what are they?
Friday- We had the Ward pot luck and they auctioned off these deserts
that the Young women made so that they can get enough money to go to
girls camp, because it is super expensive here in Alaska! a couple
people put down $150 for a cake! Crazy! They made 2 grand!
Saturday- So we went over to Bobby D's house and raked his yard
because he is legally blind and deaf. He made us Shepherds Pie!!! Super
Good, pretty good for a blind guy! We gave this super Less Active lady
a blessing and guess what she showed up to church and it has been 5
years since she has been to church!
Sunday- Well we had a meeting at 9 am and then we had church and that
went on until 4 and then we had a CES devotional and that was at 4 so
we did not get out of the church until 5:30! We found out that one of
our ward missionaries woke up and he could not move! He was paralyzed!
He just woke up and he could not move! but we just got a text saying
that there is something wrong with his brain and that he is getting
his movement back very slowly.
Well that was my week
I love you guys!
Elder Russell
short email but I will tell you about a couple things that happened
this week!
Monday- Nothing much just P-day and Family Home Evening with the Young
Single Adults!
Tuesday- We met with Janesa Ruf and we taught her the Plan of
Salvation and boy did she have a lot of questions! Which is super
good, because not a lot of people ask questions while we are teaching
them about the Gospel and it is really hard for them to understand if
they do not ask questions! But she will be Baptized on the 24th of
May! Oh and we also taught her the Word of Wisdom and she was like, "
alright that makes sense, cool, What else do I need to do to get
baptized" She was like jumping out of her seat while we were telling
her, it was quite funny, I have never seen somebody so happy to Obey
the Word of Wisdom and to be baptized! What was cool is that she
stopped us before we started to close with a pray and she said "Can I
tell you something that I am so grateful for?" " I am so grateful to
have a modern Prophet on the earth"! BOOOOOM What a Studdd!
Wednesday- We got a new investigator today and His name is Benjamin
and he is on date to be baptized on the 24th of May as well! He is
fitting right on in with the YSA! He loves it and he is excited to be
baptized and he is really really excited to receive the gift of the
Holy Ghost on his birthday the 25th!
Thursday- We met with Janesa again and we just answered her questions
about the Godhead, and Mormons thinking that they can become Gods
after this life, and why we have the Doctrine and Covenants and the
Pearl of Great Price, and what are they?
Friday- We had the Ward pot luck and they auctioned off these deserts
that the Young women made so that they can get enough money to go to
girls camp, because it is super expensive here in Alaska! a couple
people put down $150 for a cake! Crazy! They made 2 grand!
Saturday- So we went over to Bobby D's house and raked his yard
because he is legally blind and deaf. He made us Shepherds Pie!!! Super
Good, pretty good for a blind guy! We gave this super Less Active lady
a blessing and guess what she showed up to church and it has been 5
years since she has been to church!
Sunday- Well we had a meeting at 9 am and then we had church and that
went on until 4 and then we had a CES devotional and that was at 4 so
we did not get out of the church until 5:30! We found out that one of
our ward missionaries woke up and he could not move! He was paralyzed!
He just woke up and he could not move! but we just got a text saying
that there is something wrong with his brain and that he is getting
his movement back very slowly.
Well that was my week
I love you guys!
Elder Russell
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