Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Update after nearly 2 months, sorry!

It's been nearly 2 months since I've posted anything on this. Two reasons, 1) slow computer, 2) no pictures to post. I'm waiting for Elder Maughan's memory card to come in the mail. In his last email, he said he was going to lable it this week and then get it in the mail, we'll see! Anyway, for those of you who do check this, Justin is doing great. His letters are so positive and upbeat. He's serving with Elder Rencher from Provo, Utah and they are on/in Staten Island. Their ward is working really hard to do missionary work. Here is a quote from a recent letter. "On Sunday we had a huge turnout for church. The ward council made a huge push for the members to bring friends and potential investigators. There were about FIFTY more people at church yesterday than usual. Most of them were non-members but there were some inactives as well. Now we have to coordinate with the members so that we can begin teaching their friends. One of our investigators came to church yesterday too, which was great. It was the first one we've been able to get to church in the last two months. All the talks yesterday were about the basic principles of the gospel: the restoration, families, and the atonement. It was a really good meeting and everyone enjoyed it." As soon as I get more pictures, I'll get them on here.

2 comments:

Jacque said...

I love this post. It's so great to read about what happens when members really work toward missionary goals.

Unknown said...

That is amazing. I had a very hard time getting people to church there. Good job Bishop Rasmussen! I was there when Stake President Nelson was bishop and he was a great guy but about as hard to work with as any I had seen. I'm glad that "The Rock" is seeing some success.