February 13, 2017
Man... so this week was pretty dang good! It all started with a huge sunburn on P-Day. We had an interzone P-Day and had a BBQ and played soccer and I got a little fried. But it's alright... I am good now. I also got to go on an exchange with my dad (Elder Adams) when he came to shadow my area (which happens to be his old area) so he was super excited to see everyone that he worked with again, so it was super fun.
The work here has been exploding lately and we should be baptizing an awesome lady named "A" next week and another the week after named "M". We had a totally awesome lesson in Elders Quorum this week from our new Elders Quorum president about conversion and it really helped me reflect on the conversion of the people I have worked with throughout my mission and the awesome changes people can make in their lives. I am just so grateful for the changing power that the gospel has. People we are working with are making huge changes. Like "M". The first time we met, the kid had a pretty angry personality... but now he is one of the happiest people I know! It's crazy how much people can change when they let God change them.
Yeah, this week has been really awesome. OH! Also, a part member family came to church today and they are pretty much Mormon already hahaha. We are so excited to work with them! The mom literally asked us if they had a Deseret Industries around XD which is such a Mormon thing... it's the best! They loved church and the two kids are already going to mutual on wednesdays and its the bestest blessing ever :D
Love,
Elder Foster
February 21, 2017
Uhhhhh, this week not too much happened, honestly. We taught our family of 7 a bit and are currently helping the parents and one of the children to quit smoking... so that's always an adventure. They are doing super awesome at it so far so we are just hoping they are gonna hold on to it long enough to see it through to the end.
"M" is going to be baptized this weekend. He is a really cool kid that we have been working with for a bit now and he finally decided that this weekend is the time for him to be baptized, which is totally awesome! So we are gonna get him interviewed this Thursday and baptize him on Saturday afternoon. He is really ready to give his life to God, so we are way excited for him.
Other than that we have been working with a bunch of less active members and its been going super great. We have been able to bring a whole bunch back to church and they have been so happy. It's amazing to see how happy going back to church makes people. Even though, a lot of the time, it is so hard for them to take that first step they are rewarded so much for coming back.
This week was interviews with President and it was the funniest thing ever. It started with us talking about the district and me as a missionary then went into Cain and Abel and then he asked, "Elder Foster where are you going to get married when you get home?"... "the Temple..".. "Exactly Elder Foster thats where you should be getting married"... "I have a while before going home though President"... "Its never to early to think about marriage Elder" XD man it was the funniest interview ever. Then on Sunday we were going around with the meal calendar, so we went by the young women's room and got trapped into talking about what attributes we want in our future wives when we get off our missions hahaha. It was the weirdest weekend ever, but it was full of fun and laughter and I am loving Lehigh Acres.
Also I went on exchange to Immokalee, which is a migrant worker farming town. It is the smallest town ever, oh my goodness! Like the Elders there were telling me who owns what car on the road and where they live and whether they speak Creole or Spanish and I was amazed haha. It literally takes 15 minutes to bike from one end of Immokalee to the other or about 5 to drive. It's a very interesting area. They have 4 missionaries in there so everyone knows the missionaries haha.
That was my week. Hope you all have a good one!
Elder Foster
February 28, 2017
Lights, Camera, Transfers
So this week was transfers and, lo and behold, Elder Foster has kept his streak of not staying with a companion... and not even staying in my area haha. Elder Davis is staying and I am being transferred to... Hollywood South in Fort Lauderdale! I have never been to that zone so I am pretty excited to see what it is like. So back I go to the East Coast. President loves moving me from coast to coast, but all is well. I am super excited to head over there once again. My new companion is Elder Alexis. Haven't served around him much but I've heard he is the greatest so I am way excited to be able to serve with him.
This week was pretty normal in Lehigh Acres other than the fact that we did a ton of service which was super awesome. Lots of yard work and such and I really loved it. It's so fun being able to help out the members and people in my area in whatever they need and to be able to see how happy they get when we help them.
The kid who was going to be baptized this last week ended up not getting baptized, but all is well. He will keep reading and coming to church and will dedicate himself to it in the future and that is all good. Other than that the week started out as a rough finding week, but picked up towards the end, with some awesome miracles coming our way, One of which was a media chat room referral we got for a man named "J" who is super cool and so willing to keep our commitments and to change. It is so cool to be able to find people like that! He loves the Book of Mormon and is already reading a whole bunch of it and I am excited to see how he does in the future here.
That's about it from Florida. Hope you all have a good week.
Elder Foster
Man... so this week was pretty dang good! It all started with a huge sunburn on P-Day. We had an interzone P-Day and had a BBQ and played soccer and I got a little fried. But it's alright... I am good now. I also got to go on an exchange with my dad (Elder Adams) when he came to shadow my area (which happens to be his old area) so he was super excited to see everyone that he worked with again, so it was super fun.
The work here has been exploding lately and we should be baptizing an awesome lady named "A" next week and another the week after named "M". We had a totally awesome lesson in Elders Quorum this week from our new Elders Quorum president about conversion and it really helped me reflect on the conversion of the people I have worked with throughout my mission and the awesome changes people can make in their lives. I am just so grateful for the changing power that the gospel has. People we are working with are making huge changes. Like "M". The first time we met, the kid had a pretty angry personality... but now he is one of the happiest people I know! It's crazy how much people can change when they let God change them.
Yeah, this week has been really awesome. OH! Also, a part member family came to church today and they are pretty much Mormon already hahaha. We are so excited to work with them! The mom literally asked us if they had a Deseret Industries around XD which is such a Mormon thing... it's the best! They loved church and the two kids are already going to mutual on wednesdays and its the bestest blessing ever :D
Love,
Elder Foster
February 21, 2017
Uhhhhh, this week not too much happened, honestly. We taught our family of 7 a bit and are currently helping the parents and one of the children to quit smoking... so that's always an adventure. They are doing super awesome at it so far so we are just hoping they are gonna hold on to it long enough to see it through to the end.
"M" is going to be baptized this weekend. He is a really cool kid that we have been working with for a bit now and he finally decided that this weekend is the time for him to be baptized, which is totally awesome! So we are gonna get him interviewed this Thursday and baptize him on Saturday afternoon. He is really ready to give his life to God, so we are way excited for him.
Other than that we have been working with a bunch of less active members and its been going super great. We have been able to bring a whole bunch back to church and they have been so happy. It's amazing to see how happy going back to church makes people. Even though, a lot of the time, it is so hard for them to take that first step they are rewarded so much for coming back.
This week was interviews with President and it was the funniest thing ever. It started with us talking about the district and me as a missionary then went into Cain and Abel and then he asked, "Elder Foster where are you going to get married when you get home?"... "the Temple..".. "Exactly Elder Foster thats where you should be getting married"... "I have a while before going home though President"... "Its never to early to think about marriage Elder" XD man it was the funniest interview ever. Then on Sunday we were going around with the meal calendar, so we went by the young women's room and got trapped into talking about what attributes we want in our future wives when we get off our missions hahaha. It was the weirdest weekend ever, but it was full of fun and laughter and I am loving Lehigh Acres.
Also I went on exchange to Immokalee, which is a migrant worker farming town. It is the smallest town ever, oh my goodness! Like the Elders there were telling me who owns what car on the road and where they live and whether they speak Creole or Spanish and I was amazed haha. It literally takes 15 minutes to bike from one end of Immokalee to the other or about 5 to drive. It's a very interesting area. They have 4 missionaries in there so everyone knows the missionaries haha.
That was my week. Hope you all have a good one!
Elder Foster
February 28, 2017
Lights, Camera, Transfers
So this week was transfers and, lo and behold, Elder Foster has kept his streak of not staying with a companion... and not even staying in my area haha. Elder Davis is staying and I am being transferred to... Hollywood South in Fort Lauderdale! I have never been to that zone so I am pretty excited to see what it is like. So back I go to the East Coast. President loves moving me from coast to coast, but all is well. I am super excited to head over there once again. My new companion is Elder Alexis. Haven't served around him much but I've heard he is the greatest so I am way excited to be able to serve with him.
This week was pretty normal in Lehigh Acres other than the fact that we did a ton of service which was super awesome. Lots of yard work and such and I really loved it. It's so fun being able to help out the members and people in my area in whatever they need and to be able to see how happy they get when we help them.
The kid who was going to be baptized this last week ended up not getting baptized, but all is well. He will keep reading and coming to church and will dedicate himself to it in the future and that is all good. Other than that the week started out as a rough finding week, but picked up towards the end, with some awesome miracles coming our way, One of which was a media chat room referral we got for a man named "J" who is super cool and so willing to keep our commitments and to change. It is so cool to be able to find people like that! He loves the Book of Mormon and is already reading a whole bunch of it and I am excited to see how he does in the future here.
That's about it from Florida. Hope you all have a good week.
Elder Foster