Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Weather Report!


Dear Family and Friends,

Ahhh man!  What a crazy week!  I am so sorry that I haven't been able to email until now!  I know you guys at home might be a little worried.  Just wanted to let you know I am completely safe!  Those of you who may not know... a lot of our mission kind of got hammered by tornadoes Monday night.  It was an exciting night!  We spent the whole night huddled up in a laundry room listening to our weather radio.  There was a tornado pretty close to Fort Payne but it missed where we were staying.  I'm still not sure how many tornadoes touched down or where, Or even how bad the storm was in Fort Payne.  It's pretty hard to tell from a tiny enclosed room.  But anyways,  we made it!  Tuesday another round of the storm was supposed to hit later in the afternoon so we were told to stay inside pretty much all day.  Although other than some rain Tuesday night was really calm in FP  That's pretty much the highlight of the week!  I am very grateful for the Lord's blessings these past couple of days.  I'm glad we were able to stay safe and that no harm came to any missionaries in the mission.  He is definitely watching over us.  I'll be praying for all of those who were affected by the storm.  Hopefully now we will be able to get out and serve those who need us!  I love you all and hope you have a great week!
Elder Whetten

Monday, April 14, 2014

New Area, Hotter Weather, Testimony Builders, etc...

Dear Family and Friends,
 
Hey!  Sorry I haven't done a group email in a while! I am doing great here in Fort Payne! I can't believe how green it is here already!  It is getting pretty hot too.  I probably shouldn't be saying that yet since this is nothing compared to how hot it will be in the summer.  I sure can feel the humidity now though!  It looks so awesome here in the spring time!
 
I'll admit I was pretty discouraged last week because we had no one to teach and Elder Harris said that there isn't much member support here.  This week changed all of that.  Monday night we found 2 new investigators and then throughout the week we were able to find 5 more!  We also got a few names from the Relief Society pres. of less active people to visit.  Turns out one of the less actives has two 11 year old grandaughters who are thinking about getting baptized!  We just need to get them to church!  This week has been a testimony builder for me that the Lord truly answers prayers and wants us to have success so bad.  All we need to do is put in our part and work hard!
Elder Whetten