Manless Manchester

Hello everyone that I love!

 

This week has been an absolutely crazy one. Really crazy.

 

So on Monday, Elder Jones' family came to pick him up, so I was sent to stay with the Elders in Crewe for a couple of days. They are so great. Elder Francis, who is serving there is one of the best missionaries in the mission. He and I have become really good friends, and it was great to work with him for a couple days.

 

While I was in Crewe, I got a phone call from the Assistants to President Preston, letting me know of all of the transfers in the zone. When he got to Newcastle, I was expecting him to tell me who my new companion was. But instead, he said, "Elder Ashcraft, you are whitewashing out of Newcastle." I thought he was joking, but he wasn't. I was really sad at first because of all of the wonderful people that we have been teaching over the last while, and they are really progressing well. I have grown a very strong love for them. But I know that there is a reason for all things, a motive greater that what we can see.

 

I have been transferred and called to serve in Chester! I'm really excited. 'Tis a very beautiful area and very historic. A lot of our area is in Wales, so we're half in England, half in Wales, which is really exciting. Wales is Beautiful. My new companion is fantastic! His name is Elder Rapata, and he is from New Zealand! It's about time that I served with someone that isn't from North America. I'm really excited. He is so full of love and already we are becoming really good friends.

 

My new Address is this:

 

Elder Taylor Ashcraft

54 Wemyss Road

Blacon

Chester    CH1 5PZ

England

 

But it is going to be a great transfer. I'm really excited for it.

 

Thank you all for all of your prayers and your support and love. It means the world to me and I would not be able to do this without you. Thanks for everything. I pray for you always, and I hope that you all have a wonderful week!

 

Keep up the good work, and Keep the Faith!

 

Love,

Elder Ashcraft

Merry Christmas to All, and to all, CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Hey Everyone that I love!

 

It was a great week here, and the Lord has blessed us with some amazing people and amazing miracles. fantastic. We had 3 investigators come to church, and they are great. One of them is Bianka, a Polish woman who is great. She has a very Utah personality, which is weird, but she's really good. She loved Church so much.

 

Shelley, one of our other investigators came for the 2nd week in a row and then came with us to have tea at a members home. Wow. So good. She is progressing so well and she has a great testimony of the Book of Mormon. Please pray for Shelley, Bianka, Josiah, and Brian.

 

Well, I want you all to know that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, the Redeemer of all mankind. This Christmas season I challenge you all each day try to become more like Him in everything you do. Christmas is about Him, and what better way to celebrate than to try to be like Him! I love the Lord so much!

 

I love all of you as well, and I hope that you have an absolutely joyful Christmas! Jesus Lives and He loves you!

 

Happy Christmas!

 

Love,

Elder Ashcraft

Rejoice and Be Merry (but the good kind of Merry)

Hello Everyone that I love!

 

England is amazing! I hope you all know that by now.

 

It was a great week! The Lord is blessing us and being so merciful to us. We have witnessed miracle after miracle and we are so grateful for all of them.

 

Something that I have been pondering about this week is how skewed a lot of people's vision of reality is. Many people think that this life is it, and things that don't matter do, and things that do matter don't. They think that happiness comes in things, not in people and The Lord. It's very sad to see the state that the world is in right. now. But we have good news. We have good tidings. We know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ brings true happiness and peace and helps bring our perception of reality back into what it should be, namely that God lives and that He has a plan for us.

 

Isn't it amazing to think that we matter to Him? I truly know that we do.

 

I love you all so much and would encourage you to take a step back and analyze what really matters to you this season. I know God Lives.

 

Love,

Elder Ashcraft

Missionary work is the best thing ever!!!

Hey Everyone that I love!

It was an amazing week here in England, once again. Derek was Baptised on Friday and I went really well! Derek's nonmember roommate came as well as one of our other investigators! It was amazing. The Lord has blessed us so abundantly and I am so grateful for His mercy.

Our temple trip also went really well. Derek and Brian were able to come, as well as Roy, our 77 yr old Recent Convert. Everyone loved it! Mostly. Roy was a bit incensed that he wasn't able to go inside yet, and so we had to explain to him for the thousandth time that he needs a recommend, but other than that, it went really well! Brian even bought a quad! Amazing!

Well, I  want you all to know that this is God's only true and living church on the face of the earth. Thomas S. Monson is a prophet and the Book of Mormon is true! I love you all so much and I pray for you every day! I love you and have a good week! Keep the Faith!

Love,
Elder Ashcraft