Elder Pack

Here are a couple of videos Ethan posted on his Facebook page.  The links should open in a new window so you can see the videos. The first is of his Zone reading the story of Christ's birth: Luke 2 video This video is of his District caroling at a preschool. Caroling video

 These are some of Ethan's posts for Light the World:

  Hi Everyone! This week was good because of Christmas but slower with teaching. For Christmas, we got to eat dinner with the other Fort Collins zone missionaries. We did a talent show too, and I learned how to do a card trick just for it (I had to do something). We also got to watch the movie "Fighting Preacher", which is a good movie. I had already seen it but it's good.  It snowed here and so we got to go around and help people shovel their driveways. It was nice to help people out.   Like I said, it was a bit of a slow week. But thanks for all of your support! I hope you all had a great Christmas! From, Elder Pack PS.  This is Michelle.  Since Ethan talks to us each week, he doesn't put much detail in his letters.  I thought I would tell you a little about his Christmas.  He was spoiled!   Thank you to everyone who sent him packages, cards, letters, and food.  I think he has enough chocolate to last him until Halloween....

  Hi Everyone! I hope you are all doing well. This week has been pretty good. We started teaching another person, who I actually taught right when I got here! Hopefully, she is more willing to keep commitments now that she is less busy with things.  My district has been doing a lot of caroling. We've sung to a 104-year-old, some preschoolers, a woman who was 'under the influence', and a lot of other people. It has been pretty great! People have really appreciated it because not a lot of people have been caroling this year obviously.  I listened to Elder Ballard's talk today he gave in the October 2018 general conference. It's about the spirit world. It is really great! I recommend you to go look for it and give it a listen or a read. It is really good! I appreciate how comforting it is. Thanks for all of your support! You are all awesome. Merry Christmas! From, Elder Pack

  Hey everyone! It has been a pretty good week here. For light the world, our district has been going caroling. That has been pretty fun. Not very many people are doing it nowadays, so it's nice to get out and brighten people's nights. We got someone to sacrament yesterday! It was great. Sherry got to watch the broadcast, and she said that she really enjoyed one of the talks. She is also reading the Book of Mormon, which is also awesome. For service/finding activity, I've been taking family photos for people. It has been working pretty well. We've managed to hand out pass-along cards, tell people about light the world, and invite them to learn more about Jesus Christ. Also, the pictures I've taken haven't sucked so I'm grateful for that haha. The owner of a small ranch has been nice enough to let me use it for all of the shots. She is really nice to let me do that! We had a cool experience when we got to teach someone the other day. We went by a former perso...

  Hey everyone!  This will be a bit of a shorter email because it's been a pretty chill week. I also don't have any pictures really, so that's my bad. We have been focusing on finding people, and the few people we are teaching right now are actually keeping commitments! Now we just need to meet with them more. I got pulled over the other day. My first time too! I accidentally cut off a cop. Looking back on it, it was kind of funny. Today for P-day we played some frisbee golf. That is always a good thing to do with a larger group. It was a lot of fun. Later we're going to go caroling to some members. Thank you, all, for your love and support! It really means a lot.  Have a great week! From, Elder Pack

Hey everyone! Right now, my district is playing a 9-player board game and it's kind of a grind, so I figured I could multitask right now.  This week has been pretty crazy! I'm training a new missionary, Elder Blackham. He is doing really great so far. We have also in the early stages of some great success on Facebook. I put up a post on the local Facebook page offering free family photos. That was yesterday. Today I have 15 people who are interested. So, for right now, we have a lot of opportunities to set up return appointments to teach. Hopefully, it works out and we're able to teach them. Otherwise, everything has been pretty normal here. The work is really moving forward! My new district is pretty cool. We got to go to Fort Collins and eat Thanksgiving dinner with the zone. The relief society was kind enough to cook for us. It was pretty great. I got to meet the zone on the second day of transfers, so I got to see all the new missionaries. Sorry for the shorter email. T...