Last Zone Conference

Its been another great week in Fayette!

We've been able to meet a lot of new people lately. We've been trying this different finding idea, all we do is sit on main street and wave/talk to people. We've actually had a suprising amount of success. We met a few less actives that we've been trying to meet that just walked up to us, and the people in town are starting to recognize us. We figured we can either knock on doors for a couple of hours and maybe talk to two are three people or we can wave to at least half the town plus some on main street. It's actually kinda fun too, just watching people.

We made contact again with a few investigators that we haven't seen/talked to in a few weeks. One of them was Dilbert. We asked him if he'd been smoking and he said "I gave you all my tabaco and my pipe. How could I?" We just said that we wanted to make sure he hadn't got more or used someone elses. He wasn't able to make it to church, but he is doing well. We are teaching 4 or 5 others and they are doing well too. We went to one appointment and I ended up putting up blinds for her while Elder McKinney played his guitar. We also started teaching someone new, John. He is a friend of our Branch Mission Leader.

Mom-Yes it was my last zone conference this past week. It was really good. We learned more about repentance and the steps of it. No, they didn't do the departing testimonies (which is alright with me). Thats great that you were able to see the Westfalls. I've served with or around Elder Westfall for almost all of my mission except these last four months. I'm not even sure I know where he is serving right now. Yes, I got my flight itinerary. They are jokingly called our "trunkie papers." I had forgoten about them and so when Elder McKinney brought it in from the mailbox, it took me by suprise. I already sent some stuff home, mainly books, binders, random stuff like that. I'll probably send a few more with my big coats and what not. Everything else I'll either just pack up or throw away.
Dad-I keep waiting for them to announce the Vancouver WA temple every General Conference. That way it will be closer than 45 min. I was let down again, but maybe in October, haha. As I've been reading the old testament I've really begun to appreciate it so much more. I've found that even Christ himself, used and quoted often from the scriptures. When Elder Bednar was here he said something along the lines that "there is power in the precision of scriptural language" and that is reinforced so often, especially as I read through Isaiah.

Anyway, have another great week (Oh and by the way, you'll only get three more emails from me, haha)
Love,
Elder Egan