Letter #16 Quincy- A Week Full of Change!!

Hola Familia

Man, thanks for all the emails this week. It sounds like everyone is doing well. I am glad Cory had a very productive week. A shooting, drivers license, a finished Eagle project. Next time he writes me he is gonna tell me he is married!!! But I am glad that everything went well and that everyone is safe. Thanks for the pics of Kherington. She is just growing up so fast. Her hair is so long and she looks like a big girl now. I can't even imagine how big she is gonna be in two years. And Eli too!!!! It is crazy. Hopefully I grow as much as both of them. Man, that's be cool to grow on my mission. Speaking of growing, I have lost 8 pounds since I have been out. I still got another 8 to lose.

Well it has been a week full of change. Sunday I got the transfer call telling me that I was going to Quincy. Monday, I packed. Tuesday, I got transfered to Quincy. So things are going really well. I am really excited to be here. We have 5 people with on dates. The Garcia Family, a mom and 2 boys, in the English Ward. And a couple in the Spanish branch, Jose Manuel and Suzana. It got to meet all of them this week and they all seem like they are solid. They are all aiming for baptism on October 23. So it is going to be an exciting month for us out here in Quincy.

They feed us a lot here in Quincy. In this past week, I have been to more dinner appointments than I went to all last transfer. Hopefully I won't get fat again, seeing that I am in a car and getting fed all the time. But we have had some cool dinner appointments. And I found out that Justin Birch served in Quincy for awhile. We ate with the Williamsons, Allan and Melody, and they really got to know him well and said that he was a great missionary. Thye thought a lot of them. So you may want to tell him that. Also, a lot of people were saying that a Glover used to farm up here in Quincy. And that is cool because I guess that it was Granpa's uncle. Man it is a small world.

So I am serving with Elder Scoggin. It has been a lot of fun getting to know him. He has been doing a lot of good work here in Quincy. He has been here going on 7 months and goes home in January. So we are going finish with a bang.

Mom, you are right. We only have McDonalds and Subway here in Quincy. It is a really small town. Lots of farming and lots of Spanish. Oh and we shop at walmart.

So a cool thing that happened this week was that my spanish got complemented on. A couple people have told me that I am speaking very good Spanish. But man, I got a ways to go. But it was definately a confidence booster to here that. The gift of tongues is real.

Well, I love yall so much. THanks for all the prayers and the letters and emails. Pray for my visa. There is still no word on it yet. Well, have a good week.

Love

Elder Glover

p.s. -- Thanks for sending me everyone's letters in the mail. I love seeing the success that everyone is having.

Letter #15 I'm Being Transferred!!!

9-20-10

Hola Familia,

So last night were transfer calls...and I am getting transferred to a little town called Quincy! It's a little bit west of Moses Lake. My new address is gonna be:

Elder Adam Glover

9548 Rd. S NW

Quincy, WA 98848

Well that is where I will be for the next little bit. So you can send letters and packages to that address until transfer dates roll around again. Transfers are every 6 weeks.

But it sounds like everyone is doing great back home. Sounds like things are finally starting to mellow out from the crazy summer you all had. I'm glad to hear that everyone had fun with Tiffany and Eli. I'm sure it was a blast to be with them. Oh, and Tiffany, those dogs deserved to have rocks thrown at them. They were trying to bite a missionary!! And I still haven't learned my lesson because after I feel, within the next couple of days I was throwing rocks and trying to kick them again. Maybe one day I will learn.

Tell Aunt Fannie that she can email me, but that I probably won't email back. But send me her address so I can write her por favor. And thanks for getting those other addresses. I look forward to getting them.

Visa news...there is none. I was really hopiing that Elder Johnson and I would get transferred back to the MTC because we had our visas, but we didn't. I really think that out of the blue one day I will get a call from President Palmer telling me that I got my visa and that I am leaving. He told us when we got here that he was told we would be here for about 2-3 months, so that would be sometime this transfer. I hoping so because I really want to get down to Mexico where I can just be engulfed in the language and the culture of the Mexican people.

So highlights of the week. We got an on date this week for a man named Uriel Garcia. I don't remember if I told you about him, but he actually found us. Elder Kurtz and I were biking along when he pulled up beside us and asked us if we were the spanish speaking missionaries. We told him we were then followed him to his house to teach him. We taught him the WOW but then lost contact with him until this week. In the three weeks we hadn't seen him, he had only smoked TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!! A miracle!!!! Then we taught him about the Restoration and the Gospel of Jesus Christ this week and invited him to be baptized and he said YES!!!! It was awesome. Then on Sunday he came to church for the first time and stayed the whole 3 hours!!! Man it was so cool!!!

We also had another cool experience with a guy named Ruben Rojo. He was a potencial investigator, but he had alreay been to a baptism and attended church once before we began teaching him. So this week we taught him about the Restoration and when we told him the First Vision, he said that he got the chills. The Spirit was so strong and it was so to see an investigator feel the Spirit that way. And then on Sunday, he came to church again!! And he stayed for 2 of the 3 hours. It was sweet.

So I am going to miss teaching these guys and also Alicia and Sergio. And I am going to miss Moses Lake and Elder Kurtz. But I am excited for a new experience. I was kinda surprised because I didn't think that I was going to get transfered, but the Lord has something for me to do. My new companion is going to be Elder Scoggen (Sp?) and I am excited to meet him. I talked with him a little last night and he said that they have 5 on dates in Quincy so I pretty excited about that. It is gonna be awesome.

And I got a question for Sister C. How is it living with all boys!?!?!?!? I know that it has to the best!! I mean what could be better than living with a bunch of guys?! Wouldn't you agree Mom???

Well thanks so much for all the love, thoughts, prayers, etc. Cory good luck on you driving test. I hope you pass with flying colors. And Good luck with the Eagle Scout Project. I know it is going to be awesome. I am glad that you didn't follow in my footsteps. Well I love you guys and look froward to writing you all next week and telling you about Quincy and my new companion and whether or not it is time for me to leave to Mexico! Ojela que si!

Con Muchismo Amor

Elder Glover

Letter #14 I'm Back!!!

Hola Familia!!!!

Como estan? Well I had a pretty good week. Mom, I have been getting all of the letters. Thanks so much for sending me Elder Sargents and Koffords letters. I love em. Also, I got the package this week but it is at the post office. So today I am going to pick it up. Thanks so much for sending it!!

And Happy Birthday to EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!! September is always a big birthday month and I just wanted to say Happy Birthday.

My week this week. Well, I had my first tragic experience. I fell off my bike. I attached a picture of my knee. So what happen was we were riding up this gravel hill where all these little dogs chase us and try to bite us. So Elder Kurtz and I had picked up so little rocks to throw at them. Well I hit this little dog about 2 or 3 times in the face and then all of the sudden I went down in a hole, lost my balance, almost recovered, and then fell. I didn't fall to hard but being on a gravel road didn't help to much. But I am recovering and healing up just fine.

Those three guys that said the were going to come to church this week, didn't come to church. Pretty disappointing, but the spanish people tend not to keep commitments. But we are still trying to teach them. Also, Alicia and Sergio fel off date, so they aren't going to get baptized on Sep 25. Sergio needs to come to church at least 3 times before he can be baptized and he wasn't there yesterday, so we are going to have to push it back. Bu they are still progressing and love learning. We taught them the 10 commandments and the WOW this week and they were so accepting to it. Sergio said he drank coffee every know and then, but if its of the devil, he said he was going to not drink it. It was so cool how accepting and ready they both are. It amazes me how the Lord prepares people. All we got to do is find them. We can't be afraid to open our mouths.

Well, this week is week 6, the last week before transfers. It will be interesting to see what happens with me, Elder Johnson, and both of our trainers. who knows? But I will let you know next week what is happening.

Thanks so much for all the letters and the support. I love you guys. Thanks for always praying for me!!! Life as a missionary is so great!!! Keep praying for my visa. I can't wait to get down to Mexico!!! But I know I am needed up here in Moses Lake!!! I just keep working hard no matter where I am at. THe work is all the same. Everyone needs the Gospel of Jesus Christ!!

I love yall!!

Con Amor

Elder Glover

Letter #13 Life in Washington

Hola Familia,

Sounds like everyone is doing well. I glad that Hurricane Earl missed yall. I was wondering what was going to happen because I had quite a few people tell me it was headed to the Carolinas. But I am glad that you all are safe and there wasn't any problems with it. Sounds like Tiffany and Eli are enjoying the beach. By the time I get home, he is gonna be a little beach bum!

Cory, I hope that you didn't crash the car during your driving test! It is terrifying that you are getting your license. Buena Suerte Mom and Dad. But I am sure it is going to nice not having to drive him all the way out to Soccastee and Seminary.

Ryan, good to hear from ya! Glad that you have survived busy season. It sounds like you and Erin have a little sugar ball on your hands. I can't wait to see what she is like in two years. I mean, it sounds like she has changed so much since I last saw here back in April. But enjoy it! And that was a pretty fantastic birthday present that you got!

Erin and Kherington, how is it being back in the United States again? You two are quite the travelers. How did the wedding go?

Jason, how is Australia????? I bet you are having a blast. You will have to email me some picutres when you get back. Thanks for the talks. They were awesome. We are all missionaries so we all need to be sharing the gospel and being an example to our friends and neighbors.

Tiffanyand Eli, how is Myrtle Beach? Are you enjoying the beach? And are you getting treated like Kings and Queens? I would hope so!! It sounds like little Eli is just growing up already. Playin in the ocean...pretty soon he will be driving like Cory!! Crazy!!

Life as a missionary in Moses Lake is going good. We had a good, but tough week, especially since Sunday. Things were going really good last week. We taught 9 lessons one day and then the next day we had 7 lessons!!!! Also, last Sat. the Sisters had a baptism that was sweet. We had a potencial invetsigator come which was great. But he was drunk...so that wasn't so great. But hey, what can you do? There was also an 8 year old baptism on Friday night that we had our two investigators that have baptism dates come two. It was awesome. They felt the Spirit and after the baptism we had a really good meeting with the Branch President about what they need to do to get married. They are excited about getting baptized and married. But then Sunday came around. We talked to one of our investigators, Faulstino, on Sunday morning at 11 and he said that him and his family were coming. We were so excited. But they never came. It was so devestating because it would have been such a great experience for them to be at the fast and testimony meeting. Faulstino really needs your guy's prayers. Please pray for him and that he will be able to come to church!! And then yesterday, we found out that Alicia and Sergio, our baptism date investigators, are going to be in Spokane for 2 weeks! So we have to take them off date now which really sucks because they are both ready for baptism!! But they needto come to church at least 2 more times before they can get baptized. So I will keep you informed about them. But yesterday, Elder Kurtz and I taught an awesome lesson. It was at 7:45 last night and we knocked on one of our investigators house to see if he was home. He wasn't, but these 3 other men were, Delfino, Fidel, and Javier. We were just talking at the door and then he asked us if we wanted to come in. So we did. Then Delfino turned to the other 2 who were watching a movie and was like, "Turn that crap off. This is more important. They're men of God." It was so coo!!!!! So we taught all three of them aboiut the restauracion and they are all gonna come to church on Sunday. It was such a cool lesson and the Spirit was so strong!!!

This work is hard, but when you have little miracles happen it makes everything worth it. I am learning so much out here in Moses Lake and I am going to be so much more prepared when the time comes for me to go to Mexico. Keep praying for me and for my visa!!! I love yall and thanks for all the prayers!!!

Con Amor,

Elder Glover