Well Sorry i haven't posted for awhile!! (bad mom) Tori and Sister Stewart have survived another transfer and will be staying together in Norwalk!! They are so happy to still be companions in the area!! They are hoping for some great success to happen in the next 6 weeks!! Tori has sent some wonderful emails home!! She is doing good and loving the area and the Ward they are in!! She has been quite busy teaching and trying to activate the less active members in area! We love getting her emails and letters!!Anyone wanting to send her a note via "snail mail" or email, she would love to hear from you and to know how life is going!! Drop her a line!!
Hopefully we will get some new pictures soon!!!
Here are a some of my favorite emails, from newest to oldest:
August 31, 2010
Hello family,
I finally get to email!!!!
Sorry I wasn't aware that on transfer week some missionaries have to change there p-day to Tuesday instead of Monday so that is why I didn't email you yesterday!
And of course today has been so crazy....p-day is over at 6:00 which is an hour so I have to hurry....
Sister Stewart, me and the two elders we serve with in the ward were invited by an older lady in the ward to go have lunch at her club house...well we didn't realize its a 45 minute drive so we just barely got back. It's beautiful where she lives, right by lake erie.
One of the Elders, Elder Hoggan is going home tomorrow so that is why we decide to go. Kind of wish we didn't because now I don't have time to write any letters and next week I wont either because it's zone p-day i guess....
It's where a few zones get together and play games.....it 3 hours away from Norwalk and we have to be there at 9:00 in the morning so we'll have to leave here by 6:00!! arggg....i so sorry if you guys don't hear from me for a couple weeks. I really really hope we'll have time to at least email.
Anyways....Oh yeah I am staying in Norwalk!!!! YES! Me and Sister Stewart got the call from our zone leaders last night, Elder Hoggan and Elder Fronk. They are the ones who serve in the same ward as us so we see them all the time so of course they had to first lie and say we were both being transferred....dumb elders but we're not. We get to stay together and be here in Norwalk for another six weeks!
Im glad!
Oh I got the package yesterday! Thank you mom and shalyse! I love all my goodies! You guys spoil me way way to much :) Tell grandma thank you too!!
Well I am so sorry I have to go now....makes me sad but I will try to do better next week.
I haven't heard from you guys much lately. I hope everything is going ok back at home! I miss you guys!
Talk to you soon k!
Love,
Sister Houston
By the time i got this last email mom was a little panicky because for the last couple of months she has faithful emailed home on Monday!! so, when no email was there on monday morning, the crazy mom that i am checked all day, every hour and to no avail "no email" But then the next day yah!! we got one and she explained what happend! so next transfer i won't panick as much cause i will know what to expect!! (silly mom)
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August 23, 2010
Hi Family!!
How are you???? I am doing good. These last couple of weeks have flown by! Can you believe I only have a week and a half left in this transfer?!?! Crazy that it's already here. Sunday we should find out if we are staying here in Norwalk or if we will be transferred! Then next Wednesday's the big day! I think they would keep Sister Stewart and me here but I don't really know how long you stay with the same companion. AHHH....transfers stress me out man! Sorry I haven't sent any pictures home. I will send some home next week. There are a few missionaries in our district who will be going home so i'm sure we will be taking pictures so I figure I might as well wait until then. Well bad news......Tuesday on our way back from district meeting we got a call from Mike. He said he's decided that he is going to start going to church with his brother and their family. It hurt my heart so much to hear that!!! Since Sister Stewart was driving I was the one to talk with him. I was so nervous. I had no idea what to say. I asked him if he knows the Book of Mormon is true and he said yes! I then yelled THEN WHAT THE HECK IS THE PROBLEM!!!!!!
heeheehee no i didn't say that...i wanted to and wish i could of!! All I could really do was bear my testimony. He agreed to have us come over the next day but when we did he wasn't home. Its sad and disappointing but it's ok. I'm grateful to be the first one to introduce the Church to him. I know adventually he will accept. I hope soon!!
dang library lady!!!! She is kicking me off because their is someone who wants to use the computer! NO its mine!!
I will try to get back on later so I can email you some more...but if not sorry this is so short. I love you all!
Sister Houston
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August 16, 2010
My week has been ok. We tracted in the pouring ran! It was quite the adventure. I was wearing my colorful cotton skirt so by the end it was completely soaked! It was so funny trying to invite someone to learn about the church and the Book of Mormon having to scream at the top of our lungs so that they could hear us! haahaa Most of the people just laughed and looked at us like we were crazy!! No naked old men in underwear though....thank goodness.
We taught Mike again...he's not doing so hot. Last Sunday, I think I told you, we had a commitment from him to come to church and Saturday he cancelled, said he had errands to run. All throughout the week we tried to get a hold of him. He wouldn't answer the phone or return our phone calls.....pewww....sorry lost my train of thought...I'm sitting in the library by the lady's bathroom and they keeping opening the door....It smells like a smelly butt!!!! gross ok sorry back to Mike.....finally we got a hold of him, taught a great lesson on baptism and by the end he excepted a baptismal date for September 18th. We set another appointment for later in the week but he cancelled because of family issues. We've invited him to come to church, even to come take a tour of the church to get comfortable with the setting but he said no. My heart hurts. This is the worst part about missionary work. He is so confused. He says he knows the Book of Mormon is true but now that his family is inviting him to come to their church with them he doesnt know what to think. His family didn't even care whether he came with them or not until we started showing up! One time we were over sitting on the porch with Mike and his brother comes out and starts pulling weeds! Haahaa it was funny. That was his way of ease dropping i guess. Man Mike the church is true!!!!!! We'll keep working with him though! Not going to give up!
Bless our Sister Missionaries!!!
