Hello Family

This week has been VERY slow. We didn't do much this week.  We did however get two online referrals that we are going to go see later today. I am kind of excited about that cause we get to drive with a member who is a returned missionary of like 6 months, his name is Logan Froc and his dad is the Branch president. They are the most fun members we have around here. We have to drive 1 1/2 hours to meet with the online referral and then back home again, going to be a lot of driving.  We actually have the ward helping us with stuff and they give the members assignments that they are responsible for bringing us with them so it involves the members a lot more (Rescue initiative). We haven't found a lot of people to teach, we had one black guy Ghana named Augustine and he was pretty cool but he is a Pentecostal and he isn’t around on the weekends so he cant really come to church that often. We will see what time brings with him. I get along great with Elder Romeril, we have a lot in common, including a jeep and ruckus scooter back at home.  

People here are pretty mean to us and a lot of people hate us. There are a few people that are decently nice, but most people don’t want to talk to us.  I haven't heard anyone swear at me yet. I'm not looking forward to the weather.   I still don’t really know what I need to do, I keep getting told "just work" but what am I supposed to do?  Back home every problem had its own solution, tasks had a routine you could follow. Especially with cars, this is broken and this is how you fix it, this is wrong and these are the possible solutions. Out here its just more of well here is all the problems of missinary work and good luck!  They give you a book called adjusting to missionary life, they need to have someone re-write it and not have every answer be "recite a hymn" or "memorize scripture’s”.  I like it when something has specific answers to questions like cars have a fix to a problem. That's why I REALLY want to serve on the reserve cause all you do is service and work on cars.  Everywhere here has been tracted out, it is so small here and the only thing to do is really start over again, but no one likes us and we have no other missionaries around us.   I'm just a robot and most people just close the door right away.  I want to serve with Elder Stewart cause he seems like he knows what he is doing, well obviously he is an AP, but I feel like I should know more of what to do, and that I should be thinking about how I can do this and that and be original and game changing, and know what I'm supposed to do.

Sorry to hear about Shayla, hope whatever they do to her teeth goes well and doesn't hurt too too bad and your smile is still in good shape. I cant remember but im pretty sure you got your braces off and just in the nick of time to get your teeth smashed in. Miss you and cant wait to hear about your stuff. Love Yah!

Thats Crazy Brian! your doing Judo? would have never thought that! Your probably going to actually be able to contend with me when i get back cause you'll be bigger and a ninja! HAHA. yah Basketball Kindof sucks sometimes but hey when you practice you get better. We were at 7-11 that day and we saw people bringing in like gallon pails and crap and it was funny cause no one ever drinks that much Slurpee unless you want to die. keep having fun, and let me know what you are wanting for your birthday! you got like two months!

Thats sweet Sydni that they actually have a ton of girls trying out for the softball team, I remember that last year they hardly had one team and that now dad might have to cut people. I remember that was the worst, being cut. I guess your out of shape when your coach doesn't play you that often, hahah thats the worst but you will get better.    Thats good all is well and that your not failing, not failing is a good idea. anyways love you.

Hi Sadie, Hows it going? Ive been doing alright I guess? thats good that you are playing with brian and with the others, that stinks about the pool though. We do not have a animal shelter, cause its so flat that animals cant get lost, you can see your dog run away for five day's! hows the cat doing, I miss her a lot, I bet you get to cuddle with her more now that im not there. We taught a couple lessons this week.Thats good that you are starting soccer and you have sierra as a coach for basketball. love you and miss you, Brett

Questions:

1. Where will you to watch General Conference?
2.From Sadie:Are there any animal shelters there you can volunteer at?
3.How many people come to play basketball?
4.Have you moved anyone yet?
5.Can you send photos of your apartment?
6.Do you need anything? clothes, shoes, etc
7.Have you seen the Northern Lights?
8. Have you written a letter to all your missionary friends?

1. We will watch it at the church.

2.nope!

3.like 6-8 so far

4.nope no one has needed us but we might soon

5.yes I will

6.just some short sleeve t shirts and some photo's.

7. I have not yet but I have not been looking for them too much. Melfort is called city of the northern lights though so we might see them sometime?

8.sometimes. its hard to write to everyone but I talked with Michael last week and we have the group email too.

That was my week, I look forward to hearing from you guys throughout the week. Apparently the phone provider wont support our flip phones so we might get better ones. maybe one with a keyboard. Elder Romeril said that in Fort Frances they had a galaxy S3. Anyways ill talk next week. XOXO

Love

Elder Sheen