February 8, 2016

 

Hey Momma! 

Wow I forgot that tomorrow was that mark (19 months out) actually. Going too quick! Yours and Dad's birthday is coming up again also! This time last year I was now in Hazleton which is super weird. 

Yeah that's awesome! I can't wait to see them again. It has been so much fun to be out here with Elder Weisler(Jake). I bet it (visiting the Weislers) was fun especially for Lizzy and Brooklyn to see each other. That is so crazy that Ashlyn is that old! Yeah Brittany is always all over the place and busy it sounds like. Elder Weisler is excited to hang out. You'll have to send him that picture.

So we had a great week! We taught a lot of lessons and got some new investigators. I try to only write about the ones that we are focusing on. J is doing great and his wife is coming around. She all of a sudden starting changing and wants to quit smoking and drinking coffee which is a miracle! She just told us she feels sick now and so we are helping her with the addition recovery program. So they are coming along. We ended up setting R with a baptismal date, but he still needs to be a little more committal to church. We had a ride for him and everything but instead he went to wash his clothes at 8 in the morning. We were pretty frustrated but things are still looking up! We also had Zone training and Elder Weisler and Beirman gave some great training. I will send a couple pictures from it. We will be going on an exchange with them on Thursday but I'll be with Elder Beirman. He is awesome too. So it'll be fun. We are about to start working out with Bro. Rothey on Mondays. He is a pretty big dude, and he said he'd help me get a little bigger before I get home lol. He is making me a workout plan for me. N is doing well! They just got very very sick this past week. Their daughter was running a fever of 104 and in the hospital. Poor girl. So we actually gave her a blessing. We saw them just yesterday, and we hope that everything will start going well with them. She is a little more into it than her husband so we shall see! They are a great family. I think this will definitely be my last area actually. We are mixed in with an English ward but there are lots of Spanish members. I translate sacrament sometimes. So we also had a wonderful dinner with the Miller family. They are from Louisiana and she is an excellent cook. She made this Mardi Gras cake  or something with different color icing and it was soooo good. She definitely has the accent. Interviews were great. President told me I was looking good cause I dropped some weight lol. I too him I could tell he has because he is trying to. But just such a great interview with him and Sister Anderson. They are so wonderful. He was just very pleased about what I have done and in this area which made me feel good. Just feeling great this week so I appreciate the fast. 

Holidays and Birthdays are so different on the mission. Sometimes it just feels like another day. Elder Weisler's birthday is coming up too! We will definitely have to do something for it. 

I appreciate those quotes. Sister Weisler sends quotes to Elder Weisler also. So they do help. 

Well I love ya momma and I hope everything goes well this week! Send me pictures of the house as it comes along and love ya! Tell everyone there I say hello and love them! I'll send some pictures. 

Love, 

Elder McArthur 

                                  Zone training with Elder Weisler!

                                        His zone with he and Elder Weisler smack dab in the middle together.

                                        I think they all go home at the same time.

           He decided to get a souvenir Philly's hat.  I hope it is only a souvenir since we are Braves fans.