Hop tu Naa!!!

Hello All!!!

 

I hope that you had a wonderful week full of adventures and mythical creatures! Or at least a lot of candy. Or at least mythical creatures.

 

Anywho, this week was awright. Talked to a lot of funny people. We were on the street speaking to God's children and we tried talking to this one man and he said, "No, sorry, I just got out of prison." Hadn't heard that one before. But whatever. I think he was telling the truth, haha, which is the funniest part about it. Let's see, we spoke with a Catholic Man who doesn't believe in God, an Irish Jehovah's Witness (they are everywhere over here!! It's ridiculous!), and may others, some of whom were interested and some were not. One man had "written a prophecy" about the world, he was pretty great. But the work here is going pretty well. I love it here, it's way beautiful.

 

Well, Halloween, or Hop Tu Naa as the Manx call it (pronounced hop too nay) was fairly uneventful. We weren't allowed to do any proselyting after 5 pm, so we had tea with the Sayles, who were just baptised and then went home for the rest of the night. Kinda lame. But at least we got to go to bed earlier than usual.

 

So here for Hop Tu Naa, they carve Turnips instead of Pumpkins and instead of saying trick or treat, they have this song that they sing and some litte dance that they do. and some people give out money instead of candy. crazysauce, but it's good.

 

Well so we live in an apartment in this member's home, sister Joan Radcliffe. she is hilarious! she is so funny. She gives us food a lot, which is great, and she tells us cool places to go see on P Days. haha plus she has two artificial hips, so her hips, they do lie. haha sorry that wasn't funny. But she is hilarious. You'll have to meet her one day.

 

But life on the Isle is amazing. I'm eating way too many sweets, though. There's a sister in the ward, Sister Christian who brings us a bag of food every Sunday and there's like pretty much a huge Hoho in it as well as some little pies. Fatty. wow. but anyways, things here are going swimmingly.

 

Well, My time is drawing short, and so in closing, I just want to let each and everyone of you know much I love you and how grateful I am for your examples, love, kindness, support, friendship, and prayers. I can feel them helping me and keeping me going. The Church is so true! And Christ truly lives and loves each of us and it is only through Him that we can be saved. But keep the faith, Don't go astray, and remember, Above all the clouds, the sky is still blue! I love you!

 

Love,

Elder Ashcraft