Merry Christmas From Napanee!

Hey people, how's it going?

First of all, it's almost Christmas! Yip-pee! Fun, huh? And guess what? It just snowed here Saturday!!! It actually snowed here. That's the longest I've gone through December without snow in awhile. Finally, it's starting to feel more Christmasee.

So, what's new with everyone? Not too much has gone on here, like usual. I'll try and think of anything exciting that's happened here.

Monday nothing new or exciting.

Tuesday nothing.

Wednesday nothing.

Thursday a lot of nothing.

Friday noth- wait, there was... Nevermind. Nothing.

Saturday it snowed.

Sunday, nothing.

There's my week. I hoped you all enjoyed yours. Have a good one!

Stubbs

What's With The Driving?

Hey everyone, how's life?

Life this week has been the same in Napanee. Drama, boring, drama, nothing, drama. Outside of Napanee, life has been good though.

Monday we didn't do much except go to Kingston and have Five Guys Burgers and Fries! Way beeter then In-N-Out. Just saying.

Tuesday... it's pretty blank, so nothing eventful really happened, or I got kidnapped by secret agents and got my mind wiped for seeing something that I shouldn't! I'm trying to decide which. I think it's the latter, since I'm trying to be realistic here.

Wednesday nothing spectacular happened.

Thursday we drove to Brantford, back in the west mission to see Dr. Opper. Then we stopped in Cambridge to have lunch with Elders Stacey and Jones and their companions. Then we stopped at the mission office. Stopped at a store or two for christmas gifts, the stopped on the highway because of traffic. Love the big city, hate the drivers. I have learned something amazing while on my mission. As soon as I get behind the wheel, everyone turns into an idiot and slows me down. I think they do it on purpose.

Friday we had zone conference, and on the way there, we ended up in a ditch. Elder Cameron was driving, not me. We were there for about an hour and a half, but when the Cruz got pulled out, the was no damage at all. The tow truck guy said we were lucky not to have flipped. Then we got to Zone Conference. It was pretty good. Then we got back to Napanee and went to the church to help out with the nativity exhibit.

Saturday we taught a few investigators, then we helped out at the nativity thingy again. It was pretty good. There were about 55 or so nativities there. Can't say how many people showed up though.

Sunday we had church and saw Kory. Nothing too exciting there.

Welp, as you can see, that's my week. Decided not to delve into the drama. Hopefully your week goes well!

Stubbs

Don't Mess With With My Emotions :/

Hey people, what's up?

So so far no snow this week. Yay! Unfortunately, it's been raining off and on. Clearly the weather gods have it in for me. Cold and rainy. What a wonderful combination, don't you think?

Well, what exciting events have happened this week? Not too many, mainly because it's Napanee.

We've been playing cards with George still, and we got to help him organize some stuff, like christmas cards and towels. It kept us busy, so we weren't bored or lolligagging.

What else? Umm... Honestly, there's not too much to report. I still am getting scratched and bitten by demon cats around here, but luckily no dog bites. Actually, we went to visit Murv, the guy with the dogs that bit me, and when we sat down, Chewy (the dog who turned the others against me), jumped on my lap and started licking me, and wanting me to pet him. Stupid bipolar thing. As soon has he got off awhile later, another of his dogs did the same thing, then another, then Chewy again. Cameron didn't have that problem.

Anyways, that's my news for the week. Peace!

Stubbs

All's Quiet in Napanee

Hey people, what's up?

So how's life treating everyone? I hope for you guys, it's going well. Here in Napanee, it's still not too eventful.

What has happened this week that's newsworthy? Well, we went to the Rememberance Day ceremony. It was quite good. Long, but good. I enjoyed it.

Actually, that's been our week. We served lunch to the Lion's Club as well, but other than that, it was an uneventful and quiet week.

It's also been pretty warm this week, so we are glad because we've been walking around a lot.

Peace,

Stubbs

What do Congo Refugees and Christmas Lights Have in Common?

Hey people, what's up?

So it snowed this week. The snow lasted for about a day and a half, then disappeared. I did get to throw a few snowballs though, so life was pretty good.

So anything interesting happen this week? I got to do a lot of service this weekend. We are helping stock up a house for some Congo refugees that will come later this month. We got to move a fridge and some heavy stuff. We also helped some members move into their new house, and a lot of that stuff was heavy. Fridges, washing machine, etc. Fun, huh? Then on Saturday, I got to put up lights on the roof of this very pregnant lady's house who wanted her Christmas lights up. I got to climb onto the roof using Elder Cameron's back and the wall. Almost fell a few times, but hey, I'm still alive. Putting up lights isn't as much as I thought it would be....and takes awhile. So kids, next time you see your Mom or Dad putting up lights, take a little time out of your schedule to thank them for their hard work, and then move on. It works best while they are doing it. Just some helpful advice.

Besides service, what else? Not too much actually. Knocked on some doors, talked to people, got yelled at. You know, the same old.

In church we got to give talks. I was assigned to speak on knowledge, and it was awesome. No one's could compare. IT was so good, they said I could choose my next talk. I think I'll teach these people a little something about humility. I did forget to throw in my Groucho Marx quote though. That was upsetting. It was "These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others." Oh well.

Anything else? I can't think of anything exciting. Transfer calls were last night and Elder Cameron and I are staying in Napanee. Every other companionship in the zone is changing though. Weird to think about.

Anyways, that all I have. Have a great week!

Stubbs

Slow Week

Hey people, what's up?

So how's life going for everyone? It's still moving pretty slowly here, but still moving.

What did we do this week? There's not too much to tell. We visited with a lot of members and had a good time with them. We also got to do some flooring for an investigator, and we cleaned his shed for him.

What else to report? There's not too much. I'm a little short on time this week, and I forgot my planner, so I don't remember much of this week. This is more of a post to say hi.

Hi :)

Anyways, have a good one!

Stubbs

Where The Heck is Napanee???

So here I am in Napanee.

What's to say about it? It's small. It's probably the smallest place I've ever been. That's basically all I can think of to sum it up. There's not much to see or do here, but somehow we managed to survive the week.

Tuesday was the day I got transferred. We were suppose to arrive in Napanee by 6, but we didn't even make it there. Instead we arrived in Trenton at 9ish, and stayed the night there. Traffic was terrible that day, and we had to fit four people's luggage into a small Colorado truck. Needless to say, we were pretty cramped in there. We also used ties to tie everything down so nothing would fall out.

Wednesday, we had district meeting. Then we went out to eat and then headed to Napanee. I got to work with one of the Zone Leaders for awhile and we just went and knocked some doors. Nothing came out of it, mainly because every door in this town has been knocked on since last transfer, so we'll see how this one goes. Then later in the night, we went to the Masonic temple to help serve food to some of the Masons who were having a meeting there. Then we went and visited Kory, our current investigator here.

Thursday we did weekly planning, like usual. Then we did some finding and went to play cards with George, an older blind man. We played Euchre (You-Kerr) with him. It was pretty fun.

Friday we went and visited one of our other investigators here named Marie. We taught her the plan of Salvation and tried to help her understand her purpose here in life.

Saturday we visited Lorri Johnstone, a convert, to teach her temple prep. She is planning on going to the temple this transfer, so we are helping her prepare for that. Then we played Wizard with her and went on our merry way. Oh, we also got to help serve breakfast at the high school for some Evangeligist thing that the community was putting on. Some dude named Josh McDowell came to speak.

Sunday I got to meet the branch. There is very few of them, and barely any youth or kids. We also visited Kory and George again this day.

Elder Cameron is a cool guy. We play cards a lot in our breaks, or go to the church and play ping-pong. He's from High River, Alberta. Two Westerners in a Eastern place. We will slowly make them assimilate to our ways.

Well, that's my week. Hope everyone's is going well! Have a great one!

Stubbs

I Think I'm in a Deep Blue Funk (As My Dad Would Say)

Life has a funny way of screwing with you, doesn't it?

Take my past week for example. It had a few good highs, and quite a few lows, but all in all, it was a pretty pleasant week. Monday we played the Turkey Bowl for Thanksgiving, and I got laid out quite a few times while no one else did. I was pretty dirty afterward. I was sore all week because of it. Then we did a lot of service for this older Polish lady who couldn't be pleased a lot of the time.

Tuesday was our P-Day, but most of it was spent looking for a new suit for one of the missionaries. Then turns out he forgot his wallet, so I paid for him since his apartment was across town. So P-Day was quite a bore, and I got pretty sick later that night.

Wednesday, one of our appointments we were looking forward to bombed us, again, so we got to go back out into the rain for the night.

Thursday was okay. We went to Etobicoke for an appointment I had, but Elder Bindrup couldn't meet us because of Zone Conference or something.

Friday, I honestly can't really remember.

Saturday is pretty blank too.

Sunday, I didn't get into trouble at church, so the day went really well until transfer calls. I'm going to Napanee, which is close to Kingston. Honestly, none of us in our district were expecting it, and I'm the only one going, even though everyone has been in Cambridge longer than me.

Anyways, as you can see, not the best of weeks, but there were some good points. Have a good one.

Stubbs

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

Hey people, what's up?

So Thanksgiving was this week... Happy Belated Thanksgiving! I hope everyone enjoyed their day of gratitude. We had a pretty good one.

So not too much happened this week. Tuesday I got to travel with Elder Jones in his area of Cambridge. Not too much happened there, but we did get to watch a movie titled 'Mafia to Mormon". It was a very good talk by this man who use to be part of the Mafia, but then converted to Mormonism. Really enjoyable.

What else major happened this week? Elder Stacey and I got to help set up for our ward mission leader's wife's birthday. Took us awhile, but the party went really well, and the food was awesome. Especially the bacon wrapped chestnuts.

Saturday was interviews with President Scott. He's a good man. I think I'm going to enjoy working with him for the rest of my mission.

What else exciting and news worthy happened this week? Not too much... The colors are really pretty over here. A lot more vibrant then our West.

Anyways, that was my week. Have a good one!

Stubbs

A Good General Conference

What's up people persons?

So life in Cambridge has been cold. Cold and good though. Well, actually, not too much happened. We ran low on kilometers and walked most of the time, so we didn't get to visit some people we would have liked to have seen.

What else has turned up? General Conference was this weekend. I know, it sounds boring, but this one was actually pretty good. Jeffery R. Holland threw down quite a bit, but the whole conference was good. And I actually can say that because I stayed awake during the whole thing! Yay!

Anything else happen? Not that I can remember. Not too much is happening here in Cambridge. My ice cream I bought Monday melted because a member called us at the last minute and wanted us over right away, so we couldn't get our groceries home. That made me pretty upset, but it's all good now, so you don't have to worry.

Other than that, there's really not much to say. Peace!

Stubbs

No Zombies Under The Trap Door, But I Should Have Checked The Graveyard

What's up people and peeps?

So this week has been pretty good. A bit wet, but good.

Monday we played basketball, and I explored that trapdoor that I found. Not too much under there. A lot of dust and garbage. I was hoping for a chained up Zombie or cannibal or something, but there was diddly-squat. Kind of disappointing. Even a secret lair would have been nice. Oh well. I got super dusty though. That was kind of fun.

Tuesday, not too much happened. We started teaching the Diebels, a part member family we have, so that went well. Plus they came to church. Yay.

Wednesday, I can't really remember what happened, so we'll skip it.

Thursday we had Zone Conference and we got to meet President Scott. He's a good man, and I like him.

Friday, we had travels with the Zone Leaders. I got to go with Elder Bergstrom. He's from Sweden. He's a pretty cool guy. He's says 'situation' funny. He's a good man.

Saturday, nothing too much exciting happened. We got called idiots repeatedly for a mistake, so I almost tore into the lady who was saying it, but I bit my tongue. I regret that. Later in the night, we (as in I) decided to walk through the graveyard when it was really dark. Then I heard this screeching noise, and my heart stopped for a few seconds, until the screeching became the roar of a truck. It was pretty funny. I think we should make that a nightly thing.

Sunday was pretty good. Same old, same old.

So that was my week! Peace!

Stubbs

Squirrel Needs Advice From The Chicken

Hey people, what's up?

So Cambridge is a pretty good place. This past week has been quite pleasant and cool, so the weather hasn't been anything to complain about.

What exciting things happened this week? On the way to church yesterday, Elder Stacey and I saw a squirrel get hit by a car. It was pretty funny, but pretty sad. It dodged the first car, then didn't make it past the second cars second set of wheels. The thing went flying, and was dead before it hit the ground. At least he died in style.

What else? MY Insomnia has been a little worse lately. I didn't get any sleep Saturday night/Sunday morning, but it was Ward Conference, so I didn't think I had to speak. Wrong. I spoke in church today to introduce myself, and I almost missed that because I was outside getting some air (feeling really sick and hot). I got in the building just as they were calling me up. I think I did well, considering the circumstances.

We also went to the Safari. It was pretty cool, except for the fact that I wasn't allowed to ride a rhinoceros, pet a lion, or hug a spider monkey. So that was disappointing. But we did get to see the elephants take a bath.

The members here are great. I'm really enjoying my time here and I'm getting along with everyone. So far, no complaints.

Anyways, it was a good week. Nothing too exciting, but good nonetheless. You guys have a good one!

Stubbs

Captain Who???

What's up peoples? How's life?

So life is going pretty well. I've met a few people in the ward so far, and everyone is pretty neat. There are a lot of people from England here, so there are a lot of British accents. It's hard not to laugh when they all start babbling. There's also a lot of Spanish and Portuguese people and more. The people are great and we get along so far. That's mainly because they don't know me too well yet. We also have Richard Comely in the other ward and his son in our ward. Many probably don't know him, but Richard is the creator of Captain Canuck. His son is pretty cool. I think we'll get along great.

Elder Stacey is a pretty cool guy. He's from Idaho Falls and we get along great. He doesn't talk a lot and I talk too much, so we balance each other out.

Not too much else too say. Life is going well, so we'll leave it at that. Peace!

Stubbs

Goodbye Stratford!

Hey people,

So quickly, not too much has happened this week. I am being transferred to Cambridge 2nd.

We got threatened the other day. After that, Roundy said bye to the guy by saying in a cheerful manner "Thanks for threatening us! Have a nice day!" It was funny, but I wish I thought of it first. Then we talked to this lady at her house and her young son came out and told me real happily that they had a dead mouse in their house. But then he got really sad after I said "really" and said "ya, but we can't eat it." It was so funny and cute. It took all of my willpower not to laugh then and there. Anyways, time is short, and so is this post. Peace!

Stubbs

The Floodgates Have Opened!!!

Hey people, what's up?

So there's a few good and interesting things about this week. The first is on Wednesday when we visited with the Yankes. We taught them about faith and Alma 32. We left them with some commitments to think about, being, when they should get baptized. When we got home, they called and said they wanted to get baptized as soon as possible. So on Sunday, we held a baptismal service for them. It went for a long time, but it was good. A lot of people were there.

Thursday we met with Bob again, and he committed to be baptized on Sept. 25. Yay. Bob and Paula are awesome people. They are so nice and so much fun.

Last night, we went to President Olsen's house (He's part Chinese and his wife is full on Chinese), and they fed us some food without telling us what it was. Elder Roundy asked if it was octopus and...... he was right. It was weird. I DIDN'T throw up. Bravo for me.

What else has happened? Elder Roundy is a pretty awesome guy. I like him a lot, so that's good. We get along really well.

So that's basically it for this week. Have a good one!

Stubbs

A New Investigator

Hey people, what's up?

So the big news of the week is that I am now in charge of two missionaries. That's right. As of Saturday, I became dictator of the three missionaries now in Stratford. The new guy is named Elder Roundy and he's from Morgan, Utah. Third dude I've served with from there. What are the chances? I wasn't too thrilled at first, but he's a pretty cool guy, so we'll see how it goes. Pray for patience for me.

Anyway, we started teaching Heather's step-dad on Thursday, and he likes what we have to share. He really enjoys church, so we've have a new investigator. He's a pretty cool dude, so I'm glad we get to visit him and his wife.

What else is new and exciting? A Tornado warning was in effect here, but luckily we didn't get hit. Goderich, which is about a hour away, did and they got hit hard. Luckily, only one death, but many injuries and homeless now. If we get a chance, we might head up there to help out any way we can. That happened yesterday.

Other than that, there's not much else to tell. Boring huh? Welcome to Stratford. I still haven't seen Justin Beiber. On another topic, Graeme and I have kind of reached a truce on who's a better superhero. We just avoid talking about it on Sunday. Next week though, I'll own him.

Anyways, that's all. Have a great week!

Stubbs

Another Quiet Week

Hey people, what's up?

So this week went by pretty quickly. Monday we played Five Crowns with the Kimballs. It's a fun game, kind of like Phase 10.

Tuesday not too much happen, as I recall. Just a lot of knocking and talking to people. I know, right?

Wednesday we got to meet with Emily and with the Yankes. Both appointments went really well. We also had Young Men's (we've been assigned to go to that for the past how many weeks). It was pretty fun. Graeme and I once again got into an epic debate about the best superheroes. He chose Superman, and I of course, chose four who could beat Superman. Thor (He's a God, no contest), Dr. Strange (Magic), Silver Surfer (power of the Cosmos), and Charles Xavier (Can take over Superman's body and mind). Graeme gave me Xavier (Professor X), but he wouldn't budge on the other three. Poor, naive fool. Hulk can also beat Superman in an arm wrestling competition, but we agreed to disagree (I'm right).

Thursday not too much happened. More doors and more people. Yay.

Friday was the same, but in Tavistock this time.

Saturday we met with Emily again, and then a lot of knocking and walking.

Sunday the Yankes weren't able to make it to church, but Heather's mom (who came last week) came again. She's a less-active member who hasn't been to church in years, and this time she brought her husband who isn't a member. We're going to start teaching them this week. Emily also came and she enjoyed it, like usual.

Anyways, that's my week. Have a good one!

Stubbs

Slow Week........................

Hey everyone, what's up?

So this past week has been really slow. We had the picnic which I told you about, and by Sunday, it felt like it was 2 or 3 weeks ago. Funstuff, huh? Tuesday we went to Woodstock to play mini golf. I won (of course). Actually, I didn't........but I would have if the ball would have cooperated. Oh well.

What else has occurred this past week... I got to go to Woodstock on Thursday and Friday, then London on Saturday. We were doing travels, then we went to Zone Conference in London. It was pretty good, except I forgot my contacts case, so I slept with my contacts in for two nights. My eyes were really red, and were killing me. I was told that it looked like I was a stoner or something. Fun. They're still a little red, but almost back to normal.

Other than that, not too much has actually happened here. It's still been really humid though, and its rained off and on this past week.

Have a great week!

Stubbs

One Baptism Coming Up!!! :D

What's up people?

So this week hasn't been too exciting except the fact that I sprained my ankle last Monday. We were playing bball when Elder Belhira (new missionary from the Philippines. Really short.) got under me, and I fell on him. Then on my ankle. Dang those Asians and their size. I couldn't walk on it for a few day without there being loads of pain. When I went on travels to Woodstock, I got to go with two other missionaries, and we decided I'd sit in the park all day and phone people, while they knocked on doors around the park. It worked. I went through all of their former investigators over the past few years (a lot), and then all of the less-active members on their branch list (again, a lot). It was a pretty good day though. I actually had more success than them tracting. Boo-frickin'-ya.

Anyways, what else has happened? We had interviews with President Brower, and when Sister Brower saw my ankle, she said too many missionaries were getting hurt from bball and she wants to ban it. If my ankle hadn't been hurting so much, I would have gotten on my knees and begged her not to. I still begged, but without being on my knees, which doesn't have the same effect. Oh and guess what else. I was talking to Elder Belhira (Phillipino) and he doesn't know Elder Laceste (another Phillipino). Weird how? And they both live in Vancouver. You'd think they'd know each other because most Asians run in a tight group. I told them that, and they thought it was funny. Oh well. They know each other now.

So we with met Emily along with the Kimballs (senior missionary couple) and she has committed to baptism on the 14th of August. So that's good. Yankes still haven't committed yet, but they are close. Church was good and they all enjoyed it too.

So guess what? Nope. Wrong. Transfer calls where last night, and I am staying in Stratford with Elder Merrill. Mixed feelings here. This will be our fourth transfer together, but I'm glad I'm staying in Stratford for awhile.

Anyways, that's life here in Bieber city. Hope yours is good too! Have a great week!

Stubbs

I'm Back!

Hey everyone, how's life?

So sorry for not writing the past few weeks. A few things came up that we are trying to get organized, so I didn't get much time to email. We're still working it out, but I've got more time today.

So anyways, life here in Stratford has been fairly uneventful. I can't really think of much that has happened here. It's been too hot and humid and our air conditioner broke down. We got a new one today, but we weren't allowed to spend over $120 for it, so we got this puny one. We'll see if it's any good.

What else has happened? I got to help set up for a wedding reception for the past few days. That took a lot of work, but it went well. Basically only Merrill and I, the senior couple and two other ladies really helped out. We just barely finished it in time for the reception, and then at the reception, I was busy running around helping out anyway I could, so I didn't really get a break or dinner. I wasn't feeling too great.

Sunday (yesterday) the Yankes came to church and the Branch President's daughter's baptism. It went well, except I decided to volunteer my services again (still feeling incredibly sick) and was running around helping out with the video presentation, then in and out of the kitchen with the food, then dishes (I did dishes at the reception too). I've done so many dishes in the few days. But I enjoyed helping out. Then when we got home (to a really hot apartment), I almost puked. Again. Being sick is not fun.

So anyways, there's not much happening here. Hopefully your summer is going well!

Stubbs

Hot And Humid

Hey everyone, how's life?

So life here in Stratford has been uneventful, but good. We have a new potential investigator named Emily who's already been to church twice and is interested in learning more. She's awesome, so we look forward to teaching her.

Also, it's been really hot and humid. Humid me no likey. Hopefully the rain today will break the heat and we'll have a break. Pray for me!

The Yankes are also doing well. They still won't set a date for baptism, but they enjoy learning the lessons and coming to church. They'll get baptized eventually. I may not see it though, seeing that transfer calls are next week. I'm kind of hoping that I get to stay.

Oh! Awesome story! I was on travels with the zone leaders and Elder Germann (Pronounced: Gir-men) and I decided to visit some less-actives. One we met was totally crazy! He started telling us about his angel teachers and that his sibilings are out to get him. Apparently his sisters hired a fortune teller/ Hoodoo witch to take control of his mind and forces his thoughts into others heads. Then he started talking in tongues. It was very... interesting. The dude is plain nuts, but we think that's because he probably has some mental issues. Oh well. It was actually kind of funny to see.

Well, besides that, there's not too much to report here. I hope all of you have a great week!

Stubbs

Great Thunderstorms!

So this last week was incredibly slow as well.

We didn't get to meet with the Yankes last week, so basically we had no scheduled appointments. We got to meet with some members this week, but nothing eventful really happened. And it's been raining all week. Last night there was this thunderstorm that was so loud. It was ridiculous. And the thunder just wouldn't stop. It was like a constant rolling, like someone repeatedly hitting drums over and over again. And it was loud. Incredibly loud. We were meeting with a member at the time, so alot of the time, he had to repeat what he said. The good thing though is that we didn't get wet since we were in his house during the whole storm. It lasted like 45 minutes. And now today it is hot and humid. Very humid. I know, I can't be pleased. Shoot me. If there was a nice breeze, then I'd be fine, but there isn't one. I miss the dryness of Medicine Hat. :(

So did anything interesting happen this week?... We had some lady yell at us for our church's policy on homosexuality. We also had a day where we tracked 8 hours out of 9. That was not too fun. We had branch conference on Sunday, and President McBride (stake president) spoke. And President Olsen (branch president) spoke as well, and he decided to us a Japanese anime movie in his talk to help emphasize a point he was making. I can't remember what is was, but I found it funny that he used it. Elder Merrill wasn't amused.

Well, that's my uneventful week. Hopefully yours goes well, as I hope mine does too!

Stubbs

PS No Bieber yet.

Not Much To Report

Hey people, what's up?

So this week has been a little boring, but hey, once again, that's life.

So not much has happened this week. Transfers were on Sunday, and Merrill and I are staying in Stratford. We'll leave it at that. Woodstock got whitewashed because Wright finished his mission, and they sent Tripp to some place close to Barrie. I have no clue who's in Woodstock now.

So did anything interesting happen this week? Thinking back... no. Nothing. This week was super boring. Literally nothing eventful happened.

The Yanke's are still doing well, and they are learning a lot. I think that they will do well.

Anyways, that's it for me. Have a great week!

Stubbs

An Evening of Princesses and Fair Maidens

What's up everyone?

So this past week has been pretty boring. Nothing spectacular happened, like usual, but hey, that's life.

We did have Zone Conference however. That was still pretty boring, but both Elder Bindrup and Tripp were there, so we had fun.

Wednesday was a day filled with a lot of knocking doors, but if was alright since it was nice and sunny out. Then Thursday struck! It started clouding up, so that made me sad since all we've really gotten here is rainy weather. We did get to visit the Yanke family again. They're doing well and are remembering the stuff we teach them! Yay! What more can you ask for (Besides money, fame, power, chocolate, etc.)

Friday it was really wet :( . We did some knocking in the rain, and then prepared for Saturday night's ward activity. Saturday we cooked a lot of potatoes and had to go buy a lot of chickens because the Elders quorum decided to put on a dinner for the sisters in the ward/area. It was pretty fun. We did a medieval themed dinner with the young men doing a little play/tournament for the princesses hand in marriage. None of the sisters knew about the theme or such until they got there, and the two young women were really surprised when they got to be chosen to be princesses while all the other sisters were ladies. It was a fun night, and the Yanke family said they enjoyed it too.

Sunday was still really wet, and we had church. That about sums up that day.

Anyways, today is still really wet, so I'm not too thrilled, but I'll live (hopefully). Have a great week!

Stubbs

Happy Mother's Day!!!

How's life?

So it was Mother's Day yesterday. Hopefully you all took time to talk to your Mother. They did give you life after all. And most of them loved you.

Anyways, this week has been uneventful (still no Bieber) but things should start picking up soon. We did get some new investigators however. This lady came into the church on... Wednesday, I think. She decided if there were cars in the church parking lot, then she'd go in and ask for the missionaries to visit her family. Elder Merrill and I, with Wright and Tripp were in there, and we set up an appointment to visit her family. Turns out, she's been less-active for years and decided to come back. So now we are teaching her and her family. She has a husband, two daughters and a son. We'll see how that progresses along.

Monday was P-Day and I GOT TO VOTE! AND THEN THE CONSERVATIVES WON! HAPPY DAY! NAY! HAPPY WEEK! I was pretty happy about the results. Who has two thumbs and got to vote? This guy! I was pretty stoked about voting. I almost didn't get to though, because I am from another province, so they need proof of residence here, in Ontario. I tore up my apartment looking for the dang (I use this word to describe my feelings then. I was beyond angry because I couldn't find it, and the office couldn't send me a new one) thing. I found it in the nick of time though, and got to vote. :D

Tuesday, we knocked a lot of doors. It was boring, but hey, knocking doors usually is. We also stopped at Chevy to get our car remote fixed because someone broke it. Not cool.

Wednesday we had district meeting, and that's when Heather Yanke showed (that's the lady's name).Then I got to spend the day in the hospital with Elder Wright! Brings back good memories of our time together in Windsor. Unfortunately for me, preschool tv was on, and 2 and a half hours of that and "You're watching Treehouse!" can really make someone want to destroy the tv. Luckily there were newspapers and magazines, so I didn't have to watch the madness. My kids are growing up on 'Chuck' and 'Glee'.
Then after that, we taught this former investigator but turns out she only met with us to ask how we buried people in the church. She heard that we burn people from their toes up. Weird.

Thursday was weekly planning, and then we got to meet the Yanke family. The lesson went well, and they seemed attentive. So we are going back for dinner this week and another lesson. We'll see how that turns out.

Friday was a lot of driving. We used up 200km! Omigosh. I was not happy. We went to Clinton to visit a few members there, then we went up to Blyth to visit the Less-Active. I accidentally called and started this whole thing. Turns out he moved to another town, so we had to drive all the way to Hensall. He was a pretty neat guy, but after learning all of the km we used, I was not a happy camper (We only get a certain amount of km a month).

Saturday... What happened Saturday? Truthfully, I can't remember. That's ridiculous. It was free comic book day! But there are no comic shops in this city. Boo.

Sunday was Mother's Day (Duh.). We went to church like good little missionaries, then we had lunch and did some finding. Elder Merrill got to talk to his family, then we had dinner. I got to talk to mine. It was good. I really enjoyed getting to talk to them. It wasn't long enough though. Now I have to wait for Christmas.

Anyways, that's it for this past week. Hopefully your next week will go well, and hopefully mine will too!

Peace!

Stubbs

PS Omigosh! Lakers lost! Dang! I think either Chicago or Miami will take it this year. We'll see what happens!

Alright....Who is Hiding The Investigators?

What's up people?

So I thought I saw Justin Bieber the other day, but it turns out is was just some girl with his haircut. There's actually a website all about that. Weird, huh?

So not much has happened this week. We played basketball last Monday (I think I already mentioned that). Then on Tuesday we had a little meeting with the zone while people waited for their interviews with President Brower. I'm not being sent home, so it looks like he's pleased with my work (or just tolerating me. I can't tell.) We didn't get home that night until around 7, where we met with a less-active dude who clearly wasn't interested in coming back to church. Or at least that's what we got. He spoke really quickly, then would laugh really loudly randomly, and he was a little hard to understand. Kind of reminds me of my sister.

Wednesday I was feeling pretty sick. Ugh. Not much happened that day. Thursday was weekly planning. Zzzzzzzzzz. It was quite boring.

Friday... What happened Friday? I can't really remember. That sucks, but then I guess it shows that nothing interesting happened that day. Same with Saturday. Saturday was really boring. Sunday was Stake Conference. Everyone said it was really good. I wasn't paying much attention. Okay, I actually did and some of the talks were pretty good, but for the life of me, I cannot remember what was spoken there. I guess that's why I saw so many people taking notes. Oh well. Then we had lunch at the stake center and I got to sit with Elder Kilmer (he missed me so much. He always said go away, but that really meant, "I missed you" (MTC companion)) and I got to talk with Elder Barber, our English Zone Leader. He's pretty cool and Tripp and I love making fun of him and the English. He loves us though.

Anyways, that's really all I've got for today. Hopefully everyone's week is going well! Have a great one!

Stubbs

Stratford, Where Art Thou Investigators?

Hey, what's up?

So far no Justin Bieber... I know. Sad, isn't it? I will find him soon though. I wore my "To Bieber or Not to Bieber" shirt yesterday at basketball with the zone. Most of the missionaries told me to take it off. Either they were jealous of my shirt or they wanted to see my stunning six-pack. I'll leave that one up to you to decide. Trippy loved my shirt though, so that was good. I probably get to spend this Friday with the guy! Party!

So what has happened during the week? A lot of walking. We logged in over thirty hours of walking and talking to people, yet no one wanted to listen, except for one Jehovah Witness. She was nice but she wasn't super interested. We haven't really run into any interesting characters here either. I was hoping we'd run into some crazy Shakespeare fanatic or some dude who thinks he's Hamlet. Elder Merrill can be Laertes if that happens.

We've also had a lot of cancelled dinner appointments too... Sad, huh? But many of the members here are great. Sister Snell is a really fun lady and I was able to give her some zombie advice on Sunday, just to help her prepare for the zombie apocalypse. She thought you killed zombies by stabbing them in the heart with a stake! The fool! That's a vampire. She would become part of the living undead if she tried that on a zombie. These are the kind of things we should be teaching children in school! It could be in either a Survival Ed class, or Biology. Get rid of the art classes (painting). When the world is overrun by zombies, nobody will be worried about the Mona Lisa.

Anything else newsworthy or entertaining? Not particularly. It's been raining a lot here and it's been kind of dreary, but other than that, life has been pretty good. Tracting isn't too horrible and we did get sunshine once last week. Hopefully this week will be sunnier or at least a lot less windy. Oh and I also learned that Phoenix Suns didn't make it too the play-offs this year! Ridiculous! It'll probably be an Eastern team win this year. Probably Boston or Chicago. Miami, eh.

Anyways, that's all I've got for now. I hope everyone had a awesome Easter (I got a freakin' awesome Batman bucket filled with chocolate!).

Stubbs

New City, New Companion, Good Ward

So here I am in Bieber town, yet no Bieber yet... Maybe next week.

So this week has been pretty cold and wet. Well, for the second half, at least. On Tuesday we got here and we got to meet the branch president, President Olsen and the Kimballs, the senior missionary couple. They are good people and I think I'll enjoy working with them.

Wednesday went went roofing all day. We got to pull shingles off a roof and then week got to put new ones back on the again. That was actually quite entertaining, and it took the whole day up. I am pleased to say I almost fell just once.

Thursday was a day of walking around and tracting, so not much happened there. Not even any interesting characters to make the day a bit more interesting. Sad.

Friday... Friday the rain started and it was pretty miserable, but hey, that's life. We did walking and phone calling, but nothing showed up. Maybe next week.

Saturday the rains continued. We had breakfast with a part-member family which was nice. They are good people and I like them. Then we went to the hospital to visit some members there, since one had to go in for surgery. He's doing well, so that's good.

Sunday we got to meet the ward. I like them. One member is actually from Coaldale, so he knows where Medicine Hat is. He's actually the one we helped shingle on Wednesday. And the chapel here is the smallest chapel you'll ever see. Oh, and it started snowing like mad.

Monday (today!) we went shopping and I got this ridiculously awesome shirt that says (in old english font) "To Bieber, or not to Bieber?" AWESOME! I can sense your jealousy. Still snowing.

So that's basically what's what here. Oh, I forgot to mention... ELDER TRIPP IS IN MY DISTRICT AGAIN!!!!!!!!! WOOOOO!!!!!! I am quite excited for that. Travels are coming soon!

Anyways, that's it for this week. Hope you all enjoy yours, and I'll keep an eye out for Justin!

Peace!
Stubbs

Stratford: Here I Come!

So transfer calls were last night....

LaSalle (where I serve) is being closed. Elder Silva is headed to London, Elder Wright to Woodstock and I am going to the home town of Justin Beiber, Stratford. I'm opening that area and Elder Wright will still be my district leader. I'm going to be sad to see this place go with all of the people and the nice penthouse. Oh, and now I'm the senior companion.

This past week has been pretty good. Jenny finally got confirmed and she enjoyed that, I think. We also did a lot of travels and such, so we thought we were screwed on kilometer allotment, but since all of us are leaving, we don't have to worry about that anymore! Yay! The Zone Leaders get our car now.

Not much has really happened though while talking to people here. It's been quite humid here lately. Not fun. I miss my dry heat of Alberta. Humidity is not my friend.

Well, that's all I have to say. I've got to pack today, and we have a lot of people to say goodbye to.

Peace!
Elder Stubbs

Southern Tip and Hebrew Zombies?

Hey everyone, how's tricks?

So this week has been very busy. Monday we went to Leamington to deliver a bed to the missionaries because a member is staying with them for awhile to learn a bit about the mission. Interesting, huh? While there, we went to some park and I got to stand on the most southern part of Canada. It was pretty warm there, but once you started walking away from it, it started cooling down. God can be cruel like that.

Tuesday was filled with lots of walking and a lot of bombed appointments. AND SOME RANDOM DUDE JUST PUSHED ME WHILE I TRIED SAYING HELLO! I WAS SO PEEVED! DO NOT PUSH ME OR SHOO ME AWAY!

Wednesday we had travels. Elder Silva and I went with Elder Christensen and we did a lot of knocking. It was quite boring until we knocked on one house where this dude came out and said "You're here for the Hebrew Zombie, aren't you?" I immediately knew he was talking about Christ, but Silva was totally lost. I was able to use my expertise zombie knowledge to tell him the difference between a undead being like a zombie and a resurrected being like Christ. After he recovered from his stunned silence of my great knowledge, he said "I don't like Zombies, and I don't like Hebrews more. It's dangerous stuff. Be careful." Then he closed the door. The best part? He was completely serious. I worry about the world sometimes. This guy will definitely NOT survive the Zombie Apocalypse.

Thursday was weekly planning and nothing else happened.

Friday we had district meeting. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. After I woke up, we went out to this all you can eat Japanese place which was really nice and really good. Then we had more bombed appointments.

Saturday was General Conference. We got this one guy we are going to be teaching soon, to come out. He barely speaks any English (he's Spanish) but he enjoyed it, as did Jennie (she's still not confirmed).

Sunday was more General Conference and that's basically it.

So that's my week. We've been pretty busy and it's been raining the past few days (sob).

Anyways, hope you all had a great week!

Stubbs

A Baptism! Another Companion Makes a Trio

Hey everyone, so how's it going this week?

So, some bigger things happened this week. First, Jenny got baptized yesterday. She really seemed to enjoy it, so that was good. Elder Wright got to baptize her, but now we need to figure out when to confirm her. We were getting some flak from some people for not confirming her there, so we are going to try and figure it out.

So we have a new companion too. Notice I said we and not me? Elder Wright and I are now in a trio with Elder Silva, a missionary from Brazil. This is his third transfer in the mission. He's a really cool guy and knows movies and music and such, so I can to talk to him about all that good stuff. Except for Princess Bride. He and Wright have never heard of it. Not too surprising for Wright, but I was a little disappointed in Silva. :P

What else happened this week? I really wanted to break this dude's hand because he started freaking out when we talked to him and started shooing us away. I hate it when people shoo me. Just tell me no or 'not interested', but shooing makes me want to hurt you.

I went on travels with E. Laceste a few days ago and then with E. Lee. Laceste is from the Phillipines (lives in British Columbia though), but for some reason, Elder Wright thought he was Spanish. Don't ask. E. Lee is originally from Korea, but his family now lives in Alberta. Respect for the Albertan dweller.

Anything else? Not too much. No new investigators this week. Lots of walking around and hopefully Kirk will get baptized soon. It's been warming up, so that's good, but not much else too say.

Anyways, that's it for this week. Peace!

Stubbs

Prince William is in Windsor?

Hey everyone, how's life?

So Windsor has been warming up lately, which is good, but it's still pretty cold. Especially when it's windy. The wind is a killer.
So what has happened this week? Hmmmmm... I met the Whiteheads, a family here in Windsor who are originally from Lethbridge and used to be in my cousin's ward. Brother Whitehead is here for dental school, but then is headed back to Alberta once he's finished his degree. We also had leadership training, which was uneventful, but they usually are and most of us know that I dislike meetings. I got to go to Sarnia for a night, which was uneventful because our appointments canceled for the night. Elder Christensen's hand is still broken, which I'm sure he doesn't enjoy, but we like making fun of him.

Elder Wright thought Elder Laceste was Spanish, but since he's Filipino, I told Elder Wright that he's Asian. We couldn't agree, so we called him up and asked him. He's Asian(Filipino), which Elder Wright is still baffled about. He doesn't get out much. He's never even seen the Star Wars movies! It's quite upsetting that he hasn't seen very many movies, since we can't quote them back and forth like Elder Bindrup and I. Oh well, he's still a pretty happy kid.

One of our investigators dropped us recently and we got a new one, but she's not that committed.

Oh! St. Patty's was a few days ago... You should have seen downtown. So many drunk people, and this was before 5! It was quite entertaining, but Elder Wright wanted to go in early, so we didn't get to spend that much time outside, which was upsetting because I found it entertaining outside. Basically we went in because we wouldn't get anything accomplished, but all we did inside was, nothing. Just sat around and such. We did a little planning, but that didn't take long.

So I've been told countless times on my mission that I look like Prince William. I don't know, but I was told it at least 8 times in the past week. You be the judge.

Anyways, that's all for this week. Peace out!

Elder Stubbs