October 17, 2011 (Week 42)

Hey Mom,

I am doing swell, pumpkins are starting to show up on door steps. It is crazy that the fall is here, it is a bit chilly this morning. Yeah the trees have been so cool to watch, now it is on the other side of it, with the leaves falling off of the trees. But we have at least another good week of fall leaves. That is good that the garden is still going strong, clear into October and you are still pulling off tomatoes.

We are excited for this week, we have 13 investigator lessons set up already! And then several other lessons with members, and less active, and recent converts. So this week looking like it is going to be a good one. And this next Sunday stake conference is going on, so we are going up to Grand Blanc for church, it is going to be hard to get investigators to church. Oh and those investigators that we found a couple of weeks ago, we are going back on Wednesday to teach them about the Plan Of Salvation, it is so nice to teach people that are interested in learning about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Today we are going to Ann Arbor, it is always fun to go out there. It is crazy that a month has already passed away. Elder G goes home in less than a month now. And I am doing dandy with everything. Just chugging along. And tell N thank you for the letter, and the pictures, they are just what the doctor called for.

So yeah ask me some questions next week, so that I can tell you what is happening. I just don't know what to talk about today. But good job on reading your scriptures when you can, you can even read them when you are on lunch at work. Oh and if you can before you send the package off, can you put in there a copy of the Book Of Mormon Ensign in there? Thank you for all that you do now, and have done for me in the past. You are such an AWESOME mother. I love you

Love Elder Wood

October 10, 2011(Week 41)

Yello Mom,

I am just peachy, the weather has been so nice lately. And the leaves are so cool, it is weird seeing so many trees. And I heard that you had a frost come through, and that up north they had like four inches of snow fall on them. Utah and that area has had so much precipitation this year. We had a really wet spring here, but the rest of the year has been pretty good. I love this time of year, it is just so cool to see the different colors that are popping up on the trees.


This week we felt that W... has been tracted quite a bit in the past few years, so we went more towards our church building and tracted after meeting with a less active lady. A couple of doors down from this member we found a lady that had just been baptized a week earlier at a near by B.... church. But she had never heard of the church before, and so we set up an appointment a few days later. And so we go back for our meeting with and Elder that had just got back from Italy. And so we knock on the door and her neighbor answers the door.Both ladies were very interested in learning more about the church, and how it came to be. So we set up an appoinment in a couple of weeks. That was so sweet to find some success through tracting.

Yeah I need to get to writing to Elder S....s email, I have not sent him one in quite a while. And he talked a bit about how fast time is flying, and that both of us have about a year to go. Crazy how fast time flys, especially as you get expereince with it. But keep up the good work, and tell everyone that I love them. And you didn't answer my question of did you have any missionary opportunities?


Love Elder Wood

October 3, 2011 (Week 40)

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Hello Mom,

I am doing well this the third of October. Yeah I thought of you too watching conference, there were many good talks given. I don't know if it is because I am a missionary but there have been many talks given on missionary work. Last week my companion and I only saw each other for like two whole days, it is kind of not fun having a companion that is district leader. But this next transfer he is not going to be the district leader and we are going to be together for another transfer. So that is going to be fun to be his last companion. He is kind of getting sad that his mission is coming to a close, so we have been talking of how we need to go out with a bang, and do all that we can.

Here are some questions for you:
1. Where did you see/hear conference this weekend? We watched conference at the church (priesthood) and at several members homes.
2. What was your favorite part? My favorite talk was given by Elder Scott on reading the Book Of Mormon, and why we have it in our lives.
3. Are the members taking care of feeding you, or do you do your own cooking? The members have been taking care of us, the have been feeding us and helping us out with coming to lessons with us.
4. Is there anything that you need right now? No I am doing good with the stuff that I have, my shirts are looking bright and clean. I have learned that laundry is pretty easy to do.
5. Are you getting transferred this week? I am not getting transferred this week.
6.I need to write my transfer letter to her. That was one of the conditions that I left with in Monroe.

So I am doing well and we are going to have a sweet week, we're going to have a couple of new elders in the district, and our zone leaders are also changing (they are in our district). But have a good week, and keep up the good work. Have you had any missionary opportunities? Have you been reading the Book Of Mormon? If not think of how it has been a blessing in your life.

Love Elder Wood