Email Received February 13, 2012

Hi Family,

Here’s of the scoop of my fun week so far. We are trying to get lessons with people but they don’t answer or they are too busy to have one OR we set up an appointment and they skip out another time. One cool thing was that this lady, Josephine (someone we tracted out but she wouldn't accept a lesson) came to church last Sunday!  She looked over the Hymns a lot during church. 

We went into this one place with a bunch of apartments and one had a lady who talked to us out of the second story window and that was interesting. At another door was a guy in a wheelchair with no legs.  He talked about his own religion and then he asked if I had a girlfriend.  I said “No.”  He said, “Have you ever made love to a woman?” When I said no again he told me I was in the wrong world then. Then he gave an awkward story on the occasions he goes to clubs and “gets it.” Another guy named Wallace talked to us about his community church and then said he had been dead and had had two heart attacks in the same week. He has been talking to the missionaries before. At another apartment, this older guy named Lewis (who looks like a frog) opened the door and every word we said made him smile and light up more and more, I think because he hasn’t gotten a lot of visitors.

On the same day we met a Jehovah’s Witness named Usef (Hebrew for Joseph). E. Coon had a fun time learning more about him and the JWs. A funny question E. Coon asked Usef was, “Do people ask if you are Mormon?”  Usef sort of shrunk and said in a high pitched voice, “Yes,” and we all started laughing and he said, “We get the same treatment from people if we are JWs.” He would say “Where in the ham sandwich is it?” He replaces the “H” word with “ham sandwich.”

We have had more of a tracting week.  We talked to a guy named Al who was taught 10 years ago so he is very interested in our message and we think he may want to get baptized. Another fun thing this week was that we went to a scout meeting and only one family there (the Flys) were Mormons and when we walked in the room we could feel everyone stare at us. Every day is very fun and I always try to stay positive.

I have been reading the Bible and the BOM and trying to learn more as I go along. Elder Coon is really good at pulling out scriptures and good questions for the people. That is the description of my week.  Oh, the branch's kids are really liking me like Caleb Jones and Hunter who always says “Opa!” when I see him.

Thanks for the package and all the diabetic treats therein. One thing I really desire is piano sheet music to that song you sometimes play to yourself, Mom, “Moonlight Sonata,” and Coldplay sheet music. Right now I have been practicing on hymns and "What is a Youth" and the really easy stuff you sent me. Thank you. I really miss all of you!

Love,

Elder McClure