January 16, 2018
This week was pretty good. We have really been struggling with finding new investigators but this past week we were able to find a few really solid potentials. We have return appointments with them for this next week so we are super excited for that. Yesterday we did a mini finding day in our area. We knocked doors for 5 hours since we did not have any lessons and no one gave us the time of day!! It was a long day even though we didn't find anyone new we still leaned a lot.
It was kinda funny on Saturday we went to a baptism in the Marshallese Branch (that is where Elder Delp served before he came here) We were talking to some other missionaries and they were telling us about a crazy high speed chase in Auburn earlier that day.
On Sunday we were talking to our investigator and he was telling us the cops found his car it had been stolen and it was involved in a high speed chase in auburn the day before. ha ha It was kinda funny but pretty sad because I think it got wrecked and it was a nice dodge Challenger.
The baptism was pretty cool because while the family was getting ready after they got baptized the missionaries usually stand up and teach the restoration. There are usually many non members attending. Elder Delp taught in Marshallese first and then I taught in English. It was pretty cool and the spirit was super strong!
It was kinda funny on Saturday we went to a baptism in the Marshallese Branch (that is where Elder Delp served before he came here) We were talking to some other missionaries and they were telling us about a crazy high speed chase in Auburn earlier that day.
On Sunday we were talking to our investigator and he was telling us the cops found his car it had been stolen and it was involved in a high speed chase in auburn the day before. ha ha It was kinda funny but pretty sad because I think it got wrecked and it was a nice dodge Challenger.
The baptism was pretty cool because while the family was getting ready after they got baptized the missionaries usually stand up and teach the restoration. There are usually many non members attending. Elder Delp taught in Marshallese first and then I taught in English. It was pretty cool and the spirit was super strong!
This past week I finished the Book of Mormon again which is always nice. I love how every time you read it you always find something new and different things will stick out to you. We did not see President Monson's funeral. But we did watch this morning when they announced the new Prophet and that was way exciting. I love how the first thing President Nelson said as the Prophet was to "Stay on the Covenant Path" later he also said that he wanted to "begin with the end in mind" talking about the temple and how important the temple is and that we go to the temple and make those covenants with our Father in Heaven.
We get to go to the Temple this next week and I am super excited for that! II will be emailing probably later on Tuesday. The temple is amazing! There is always so much that we can learn when we go and the spirit there is so strong! We were also able to watch the YSA devotional on Sunday as well and that was way good. Sister Uchtdorf is way funny and Elder Uchtdorf is amazing! I love listening to him talk.
We get to go to the Temple this next week and I am super excited for that! II will be emailing probably later on Tuesday. The temple is amazing! There is always so much that we can learn when we go and the spirit there is so strong! We were also able to watch the YSA devotional on Sunday as well and that was way good. Sister Uchtdorf is way funny and Elder Uchtdorf is amazing! I love listening to him talk.
Anyways thank you for all that you do I hope all is well at home and I love you all!
Elder Ethan Stucki
(Next transfer is on Tuesday so that is why we are emailing next Tuesday and then the temple trip is the next Tuesday so we will also email then! me and elder delp are doing good and I think either 3 or 4 times I have completed it front to back. I'm also almost done with the new testament and am working my way through the doctrine and covenants and also Jesus the Christ)
January 23, 2018
Well this week was a pretty slow week!! So I will just tell you about the change that will be taking place. Even if you already know ... just to have something to right about ha ha
As of June 30th there will no longer be a Washington Federal Way mission! Back when the age changed for missionaries to go out there was a huge increase of missionaries. We went from 70 to 80 thousand missionaries. With the extra 10 thousand missionaries there was a lot of new missions that opened up as well. The Federal Way Mission being one of them! Now the numbers of missionaries has gone back down so they are closing some of the missions as well.
In our mission there will be 6 stakes going to the Seattle mission and 3 stakes going to the Tacoma mission. I really hope I go to the Seattle mission because that is were President Rasmussen will be going. I'm pretty sure I will because I'm sure my next area will be in the north since I have served my whole mission so far in the south. My last 2 transfers will be in a newish mission hahah. Also it will probably change when I go home as well because the transfers are on different days in the other mission. I think I may finish on their transfer cycle which would be 4 weeks earlier then the original date or 2 weeks after the original date. So it will be interesting to see how that goes.
In our mission there will be 6 stakes going to the Seattle mission and 3 stakes going to the Tacoma mission. I really hope I go to the Seattle mission because that is were President Rasmussen will be going. I'm pretty sure I will because I'm sure my next area will be in the north since I have served my whole mission so far in the south. My last 2 transfers will be in a newish mission hahah. Also it will probably change when I go home as well because the transfers are on different days in the other mission. I think I may finish on their transfer cycle which would be 4 weeks earlier then the original date or 2 weeks after the original date. So it will be interesting to see how that goes.
Other then that not much happened. I didn't get transferred I'm still in the same area with Elder Delp. Our investigators are still kinda in the same boat. People here are still way too comfortable and need some humbling. Thank you for all that you do. I love you all and hope that you have a good rest of your week!!
(I got my tooth fixed yesterday which was nice and I have an eye appointment Friday)
Have a good week I love you all!!
Elder Ethan Stucki
Elder Ethan Stucki
January 30, 2018
So the temple today was really good!! and much needed. It is so nice to have a day to basically just sit and be taught rather then having to always run around and teach. The spirit is so strong each time I go to the temple and I always learn just the things that I need!
Dear Elders and Sisters.
As many of you know, the Washington Federal Way Mission has been authorized by the Mission Department for smart phone use. Over the next several months we will acquire, setup, and register the phones. We will install the applicable, approved apps, and learn how to safely use the phones to increase our productivity. Our missionary purpose will not change. The smartphone will never replace face to face contact with our investigators where we can bear pure testimony and bring the Spirit to the hearts. The way that we do missionary work will change somewhat as the smartphones will allow us to have greater opportunities to contact and teach our investigators. The smartphone should allow us to be more effective in teaching, and in working with Church leaders and members.
The first step of the process of implementing smartphone use in the mission is to acquire the phones. The phones will need to be acquired by each and every missionary, with the exception of missionaries that are returning home within three months (Before May 1, 2018). Those who are returning home before May 1, 2018 will have access to a mission owned phone for the duration of your mission. I have uploaded to the portal a document entitled "Acquire and Set Up Smartphone". Please print and completely read the document before doing anything else. Once you have read, and understand the document, the process for acquiring your phone is listed below:
So the temple today was really good!! and much needed. It is so nice to have a day to basically just sit and be taught rather then having to always run around and teach. The spirit is so strong each time I go to the temple and I always learn just the things that I need!
As far as this week it went really well! We had our Festival of Finding this week and we had a miracle! Elder Delp and I went out in the morning and we knocked on this door and a Hindu man named G. answered. We started to teach a little bit and asked if we could come in and share more. He said yes and that alone is a miracle. It is only like the 5th time I have been let into a home this whole time I have been out. People just don't do that around here. We ended up teaching him and his son the restoration and it was actually pretty cool how much we have in common with their eastern religion. There are a lot of similarities. They both became new investigators which was really exciting because they were the first investigators we have fond in this area in like the past 6 weeks. So we were pumped!
We have also been working a lot with the members to get them excited to share the gospel and we have been doing this for the past 3 months and we are finally starting to see some success. We have had a couple referrals and we just had a member call us saying that he has a co worker he has been working with and has a lesson set up with him for us at his house this coming Saturday!! So we are excited for that. Other then that... that's about all that is going on here.
Thanks for all you do. I love you all!
(I was wondering when the truck was going to get sold)
Elder Ethan Stucki
As many of you know, the Washington Federal Way Mission has been authorized by the Mission Department for smart phone use. Over the next several months we will acquire, setup, and register the phones. We will install the applicable, approved apps, and learn how to safely use the phones to increase our productivity. Our missionary purpose will not change. The smartphone will never replace face to face contact with our investigators where we can bear pure testimony and bring the Spirit to the hearts. The way that we do missionary work will change somewhat as the smartphones will allow us to have greater opportunities to contact and teach our investigators. The smartphone should allow us to be more effective in teaching, and in working with Church leaders and members.
The first step of the process of implementing smartphone use in the mission is to acquire the phones. The phones will need to be acquired by each and every missionary, with the exception of missionaries that are returning home within three months (Before May 1, 2018). Those who are returning home before May 1, 2018 will have access to a mission owned phone for the duration of your mission. I have uploaded to the portal a document entitled "Acquire and Set Up Smartphone". Please print and completely read the document before doing anything else. Once you have read, and understand the document, the process for acquiring your phone is listed below:
...We need phones now.
Elder Stucki
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