Mission Hairy

Dear Everyone.

 

I need a haircut a little bit. And there's your random observation for the day.

 

Well, things here in England are going really well! The only hard thing is getting in touch with our investigators. We teach a lot of first lessons, but then after that, it's tough to get them to come to church and to see us again. But we're doing our best.

 

I really love Birkenhead a lot. The people here are great, and Elder Starr and I are having a blast. As a missionary you find things that are funny all the time. Otherwise, you go insane. One of these was actually something that Elder Starr said a bit ago. We were speaking to this woman, and she said she didn't believe there was an afterlife. Elder Starr testified that he knew there was, and she asked, "How do you know? Have you been?" I don't know if Elder Starr heard her correctly, because his response to said question was, "Yes!" as she walked away. After I told him what had just occurred, he realised what happened, and we still laugh about it. Missionary life is great.

 

One insight I had this week came during Zone Conference. One of the Sisters said, "I know that Heavenly Father listens to our prayers." I then thought about how hearing and listening are different. And I realised that Heavenly Father doesn't just hear our prayers, He listens to them. I testify that God loves us and that He listens to and answers our prayers, even when it doesn't seem like it. I love the Lord and His Gospel so much!

 

I love you all! Thanks for everything, and Keep the Faith!

 

Love,

Elder Ashcraft