YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Everyone and their dog. Or other household pets.

 

It was a wonderful week, finishing off with 3 baptisms!!!!! AH, it was amazing! I love the gospel so much! it changes people's lives and their hearts and it makes everything better! so amazing! Jeanine, Hannah, and Henry Sayle. they are amazing people. They have such a strong love in their family and now the gospel is there to strengthen that love. amazing.

 

Well, some interesting things happened this week. We got stopped by the cops because apparently two people had called in and said that we were "harrassing them", which of course isn't true. society is just becoming more and more antisocial nowadays so when some stranger walks up to you on the street with a smile, automatically, he's  weirdo and harassing you. But if they consider eternal salvation "harassment", then we don't want them anyway! haha no just kidding. we want everyone :) But it was just funny. So the cops told us that if they're not interested, than just leave them alone, which is pretty much what we do anyway. go figure.

 

So, on Saturday night, we were tracting in Union Mills, a small village, and we were able to teach this one woman who was really humble and ready for the Gospel. It was great. a few doors down from her, we spoke with another woman who wasn't interested. she said she was busy baking. So of course, we said that we were starving, haha. Then, she asked if we wanted some freshly baked gingerbread, which of course, we did, and she actually gave us some! It was amazing!!!! She still wouldn't have any of our message though, but the gingerbread was really good.

 

On Sunday, we had the 3 confirmations as well as primary program, hahahaha. It's so great to see that even 6,000 miles away, primary kids are still the same. I loved it.

 

Well, the work here on the Isle is progressing so great! I love it here! it's so beautiful and calm and serene, except for Douglas, but still. The people here are amazing as well. But it is pretty cold here. And I think I'm getting fatter. I've gained 25 lbs. since  coming on my mission. hahaha that's a lie, I haven't. That would be way bad. But really though, it's amazing here.

 

Thank you all for everything that you do for me, for your prayers, and for your support! I love you more than you'll ever know! I love you!

 

Love,

Elder Ashcraft

Back in Nam. I mean, Man. Ho Chi Minh. Sorry. I'm weird.

Ello, all!

 

How goes life in the blessed land of the states? Well, I presume. Good. Glad that that's settled.

 

Wellllllll, for starters, we have a baptism scheduled for this weekend! Jeanine Sayle and her daughter Hannah. They are wonderful! Their family is so close and remarkable! They remind me a lot of our family, only about half the size and Manx (well, the husband, Keith, is Manx. Jeanine is Irish.) Anyway, so Keith an Jeanine have 3 kids. Henry, who's 14, Hannah, 11, and Jenna, 7. They are such a joy to be around and there is so much love in their home. I love it. But yes. Hopefully we can get Henry soon as well. Their kids are so down to earth it's amazing to see people like that in this world. I'm so excited!

 

The work here is going amazingly! the ward is really good and I'm finally starting to click with them, because we took a week break in liverpool pretty much.

 

Anyways, I'm running out of time, but know that I love you all and that I am praying for you, so don't be afraid of anything! God is with us!

Thanks for everything that you have done for me! I love you!

 

Love,

Elder Ashcraft

 

Ps sorry this is so short, but I love you more than an email's length can tell you. Wow. that was pretty good. maybe a song. no. not a song. sorry. Bye.

Live, from Liverpool

Dear Everyone that I love,

 

This has been a crazy week! We caught the ferry on wednesday to come to zone conference, and the seas were rough! You would think it was 9th grade Guys and Dolls at Evergreen how much people were rocking the boat! (hahahahahaha that was way funny, at least for me. But really though.

 

Zone conf. was moneysauce. So great. President Bullock is pretty much an Apostle. He talked about the Dead Sea Scrolls, which pretty much (really though) prove that the Book of Mormon is true. There is so much evidence and it is statiscally impossible that it is coincidence. But even with that proof, you need a spiritual witness to know that the Book of Mormon is true. Laman and Lemuel saw angels, but they still fell away. Proof could never take the place of the Testimony of the Spirit.

 

But we worked in Liverpool and Crosby and St. Helens this week, so pretty much it's been like a week long exchange. oh yeah, there was this one man I spoke with, and he said, "I'll listen to you if you can catch me." he was on a run, and so I totally ran with him and stayed with him stride for stride. In a suit. talking the whole time about the gospel. I love it. He didn't listen though. But it's been way fun. We've been staying with the Zone Leaders, Elder Oliver Kersey (originally from England but lives in Utah) and Elder Benton Sturt (went to Cottonwood High). They are awesome and hilarious, and wonderful missionaries. It has been such a good week. But I do miss the Isle. So it will be good to get back.

 

Ah, I love all of you so so sososososo much! without you, I definitely wouldn't be where I am or who I am. You are all a part of me and I will be forever grateful for your love, friendship, and support. I love you all so much!

 

Love,

Elder Ashcraft

Manliness

Party People!

 

Hey y'all! The Isle is AMAZING!! I absolutely love it here! It's incredibly beautiful, lush, quiet, people are nice, and the work is trucking right along!

 

So, the isle only has about 70,000 peeps on it, and it's about 30 miles long and 13 miles wide-ish. roughly 220 square miles. So it ain't that big. But it's way awesome.

This morning we went and looked at a castle near where we live, which was way awesome. So cool. Also, I live maybe 45 seconds from the beach. Yeah, that's walking. pretty awesome, I'd say. too bad I'm a missionary and can't really enjoy the beach fully. but I'll come back someday with my wife or summat and visit. hahaha I love being a missionary! It's amazing.

 

Conference was incredible, wasn't it?! on your mission, conference is even more awesome because, well, it just is. Go on  a mission and you'll see.

 

My companion is great. he kinda looks like a blonde Christopher Reeve, yeah the old superman. He's from Arizona, and he went to Byu before he came out. I love him, he's great.

Well, the Library is about to close, and so I'm tryin my best to write fast, but whatever. It really is incredible here and I am so blessed to be serving here at this time. The work is going so well!

 

Sorry if this is short or lame. But what can you do. So am I. hahaha. short and lame.

 

My new address is:

 

Elder Ashcraft

Ground Floor Flat, Ribblesdale

Shore Road

Castletown

Isle of Man IM9 1BF

 

I love you all and thanks for everything!

 

Love,

Elder Ashcraft