Dear Family and Friends,

So this week was my last week as a New Missionary. My Monday was pretty boring we didn't have much to do but we filled the day with finding. Then on Tuesday we preformed some service for some less active females by cleaning their porch and had a fun lesson with one our members who was less active. And on Wednesday we had a correlating meeting with our branch mission leader that went okay, then we taught an investigator who has had 2 baptismal dates and both fell through. We set up some scaffolding to do some siding work on Lee and Jessica's house. Then we traveled to Green Bay to stay the night so we could be in Oshkosh at 9 in the morning for my 7-12 week training. Thursday we had my final training and then we went back to Iron Mountain and had dinner with Brother Erickson. Friday we saw a member from the Escanaba branch. We  had lunch with a less active recent convert Matt.  We got some really not exciting news that our branch mission leader was in the hospital and was there for a couple of days. We have come to the conclusion that we will no longer meet with him because when we do he goes to the hospital and eventually one time he won't come out.  We had a great meeting with our 10 year old investigator Keeli and that ended our busiest day. Saturday was great the Johnson's had a baptism for a girl that they have been working with for almost 2 years she was very excited. Sunday was the highlight of this past week with the New Mission President Seminar. Today my companion has to pack and get ready to move back down to Neenah WI. This Wednesday I will be getting a new companion Elder Potter.

 

So what I got from the conference yesterday. Members and Missionaries need to work together to find and teach. The mission leader should be filling up our planners with appointments. Members should not let the missionaries tract all day long. Ward/branch members should contact the new names from the ward/branch roster. We all must ACT IN FAITH in all that we do. Most importantly Members Must Get To Know The Missionaries and The Investigators That They Teach.

 

Elder Robert Pike

 

PS: this is my new address

Wisconsin Milwaukee Mission

7111 W. Edgerton Ave STE #100

Greenfield, WI 53220