Hey Everyone that I love!
Well, From the subject line, you would probably think that I was just saying some clever things about me being in England. Little did you know, it's a bit more literal than you think.
When I was in Newcastle, I can't remember if I told you this, but I witnessed a crime, an assault. And so a couple of weeks later, after I got transferred to chester, I got a call from the police saying that they would like me to make a statement. So I did, and a few weeks later I got a letter from the police saying that they probably wouldn't need me to appear in court. So I thought that was that. But it wasn't.
A couple days ago, I got a call from Elder Rapata saying that someone from Staffordshire police called him looking for me, and that I was supposed to call them. So I called them on Tuesday and they told me that they wanted me to be a witness in court at the hearing on Thursday Morning in Cannock, which I had no idea where it was. I was quite shocked and a bit surprised, but I said I'd need to make some calls first. So I called President Preston and explained the whole situation to him, and he was just laughing. He then told me that Cannock wasn't even in our mission boundaries, it was in Birmingham's! But he told me that I should go. So not only did I go to court outside my own country, but I went to court outside my mission boundaries as well. Fish out of water anyone? Oh me! Pick Me!
So we went to the court house and they showed us around, and told me what was going to happen, and so then we went into the witness waiting room. The Birmingham accent sounds pretty good, by the way. We waited there and talked to the people there who were fascinated with us. It was great. But then after about 2 1/2 hours of waiting, they came in and told us that the Magistrates wanted to thank us for coming. So they took us into the court room and they said thank you and that the sentence would be passed in 3 weeks time. So I wasn't needed anymore. I didn't even get to testify, which I was kind of bummed about, but that's alright.
So while we waited for the Assistants to come pick us up, we did some street contacting in Cannock. It felt weird. Like talking to Zombies. they just had a different aura about them than our mission. Dead weird. But good.
But yes, it was quite a good week. Swinton is great! We have a really great investigator Sally and she is primed and ready for the Gospel! Please pray for her and Paul!
Well, I know that this is God's work and His Church, and nothing's going to stop it! I know that the Book of Mormon is true, and that it is the Word of God! I love it!
Thank you all so much for everything that you do for me and for your prayers! I feel them! Keep up the good work and Keep the Faith! I love you!
Jesus Lives!
Love,
Elder Ashcraft
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