Elder Pack

Hey everyone! This week was pretty great. We have been super busy and we taught a ton of lessons. So a successful week for us! We also had some cool weather as well. Casper has been great. Please say a prayer or two for Michael, Sarah, and Nicole! I'll include some pictures, including a whole bunch of pictures of the sky. Casper has some beautiful skies. Hope your week has been great! Love you all. From, Elder Pack PS.  Ethan is still doing well in Casper.  Dinner appointments have been a bit hit and miss but they have been getting good food. He has been training and is having a hard time letting his greenie struggle.  Ethan said his goal this week is to let his companion lead more so he can get experience.  Training is usually for 2 transfers and then the greenie should be ready to train another missionary.   If the greenie still needs help, Ethan said it is the responsibility of all the other missionaries to help him along.  But Ethan has found it ha...

Hey everyone! It has been a good week. I found out that I'll be staying in Casper for another transfer. That'll make 6 months here. I'm glad to be staying. I really like the people here and I'm learning a lot.  If you could be praying for Michael, he could use it. He is trying to learn about the Atonement of Jesus Christ and he could use an extra measure of the Spirit of God to help him understand. Troy, Kino, Nicole, Gus, and Todd could also use some prayers. Sorry for the short email, but things have been going good.  Thanks  for all your support.  Love, Elder Pack P.S. The third companion in Ethan's trio is being transferred so they will no longer have the minivan to drive.  Ethan is kind of bummed because the van has more oomph than the little cars do.  But the van belongs to the other area so they have to give it back. Bummer! There are a ton of new missionaries coming into the mission tomorrow so there are a lot of changes.  Ethan said there is o...

Hey Everyone! I'm still doing good. We are keeping really busy right now with 3 wards. If you could all pray for the missionary work here in Casper, I'd really appreciate it.  I want to share a quick scripture with you all. 2 Nephi 32 verses 8 and 9, in the Book of Mormon. The prophet Nephi says, " 8 And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray, ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray. 9 But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform anything unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul." So basically, pray. It helps out a lot and it d...

Hey everyone! It has been a pretty uneventful week. Shawn is still progressing really well. Keep praying for him! It's been cool to see how much he wants to learn.  Gotta be honest, I'm having trouble thinking of things to write. It really has been a pretty uneventful week. But prayer does work! I wanted to emphasize that. And if you're having trouble in life or something, just pray. It only takes a few seconds and God wants to hear from you because he loves you, I promise. Thanks everyone! You are all awesome. From, Elder Pack The Mountain View District: (Ethan is in the back with a black mask on. They do service at a man's home and have now started teaching him.  He will give them a task to do (like taking out a light switch and its wiring or hanging dry wall) and then go to another group without really watching them. Ethan is gaining a whole new skill set by helping this man remodel his basement.  I just hope he doesn't get electrocuted. Some notes from our conve...