Howdy! This has been a really good week! My new area has been great so far and the ward is really good too. There are around 180 people out on an average Sunday which was really strange to see after so long in a ward that got 30 on a good week. The ward is great though. They've been really welcoming and feed us loads. #blessed
I'm still getting caught up on everything in the area but it looks like the work here is going quite well too! We've got a lot to keep us busy and we're always doing something which is great. I really like having stuff to do.
Sorry I don't have much more but it's just been a crazy week and I don't really know what else to say! Sorry I don't have any pictures either. I'll get some next week. Love you all!
Monday, September 17, 2018
Monday, September 10, 2018
PACKING UP AND SHIPPING OUT
Hello everybody! We've had a really good week in Cannock! We got transfer info last night and I'm leaving to go to Duston in Northampton Zone. My new comp is named Elder Tollestrup and I'm pretty sure he is from Alberta, Canada. I also think I'll be getting a car in my new area so hallelujah!
But anyway, as for this week! We taught Jamie about temples and he really liked the concepts of ordinance work for the dead and eternal marriages. It was a really good lesson and I'm going to miss teaching him a lot. We've seen him progress loads from when we first started teaching him and he has such incredible faith!
There was an activity this week at the Lichfield chapel which is in our District. Chloe and her daughter Neveah came to that! It was a "Western Night" because both of the Sisters in that area are from Arizona and in England that equates to them being horse riding maniacs who can lasso with the best of them. (Fun fact: British people say lasso like "lassoo".) The activity was really good and I think Chloe is realizing more and more that she wants a better life than what she has now, and that the church is where that better life lies. Chloe can't get over how happy and kind all the members are. When she met the Sister missionaries at the activity she couldn't believe how nice they were. She said that all the girls she has ever met just try to cause fights and problems except these ones. haha It's been really good seeing her progress as well. I love it when people realize the blessing that the gospel can be in their life. I hope she is able to stay focused on the things that really matter!
More exciting news with Isaac too! Antony, our Elders Quorum President, who Isaac lives with, let us know this week that Isaac has decided to go on a mission! He needs to do another year of school before he can go, but he seems really excited about it. Over the last week I think he's said, "When I'm on my mission" about a million times, which is so good! It's been loads of fun to see him progress while I've been here as well!
To be honest, I don't really feel ready to leave Cannock. I've really loved my time here! We've had loads of stuff happening in the work. The people we have worked with are so great and their faith has grown so much. I'm sad to leave the members as well, because there are some really incredible people here who I've grown very close with over the last couple of months. But such is missionary life. I'm excited to go to Duston and see a new part of the country! I might even be south enough to get a posh accent! It's a Zone that is new to the mission too, so that's exciting!
Love you all! Have a good week!
But anyway, as for this week! We taught Jamie about temples and he really liked the concepts of ordinance work for the dead and eternal marriages. It was a really good lesson and I'm going to miss teaching him a lot. We've seen him progress loads from when we first started teaching him and he has such incredible faith!
There was an activity this week at the Lichfield chapel which is in our District. Chloe and her daughter Neveah came to that! It was a "Western Night" because both of the Sisters in that area are from Arizona and in England that equates to them being horse riding maniacs who can lasso with the best of them. (Fun fact: British people say lasso like "lassoo".) The activity was really good and I think Chloe is realizing more and more that she wants a better life than what she has now, and that the church is where that better life lies. Chloe can't get over how happy and kind all the members are. When she met the Sister missionaries at the activity she couldn't believe how nice they were. She said that all the girls she has ever met just try to cause fights and problems except these ones. haha It's been really good seeing her progress as well. I love it when people realize the blessing that the gospel can be in their life. I hope she is able to stay focused on the things that really matter!
More exciting news with Isaac too! Antony, our Elders Quorum President, who Isaac lives with, let us know this week that Isaac has decided to go on a mission! He needs to do another year of school before he can go, but he seems really excited about it. Over the last week I think he's said, "When I'm on my mission" about a million times, which is so good! It's been loads of fun to see him progress while I've been here as well!
To be honest, I don't really feel ready to leave Cannock. I've really loved my time here! We've had loads of stuff happening in the work. The people we have worked with are so great and their faith has grown so much. I'm sad to leave the members as well, because there are some really incredible people here who I've grown very close with over the last couple of months. But such is missionary life. I'm excited to go to Duston and see a new part of the country! I might even be south enough to get a posh accent! It's a Zone that is new to the mission too, so that's exciting!
Love you all! Have a good week!
with Isaac
with Antony and Maddie Jones,
legends of Cannock
with Brenda, and awesome and hilarious
lady in the Cannock ward
Monday, September 3, 2018
CANNOCK WEEK #11
ANOTHER ONE GONE!!!
This week was stellar! We had some really cool stuff happen and it was a good missionary week as well.
We had Zone Conference on Thursday and we had Elder Sabin, one of the members of the 70, there and it was a really good conference! I really like having conferences and hearing the testimonies of other people because that is where my testimony started. It's a good reminder about where I came from and also how far I've come, to the point where my testimony can stand on its own. I'm really grateful to all the testimonies that I leaned on until I got to this point. It was a really good conference and we had half the mission there, which was wild. We had like 100 missionaries. It was fun to see so many people. We also got to stay the night with the Wylde Green Elders (Bahena and Snoozy) before the conference and that was good fun as well!
We taught Chloe again this week and she came back to church! She even brought her daughter Neveah! Right before they left Chloe was talking about how she had such a good time and felt so good, so we were like, hey man, that's the Holy Ghost that we were talking about in Sunday School! So that was pretty good. When we taught her we had a really good conversation on how she has seen her life improve since she met the missionaries in February. It was really good and she is making progress. It may be slow, but it is progress.
We also got a referral from some Sisters in our Zone this week.They have been teaching a lady in Tamworth but she actually lives in our area so we are going to start teaching her. Hopefully that all goes well! The work here is going really well and it is so good to see!
Something that was really cool was that Isaac got up and bore his testimony yesterday in Sacrament Meeting and it was so good! It was great to see because when I got to the area and we started teaching Isaac about a week after I got here, he would have never done that. Seeing the progress he has made has been really great. He's done most of the work, all we've done is help him realize the potential and faith that he already has. It was a great moment though, where we got to see the results from the work we have been doing, something that doesn't often happen over here.
Good stuff is happening in Cannock and life is very good. Good comp, good area, good ward, good people we are teaching. I love you all and hope that you have a great week!
-Elder Lott
This week was stellar! We had some really cool stuff happen and it was a good missionary week as well.
We had Zone Conference on Thursday and we had Elder Sabin, one of the members of the 70, there and it was a really good conference! I really like having conferences and hearing the testimonies of other people because that is where my testimony started. It's a good reminder about where I came from and also how far I've come, to the point where my testimony can stand on its own. I'm really grateful to all the testimonies that I leaned on until I got to this point. It was a really good conference and we had half the mission there, which was wild. We had like 100 missionaries. It was fun to see so many people. We also got to stay the night with the Wylde Green Elders (Bahena and Snoozy) before the conference and that was good fun as well!
We taught Chloe again this week and she came back to church! She even brought her daughter Neveah! Right before they left Chloe was talking about how she had such a good time and felt so good, so we were like, hey man, that's the Holy Ghost that we were talking about in Sunday School! So that was pretty good. When we taught her we had a really good conversation on how she has seen her life improve since she met the missionaries in February. It was really good and she is making progress. It may be slow, but it is progress.
We also got a referral from some Sisters in our Zone this week.They have been teaching a lady in Tamworth but she actually lives in our area so we are going to start teaching her. Hopefully that all goes well! The work here is going really well and it is so good to see!
Something that was really cool was that Isaac got up and bore his testimony yesterday in Sacrament Meeting and it was so good! It was great to see because when I got to the area and we started teaching Isaac about a week after I got here, he would have never done that. Seeing the progress he has made has been really great. He's done most of the work, all we've done is help him realize the potential and faith that he already has. It was a great moment though, where we got to see the results from the work we have been doing, something that doesn't often happen over here.
Good stuff is happening in Cannock and life is very good. Good comp, good area, good ward, good people we are teaching. I love you all and hope that you have a great week!
-Elder Lott
MTC Friends at Zone Conferennce
with Elder Orr at Zone Conference
our District on P Day
Cannock Week #10
Hello everybody! This has been a good week!
On Tuesday we had interviews with President Hughes. He is such a stud and I like him so much. Interviews were pretty intense for everybody that I spoke to though. haha He was pretty much calling the whole mission to repentance and obedience. I think I got in like 10 sentences the whole 15 minutes we were talking. It was pretty good. Motivating for sure.
After that we did exchanges with the ZLs in Wolverhampton and it was good fun. I was with my good buddy Elder McKenzie and it was a great time. We found like 4 new people for his area in about 3.5 hours. It was wild. By far the most productive finding I've ever done in my mission - it was insane. We also had BBQ pizza from Domino's and it was good. I liked it.
We were able to meet with Chloe again this week and she got a job which is fantastic! Hopefully she can figure some stuff our now! Jamie got hurt and we weren't able to meet with him this week. He was swimming in a quarry and he got a big cut on his foot and he needed to chill out for a couple of days but we will meet this week. Isaac has been in Manchester on holiday and we weren't able to meet with Stefan - we aren't really sure what is going on with him. Exciting news though! We are going to start teaching a member's partner, Peter, who has been planning on getting baptized for awhile now! Stuff is going crazy in Cannock and it is really exciting to see. When I got the news I was coming here, all I had heard about Cannock is that it was a really dead area and everybody said how hard it was. It has been insane over here and it's so exciting!
Love you guys! Have a good week!
On Tuesday we had interviews with President Hughes. He is such a stud and I like him so much. Interviews were pretty intense for everybody that I spoke to though. haha He was pretty much calling the whole mission to repentance and obedience. I think I got in like 10 sentences the whole 15 minutes we were talking. It was pretty good. Motivating for sure.
After that we did exchanges with the ZLs in Wolverhampton and it was good fun. I was with my good buddy Elder McKenzie and it was a great time. We found like 4 new people for his area in about 3.5 hours. It was wild. By far the most productive finding I've ever done in my mission - it was insane. We also had BBQ pizza from Domino's and it was good. I liked it.
We were able to meet with Chloe again this week and she got a job which is fantastic! Hopefully she can figure some stuff our now! Jamie got hurt and we weren't able to meet with him this week. He was swimming in a quarry and he got a big cut on his foot and he needed to chill out for a couple of days but we will meet this week. Isaac has been in Manchester on holiday and we weren't able to meet with Stefan - we aren't really sure what is going on with him. Exciting news though! We are going to start teaching a member's partner, Peter, who has been planning on getting baptized for awhile now! Stuff is going crazy in Cannock and it is really exciting to see. When I got the news I was coming here, all I had heard about Cannock is that it was a really dead area and everybody said how hard it was. It has been insane over here and it's so exciting!
Love you guys! Have a good week!
Monday, August 20, 2018
Cannock Week #9
Hi Everyone!
This has been a good week. We've had some cool stuff happen!
We were able to do a chapel tour with Jamie, so that was good. He even downloaded the Gospel Library App! He is such a stud he even changed his Whatsapp profile picture to a picture of the painting of Moroni burying the golden plates. The man is super elect - he just doesn't realize it yet so we'll keep working on that!
We also had a good lesson with Chloe and she opened up about the things that are holding her back and it was good. She needs to exercise a little more faith and trust that the Lord will take care of her when she does what He asks her to do. She's at a crossroads right now so if you all could pray for her it would be really good.
That's pretty much all that has happened this last week. We weren't able to teach Stefan or Isaac sadly, but we will keep working with them, of course. Life is good in Cannock! Elder Misalucha is a stud and my District is exciting so I can't ask for much more. I haven't been taking loads of pictures, unfortunately, but I'll send what I have.
Love y'all!
This has been a good week. We've had some cool stuff happen!
We were able to do a chapel tour with Jamie, so that was good. He even downloaded the Gospel Library App! He is such a stud he even changed his Whatsapp profile picture to a picture of the painting of Moroni burying the golden plates. The man is super elect - he just doesn't realize it yet so we'll keep working on that!
We also had a good lesson with Chloe and she opened up about the things that are holding her back and it was good. She needs to exercise a little more faith and trust that the Lord will take care of her when she does what He asks her to do. She's at a crossroads right now so if you all could pray for her it would be really good.
That's pretty much all that has happened this last week. We weren't able to teach Stefan or Isaac sadly, but we will keep working with them, of course. Life is good in Cannock! Elder Misalucha is a stud and my District is exciting so I can't ask for much more. I haven't been taking loads of pictures, unfortunately, but I'll send what I have.
Love y'all!
Chapel tour with Jamie!
The District
with Elder Misalucha
Monday, August 13, 2018
CANNOCK WEEK #8
Hi Everyone
I've had a busy P Day and haven't been very good at managing my time today, so this will be another short one. This week was good though! Some of the highlights were:
#1 We were able to teach Jamie again! It was mainly introducing him to Elder Misalucha, but we were able to teach a little and he is becoming more comfortable with prayer, so that is good! We also have a chapel tour set up for Tuesday so hopefully that helps him become a little more comfortable with coming to church.
#2 We weren't able to have a good lesson with Chloe this week so we weren't able to put her on a date, but we will be going by tonight to teacher her so hopefully we will be able to do that there.
#3 We got a member referral! A young guy, about my age, named Stefan lives with some members who just moved into the ward and we are going to be teaching him, so hopefully that goes well. He has a strong Northern Irish Protestant background so that may bring up some interesting things, but we will move forward in faith!
It has been so nice having people to work with here in this area.
It sounds like a good week back at home. It seems there has been much celebrating, getting together, eating cake, and good times! Happy 18th Birthday this week to Tessa! And good luck starting uni! You'll be great!
Have a wonderful week everyone!
-Elder Lott
I've had a busy P Day and haven't been very good at managing my time today, so this will be another short one. This week was good though! Some of the highlights were:
#1 We were able to teach Jamie again! It was mainly introducing him to Elder Misalucha, but we were able to teach a little and he is becoming more comfortable with prayer, so that is good! We also have a chapel tour set up for Tuesday so hopefully that helps him become a little more comfortable with coming to church.
#2 We weren't able to have a good lesson with Chloe this week so we weren't able to put her on a date, but we will be going by tonight to teacher her so hopefully we will be able to do that there.
#3 We got a member referral! A young guy, about my age, named Stefan lives with some members who just moved into the ward and we are going to be teaching him, so hopefully that goes well. He has a strong Northern Irish Protestant background so that may bring up some interesting things, but we will move forward in faith!
It has been so nice having people to work with here in this area.
It sounds like a good week back at home. It seems there has been much celebrating, getting together, eating cake, and good times! Happy 18th Birthday this week to Tessa! And good luck starting uni! You'll be great!
Have a wonderful week everyone!
-Elder Lott
Monday, August 6, 2018
CANNOCK WEEK #7
Hi Everyone
I don't have much time so here is a quick rundown on some highlights of my week.
We helped a family move houses this week and it was loads of fun. We were even able to discuss the gospel a little bit with one of the non-members.
We are teaching a girl named Chloe. She was going to be baptized earlier this year but she had some really tough struggles and things fell through. She came to church Sunday and we are hoping to reschedule her to be baptized soon. Please pray for her.
Jamie has been sick so we haven't been able to meet with him this week.
We taught Isaac and read 2 Nephi 31 with him. He is at Youth Camp right now. He's just such a solid guy.
My new companion is from Bagio in the Philippines and his name is Elder Misalucha. His last name translates to "Holy Wrestler".
Have a great week everyone!
I don't have much time so here is a quick rundown on some highlights of my week.
We helped a family move houses this week and it was loads of fun. We were even able to discuss the gospel a little bit with one of the non-members.
We are teaching a girl named Chloe. She was going to be baptized earlier this year but she had some really tough struggles and things fell through. She came to church Sunday and we are hoping to reschedule her to be baptized soon. Please pray for her.
Jamie has been sick so we haven't been able to meet with him this week.
We taught Isaac and read 2 Nephi 31 with him. He is at Youth Camp right now. He's just such a solid guy.
My new companion is from Bagio in the Philippines and his name is Elder Misalucha. His last name translates to "Holy Wrestler".
Have a great week everyone!
Monday, July 30, 2018
CANNOCK WEEK #6
Hi Everyone.
Well, it has been a good couple of weeks here! I didn't get to write last week because we helped a family move into the ward and it took up loads of time that day.
It is also the end of another transfer. I'll be staying in Cannock and my new companion is going to be Elder Misalucha. He is coming from Bournemouth, which was formerly in the London South Mission before the boundary re-alignments so I don't know anything about him other than he is from the Philippines. So two comps in a row from there.
There isn't much to tell from the last two weeks other than that they have been good. We taught Jamie and that is going well. We are hopefully going to be doing a chapel tour with him this week too. He is really a super solid guy. Not much is happening in the area as far as missionary work goes other than Jamie. That is alright though because in my last area we seriously had nothing happen at all so even having one person to teach is pretty cool.
Elder Abecia is going home this week, so we had a "funeral" for him to say good-bye at our last District Meeting. He made some Filipino food for us, which was really good! Overall, a good day.
I'm excited for Parker heading over to the Philippines! Can't wait to read about his experiences and adventures while he is serving there.
Also, glad Chase is doing well and recovering. Thanks for sending the audio for me to listen to.
I'm glad Marissa's birthday was well celebrated. And I'm glad my card made it there in time. Happy Birthday Marissa!
We finally got some rain yesterday. There was so much it was insane! We were soaked all the way through and I won't lie, it was kind of nice! The heat has been pretty brutal and it felt good to have the wet coming from outside rather than my body. lol. I've been sweating so much it has been killing me! It's still quite warm but clouded and more rain has come.
It has been a solid week. Hope you're all doing well and that life is good!
-Elder Lott
Well, it has been a good couple of weeks here! I didn't get to write last week because we helped a family move into the ward and it took up loads of time that day.
It is also the end of another transfer. I'll be staying in Cannock and my new companion is going to be Elder Misalucha. He is coming from Bournemouth, which was formerly in the London South Mission before the boundary re-alignments so I don't know anything about him other than he is from the Philippines. So two comps in a row from there.
There isn't much to tell from the last two weeks other than that they have been good. We taught Jamie and that is going well. We are hopefully going to be doing a chapel tour with him this week too. He is really a super solid guy. Not much is happening in the area as far as missionary work goes other than Jamie. That is alright though because in my last area we seriously had nothing happen at all so even having one person to teach is pretty cool.
Elder Abecia is going home this week, so we had a "funeral" for him to say good-bye at our last District Meeting. He made some Filipino food for us, which was really good! Overall, a good day.
I'm excited for Parker heading over to the Philippines! Can't wait to read about his experiences and adventures while he is serving there.
Also, glad Chase is doing well and recovering. Thanks for sending the audio for me to listen to.
I'm glad Marissa's birthday was well celebrated. And I'm glad my card made it there in time. Happy Birthday Marissa!
We finally got some rain yesterday. There was so much it was insane! We were soaked all the way through and I won't lie, it was kind of nice! The heat has been pretty brutal and it felt good to have the wet coming from outside rather than my body. lol. I've been sweating so much it has been killing me! It's still quite warm but clouded and more rain has come.
It has been a solid week. Hope you're all doing well and that life is good!
-Elder Lott
P Day hike with the District
Some people in the ward invited us over for dinner and then took us up a hill near their home.
I think it used to be a massive coal mine. It was really cool!
Monday, July 16, 2018
CANNOCK WEEK #4
Hello my Friends!
This was a really good week! Something actually happened! A man named Jamie, who I have mentioned in past emails, looks really solid! We dropped by him on Tuesday and got to know him a little and explained to him what we do. He expressed some concerns that he has had in his life and almost all were answered by the Plan of Salvation, so we set up a return appointment for Friday. We went back on Friday and taught it to him and he even fed us! We had a really good lesson and he was so accepting of all we taught. He said several times how it all just made sense to him and it was so cool! This hasn't happened since I was a greenie! He is even open to being baptized. He said as we teach him more and he comes to know for himself he would definitely be willing to take that step. I am kinda freaking out because this hasn't happened in ages!
Aside from that it was still a really good week. On Thursday we had a really good District Council so that was neat, and we did some District finding afterward, which was fun too. On Saturday we did service for the Royal British Legion which is a military charity over here. We just ran one of their stands during the Cannock Carnival and it was pretty fun. The lady who runs it is a fun Scottish lady named Sheila and was was a blast to work with. We had a great time serving at that!
On Sunday I gave a talk about the 11th Article of Faith, so that was good
Today we went to Lichfield Cathedral for P Day so that was cool. Cathedrals are really cool but also kinda creepy.
Well, it has been a good week! Some exciting stuff in the upcoming week, so pray for us as we keep teaching Jamie! He is seriously such a cool dude. He's ex-military and the biggest lad I've met in Cannock. Good guy.
Love you all and have a good week!
-Elder Lott
This was a really good week! Something actually happened! A man named Jamie, who I have mentioned in past emails, looks really solid! We dropped by him on Tuesday and got to know him a little and explained to him what we do. He expressed some concerns that he has had in his life and almost all were answered by the Plan of Salvation, so we set up a return appointment for Friday. We went back on Friday and taught it to him and he even fed us! We had a really good lesson and he was so accepting of all we taught. He said several times how it all just made sense to him and it was so cool! This hasn't happened since I was a greenie! He is even open to being baptized. He said as we teach him more and he comes to know for himself he would definitely be willing to take that step. I am kinda freaking out because this hasn't happened in ages!
Aside from that it was still a really good week. On Thursday we had a really good District Council so that was neat, and we did some District finding afterward, which was fun too. On Saturday we did service for the Royal British Legion which is a military charity over here. We just ran one of their stands during the Cannock Carnival and it was pretty fun. The lady who runs it is a fun Scottish lady named Sheila and was was a blast to work with. We had a great time serving at that!
On Sunday I gave a talk about the 11th Article of Faith, so that was good
Today we went to Lichfield Cathedral for P Day so that was cool. Cathedrals are really cool but also kinda creepy.
Well, it has been a good week! Some exciting stuff in the upcoming week, so pray for us as we keep teaching Jamie! He is seriously such a cool dude. He's ex-military and the biggest lad I've met in Cannock. Good guy.
Love you all and have a good week!
-Elder Lott
Service at the Cannock Carnival for the RBL
(Royal British Legion)
P Day at Lichfield Cathedral
Am old Cadillac we found in our area
Elder Abecia opened the wrong side of the pepper container
Monday, July 9, 2018
CANNOCK WEEK #3
Hey Everybody!
This has been a good week! We had a couple of exciting things happen. We were able to get in contact with some former investigators and less active members who are interested in having us come by, so hopefully we are able to get them back on track and progressing to whatever their next steps in the Gospel may be! Finding here has been hard so we have started to try different things.
We met our new Mission President, President Hughes this week and he is a proper lad. I like him a lot. He seems really cool and solid. He is a very different personality from President Leppard. It is kind of weird to see things done and handled in a different way. I'm really looking forward to having him as my MP and getting to know him. I think he is going to be great.
I got the package this week! Thanks so much. I loved the American deodorant and Swedish Fish. Thanks also for sending my retainers. They hurt hurt like crazy though! I didn't think my mouth had moved too much because my teeth are straight while I smile, but they have moved loads I guess! I only wear them for like 20 minutes at a time right now.
People are going absolutely nuts about the world cup! We walked through town on Saturday night after they beat Sweden and town center was going crazy! Over here shops close around 6 on a weekday and around 4 or 5 on the weekend, so town center is usually dead quite. But it was so exciting that night. We had like 10 people say "Hey lads! It's coming home! Football's coming home!" to us. I hope that they win it all. I think that would be really cool to happen while I am here. When a game is on you know exactly what is happening whether you are watching or not because of how loud people get while watching haha! I bought a jersey - I wanted a red one but they are out everywhere so I bought a white one instead.
The heatwave here has been insane! My last transfer in Hinckley was good weather with rain usually about once a week. (That itself is unusual. It typically rains multiple times a week/day here). It was a little gloomy my last day in Hinckley but that is the last sign of moisture we have seen since. There are seldom even clouds in the sky, which is really weird! So pretty much for the last 3 weeks it has been 5-10 degrees Celsius hotter than normal and it hasn't rained at all, which is even crazier! People are kind of flipping out! There is also a mild concern about water supply because they don't have any solid reservoirs or anything here since they don't really usually need them.
We did some service for a lady named Viv this week too. Some of the Sisters in our District found her while we were doing District Finding and they graciously volunteered us to do her yard work for her. We mowed her lawn and pruned a tree and I used my first electric lawn mower. It was quite different. And it was so small. It just felt wrong. haha
Well, it has been a good week! I've hit 9 months now so that's cool. Time just keeps moving on!
Love you all!
-Elder Lott
This has been a good week! We had a couple of exciting things happen. We were able to get in contact with some former investigators and less active members who are interested in having us come by, so hopefully we are able to get them back on track and progressing to whatever their next steps in the Gospel may be! Finding here has been hard so we have started to try different things.
We met our new Mission President, President Hughes this week and he is a proper lad. I like him a lot. He seems really cool and solid. He is a very different personality from President Leppard. It is kind of weird to see things done and handled in a different way. I'm really looking forward to having him as my MP and getting to know him. I think he is going to be great.
I got the package this week! Thanks so much. I loved the American deodorant and Swedish Fish. Thanks also for sending my retainers. They hurt hurt like crazy though! I didn't think my mouth had moved too much because my teeth are straight while I smile, but they have moved loads I guess! I only wear them for like 20 minutes at a time right now.
People are going absolutely nuts about the world cup! We walked through town on Saturday night after they beat Sweden and town center was going crazy! Over here shops close around 6 on a weekday and around 4 or 5 on the weekend, so town center is usually dead quite. But it was so exciting that night. We had like 10 people say "Hey lads! It's coming home! Football's coming home!" to us. I hope that they win it all. I think that would be really cool to happen while I am here. When a game is on you know exactly what is happening whether you are watching or not because of how loud people get while watching haha! I bought a jersey - I wanted a red one but they are out everywhere so I bought a white one instead.
The heatwave here has been insane! My last transfer in Hinckley was good weather with rain usually about once a week. (That itself is unusual. It typically rains multiple times a week/day here). It was a little gloomy my last day in Hinckley but that is the last sign of moisture we have seen since. There are seldom even clouds in the sky, which is really weird! So pretty much for the last 3 weeks it has been 5-10 degrees Celsius hotter than normal and it hasn't rained at all, which is even crazier! People are kind of flipping out! There is also a mild concern about water supply because they don't have any solid reservoirs or anything here since they don't really usually need them.
We did some service for a lady named Viv this week too. Some of the Sisters in our District found her while we were doing District Finding and they graciously volunteered us to do her yard work for her. We mowed her lawn and pruned a tree and I used my first electric lawn mower. It was quite different. And it was so small. It just felt wrong. haha
Well, it has been a good week! I've hit 9 months now so that's cool. Time just keeps moving on!
Love you all!
-Elder Lott
For you Mom
9 months! Woo-Woo!
Viv's electric lawn mower
Monday, July 2, 2018
CANNOCK WEEK #2!
Hello Everybody! We have had a cool week so I will tell you about it!
I went on exchange with an Australian lad, Elder Gibson, from Brisbane this week and that was fun! We had a good time and got on really well. We've also had a little success in finding so that's great! We have found a couple of people who are interested in the Savior or are interested in Mormons so hopefully that goes somewhere! One guy, named Jamie, pulled onto the street we were on and yelled at us from his car, but he actually ended up being pretty cool.
We will get to meet the new Mission President on Friday so that will be sweet!
Something cool we've been doing this week is teaching one of the young men in our ward named Isaac. He has been a member his whole life but is currently the only one in his family who is still attending church. He doesn't know if he believes though, so he has asked us to teach him as if he were an investigator because he feels like he doesn't have all the gospel knowledge he should have. He is really cool and we get along quite well. He's just a year or two younger than me and he is such a lad, so it is fun teaching him. He also is a huge basketball fan, so he keeps me updated on what's happening. I have missed knowing what is happening in the basketball world.
It has also been flipping blazing here this week. We haven't had rain in weeks and all the grass is dying everywhere and everybody is kind of flipping out over here. We are resting around like 25-30 degrees. I have no idea how hot that is in Fahrenheit, but just know it's pretty toasty. The humidity is just the cherry on top too. #prayforengland
I'm happy that Chase made it home safely. It is an exhausting and long flight and I'm sure that is was just that much harder with his bad knee. I'm sure that the next few weeks, if not months, will be tough and long for him. I hope that he heals well and is able to return to the field. That day we spent together a few years ago was pretty fun though haha. Him with ACL surgery and me with my wisdom teeth just out. We were a couple of disabled dudes that day. I remember he started eating pretzels and talking trash on me so I did some jumping jacks. Good times.
Enjoy the 4th of July! We did a 4th of July lunch for P Day so we had burgers, hot dogs and watermelon with all of the most American foods we could find. It was loads of fun. We even bought a little disposable barbecue so we could grill it all. lol. It was so good though! Four out of the six of us are American so the Russian and Filipino joined in. I have come to love America twice as much as I did at home. Honestly, the best way to put it is I am "America Trunky". England is great! But there is nothing like home. Of the things that now mean more to me, America is high on the list. To all of my American friends, please celebrate the 4th of July as hard as you can for me because America is great. Give Old Glory some love for me! #USUSUS
Well, I love you all and hope that this week is cool! If it isn't feeling cool than go do something to make it cool!
-Elder Lott
I went on exchange with an Australian lad, Elder Gibson, from Brisbane this week and that was fun! We had a good time and got on really well. We've also had a little success in finding so that's great! We have found a couple of people who are interested in the Savior or are interested in Mormons so hopefully that goes somewhere! One guy, named Jamie, pulled onto the street we were on and yelled at us from his car, but he actually ended up being pretty cool.
We will get to meet the new Mission President on Friday so that will be sweet!
Something cool we've been doing this week is teaching one of the young men in our ward named Isaac. He has been a member his whole life but is currently the only one in his family who is still attending church. He doesn't know if he believes though, so he has asked us to teach him as if he were an investigator because he feels like he doesn't have all the gospel knowledge he should have. He is really cool and we get along quite well. He's just a year or two younger than me and he is such a lad, so it is fun teaching him. He also is a huge basketball fan, so he keeps me updated on what's happening. I have missed knowing what is happening in the basketball world.
It has also been flipping blazing here this week. We haven't had rain in weeks and all the grass is dying everywhere and everybody is kind of flipping out over here. We are resting around like 25-30 degrees. I have no idea how hot that is in Fahrenheit, but just know it's pretty toasty. The humidity is just the cherry on top too. #prayforengland
I'm happy that Chase made it home safely. It is an exhausting and long flight and I'm sure that is was just that much harder with his bad knee. I'm sure that the next few weeks, if not months, will be tough and long for him. I hope that he heals well and is able to return to the field. That day we spent together a few years ago was pretty fun though haha. Him with ACL surgery and me with my wisdom teeth just out. We were a couple of disabled dudes that day. I remember he started eating pretzels and talking trash on me so I did some jumping jacks. Good times.
Enjoy the 4th of July! We did a 4th of July lunch for P Day so we had burgers, hot dogs and watermelon with all of the most American foods we could find. It was loads of fun. We even bought a little disposable barbecue so we could grill it all. lol. It was so good though! Four out of the six of us are American so the Russian and Filipino joined in. I have come to love America twice as much as I did at home. Honestly, the best way to put it is I am "America Trunky". England is great! But there is nothing like home. Of the things that now mean more to me, America is high on the list. To all of my American friends, please celebrate the 4th of July as hard as you can for me because America is great. Give Old Glory some love for me! #USUSUS
Well, I love you all and hope that this week is cool! If it isn't feeling cool than go do something to make it cool!
-Elder Lott
Tracting is fun in the hot sun!
-with Elder Gibson
Happy 4th of July everyone!
The new England Birmingham Mission Boundaries
July 2018
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