August 8, 2016

HI MOM!!!!!

My cold is gone and its getting way easier every day. We eat at members houses twice a week maybe three if we are lucky. We ate out last Tuesday at McDonalds then we ate out today for lunch. I’ve had some good bbq food here. Like pork sandwiches, ribs, and even a soup that had lettuce and onions and sausage. (ya i know )  I eat mostly chicken nuggets and leftovers from members.  I think I’ve lost 10 pounds.  Sadly we are riding our bikes more. Riding the bike is good but we can’t go to some places because it’s too far.  There are a lot of people to cover.  There are sister missionaries who use the car also. We don’t check in at all with our zone leaders each night. We see them once a month at zone conference. We call our zone leaders just to talk sometimes but not every day check ins. We get up and do personal and companion study, then we head out for the day.  We are finding new people, teaching people and visiting people we know that want to see us.  At night we usually go give the car to the sisters or we just ride our bikes home, then plan for the next day. 

I’ve gave a blessing to 2 people for comfort and anointed 1 with oil. My scriptures are covered with highlights. There is a girl named Kaitlin and she is so close to baptism. She wants to be baptized but her mom won’t let her. She’s 14 and her mom has to sign a paper so she can be baptized. Her mom’s name is Amee. She’s baptist and we are trying to work with her on why her daughter needs this.  Yesterday in sacrament meeting, I got up and bore my testimony about the priesthood and about how it helped with Rylee’s  story.

When I’m done emailing, we are going to go play basketball then at 6 we are going proselyting.  At 8 or 8:30, we are going to the zone leader’s apartment to sleepover for zone conference tomorrow.  They live in a town called Prattville. It’s like 20 min from Wetumpka.  We email at the church and play bball at the church.  I’ve started to talk to the young men in the ward. They started school today.

Elder Lewis has been out for 8 months.  Tell dad that I’m trying to stay the best I can out here and trying to do my best.  If I get down on myself, I keep thinking either what would Jesus do or my dad made it for 2 years so I should be able to make it for 2 years. He had it a lot harder than I have it.  

I sent you some pictures.  The pic with the egg is one of our investigators put an egg in their car on Saturday and 1 hour later it was fried. Lol.  For my 1 month anniversary, the sisters in our district cooked us dinner (goat ribs and mac and cheese) and made that picture for my 1 month. They are sooo kind.

By the way we don’t have iPad’s yet.

I MISS YOU EVERYDAY!!!!  I’m trying to make the best of it. I’m only out here once. I have the family picture on my dresser to remind me to keep going. Seeing your pictures of you guys camping, geez I miss camping. But I’m okay, I’m where I’m supposed to be. 

I’m praying for you guys every night.  I love you forever and roll tide!

Elder Webb