Its been another great week in Oakville!
It was another interesting week anyways. Friday morning we got a called from a ward member and they asked us to help them move some things that evening. I said yes not realizing what I was getting us into. They drove us about 15 min. outside the zone to an office building, where we loaded up two trailers full of stuff, big and heavy stuff. After the first one was full E. Westfall and I jumped back into the truck and drove to the new office and unloaded the truck. Then when the other trailer came (with the two other elders) we unloaded that one as well. there wasn't an elevator so we had to carry everything up two flights of stairs. one of these items was a side by side freezer/fridge. we had it strapped on the dolly and I was pulling from the top (taking it up the stairs) and the other two elders were pushing from the bottom. Well, it came off the dolly and fell on my leg, luckily they got it off quick but it still wasn't very fun. Then later as we were carrying up a really big desk, I tripped going up and the desk fell on me too! By the time we got home it was about 12:30 that night! We were dead.
Then Sat. our ward mission leader calls up and invites us to breakfast (he lives across the street). The thing is, that John Bytheway and his wife were also staying over there. So we ate breakfast with the Bytheways. It was really neat. Then he gave a youth fireside that afternoon. It was great. He had a lot of great insights. some that I really liked were about the Sabbath. He said "Our great grandfathers called it the Holy Sabbath, Our grandfathers called it the Sabbath, our fathers called it Sunday, and we call it the weekend." It really shows how the world views the sabbath day. He also talked about Charity and what it was. He said that Charity is "the love for God, the love from God, and love like God."
Then last night we went over to a couples house to eat with one of our investigators. She is a proffesional pianist and plays for Walt Disney. She asked for a hymn and she made her own arrangment right there on the spot! it was way good!! The lesson went really good too, it was all in all a really fun night and "weekend."
Mom-E. Westfall and I are doing really great. Sometimes we get a little distracted because we'll remember something from the MTC or something, but like i said, we're doing really good. Its going to be a fun transfer. Yeah, he's the one from BYUI. My clothes are fine. Everyone gets those rubber bands in the MTC. I never used mine and gave it away. Depending on the area you do different things. In St. Peters we just did push ups and stuff you can do by yourself. In Chesterfeild we had limited weights to use. In Columbia we had a full bench and a ton of weights, (it helped having two football players living with you). Then at Brent Bankheads, we had a full workout room where we lived downstairs. Now im back to just a few weights and pushups. Exciting stuff.
Dad-the Bankheads are out of town right now, I'll have to get more info on the Egans later. I know they're somewhere in Idaho.
Anyway, I'm trying to read the Book of Mormon this transfer with another couple of elders. I've slowed down though since I've got to Isaiah. I still can't quite get a hold of what he's saying. I'll have to take a class or two on him when I get back.
Have a great week,
Love,
Elder Egan
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Worn Out Shoes
Its been another great week in Oakville!!
Transfer calls were Sat. Yeah, Elder Jenkins is going home and you'll never guess who I'm getting, It's Elder Westfall, my MTC companion! Its going to be a fun transfer. We are also getting a lot of other really good Elders in the zone, its going to be a really great transfer. Speaking of a great transfer, the whole misison is going to a Cardinals game on the 4th. The mission arranged for a "Mormon night" at the stadium. It's going to be a lot of fun.
We were sitting at church yesterday and I looked at the bottom of my shoes, and the heels were starting to peel offI was kinda mad because they are really good shoes. I'm pretty sure that they'll last the last 8 months but if not I have my other pair.
Our investigator finally stayed for all three hours of church yesterday, we were really excited and she loved it.
We were able to go to the temple on Sat morning. It was great and I got a lot of neat insights that connected a bunch of my studies dealing with the Tree of Life vision and "mountains" in the scriptures. However, I also came up with a ton of questions that I really want answered, but it will be hard especially only going to the temple once a transfer. Oh well, good thing there are plenty of temples to go to when I get home.
Mom-No, i wasn't able to go to Linda and Seans baptism this weekend. I wanted to really bad though. I interviewed Sean for baptism and Elder Jenkins interviewed Linda. We were planning on going, but we had to do some team ups with some elders that we had kept putting off. We were really disappointed that we missed it. "Have you been to Forest Park?" YES, the zoo and everything is there. "Route 66?" YES, thats were Ted Drews is. "Ted Drewes restraunt??" YES, its delicious. We're going again tonight. "Have you tried Fitz's Rootbeer?" YES, its alright. "People have raved about the Botanical Gardens...which I know you went to...then of course there are alot of museums." Yes, working on all those. "Have you been to the one with the bus hanging halfway off the roof?" YES and no. The building is the City Museum and its crazy fun, but the roof was 5 more dollars so we didnt go up there.
Dad-I was looking through a book that the Bankheads had about their family history and came across some Egans that live out somewhere in Idaho. Wade William Egan and his dad William Alva Egan. Wade married one of the Bankheads Nieces. Crazy who you run into out here.
Anyway,
Love,
Elder Egan
Transfer calls were Sat. Yeah, Elder Jenkins is going home and you'll never guess who I'm getting, It's Elder Westfall, my MTC companion! Its going to be a fun transfer. We are also getting a lot of other really good Elders in the zone, its going to be a really great transfer. Speaking of a great transfer, the whole misison is going to a Cardinals game on the 4th. The mission arranged for a "Mormon night" at the stadium. It's going to be a lot of fun.
We were sitting at church yesterday and I looked at the bottom of my shoes, and the heels were starting to peel offI was kinda mad because they are really good shoes. I'm pretty sure that they'll last the last 8 months but if not I have my other pair.
Our investigator finally stayed for all three hours of church yesterday, we were really excited and she loved it.
We were able to go to the temple on Sat morning. It was great and I got a lot of neat insights that connected a bunch of my studies dealing with the Tree of Life vision and "mountains" in the scriptures. However, I also came up with a ton of questions that I really want answered, but it will be hard especially only going to the temple once a transfer. Oh well, good thing there are plenty of temples to go to when I get home.
Mom-No, i wasn't able to go to Linda and Seans baptism this weekend. I wanted to really bad though. I interviewed Sean for baptism and Elder Jenkins interviewed Linda. We were planning on going, but we had to do some team ups with some elders that we had kept putting off. We were really disappointed that we missed it. "Have you been to Forest Park?" YES, the zoo and everything is there. "Route 66?" YES, thats were Ted Drews is. "Ted Drewes restraunt??" YES, its delicious. We're going again tonight. "Have you tried Fitz's Rootbeer?" YES, its alright. "People have raved about the Botanical Gardens...which I know you went to...then of course there are alot of museums." Yes, working on all those. "Have you been to the one with the bus hanging halfway off the roof?" YES and no. The building is the City Museum and its crazy fun, but the roof was 5 more dollars so we didnt go up there.
Dad-I was looking through a book that the Bankheads had about their family history and came across some Egans that live out somewhere in Idaho. Wade William Egan and his dad William Alva Egan. Wade married one of the Bankheads Nieces. Crazy who you run into out here.
Anyway,
Love,
Elder Egan
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Uneventful Week....Sorta
Its been another great week in Oakville!
Its been a fairly uneventful week, sorta. A couple weeks ago one of the other oakville elders crashed on his bike and landed on his arm. well he was having trouble with it this week and still didn't have a full range of motion. So on Tues we took him to the urgent care. Turns out that he broke his elbow. Luckily for him, it had already started healing and was healing right. He has to go to therepy now every once in a while. He's doing good though. Then on Friday we met with the lady that has a baptismal date for the 21st. we talked alot about convenants and ordinances, and asked her to pray about baptism once more and call us on Sat. She did and doesn't feel ready, so we pushed the date back and will re set it for another time. She is doing really well still though, reading and coming to church.
Mom-thanks for the letters/ballot. I sent it in already.
Not much else to say this week.
Love you lots,
Elder Egan
Its been a fairly uneventful week, sorta. A couple weeks ago one of the other oakville elders crashed on his bike and landed on his arm. well he was having trouble with it this week and still didn't have a full range of motion. So on Tues we took him to the urgent care. Turns out that he broke his elbow. Luckily for him, it had already started healing and was healing right. He has to go to therepy now every once in a while. He's doing good though. Then on Friday we met with the lady that has a baptismal date for the 21st. we talked alot about convenants and ordinances, and asked her to pray about baptism once more and call us on Sat. She did and doesn't feel ready, so we pushed the date back and will re set it for another time. She is doing really well still though, reading and coming to church.
Mom-thanks for the letters/ballot. I sent it in already.
Not much else to say this week.
Love you lots,
Elder Egan
Monday, August 9, 2010
This Too Shall Pass
I'ts been another great week in Oakville!
As i said last week, we had our three day meeting this past week. Breakfast started at 8 am and we didn't leave the building til 9 pm. So...needless to say, it was really, really long. Learned alot though. Pres. and Sister Clark trained along with the Assistants. The church is putting another emphasis on Preach My Gospel, but this time focusing on Teaching skills. There are eight main ones; the doctirne of Christ-our purpose, the Holy Ghost, revelation through prayer, the BoM, Church attendance, teaching people not lessons, how to begin teaching, and something else I can't remember. Almost all of my past companions were there (everyone but the two that have gone home and one other person). So it was fun to see them all again.
You might have seen/heard (maybe not) the new ads the church is putting out. its called "I am a Mormon" they are really good and just show normal everyday people talking about their lives. Then at the end they say "and I am a Mormon." they are really well put together. Pres. Clark called up the head of Church PR or something like that and he was able to tell us a little more about it. It goes along with the updated mormon.org where members can create profiles sharing their testimones and what not. it sounds really neat, you should look into it.
Then on Sat. we went on team ups with the assistants. I went to Frontnack with Elder Nelson. It was good to work with him again. Then Sunday was really neat. There is a family in our ward, the Branhams, who we talked to last week about some of their friends. We had already started teaching the daughters friend and we were trying to set up another time to teach her. Then their three kids got really excited and started inviting a bunch of their friends. The daughter had three friends over and each of the two boys also had a friend over. Then bro. Branham had his nephew over too! All in all there were 7
non members that we taught and each took a Book of Mormon! It was great!! We'll be going back by to set up another time to teach them.
Then today, Pres. Bankhead asked us for some help. He was having his septic tank cleaned out, so we had to dig out the hole to get in there. It smelt terrible, even with the lid closed. now we have this permi stinch on us, oh well, this too shall pass. We were going to go up to the zoo and arch with some of the new elders but its supposed to be in the 100's so we thought it would be better to go next week, hopefully.
Mom-Sis. Bankhead is a big quilter/sewer too. She's always making something. No, my contacts are fine. I think ive changed them maybe three times...so yeah I'm good on those.
Dad-yeah, from what I understand the whole church is starting this new focus on PMG.
Josh-Wow. that's a busy summer. I don't know if I can say that mine has been quite that exciting...well maybe, in a different way though. Have fun at band camp.
Hopefully this is our last crazy week of the transfer. all we need to do is finish up our team ups and then we can focus more on our area.
Love,
Elder Egan
Oh and thanks for the package :)
As i said last week, we had our three day meeting this past week. Breakfast started at 8 am and we didn't leave the building til 9 pm. So...needless to say, it was really, really long. Learned alot though. Pres. and Sister Clark trained along with the Assistants. The church is putting another emphasis on Preach My Gospel, but this time focusing on Teaching skills. There are eight main ones; the doctirne of Christ-our purpose, the Holy Ghost, revelation through prayer, the BoM, Church attendance, teaching people not lessons, how to begin teaching, and something else I can't remember. Almost all of my past companions were there (everyone but the two that have gone home and one other person). So it was fun to see them all again.
You might have seen/heard (maybe not) the new ads the church is putting out. its called "I am a Mormon" they are really good and just show normal everyday people talking about their lives. Then at the end they say "and I am a Mormon." they are really well put together. Pres. Clark called up the head of Church PR or something like that and he was able to tell us a little more about it. It goes along with the updated mormon.org where members can create profiles sharing their testimones and what not. it sounds really neat, you should look into it.
Then on Sat. we went on team ups with the assistants. I went to Frontnack with Elder Nelson. It was good to work with him again. Then Sunday was really neat. There is a family in our ward, the Branhams, who we talked to last week about some of their friends. We had already started teaching the daughters friend and we were trying to set up another time to teach her. Then their three kids got really excited and started inviting a bunch of their friends. The daughter had three friends over and each of the two boys also had a friend over. Then bro. Branham had his nephew over too! All in all there were 7
non members that we taught and each took a Book of Mormon! It was great!! We'll be going back by to set up another time to teach them.
Then today, Pres. Bankhead asked us for some help. He was having his septic tank cleaned out, so we had to dig out the hole to get in there. It smelt terrible, even with the lid closed. now we have this permi stinch on us, oh well, this too shall pass. We were going to go up to the zoo and arch with some of the new elders but its supposed to be in the 100's so we thought it would be better to go next week, hopefully.
Mom-Sis. Bankhead is a big quilter/sewer too. She's always making something. No, my contacts are fine. I think ive changed them maybe three times...so yeah I'm good on those.
Dad-yeah, from what I understand the whole church is starting this new focus on PMG.
Josh-Wow. that's a busy summer. I don't know if I can say that mine has been quite that exciting...well maybe, in a different way though. Have fun at band camp.
Hopefully this is our last crazy week of the transfer. all we need to do is finish up our team ups and then we can focus more on our area.
Love,
Elder Egan
Oh and thanks for the package :)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Another Crazy Week
Its been another great week in Oakville!
So we've had another crazy week, this time it was good though. We spent tues and wed in Crystal City on team ups. We originally we planned team ups on wed, and we were going to do a baptismal interview while we were there. But then the assistants called up and moved their team up with us to wed, so we had to go down to Crystal City on tues. Then while were down there they cancel our team up wed. so we had to go back down wed. and used a bunch of miles. it was really frustrating, but oh well. Then because the assistants kept moving our team up around, we had to cancel a bunch of stuff to try and work around it and we still havent had it yet. On friday we walked around the temple with our investigator with a date. It went great. We went with a couple from the ward that are working on being temple ready by the end of the year, so it was a double great thing. Tonight we have all of our district leaders and the one trainer in the zone coming down to stay with us for 3 days. We have a leadership training in Chesterfield tues through thurs. our meetings are all day for all three days. Not quite sure how it'll go but I guess I'll find out.
This morning the same guy that took us out to eat while we were in the city took us and the city elders to the Botanical (sp?) garden. It was pretty cool. Then after we are done emailing we are going mini golfing with the other Oakville elders. It'll be a fun day.
Mom-Sounds like camp was fun. I'll try to get a pic of a tow truck just for you guys.
Love,
Elder Egan
So we've had another crazy week, this time it was good though. We spent tues and wed in Crystal City on team ups. We originally we planned team ups on wed, and we were going to do a baptismal interview while we were there. But then the assistants called up and moved their team up with us to wed, so we had to go down to Crystal City on tues. Then while were down there they cancel our team up wed. so we had to go back down wed. and used a bunch of miles. it was really frustrating, but oh well. Then because the assistants kept moving our team up around, we had to cancel a bunch of stuff to try and work around it and we still havent had it yet. On friday we walked around the temple with our investigator with a date. It went great. We went with a couple from the ward that are working on being temple ready by the end of the year, so it was a double great thing. Tonight we have all of our district leaders and the one trainer in the zone coming down to stay with us for 3 days. We have a leadership training in Chesterfield tues through thurs. our meetings are all day for all three days. Not quite sure how it'll go but I guess I'll find out.
This morning the same guy that took us out to eat while we were in the city took us and the city elders to the Botanical (sp?) garden. It was pretty cool. Then after we are done emailing we are going mini golfing with the other Oakville elders. It'll be a fun day.
Mom-Sounds like camp was fun. I'll try to get a pic of a tow truck just for you guys.
Love,
Elder Egan
Sunday, August 1, 2010
What's a Parking Pass?
Its been another great week in Oakville!
So story time...
Once upon a time there were two Elders that had to go on team ups with some other missionaries in down town St. Louis. Going on team ups downtown is always fun, there are great elders there and your bound to see something funny happen. (So last transfer we parked in the parking lot and got a warning sticker. We went and talked to the Appartment managment and got a parking pass). Well we parked once again in the parking lot, at about 9:30, and went upstairs to get the pass out of their room. Well, as tends to happen when Elders get together, we started talking. When we realized what time it was 10:30-11
(yes we were up a little late) we ran down to put the pass in the car. By this time, one of St. Louis' wonderfully awful thunderstorms hit. One of the other Elders, E. Tanzie, ran outside with to the car but couldn't find it. So then E. Jenkins runs out too. Then we realize that it had been towed. So after the District Meeting in the morning we call the tow company and they tell us that becuase they got it at 10:00 they'd be charging us for two days since it was there over midnight! So it was $35 per day and a $300 flat fee!! The lady tells us to call back an hour before we are going to get there, so they can make sure someone is there and have the car ready. We'll we wait outside (in the high 90's plus humidity) for another 30 minutes after we told her that we were going to be there. Even though the charge was ridiculous what really got to me was the condition that the place was in. I could have easily broke down the door and got our car back. the roof was leaking, there were old, beat up recliners, and it was just filthy. So we finally get our car back. (E. Jenkins tried getting his money out but all he had was a credit card and we couldnt figure out how to get any money, so thats why I took the punch. He is in the process of paying me back for his half though). Anyway, so our day is just about all spent. But the other elders made it up to us. We ate with a man who is an ER doctor and is single. so in other words he has mucho money. He took us out to a sushi place, and of course i wasn't too happy when I learned that. But after eating I changed my mind. It was delicious. Before we ordered though he said something like this. "so i want to get this being modest out of the way. I have a certificate here for $100 off our ticket, but in order for that to happen I have to spend $200!" so we did. We not only had sushi, but steaks and dessert too. Then afterwards he had us do a "wasabi challenge." It was the craziest experience. Its a whole different kind of hot. I got it on video, you'll just have to wait to see it, its hillarious.
So that was pretty much the exciting part of my week this week, I think. It's the only thing that stands out anyway. Oh wait. I forgot, we set a baptismal date last Friday! It's for Aug 21st. It's really great for many reasons but one of them is because it will be E. Jenkins last one, he goes home on the 26th.
Mom-we get a call from Sis. Clark Fri night, but because we were setting the date, we obviously didn't answer. When I listened to the message it said "E. Egan I need to talk to you. Your mom just called. Give me a call back." Well, i wasn't sure what I'd done wrong so i wasnt sure what to expect when I called her back. When she told me that you'd called I just laughed, as did she. It was funny all around. From what it looked like, I don't think I overdrew too much. I knew there was almost that amount in there, I couldn't remember though. (hopefully this letter is long enough). Oh yeah, I tried to activate my new card but it won't let me. Do I have to wait till my old one expires? Just let me know when you can.
Dad-I finished the book of mormon again last night. It was great! there are so many wonderful things in Moroni 10 other than his promise like spiritual gifts and grace, just so much to learn!
Anyway I'll try to avoid tow zones this week. Can't promise anything though.
Love,
Elder Egan
So story time...
Once upon a time there were two Elders that had to go on team ups with some other missionaries in down town St. Louis. Going on team ups downtown is always fun, there are great elders there and your bound to see something funny happen. (So last transfer we parked in the parking lot and got a warning sticker. We went and talked to the Appartment managment and got a parking pass). Well we parked once again in the parking lot, at about 9:30, and went upstairs to get the pass out of their room. Well, as tends to happen when Elders get together, we started talking. When we realized what time it was 10:30-11
(yes we were up a little late) we ran down to put the pass in the car. By this time, one of St. Louis' wonderfully awful thunderstorms hit. One of the other Elders, E. Tanzie, ran outside with to the car but couldn't find it. So then E. Jenkins runs out too. Then we realize that it had been towed. So after the District Meeting in the morning we call the tow company and they tell us that becuase they got it at 10:00 they'd be charging us for two days since it was there over midnight! So it was $35 per day and a $300 flat fee!! The lady tells us to call back an hour before we are going to get there, so they can make sure someone is there and have the car ready. We'll we wait outside (in the high 90's plus humidity) for another 30 minutes after we told her that we were going to be there. Even though the charge was ridiculous what really got to me was the condition that the place was in. I could have easily broke down the door and got our car back. the roof was leaking, there were old, beat up recliners, and it was just filthy. So we finally get our car back. (E. Jenkins tried getting his money out but all he had was a credit card and we couldnt figure out how to get any money, so thats why I took the punch. He is in the process of paying me back for his half though). Anyway, so our day is just about all spent. But the other elders made it up to us. We ate with a man who is an ER doctor and is single. so in other words he has mucho money. He took us out to a sushi place, and of course i wasn't too happy when I learned that. But after eating I changed my mind. It was delicious. Before we ordered though he said something like this. "so i want to get this being modest out of the way. I have a certificate here for $100 off our ticket, but in order for that to happen I have to spend $200!" so we did. We not only had sushi, but steaks and dessert too. Then afterwards he had us do a "wasabi challenge." It was the craziest experience. Its a whole different kind of hot. I got it on video, you'll just have to wait to see it, its hillarious.
So that was pretty much the exciting part of my week this week, I think. It's the only thing that stands out anyway. Oh wait. I forgot, we set a baptismal date last Friday! It's for Aug 21st. It's really great for many reasons but one of them is because it will be E. Jenkins last one, he goes home on the 26th.
Mom-we get a call from Sis. Clark Fri night, but because we were setting the date, we obviously didn't answer. When I listened to the message it said "E. Egan I need to talk to you. Your mom just called. Give me a call back." Well, i wasn't sure what I'd done wrong so i wasnt sure what to expect when I called her back. When she told me that you'd called I just laughed, as did she. It was funny all around. From what it looked like, I don't think I overdrew too much. I knew there was almost that amount in there, I couldn't remember though. (hopefully this letter is long enough). Oh yeah, I tried to activate my new card but it won't let me. Do I have to wait till my old one expires? Just let me know when you can.
Dad-I finished the book of mormon again last night. It was great! there are so many wonderful things in Moroni 10 other than his promise like spiritual gifts and grace, just so much to learn!
Anyway I'll try to avoid tow zones this week. Can't promise anything though.
Love,
Elder Egan
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