Hello Family!
January is going by really quickly.. It's really
scary to see how quick the time goes by! Elder May's year mark... I'm not sure!
We have someone that signed up to feed us, but I'm not sure if there will be
anything else exciting going on. We'll probably find some kind of
adventure!
So things here in Fayetteville are going good! The Ward
is way great! We got fed 5 times last week and are signed up for 5 times this
week, so I probably won't be losing any weight while I serve here. We had a
"Munch and Mingle" after Church this Sunday, and the primary kids sang a happy
birthday song to our Bishop. There were about 35-40 kids at church... A little
different than Massena and Lowville! But the people are friendly and like the
missionaries quite a bit. I'm surprised to see how big the Ward boundaries are
though. I expected them to be a lot smaller compared to Lowville, but we
actually cover a pretty big geographical area! Some of the areas we drive to can
be about 30 minutes away. However, we have a set of Sister Missionaries in
Fayetteville as well, so we don't cover all of it.
Because we
switch cars every other week with the South Syracuse Missionaries, we didn't
have a car last week. Luckily, the weather was really nice for most of it.
However, it got pretty chilly on Saturday and Sunday. We were riding the bus
around trying to get to the areas we worked.. I have been really spoiled so far
having a car. It's crazy to think that so many people don't have cars and have
to rely completely on the bus system! It takes us about an hour to get to
downtown Syracuse on the bus system, and we switch the car back on Mondays. So
it's one week with the car, one week without. Keeps it pretty exciting! It'll
also help me get back into shape... all the walking we did this past week wore
us out!
The biggest thing we're trying to do here in DeWitt is find
new investigators. It's kinda like when I got to Lowville- We just don't have
many people to teach. I've learned that the Lord is willing to bless us and help
us, especially when we are willing to do his work, so we just need to be
diligent, obedient, and do our best. I'm sure we'll see good things happen and
see the work increase. We're planning a "Ward Missionary Blitz" that will be
happening in a week or so, that might help us find some new people. Being a
missionary is great though! The variety of things that have happened on my
mission have taught me a lot.
One thing that I've really seen this past week is how easy it is to talk
with people about the gospel. We have had several good conversations with people
that we might not have talked to if we weren't missionaries. Just smiling and
saying hi to someone in the store can do a lot for someone, and it also brings
opportunities to share the joy of the Gospel with others. Asking a friend if
they have anything happening on Sunday provides a chance to invite them to
Church. Mentioning someone you knew that served where someone is from, etc. Back
before the mission, I never really even thought about talking to people about
Church. That's something I hope that I will do differently when I am no longer a
full-time missionary. I guess time will tell!
Thanks again for all of your love. The preparation days since Christmas
have all been really busy, so I'm trying to get letters sent out to people who
sent things to me.. Sorry I'm slow! I love you all though and hope that you are
doing great things!
Love,
-Elder Hussey
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