Elder Bryce in Wisconsin: Marinette Week 1

Monday, January 8, 2018

Marinette Week 1

Well the first week in the new area was pretty good! There is a ton of work we have been doing to figure out what was happening here before it got closed, and there wasn't much! So we have been doing a lot of finding new investigators and working on getting people to church! There is quite a few members here. I think we had about 50 people at church yesterday so it wasn't too bad! The chapel is like a normal chapel but like not even half as big. It only has the middle pews, so it is pretty cool! So fast and testimony meeting yesterday was pretty good! And then we taught Gospel Principle on the spur of the moment, so that was super fun! Haha there wasn't a teacher and we didn't know that so we just kinda did it. It went better than I expected it to, luckily the people in the class are very talkative so it took up the time that we needed it to. But basically this week has been doing a ton of knocking doors so we have met some interesting people! Also a lot of the work is done in Michigan! So that is super weird to say that I am in Michigan right now at the church! It is cool though.

Yesterday we were given a ton of cookies from this super nice lady that we found in the old teaching records, so that was funny. She gave us more than what is in the bag, we had already eaten some when we took the picture... oops. But the branch is also super nice, and they all want to help us in anyway they can, and they really want to become a ward so that is what their focus is on! The branch president doesn't really think that having the title of ward is so important, but he wants the people that are already members to get back to church, and that would make it a ward. So we are excited to help the members out!

I hope you all have a great week, keep working hard and building your testimony! There is nothing that can do it more than the study of the Book of Mormon. Do it daily! It WILL bless your life!

Elder Reynolds