December 29, 2011 Transfers

Well, Elder Hughes who I was calling with on Sunday is now in Newcastle Zone with Elder Ericksen. My new companion is Elder Smart from Sandy, UT. He came out one after me and is great with the scriptures. We are excited to be together because we have never ever been in the same zone or even close at that! SO, it is good to get to know the missionaries you do not know. Elder Sandor is still in Bolton. Elder Gordon got sent up north to Blackpool or aka the Las Vegas of Great Britain. Poor fragile mind in those conditions...I can't think what he is going to learn there! But the baptism in Wrexham has not gone through yet, but that is because Mary has introduced her friend to the church and she wants to be baptised together this weekend! YAY! =D

 

We have 2 really good investigators and a 3rd who wants to bring her 3 kids to church this coming week.

 

I love you all

 

Elder Blackburn

December 19, 2011 Calling

Well because I am about 6-7 hours ahead of all of you. My companion and I will be making our calls from 6-9 or somewhere in between there. We do not know exactly where we will be or who will be calling first. He will probably call right at 7 so I will probably call at 6 or 8...I am not to fussed and because I have so many people to call and only an hour to do it am doubly not fussed because I can break it up. You all are just a distraction anyway haha. BUT I may be trying to call grandpa's home phone. So if you could have that ready for me mom because I do not have his number. I do not know if he will be at church or not or one of the other numbers. If Anna or someone else wants to talk they can pass their numbers to mom and I will try and give them a few minutes. I have 60 mins talk time. PERIOD. That is it. I will cut you off mid sentence if I am going over time. Why?

 

Obedience is the first law of heaven.

 

I love you all, but I love God more. Try to obey his servants.

 

Elder Blackburn

December 12, 2011 Hello Family

So I am not frozen solid yet. Oldham is in the "Mountains" here more like high rolling hills and so there is snow on the tops of the Pennines here. But once again...I LOVE having a car. NO thinking I have to cut my toes off this year hopefully!

 

I was out of my area mostly this week. Went on exchanges with Elder Skibbe from Berlin and Elder Boswell from SLC, UT who is one of our Assistants. Learned a lot from both Elder Skibbe is experienced and goes home next week and was able to get back on track this transfer to finish strong. Elder Boswell is a mini mission president. Fireball from the start. Our area though had a great week. (maybe because I was gone...) BUT  when I was here we got back in contact with a couple of people we have taught once and they now seem to be really excited. Something just clicked this week as we taught them the importance of 1) our calling as missionaries, 2) our message, 3)commitment and uniting with The Church of Jesus Christ. Many accepted baptism dates and return appointments and church attendance. We will see 2 of them tonight. We are running around like chickens with our heads cut off.

 

On a more worldly note, I lost 8lbs this week on the Herbal Cleanse and Elder Hughes really liked it as well. Could have been better but I had 2 tea appointments in the middle of the week. The rest I was eating chicken, eggs, salmon, cod, and haddock (random fish I never heard of)...and peppers, assorted veggies, and multiple jars/cans of Salsa!!! WOOP WOOP go me.

 

I love you all,

 

Elder Blackburn III or the Foreign one, Good Looking one, ...dare I say it...old one...EEEEESH

December 5, 2011 This week in 2 mins.

Well it has been a great week. As you see I only have 2 mins before the computer kicks me off.

 

1. I went to Bolton again to see Marianna and Jozseph Horvatt. They were baptised last year. We helped them begin to start goals on going to the temple before May. They want me to go with them.

 

2. Went to the temple as a misson. obviously split into two days and two sessions a day, but it was great. I really enjoyed seeing the zone together and actually knowing all the faces now! haha.

 

3. besides that everything is great.

 

4. I finished Jesus the Christ. Not enough time.

 

I love you all!

 

Merry Christmas!

 

Elder Blackburn the Elder