Dear Friends and Family,
This was my last week in Winchester I am being transferred (they do not tell them where until day of or abouts). I will deeply miss Winchester and the members of this branch. This week was great because we were able to get a ton of members to come out with us doing the work. We completed a lot of lessons with the members present. We almost killed two dogs with our car ... very close calls. Fall is coming in fast, it is getting cold. In the morning it is freezing compared to 80 degrees and humid. I already miss the summer as it felt good to be in the heat. The work is moving on nicely and I am growing spiritually every transfer. New experiences are where you grow the most. This next transfer is bound to be a challenge, but I am set on being positive about it.
Thanks y'all for the prayers.
1 Nephi 4: 6 And I was led by the Spirit, not bknowing beforehand the things which I should do.
Love, Elder Blazzard
Monday, October 19, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Winchester Work
Dear Friends and Family,
We are heading into the last week of the transfer and I will find out this Saturday if I am going to get transferred or not. At this point I don't really know what is going to happen. It was a good week. On Tuesday we had interviews with the President. We helped a guy move. On Wednesday we did a lot as we rode our bikes to Winchester to work and had lunch at the gas station. We visited a lot of people that day and at night we had a member take us out for visits. By Saturday we still didn't had a lot of member presentations so we had to crack down. By the end of Sunday we got that number back up. I really love the members here in Winchester. On Saturday we tracted a rich neighborhood and then we went to catholic mass and a guy was there that we just tracted into. He was a little rude, so it was fun to see him again. We also had a good Sunday.
D&C 122:6 Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less;therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever.
Love,
Elder Blazzard
We are heading into the last week of the transfer and I will find out this Saturday if I am going to get transferred or not. At this point I don't really know what is going to happen. It was a good week. On Tuesday we had interviews with the President. We helped a guy move. On Wednesday we did a lot as we rode our bikes to Winchester to work and had lunch at the gas station. We visited a lot of people that day and at night we had a member take us out for visits. By Saturday we still didn't had a lot of member presentations so we had to crack down. By the end of Sunday we got that number back up. I really love the members here in Winchester. On Saturday we tracted a rich neighborhood and then we went to catholic mass and a guy was there that we just tracted into. He was a little rude, so it was fun to see him again. We also had a good Sunday.
D&C 122:6 Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less;therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever.
Love,
Elder Blazzard
Monday, October 5, 2015
Recognizing the Spirit and Helping Others to Do So
Dear Friends and Family,
General Conference was great. We have two more weeks of this transfer and I will probably be transferred. We had district meeting in Winchester where I gave a training on recognizing the spirit. That training went well. We have received some significant referrals from the Cowan Fall Festival where The Church had a booth. We have been contacting those throughout the week. Those visits have been positive for the most part.
On Friday we tracted this scary road by the lake, it was 6 PM and dark and misty. I was freaking out. At the end of the road there was this manor building/area and that image just did it for me. Good thing it turned out okay. I was saying prayers the whole time. The many investigators we have are progressing slowly but we are praying and planning hard to help them feel the spirit, hopefully some of them got to watch General Conference. We watched General Conference in Tullahoma Saturday and at a member's house Sunday.
Mark 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
This act of just believing and having faith even against adversity has really grown my faith in my Savior.
Love, Elder Blazzard
General Conference was great. We have two more weeks of this transfer and I will probably be transferred. We had district meeting in Winchester where I gave a training on recognizing the spirit. That training went well. We have received some significant referrals from the Cowan Fall Festival where The Church had a booth. We have been contacting those throughout the week. Those visits have been positive for the most part.
On Friday we tracted this scary road by the lake, it was 6 PM and dark and misty. I was freaking out. At the end of the road there was this manor building/area and that image just did it for me. Good thing it turned out okay. I was saying prayers the whole time. The many investigators we have are progressing slowly but we are praying and planning hard to help them feel the spirit, hopefully some of them got to watch General Conference. We watched General Conference in Tullahoma Saturday and at a member's house Sunday.
Mark 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
This act of just believing and having faith even against adversity has really grown my faith in my Savior.
Love, Elder Blazzard
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Without Vehicle - With Members
Dear Friends and Family,
It was a slow but productive week in which we completed a lot of work because of circumstances. For preparation day, the district went to Alabama to visit the Russell Cave National Monument. The cave system was cool. They say that prehistoric people lived there a long time ago. This week I went on exchanges with Elder T. We switched back on Wednesday. We had district meeting in Winchester. The car is in the shop because someone backed into it while parked. So we have no car for like a week :(. We had over eight members out with us this week which was wonderful. The stake president came down to look at a space to convert into a meetinghouse for this unit. Getting their own building is a big priority (instead of using the funeral home). We didn't get to see the super moon but we did walk all last night doing visits and returning home.
Proverbs 11: 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Love,
Elder Blazzard
It was a slow but productive week in which we completed a lot of work because of circumstances. For preparation day, the district went to Alabama to visit the Russell Cave National Monument. The cave system was cool. They say that prehistoric people lived there a long time ago. This week I went on exchanges with Elder T. We switched back on Wednesday. We had district meeting in Winchester. The car is in the shop because someone backed into it while parked. So we have no car for like a week :(. We had over eight members out with us this week which was wonderful. The stake president came down to look at a space to convert into a meetinghouse for this unit. Getting their own building is a big priority (instead of using the funeral home). We didn't get to see the super moon but we did walk all last night doing visits and returning home.
Proverbs 11: 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Love,
Monday, September 21, 2015
Linear Half Way Service Mark
Dear Family and Friends,
This week we had zone meeting and the regional fall festival fair where we have a booth. All went well. On Tuesday we had two great lessons with our branch mission leader. On Wednesday we had district meeting in Altamont and then ate a Mexican restaurant. We had a member work with us and then we went to the Agope Church for bible study about casting out the demons in our life. It was a fun night. Thursday we had two members work with us and we had good lessons and a lot of traveling around the county. Friday we had are zone meeting up in McMinnville, we got back at 4 PM and went straight to the Heritage Fall Festival in Cowan, TN. We did that Saturday and Sunday as well. It was fun manning the booth and talking to people about family history and The Church. Fall is coming in fast and the leaves are already starting to turn colors. Y'all be good now.
Alma 5: 26 And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?
Love, Elder Blazzard
This week we had zone meeting and the regional fall festival fair where we have a booth. All went well. On Tuesday we had two great lessons with our branch mission leader. On Wednesday we had district meeting in Altamont and then ate a Mexican restaurant. We had a member work with us and then we went to the Agope Church for bible study about casting out the demons in our life. It was a fun night. Thursday we had two members work with us and we had good lessons and a lot of traveling around the county. Friday we had are zone meeting up in McMinnville, we got back at 4 PM and went straight to the Heritage Fall Festival in Cowan, TN. We did that Saturday and Sunday as well. It was fun manning the booth and talking to people about family history and The Church. Fall is coming in fast and the leaves are already starting to turn colors. Y'all be good now.
Alma 5: 26 And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?
Love, Elder Blazzard
Monday, September 14, 2015
Service in the Branch
Dear Friends and Family,
This week we did a lot of service. On Tuesday we worked all morning and then we had a member take us all over the area. This member testified a lot during our visits. Afterwords, he took us to a Mexican restaurant. On Wednesday we had district meeting down in Jasper, TN. We had a lot of members working with us that day too and they treated us very well. I know your prayers are working. We are talking to this guy that dislikes Jews and he believes that Jesus Christ is just a story that was made up. However, he will listen to us about the spirit world; he loves the idea of the spirit world. On Saturday we had a service project with some of our local branch members out in the country and it was fun. Hope you all have a great week.Revelation 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
Love, Elder Blazzard
Monday, September 7, 2015
Baptism
Dear Friends and Family,
This week went well. I will be staying in this area, Winchester another 6 weeks. On Tuesday we had a great lesson with our investigator who was baptized this past Saturday. On Wednesday we had district meeting in Jasper, TN. We played jeopardy with the Pikeville district. Our district leader got us district shirts, very cool.
We got the member who owns the gas station to take us out and it was great fun. He is from India, moved to Canada to manage a multimillion dollar company, then moved down here for a less stressful job. We had a great lesson with a lady from Virginia. Her father worked in the mines and he was in some mine accidents. Very interesting stories.
On Thursday we had the car so we tried a lot of people and contacts. We had a good lesson with an investigator, he committed to not buy anymore vapor stuff. On Friday we did service of moving and spreading gravel into a driveway. Then we did weekly planning. On Saturday we had the baptismal for the dad of a part member family and the service and spirit was good. The baptism took place in Tullahoma, TN because there is no font in Winchester. That day we went to a gospel concert called Singing in the South. The funeral home put it on and they did a great job and it was live on the radio, so that was cool. Sunday was good we had a member take us out all day, he is very nice to us, and he fed us dinner at his house with his wife. This week was good with a baptism and all and hearing that I will be in Winchester another 6 weeks making it six mouths here, love it here. Thanks y'all for the support. Well I gots to go.
John 14: 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Love,
Elder Blazzard
This week went well. I will be staying in this area, Winchester another 6 weeks. On Tuesday we had a great lesson with our investigator who was baptized this past Saturday. On Wednesday we had district meeting in Jasper, TN. We played jeopardy with the Pikeville district. Our district leader got us district shirts, very cool.
We got the member who owns the gas station to take us out and it was great fun. He is from India, moved to Canada to manage a multimillion dollar company, then moved down here for a less stressful job. We had a great lesson with a lady from Virginia. Her father worked in the mines and he was in some mine accidents. Very interesting stories.
On Thursday we had the car so we tried a lot of people and contacts. We had a good lesson with an investigator, he committed to not buy anymore vapor stuff. On Friday we did service of moving and spreading gravel into a driveway. Then we did weekly planning. On Saturday we had the baptismal for the dad of a part member family and the service and spirit was good. The baptism took place in Tullahoma, TN because there is no font in Winchester. That day we went to a gospel concert called Singing in the South. The funeral home put it on and they did a great job and it was live on the radio, so that was cool. Sunday was good we had a member take us out all day, he is very nice to us, and he fed us dinner at his house with his wife. This week was good with a baptism and all and hearing that I will be in Winchester another 6 weeks making it six mouths here, love it here. Thanks y'all for the support. Well I gots to go.
John 14: 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Love,
Elder Blazzard
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