Georgia

Oh how i love it here. Its just a lot of work.

 

 

This week has gone very well. We did an exchange with the cocran elders. why we where there a storm rolled through and completely soaked Elder Bartlet and I. We where on bikes and the other elders where in the car. I think that from being wet all that day (Friday) it put me a little under the weather Saturday and Sunday but i am doing fine now.

 

Oh We Got a Family To Sacrament Meeting! Yea! Um... Well That was fun. Then they got antied by there local Preacher after church. We still need to pick up the pieces and see how bad he shook there testimonies. They have a relative in the church that informed us that the preacher had talked to them. Such is life in the misson field.

 

Tell Caitlin that i did receive I have received two letters from her. I can check with the office Elders to see if any Packages have come for me. The reason why they want us to write the office instead of my local address is so that they can be sure that that letters and packages can get to us. This mission is known to have plenty of transfers and if things are sent when i transfer then it is up to the elders coming in to my area to get anything to me. They say in that case don't count on it. Also tell Caitlin that I will have time to write today! Yea! That in between having time, only getting to read and write on p-day and writing once every two weeks (Family every week) I am sure things will get a little confusing every now and again.

Also thanks to every one else that has been sending me letters they are much appreciated.

 

Oh And Happy Birthday Collin. to those of you that dont know Collin has been my friend for a long time and is going to play his bag pipes on my wedding day. Or at least we shall hope i get married one day... :) Okay well i hope so.

 

So Um Compadray? Why are you going and getting yourself in the hospital? whats that all about?

 

Love you all.

 

 Elder Robinson

Handwritten Letter home...

Hello to everyone,


Today we received a handwritten letter from Spencer ... he had limited time to write (an e-mail) last Monday, so I thought the you would like to hear more details of how he is doing.

Thanks for being so supportive of his efforts.

Spencer's Dad (Mark)







Dear Mom & Dad 21 June 2010

Hey, we ended up having more time at my apartment than we thought. So I figured I would quickly write this and let you know a little more about what has been going on here in Dublin.

It’s HOT, but that’s okay. Like I said in one of my e-mails, was that (it) won’t kill me. I absolutely love my bike though. It was a good choice. They also gave me a new lock with the bike, so I have three solid locks right now. In this area I only use one, but I have been told to take advantage of my three locks if I get transferred to Augusta (Georgia).

My full address where I am staying is 604 Hillcrest Parkway (apartment #52), Dublin, GA 31021-8698 (but, please only use the mission office address, so mail will be sure to reach him. I have added the mission office address below for those who need it). The reason I have you write to the (mission) office is because the mission office will forward it (any mail) to my new address if I am ever transferred so that it doesn’t get lost. That’s also why they want any packages sent by the US Postal Service (via the Mission Office address).

I want you to know my testimony is growing so much stronger. My companion, Elder Johnson, is such a great example to me. I definitely hit the ground running.

Dad, it’s crazy here … Mom, don’t read this … I haven’t really seen much, we live on the other side of town, but in the southeast part of town no one cares about anything. I meet people down there all the time with huge scars on their arms from fights. My companion says there are a lot of shootings. I am pretty sure I heard a gun shot the other day … hmm … anyway I am pretty sure the PD here is as big as Orem’s. Robert Beck one of our investigators said no one would bother me because of my size but if they did it would be several men at once. Hence to say we don’t go into that part of town at night ever. My companion has never been robbed or anything but people (mainly drunks) have tried to (pick a) fight him before.

The work is great though … Mom can read again ... the biggest issues we have are with the Word of Wisdom and Chastity problems. But with how our Mission President has us looking for people the ones we find that are solid, change and are baptized. The technique here is called “The Sword of the Spirit.” Those who have been prepared to hear the Gospel will hearken when they hear truth. We come right out with the Doctrine of the Church, like Prophets, the Book of Mormon, Plan of Salvation … and if they are ready the Holy Ghost will bear witness to them of the truth and they will hearken. President Bowman says we are here to harvest, yes we will plant a few seeds on the way, but that is not our purpose. There are those all ready here prepared to hear the truth.

We work hard here. Mom I can say you don’t have to worry about me getting fat. We don’t get fed by the members anymore. We don’t communicate with members without asking them for referrals. If we do eat with members it is because an investigator is eating with them (too). But you don’t have to worry because it works. We are able to find so many more people. On average we talk to 50 people a day sharing a short message of the Gospel with them.

I love this work.

Your Son,

(Elder) Spencer Robinson.





For those who might need it, the mission address is:



Elder Spencer D. Robinson

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Georgia Macon Mission

5082 Forsyth Road

Macon, GA 31210-2198

Sorry no time to write

Family and Friends

 

Hey this is going to be short and sweet.

 

Sorry last week was short to because the mission car was broken and we had to get it fixed.

 

One of our investigators Brother Beck is doing great. he totally wants to be baptised! him and his soon to be wife. He also told me that my size was good for the part of town we where in. In south Dublin you see people with scars all the time on there arm and faces.

 

My address in Dublin is 604 Hillcrest parkway apartment 52 but don't write me there. My dad wanted to know this.

 

My companion and I got chased by a ravid dog for the first time. Yea lots of fun luckily we where not bit. The owner came and called him away just before i thought i would have to kick it to get it away from me. Just a little bit of an Adrenalin rush.

 

Oh and i crashed on my bike for the first time. I was exhausted and we where coming back home when i looked up and realised i was going strait in to a pole. I was able to reach out with my left arm and take most of the impact before the rest of my body hit so i was fine.

 

My companion is doing great.

 

Also i am sorry to everyone i have been writing letters to...Cait and others. Our mission president has told us to only write anyone out of the family once every two weeks and last week we really didn't get a p-day. But i will write those back soon. 

 

Anyway we have got to run. Sorry to be short again.

 

Oh Mother I need some bike pants! 3 of them. Something that can be washed in a washing machine. dry-cleaning is going to kill me otherwise. 100+degrees and humidity = one stinky sweaty Elder. Any color works preferably brown gray or black.

 

And i am not kidding about the sweaty part. Its is like walking into the steam sauna at the reck center and then working in it all day. but some how we do it and have smiles on our faces the hole time.

 

Thanks.

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-Elder Robinson

 

Georgia

Hey Family, Friends and Zedick

 

I have a few things to tell you about and not much time. My Companion, Mission President, Area, and a little about me.

 

My Companion and trainer is Elder Steven Andrew Johnson from Eagle Mountain Utah. He is a hard working elder and is incredibly smart. He has allot of Jeremiah in him. We get along very well thougth being completely focused on the work...OK some statistics i need to tell you about. Year 2008 around 200 missionaries in the Macon mission and about 300 baptisiums. Year 2009, 120-150 missionaries in the mission and about 600 baptisms. Currently 105 missionaries in the Macon mission and we have 438 baptisms so far this year. The Goal by the end of the year is 1000 baptisms throughout out the mission. Oh and not to mention our mission boundaries have gotten smaller sense 2009. how is this all possible...Elders like Elder Johnson and a very inspired Mission President. One of the best things is that he wants us to meet 50 people each day that we have not met before. Then we pray for the gift of diserment to figure out whit ch ones of those we meet that where intrested we should teach. It is very difficult.

 

My Mission President is President Bowmen from Orem UT. He has totally changed much of the way the church is looking at missionary work in the south. This is his inspired counsel or something like it. "the field is white and ready to harvest...we are here to harvest to to plant and grow seeds and then harvest. We thust have to sift or polorise those who we talk to. One of the first things we ask anyone is if they will commit to baptism. In my area alone last year they had two baptisms. So far this year we have had 8. We cant aford any more to spend time with members if it there is not an investigator there we are not hoping to baptise. So now our day starts at 6:30, we have lunch at 1 or 2 and then work untill 9 and have dinner and go to bed. It is abousolulty amasing how well this works. Of corse we take it eazy out in the sun and heat but because we are meating so many people and being so forward with why we are here we have many appointment in homes in the heat of the day.

 

Well if there is one thing that i have learned about Georgia it is that it's like working in the Orem Center's Sona all day. But that Wont kill you diobediance can though. We where biking on saturday all day why it was over a hundred degrees. Around three o'clock we receved a text from Presdent Bowmen saying that very one biking sould take extra care and at the first signs of feeling dissy to get water and head home. Well me and my companyon had a good lagfh and then took a few minets in the shade with some water. Sunday/yesterday i found out at stake confrace that sevral missionaries whent to the hospitle a few hours after that text was sent out because of heat exostion. Mission presdents are inspired men.

So a little about me well thats not much. Oh I have a pull up bar in my appartment! Yes! ok... um other then that nope noting else really exiting. Um... well what else is there Oh you probly whant to know where i am serving oh right... well all let you know nex...ok i got time.

 

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Dublin! I am in Dublin Georgia! Me and My companyon are the only Elders in the whole town and within almost 30miles any direction. Dont wory its alot of country side and most of the time we are biking. Oh did i mention there where a few trees in Georgia. Yea dont wory i dont think they will ever run out of them eather thank goodness. 

 

 

 

Oh so we did get a car yesterday that we can drive for a week. I play the role of a navigatior why my companion dives. loads of fun.

 

 

Any way love you all Georgia is great.

 

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Elder  Robinson

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