A Thank You Note From Carson's Mom

Thank you to everyone who has followed Carson on his blog, wrote/emailed him, thought about him and prayed for him.  He will be coming home on Wednesday, May 16th.  He has served an honourable mission and will be returning older, wiser and more mature......OK, we are not too sure about the maturity part!  We are grateful for his example of strength and determination, despite some challenges that were faced in the mission field.  We hope he will use all that he has learned, to accomplish great things and continue to further the work of the Lord throughout his life.

For those of you who can come, Carson will be talking in Medicine Hat 2nd Ward Sacrament meeting on Sunday, May 20th at 11:00 am and he would love for you to be there.

Again, thank you to everyone for your support of Carson.

Forever grateful,

Kathleen Stubbs

PS  All late entries for this blog were due to the inefficiency of the Blogger's hired help, which would be me.  Thank you for being so patient with my tardiness! :)

My Last Entry As A Missionary

  Hey people, how's it going?

 

    So this will be my last email as a missionary. I know, crazy, huh? What can you do?

 

    This past week hasn't been all that exciting, but it's been quite busy with it being our last week and all. We've visited a bunch of people, and helped out a lot. We've mowed lawns, dug in gardens, trimmed some trees, etc. So all in all, it was a good week.

 

    I'll try to think of some highlights. 

Well, Sisters are now coming into Napanee. Some people here are thrilled, others are not. I say let's see what happens.  But I'm not going to be around, so good luck to them. We also got to call home yesterday because it was Mother's Day. Hopefully you all wished the mothers in your life a happy one.

 

    Monday was P-Day, like usual, so nothing happened there. Tuesday we saw Murv and had PEC. George also took us out to dinner at Shoeless Joes. Wings were half off, so Tripp and I each got 2 pounds of them. Then we played cards, like usual.

 

    Wednesday we had district meeting. It was a little sad because we're going, but we had fun. It was a good way to end the transfer. Then we headed back to Napanee because some people needed us to mow their lawn. We got that accomplished, then went and helped a member resoil his garden.

 

    Thursday, I can't really remember too much. All I remember is visitng people and saying goodbye to them.

 

    Friday we saw Marie. Then we went on travels to Trenton for the day. It went really well. I went with our district leader Elder Pineira. It was a good couple of hours before we headed back. Then we read George the newspaper like usual.

 

    Saturday... I can't really remember much. We went to Barry's and helped him trim a tree. It was fun, but he was a little worried the whole time that I might fall off the roof. Carson never falls. After that, he fed us pizza, and then we went to the church and played Ping-Pong. He won, like usual. It was fun though.

 

    Sunday, Murv came out to church. It was good to see him. They had cake after church for us since we are leaving. It was good. We also went to visit a few more people. We then ended the night by going to a member's home so Tripp could Skype his family, and I called mine. It was a good way to end the transfer.

Thanks to all who have kept up with my blog and have followed me on my mission.

 

    Anyways, that's all for me! See you on the other side!

 

Elder Stubbs

 

Final Week Of My Mission

Hey people,

 

So here I am, in the final week of my mission. It's funny, but at the beginning of your mission, you feel like this time would never come, and now, here it is. Crazy, huh?

 

So besides that, not too much has been going on here. I'll put down the most interesting happenings this week.

 

Really, there's not too much that went on this week. We had district meeting like usual, then we went out to eat at the sushi bar. It was pretty good, except they charged me $30 for Tripp and I. Each person costs about $11, then they added an extra tip because there were 7 of us. I thought gratuity tips were suppose to come into effect at 8! And then 13% HST. I tell you, I will be so glad for my 5% GST when I get home. Taxes are ridiculous over here! Also, PEC was cancelled because a girl here, aged 23, was marring a guy in his late 40's, early 50's. WE weren't invited, so we played Ping-Pong with Barry at the church.

 

Wednesday, nothing exciting happened. Just the usual. Thursday... I can't really remember Thursday. Friday we visited Marie like usual. We also read George the paper and such.

 

Saturday was by far the best day of the week. May 5th! You know why? Free Comic Book Day! One of the greatest holidays ever! Needless to say, Tripp and I went to town. Oh, and it was also my brother's birthday.  He is serving a mission in Jamaica.  Later, we got to shoot a bow and arrow for a bit, then the guy who owned that brought out his shot-gun. I really wanted to shoot it, but I resisted because we're not allowed. That put a damper on things.

 

Sunday, the usual came out to church,  except Cortwright, the man who's been feeding missionaries for years, came, and was the first to get up in fast and testimony meeting. Two non-members got up that day actually. It was pretty good. Also, before church, Tripp and I went with Cortwright to his church because Tripp wanted to experience an Anglican church service. It was quite different. No music at all.

 

Besides that, nothing really to tell. I'll be home in a week and a half, and it's kind of weird to think about, so I'll leave it at that. Have a great week!

 

Stubbs

 

Hammers Are For Nails, Not Thumbs

Hey people, how's it going?

 

So like usual, nothing too much has gone on this week. I'll try to list off all of the important or fun things.

 

Well, first and formost, Tripp and I were helping George repair his bench swing. We did it, but not before I managed to nail my thumb with a hammer. It was not very pleasant. Just a forewarning for anyone who thought it looks fun. At least we fixed it. The bench I mean. There's no hope for my thumb.

 

Well, what else has happened? Trippy and I gave talks yesterday in church. I think they went well, except Tripp took 25 minutes for his talk, so I took about 5 to 10 minutes. I can't remember how long I took. Also, no investigators at church, but half of the people there today were visitors and less-active people. Also, that means about half of our normal congregation was missing. Oh well.

 

We've also helped cater two events this week. One for the local volunteers, and one for some dart club. The food was good.

 

Other than that, not too much has been going on here. The weather hasn't been that great, and all of our potentials fell flat, so we don't have too much going for us right now.

 

Well, that's the highlights of my week. Hopefully your week went better!

 

Stubbs

Three More Weeks

Hey people, how's it going?

So three more weeks. Dang, time goes by slowly, but quickly.

So this past week has been uneventful. We saw all of the usual people, and did the usual things. PEC, less-actives, active members, non-members, etc.

What did we do that's noteworthy? Well, on Saturday we had travels with the Trenton Elders. They just got a third missionary, so I went with Elder Gwilliam from Edmonton and Elder Leasuasu from Hawaii. It was a pretty good day, except for the rain and coldness. Then Gus, the Roman Catholic man who lives in Trenton, met us all here in Napanee and took us to Shoeless Joe's for dinner. It was really good. Gus is the coolest guy ever. He's been feeding missionaries at least once a week for two years now, and he also buys them groceries and such. I wish we had our own Gus. I asked if he'd be my uncle, or move to Napanee in the time I have left. I think I made some very convincing arguments. We'll see what happens.

I forgot. On Friday we had interviews with President Scott. My temple recommend got renewed, so I think I'm good. I also tried to convince the Zone Lords to let us go see 'The Avengers' opening night. One didn't go for it, and the other seemed to take my side. I like the latter one.

Sunday, a senior couple that used to serve here visited. Their names are the Wintertons, so there were a lot of people at church, and even more at the free lunch afterwards. Other than that, there's not too much to talk about. I keep on ruining Barry's life by reminding him how his New York Rangers are doing.

What else is there to report... honestly, I can't think of anything. Nothing newsworthy or earth shattering at least, so I let you go there!

Stubbs

Men Don't Need Directions!

Hey people, how's it going?

So this week has been like any other. Mainly uneventful.

Since I don't have much time this week, I'll be brief. The most exciting thing we did was drive to Brantford. Unfortuantely, my GPS wasn't helping out any, so we got lost a few times and hit traffic at 11 and at 2. Who's heard of traffic at those times? Anyways, it was cool because we took a detour down Young Street, then we saw the CN tower, Rogers stadium and the Air Canada Center. So all in all, it wasn't a bad day. Dr. Opper also gave me a cactus! Score.

Other than that, not too much exciting or note worthy has gone on. So I'll let you go for now.

Peace,

Stubbs

Happy Easter!

Hey people, how's it going?

So life out here is the same. Not surprising, huh?

So what has happened this week that's exciting? Tuesday we played baseball with some members and non members alike, which was fun. Then we saw Murv, like usual. I don't know if I've mentioned it, but Tripp and I were debating on how to spell Murv's name. I said it was with an ur, and he said an er. So we asked around, but no one knew. Then we asked Murv, and he said ur. I win. We also had PEC that night. Nothing exciting, but then again, not much around here is.

Wednesday we went to District Meeting to meet some of the new missionaries. The new Sister has no sense of humor, and in the two district meetings we've had so far (one yesterday), I have yet to see her smile. Oh well. Then our new district leader is the cookie cutter image of super missionary. He doesn't even have district lunches after meetings. Just wants to go out and work. That's fine and dandy for him, but the rest of us like our lunches afterwards. Oh well. Then we had our usual Wednesday line up.

Thursday, nothing happened there. I can't even really remember it. Let me think... Nope, nothing.

Friday we saw Marie. She's doing well, but still won't come out to church. Then we got roped into a walkathon. Tripp went ahead and got lost, but I completed the 10 kms. Then Barry and I let Tripp know how directionally challenged he was. We explained the path to him at least five times. It makes for a good story though.

Saturday, we went out to Tamworth to visit some members and have an Easter dinner with them. It was pretty good until this one kid (names will not be mentioned) claimed Shia LaBeouf is lame, and that Marvel is worst than DC. Well, I just ripped into him there and then. Tripp wanted to tear into him as well, but held back. Until that kid serves a mission (he's 21), he has no street cred, and therefore is a fool. Hopefully he will learn. After that, we went back to visit a member family in Newburgh and got them to promise to come to church finally. Boo-yah.

Sunday we had over 50 people at church, including John our investigator. I think he enjoyed it, as did most people. Then about half of the people left after Sacrament. Hey, at least they came, right? After church, we had Dinner with another member family. It was fun. Played some football, talked, etc. Then we went and played cards with George.

Monday we had district meeting (Our DL moved them to Tuesday (which we hate), but because of Easter Monday we had it then). Monday nothing new really happened. Visited some people and so forth. We got to meet our new Zone Lord, Elder Goodman. He's from Gilbert Arizona, and he knows some of my relatives there. Small world.

Well, that's all I've really got for this week. Hopefully you all have a good one!

Peace!

Stubbs

Six More Weeks People!

Hey people, what's up?

So nothing new going except that this is transfer 17! My last transfer. It's crazy to think about how quickly it's gone, but how long it's taken. Crazy huh? And to top it off, guess who my companion is?... Trippy! Awesome! Looks like we're finishing our missions together! Boo-yah.

So this past week has been uneventful, like usual. I say that a lot here, don't I?

Monday nothing new and exciting.

Tuesday we met with Murv like usual, and did the usual stuff, except PEC was cancelled that night.

Wednesday district meeting was moved to Thursday, so we just went out and talked to people. Then we did our usual rounds and visited the people we usually do on Wednesday. George and I won at cards again, like usual. We really need some competition.

Thursday we had district meeting, then Elder Anderson came here to Napanee with me. We first stopped in Trent Hills (that's where the meeting was) and I showed him Carrie Underwood's house, we got pictures with the giant Toonie, and Anderson bought 5 pounds of caramel filled chocolate for 5 bucks. It was a fun time, but its always a fun time with Stubbs.

Friday we switched back after meeting with Marie. We had dinner at a members house and we read George the newspaper.

Saturday... It was General Conference. I almost forgot about that. Oops. My last Conference on the mission. It was pretty good. The only thing is for most of the sessions, there was only one or two people there besides us. Priesthood session about 4 or 5 men came.

Sunday morning session a good amount of people showed up. We were a little shocked. Then in the afternoon, only one person. I'm surprised that anyone came to that. Anyways, after that was all done, we played cards with George. This time it was only George and us, so we played Crib. I won. Twice. No big deal. After that, we went home and didn't get a transfer call.

So that's basically it. We're staying, while everyone else in the zone is changing, so we'll see how that goes. Sadly, Anderson is leaving. Anyways, have a great week!

Stubbs

PS Lots of talk about mercy and stuff this conference. What do you think?

Just The Facts Ma'am

Hey people, how's it going?

So things are going well here in Napanee. Just the same old, same old.

So this week nothing really exciting happened. We had P-Day. Then on Tuesday we had Zone Conference in Ajax. We had to take the Brockville Elders and head to Oshawa to spend the night there, which was okay. Everyone went to bed at 10:30, but I couldn't get to sleep because of my insomnia, but hey, life a snitch like that, isn't it? At Zone Conference they told us about the 'Big Brother' boxes installed in our cars and how they watch our every move. Part way through, they had a quiz, and anyone who answered a question got a chocolate bar. As soon as I found that out, I answered a question. Then after that portion, the guys from Salt Lake started talking more about it, and then one of them asked a questioned, which I raised my hand for (I think the question was rhetorical, but who cares). He picked me (I was the only one with my hand raised), and I answered. Then he was about to continue, and I asked if I got a chocolate bar for answering the question. I got it. Score. Later he came up to me and asked if I got two chocolate bars. I said yes, and that one was uneaten if he wanted it back. He said he didn't care, he just found it funny how I got it. Double score. So all in all, Zone Conference wasn't too bad. We also got to see a lot of our friends there and have fun. The only thing though was that I couldn't fall asleep for the life of me without arousing suspicion, so that kind of sucked.

When we had PEC later than night back in Napanee, we got onto the conversation of undercover cops. I then said that they were cheating when they didn't have anything marking their car as a cop car. Even if they had dark blue lettering on a black background, that's cool, but it's not like we're dealing with the CIA here. I said that was cheating, (just having some fun), and the 2nd counselor got mad at me and went on one of his rants. Again. He and his wife don't like me too much. The Branch President raised his eyebrows, then had to keep himself from laughing at it. I ignored the dude, said it's still cheating, then finished our report and headed out. Boo-yah.

Wednesday was the usual, except we didn't have district meeting, so we just did our stuff, such as beating Tripp and Barry at Euchre.

Thursday we went to visit people, like usual. I've gotten some complaints about my blog being too quick or boring, so I'll try spicing it up. I'll talk about trying to visit Bob and Victoria. See which form you like best.

Mystery: We pulled up to the the house, only it wasn't a house. It was four apartments inside a old run down house. A way to make money. A way to keep people bunched up together. Like livestock in a pen. I didn't like what I saw, and what I saw, I didn't like. We got out of the car. Tripp took a few extra seconds to get out. I was concerned. Did he have second doubts? I hoped not. We only had one chance, and tonight was it. Walking up the front steps, I saw a man in the doorway. He was smoking it up, like a fish on a bicycle. He had shifty eyes. I didn't like him. Not one bit. Then a car pulled up. His ride. I could tell by the way the guy honked. The doorway man flicked his cig onto the ground, crushed the dying flame with his foot and walked to the car. As he was getting in, he gave us one last look before closing the door. I was going to do something about it, but then I realized that to get inside the building, I had to go through three different sets of doors. What was so important that they kept it behind so many doors. I didn't know, but I was going to find out. As we walked in, there stood a dame. You could tell by the way she held herself, like she thought she was better than the male race in that tight skirt of hers, and that low cut top. My partner said hi, just to be polite. I don't know why, but I knew that she was trouble, so I kept walking. Not my business. I had bigger fish to fry. As I looked back, I saw my partner following me. Good, he didn't take the bait. We need more men like that. Men who think with their brains, not with their hormones. He's a good man. I'd hate to lose him.

Medeval: And the squire Tripp said, 'foresooth! There are three flights of stairs, and three flights of stairs there are' they the brave knight and his peasant boy did venture forth. Up the unforgiving steps, the knight and his boy did fly, in hopes of getting to the evil wizard's lair on top. Upon reaching the top, the knight Stubbs did proclaim victory in the climb, and there was much rejoicing. Setting came, our brave young heroes devised their plan of attack. They hoped it would take less than a hour. Brittle Barry, or as commonly known throughtout the kingdom as the 'Old Mouth', require their skills in conquering the new age box that he called a 'com-pu-ter'. If anyone knew how to do it, it was them. Before them was the gate to the lair. The heores had been told than they would have to knock and ask to seek an audience with the evil wizard Bobert. And thus the squire did knock three times, and three times did thee knock, until they heard the foot falls of the wizard's mistress. 'Foresooth!' she proclaimed 'The wizard is not here! Alas, you have come too late! He foresaw thou coming, and has fled to his cousins's castle, in yonder town!' The knight cried 'Verily, I say, dammit! We art too late squire!' And the squire wept. 'But fear not!' stated the mistress, 'He shall be here before the Sun's day. I shall tempt him and keep him here, so thou can destroy the evil spirit within, and save the man I love, and the father of my unborn child!' And there was much rejoicing.

So that was our Thursday. We also helped Barry with his computer and showed him how to do things. And it was slowing down a lot, so I fixed that too. Not too much happened besides that. Also, I'm running out of time, so I'll make the rest quick.

Friday nothing exciting. We saw Marie and read George the paper.

Saturday nothing. We had dinner with a member family and played Jumanji with them. It twas fun.

Sunday we had church, like usual, but this time I had a killer headache. A member gave me some medicine, so it stopped it from progressing to a migraine, which I could feel coming on. We went and brightened a few more peoples lives, and then tried stopping by Bob's. I won't go into much detail, but he was dropped, so the evil Wizard Bobert still lives. Blame the squire. Also, George and I won at Euchre, again.

Well, there's my week. Hope you enjoyed yours!

Stubbs

Not Much But The Usual

Hey people, how's it going?

So this week has been the same as usual. Big surprise. I'll try and let you know if anything interesting has happened.

Monday nothing too exciting besides the usual. Went to Belleville, played basketball, etc.

Tuesday we saw Murv again. Then Tripp and I got into a debate afterwards whether it's 'Murv' or 'Merv'. I personally think Murv looks cooler. Then we had PEC and the played some Ping-Pong with Barry.

Wednesday we had district meeting. I remember back before the missions combined that we a district meeting once every two or so weeks. I'm not complaing because I like our district, but sometimes it can kill us because of the amount of kilometers we're allowed to drive per month. Anyway, after that, we saw some members and others. Then we helped George clean his yard and, when we were finished, we played cards.

Thursday, nothing much went down. Visited a few people, and talked to more.

Friday was the same as Thursday, though I think that was the day that Duke lost in the NCAA tournament. I didn't make a draft, but Tripp did, and he had Duke winning the whole thing. I've been bugging him about that ever since. Also, BYU choked. I told Tripp that would happen. He believed me, but he didn't want to. BYU always chokes. We also had dinner at the church because it was the Relief Society's anniversary dinner. We got to eat at a table in the hall, while they ate in a different room. Mainly we got invited because we helped set up, and because people like to take pity on us or something. It's like we're the branch's pets.

Saturday we helped out catering some couple's 50th anniversary. Ouch, can you image the horror and pain of being married to someone for that long? Jeez. Also, I am just kidding (I have to go through this last part for liability reasons and because my mom might see. She can be a scary woman.) We also played cards again with George that day and visited a few members.

Sunday we had church (big surprise). We also visited some more members. Then we got two new investigators, John and Linda. They are a nice couple with a 1 year old daughter. She's really cute. It's actually funny, because John is a cousin to my friend Greg that I had back in school. Funny how these things work out, huh?

Welp, that's it for this week. Have a great one!

Stubbs

When We're Helping We're Happy!

Hey people, what's up?

So like usual, nothing happened here in Napanee this week. Surprising, huh? I'll try my best to think of anything interesting.

Monday you already know what happened. Got hit in the face during basketball and cut open my lip.

Tuesday it was the usual routine. Visit Murv, go to PEC, visit the clubs... you know, the usual.

Wednesday, I went to Trenton with Elder Anderson after District meeting. It was fun. WE got to play ping-pong with some members, then volleyball and basketball.

Thursday Tripp and I helped out at this lunchion for the Lion's Club. We just prepared the dishes and such. We also went and visited some members that day.

Friday, nothing too exciting happened, but in the evening, we helped out with this Celtic night thing. We served the food, and then go to do two hours of dishes. I'm surprised so many people showed, especially since we were told it was $40 a plate. That an expensive chicken.

Saturday nothing out of the ordinary happened.

Sunday, many people were late to church because of the time change. Then we saw some members. Also, it warmed up to 14 degrees, so it was quite nice out. It's suppose to be like that for the week. Yes!

So that's our week. It's been quiet, but good. Hope everyone else is doing well!

Stubbs

PS George and I are still kicking butt at cards.

Fabio Anyone?

Hey people. What's up?

So here's the run down on our week. I'll be brief since our time is short.

Monday we went to Kingston for no reason, just to look around and to get out of Napanee.

Tuesday not too much happened. Visited people, had PEC yada, yada, yada.

Wednesday we had district meeting, then Tripp and I went to visit more members and non members, and then ended the night playing cards with George.

Thursday we went to Etobicoke for a doctor's appointment. My last one there. Guess I'm considered mentally sane now... Ya right.

Friday we saw Marie, visited some more members, talked to people, then went to sleep.

Saturday we went to visit more members again, and we played some basketball in the morning. Then we stole a member's phone and put our picture for our contact, and put Fabio as his wallpaper. His wife liked it. Here is the picture for your viewing pleasure:http://www.comicbookreligion.com/img/f/a/Fabio.jpg

Sunday we had church. And we saw George.

Monday we had to go to Kingston early to do some stuff with the zone, and I got hit in the face, so now I have a big cut on my lip, my front teeth hurt, and my nose kills when it is touched. Just another day in the life of Carson Stubbs.

Peace!

Stubbs

A Week of Awesomeness

Hey people, what's up?

So this week,nothing has happened in Napanee. But it's been a very entertaining week to say the least (I think that's the saying. If not, oh well).

Serving with Trippy so far has been a fun experience. None stop laughs and joys. Plus, it's fun seeing and hearing all of the missionaries being surprised that the two of us are serving together. Apparently, both of us are quite known throughout the mission as being the "Free Birds." They're just jealous.

So what has happened this week... Monday was Family Day, so we went to Trenton to hang out with the missionaries there and stay the night because of transfers the next day... And I just realized I've mentioned what happened Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Thursday was a bit of a slow day since not too many people were around. We played Ping-Pong with Barry, and Trippy destroyed him at that, so we don't have to hear how awesome Barry is anymore. Oh, and I just remembered that we had District Meeting that day. It was fun, but I don't think our new Zone Leader, Elder DAvis, appreciated Trippy and I. His loss.

Friday not too much happened here. We visited Marie in the morning, like usual. The afternoon we did some finding, visited some members and learned that they won't be coming to the Napanee branch for awhile because something went down with some other members. So they'll be going to Belleville for awhile. Then we saw George and read to him the paper.

Saturday what happened? Nothing noteworthy. Just another day in fun land. Also, we have taken to calling the apartment Asgard.

Sunday was church, and just as I predicted, there were only about 14 people, at sacrament. Then in priesthood, it was only the 1st counsler in the Branch Presidency, Trippy and myself. Fun, huh?

So that was our awesome 1st week for our transfer of awesomeness. Also, Tripp and I have declared ourselves the official Zone Leaders of Napanee. Boo-yah.

Peace!

Stubbs

The Dynamic Duo

Hey people, how's it going?

So life is still going in Napanee, and will be for at least another six weeks, but the good news is that I have an awesome new companion! Guess who it is? It's... Elder... Tripp!!!!!! That's right! Trippy and I are companions! Wooooo!!!!!! I know. Try to contain your jealousy.

So what's happened this past week besides transfers? Let me think... We did diet coke and mentos with Trenton. That was really fun. Then we did it again the other day. It's always fun doing stuff like that.

Tuesday not too much happened. PEC was cancelled, so we just went to go visit members.

Wednesday was King's last District meeting. It went well, I think. Apparently, if you go to Waterwheelers.blogspot.com there's a picture of me giving a spiritual thought or something. I won't ruin the surprise, so go check it out!

Thursday, I can't really remember much of what happened unfortunately... Just know that it was a slow day.

Friday we saw Marie like usual. We also played ping-pong with Barry and lost, like usual, but it was fun.

Saturday, we went over to Goerge's and made him dinner. Grilled cheese. Apparently he loves it, so I made some for him.

Sunday, we had a lot of people at church. About 45. Crazy, huh? I didn't see that coming. Then we went and saw a few more members so King could say goodbye. Then we finished the night with George and I beating Barry and King at Euchre. Again. Like usual. Because we rock. Just saying.

Monday, we did the diet cokes and mentos thing again, and stayed the night in Trenton.

Tuesday it was transfer day and Tripp and I officially got together!!!!!!! Yes!!!

Well, that's all I've got!

Peace,

Stubbs

Happy Valentine's Day

Hey people, what's up?

So not too much has been going on here in Napanee... Actually, barely anything has happened here in the past week. Lame, I know. We've tried visiting people, talking to people, knocking on doors, and nothing really came of it and nothing exciting happened. It's weird, because for the past week and a half, nobody has been home went we went to go visit people. It's sort of driving us nuts. Oh well, that's life I suppose.

I'll try to think of anything interesting that happened... Wednsday we went on travels, and Elder Kwok and I stayed in Napanee. Kwok is from Hong Kong and he's a pretty neat guy. Quiet, but he's pretty neat. Anyways, the travel went well.

What else? Not too much actually. We went and saw some members and had a fire with them. Then they started throwing cans of beans and vegetables into the fire so they explode. One guy was an idiot and was trying to find the can. It blew up and the lid nailed him in the butt. He was okay, but he was covered in beans. I don't think he'll learn from that experience though. Oh well, it was fun.

Anyways, not too much has been happening here. Nothing to report on investigators or such, so I'll let you go!

Stubbs

My Mom Has Forgotten To Post My Blogs :(

Hey people, what's up?

So not too much has gone on this past week. Actually, a lot less went on seeing as nearly. Every. Flippin. Appointment. Cancelled. Not that I'm bitter or letting it get to me. Just letting you know.

So besides that happening, what interesting things did go down this week? Thursday we went to Brampton for another doctor's appointment. Nothing eventful there.

Last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, we fed Barry's cats while he and his wife were out of town.

Monday nothing too exciting. Basketball.

Tuesday, nothing exciting there either.

Wednesday was district meeting. Then we got food. I can't remember where we ate though. Oh well. Then most of our appointments that day cancelled.

Thursday we went to Brampton. The we saw Bob and Sis. Coulas. Victoria went to a shelter in Kingston to get away from her Mom, and Bob was going to see her the next day. She wanted him to pick her up cigarettes, but I told Bob no since she is pregnant. The next 45 minutes or so consisted of me convincing Bob not to get her cigs and instead, to help her quit. I stole his mouse as incentive, since he can't use some of his programs without it. I returned it we he didn't buy her any. We have a lot of work here for us.

Friday, every appointment except Marie and George cancelled. And Saturday was the same thing. Full day, then everyone cancels or just doesn't show up. Fun.

Sunday we went to church, then a old folks home (the one where sick people go to die). Then we went to the hospital to see a member and we had to wear aprons and gloves. I hate hospitals, and that didn't help any. Then the rest of the night we just visited members, and got updates from others about the Superbowl. Elder King wanted the Giants to win, so naturally, I went with the Patriots. All I know is that the Giants won, so I can't taunt him with that. Oh well.

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

Stubbs

I Get To Stay On My Mission A Little While Longer

Hey people, how's it going?

So this week has been like any other. Not too much has been going on here, like usual.

So what has happened this week that doesn't usually happen? Well, Friday we had interviews with President Scott. I'm not being sent home (as far as I know), so that's good. People still get a few months break from me before I return.

What else happened? President Scott came to church on Sunday, and guess who the speakers were? King and I. I had to speak on sharing the Gospel with our friends. Clearly I am the worst for that topic because I have no friends, but oh well. I think I did well.

What else? Monday we didn't do much. Not a lot going on around here. Tuesday we saw some people (members and non-members alike) and then had meetings. Wednesday we saw some more members and played cards with George. Thursday I can't remember too much. Just saw more members. Nothing exciting there. Friday was interviews and we also read George the paper. Saturday we went to Dairy Queen because everything was half off. I, being the idiot I am, forgot to get an ice cream cake. Then that night the Elders quorum had a ping-pong and chess night. It was fun, and Bob, one the guys we are teaching, came and I think he enjoyed it. Then Sunday came and we went to Church and visited more people.

Anyways, that's my week. Nothing noteworthy, so I'll let you go. Have a great week!

Stubbs

Everything's Going Slow, But Well

Hey people, how’s it going?

So how’s life treating everyone? I hope things are going well. Things have been going well here in Napanee. Slow, but well.

So not too much has been going on. The highlight of the week was when I got to go to Trenton for the day with Elder Anderson. We went around visiting people, and a member couple took us out to eat. Then we went to Branch Counsel, which took so much longer than it needed. Then we had sports night there. Unfortunately, because of the meeting, we missed basketball but got to play soccer. It was fun, but not as fun as basketball. The next day, we went and saw a friend named Gus that they have there. He’s an awesome guy who’s Roman Catholic and gives the missionaries tons of food every time they see him. Their cupboards are filled with food there. I wish we had a Gus.

What else interesting happened this week? Not too much. We’ve been keeping busy lately, visiting a lot of in-active people, active people, and everyone in between. All have been really nice.

Sunday we had a lot of people to church. About 25 (hey, for this branch, that’s a lot).

Other than that, there’s not too much to tell. Have a good one!

Stubbs

Ice Storms And My Name Should Be "Castle"

Hey people, what's up?

So transfers were this week. Elder Cameron headed to Orangeville, and I got Elder King. This is his last transfer in the mission, and then he's going home. He's not in a huge rush to get home, but I think he's looking forward to it.

This week has been a little busy, but nothing eventful happened. It got really cold, windy and snowy, but we also had freezing rain on Wednesday night. Thursday, everything was covered with ice. And because of it, most of the town lost power (or Hydro as they call it here. I know, doesn't make sense. Hydro is water, not electricity) for a good part of the day, and there were tree branches everywhere. The ice was too heavy for most of the trees, so they started breaking and such. Many trees are bent right over so the tops are touching the ground. It was crazy. And the ice coating everything (signs, cars, houses, trees, etc.) was thick. It looked really pretty, especially the trees. But it did a fair amount of damage.

So it was a bit of a nippy week (-18), so Elder King and I went to visit a lot of members. We visited almost all of the members living in Napanee, so we didn't have to go outside too much. Lucky us, huh? It was a busy week, and I guess that's all you can ask for? Better than being bored and having the week drag out. All of the members we saw were friendly enough, even the less active ones. So we'll be seeing them all again real soon.

So what else happened this week that's noteworthy? I can't think of too much besides the weather and just seeing a lot of members. Monday night was Family Home Evening at the church. After a lesson, we played clue. Guess who won? Both times? That's right, yours truly. Boo yah. Not that I'm bragging or anything. I just have supreme detective skills that others just can't match. It's no big deal.

Other than that, there's not too much to tell. Have a great week!

Stubbs

New Companion But Not Much Else

Hey people, what's up?

So transfer calls were last night. I am staying in Napanee, while Elder Cameron is headed to Orangeville. My new companion is Elder King. I have no clue who he is, so we'll see how it goes.

Well, what's been happening in Napanee. Not too much, like usual. I'll try my best to remember anything exciting.

Monday we hung out with the Zone and played basketball. It was fun, but other than that, nothing too much happened since most of the zone ditched out afterwards.

Tuesday... not too much happened. We visited a guy we are teaching, Murv, and one of his seven dogs gave birth to seven new dogs the day before. So now he has 14 doggies. Fun, huh? All but two of them are Jack Russells.

Wednesday we went to Etobicoke. Nothing too exciting happened there. It was a lot of driving that day.

Thursday we had district meeting. That was fun. I know, I know. Carson liking District Meeting? What has the world come to!? But it was fun, especially since half of our district is leaving. That sucks. But after district meeting, we went out to eat at East Side Mario's (like usual), and then went our seperate ways. Not too much happened the rest of the day.

Friday, not too much happened again

Saturday, nothing. We cleaned up a bit.

Sunday, Kory came to church finally. I think he enjoyed it. We also went and played Euchre with Barry and George again. George and I won four games out of four. The last two we beat them 10-zip. We sent Cameron out in style!

Anyways, that was our week. Have a great one!

Stubbs

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Hey people, how's it going?

So, Happy New Year! Hard to believe it's 2012 already, huh? Time certainly flies, doesn't it?

Welp, the past two weeks have been the usual, but they've been good. We had a quiet Christmas and New Years here, but I guess that's to be expected for a missionary. Church was pretty empty these last two weeks, so I guess everyone was visiting family or on vacation.

What else is new? There's not too much to tell. It's Napanee after all. The main highlights of the last two weeks were Christmas, where we got to call home to our families. I think we all enjoyed that. Hopefully we all did. I know I did. It's always good to hear from your family.

What else has occurred that's newsworthy?... Not too much actually. Plus, it's really hard to think when you are tired and have other things on your mind. One of our investigators, Murv, came to church Christmas day. He really enjoyed it, and wants to come out more often. Hopefully he'll find a way.

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

Stubbs