3 posts in 1: "THANK YOU EVERYONE", "WHO IS THE MEMBER" & "NO EFFORT IS WASTED"

JANUARY 12, 2015


A few days before transfers!

 Tuesday we had a zone meeting and I found out that in one of the past harvesters there was a man who was baptized and I was listed as one who taught him which I thought was a typo but it turns out that when I was in Stretford I was just calling a lot of people on our P.i. sheets and called this man and he told me that he was interested and would be willing to meet with missionaries in a few weeks since he had just had knee surgery but he had just moved to preston so I sent his details to the missionaries there and they called right away and he said he wasn't interested at the moment because of his knee and then 3 weeks later he showed up at church even though he hadn't really been in contact with the missionaries those 3 weeks and then he was taught and later baptized... all because of a phone call! goes to show that no effort is wasted!

Thursday we had a really broken up weekly planning since we had some random appointments in the middle of when we were supposed to be planning but we were able to invite someone to be baptized on the 7th of February. 

Friday I was on exchange in hyde and after a long day of no success we decided to tract after a tea appt. and we were able to go in and teach someone on the first door we knocked. 

Saturday we had a curveball, we didn't get transfer calls. we had a tea appt. and there was a non-member there and we both felt impressed to invite her to be baptized but didn't get the chance and as we were walking to the bus we decided to go back and invite her to be baptized of which she declined so we invited her to pray to know if being baptized was the right thing to do and she said she would so now all we have to do is wait and pray that she receives and recognizes her answer. 

Monday we got transfer calls!! well looks like my life became a rerun since I am now going back to serve in none other than Blackburn.. I think there will be not one person more excited than umesh. (don't let umesh know that I am being transferred to Blackburn its going to be a surprise)


JANUARY 5, 2015
I had a great exchange with elder Bennett of which it is his 2nd transfer in the mission. we also learned that our investigator lives outside of our area which was disappointing. oh and yesterday we went to go see who I thought was a less-active but it turns out that it is the daughter who is less-active and the mother isn't a member so now we are teaching the mother


DECEMBER 29, 2014
 I would like to thank everyone for the letters that I received from everyone, I loved all of them. I have spiritually written letters back to everyone but im not sure they will ever be physically written.  Haha!   Thank you everyone  you for the money umbrella.. I was suspicious of the umbrella the entire time haha I knew that I wouldn't just get an umbrella sent to me.

 

 

 

A FEW PICTURES FROM OUR SKYPE CALL

Looks like someone has been doing a little scripture marking!

Looks like it's time for new shoes!

I've come to the realization that it is impossible for them to be normal!!!

WHAT THE BUTTERFIELD CHRISTMAS TRADITION LOOKS LIKE IN ENGLAND:


CHRISTMAS MORNING BANANA MILKSHAKES



"WICKED-AMAZING-ELDER- BUTTERFIELD-MAY-I"

WICKED AWESOME AMAZING BUTTERFIELD
 

CHRISTMAS DAY CALISTHENICS

*******We loved getting these pictures from Elder Butterfield carrying out our Christmas traditions all the way across the world!  It looks like he got to spend the day with some really good sports!!!! 

Here's a little information to help you know what they're doing in the pictures above: 

Our crazy traditions started when the kids were little....they would spend the night together in one room on Christmas Eve, then wake up the next morning and sing Christmas Carols to let us know they were all awake (because we all know that...."THE BEST WAY TO SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER IS SINGING LOUD FOR ALL TO HEAR"!!!).  

Once we were satisfied with their singing, we would bring in banana milkshakes and let the kids tell us about the 3 service project they had done during the Christmas season to help someone else. 

Next came Mike, Sr's famous game of "Wicked-Awesome-Father-May-I".  The kids would take turns following Mike's crazy instructions, like "Boston, take one giant-step forward and then a half giant step forward, suddenly realizing you shouldn't go forward...and a giant step backward and then a bunny hop-hop forward" or "Jordan, take three elephant snarls forward, one giraffe gallop backward, and then do a gorilla thump thump forward with a cat yell" (being sure to always remember to say "Wicked-Awesome-Father-May-I" or they would miss their turn) to finally reach the front door......

...and then it was off to Christmas Calisthenics in the freezing cold!.....for the kids, that is!  Mike and I always stayed toasty warm as we stayed inside and cracked the windows just enough for Mike to call out the required exercises and for me to take pictures & video.  Once the Calisthenics were done....they finally got to come in and see what SANTA brought them.  


It was so fun to see the tradition continues, even clear across the ocean in England!

 



A BUTTERFIELD & JAGEKLINT CHRISTMAS REUNION

December 1, 2014

 

 

Tuesday we had district meeting in hyde. 

 

Wednesday elder jenks and I went to an appointment with an investigators friends and they both became new investigators, then I went on exchange with the district leader elder kissell and we went and tracted quite a few roads and then on the way back we street contacted two girls and they became new investigators.

 

Thursday we had weekly planning.

 

Friday we taught our investigator and he committed to baptism on the 20th of december,

 

Saturday we got transfer calls (Elder Jageklint, who was Elder Butterfield's companion last Christmas, will be his new companion....so they will be together this Christmas too), 

ELDER BUTTERFIELD & ELDER JAGEKLINT LAST CHRISTMAS

 

Sunday our dated investigator came to church



(A big thanks to the church member that made
Elder Butterfield and Elder Jenks Thanksgiving awesome!)

 

 



The Turkey Bowl from last week

A POPPED TYRE!

October 13, 2014

 

Monday we went to a museum that is above the library.

Tuesday we had a zone meeting and activity and after while we were riding our bikes to a less-active elder griffiths fell off his bike and popped his tyre.  

Wednesday i fixed elder griffiths' flat tyre and we went and taught a recent convert.

Thursday we had weekly planning and went to birchwood.  

Friday all of our appointments fell through after lunch and then we had the ward farewell party for the whiteheads.

Saturday we were able to have a mini coordination meeting with the sisters and the whiteheads.

 

Sunday the bishop was released and we got a new bishop.

A GREAT WEEK IN THE UK!

September 29, 2014

Tuesday we did a lot of finding.

 

Wednesday we had a skills workshop in chorley, at which i got to see the Stephensens again (senior couple in blackburn).

 

Thursday we had weekly planning and then went to see a less-active who is a great man.

 

Friday we met with a man whom i found in our phone and then later taught another investigator.

 

Saturday we did a lot of finding in birchwood, had tea at the Whiteheads, and then tried to contact a few less-actives in Grappenhall.

 

Sunday we had church and tried by a few less-actives in warrington.

THE ROAD WITH NO HOUSES

 September 15, 2014

 



Elder Butterfield & Elder Rasmussen

tuesday we had a district meeting and i made elder griffiths wear a suit that was way too big for him to the meeting and then during lunch he ripped open his shirt revealing his superman onesie. (he brought spare clothes) then later we went to tract a road and it turned out that the road had no houses on it at all.

Wednesday we had an all elders training at the man. south chapel during which President Ulrich spoke about the atonement for the first 2 hours and then we had lunch and the next 2 hours for sports.. it was so much fun.

 

Elder Butterfield & Elder Gourrat

Elder Butterfield & Elder Razandahy

Thursday we had weekly planning and then we began tracting a road we had previously started tracting. 

 

Elder Yates & Elder Lee

Friday we had service for a member (digging up a big mound of dirt that had been left by previous tenants. 

 

Elder Butterfield & Elder Mapfumo

Saturday we had 4-hour finding...but it was more like all day finding.. but we went by some P.I.'s (12) of which we were able to set up a return appointment with one of them.

Elder Butterfield & Elder Griffiths

Sunday we had lunch with the senior couple (whiteheads) and then went by a few less-actives and we were able to set up a return appointment with one of them as well.

BIKING ACROSS THE U.K.

September 15, 2014

 

"One of my friends from Telford"

Another friend from Telford

Monday we played pool with the other elders but we were missing the #2 ball so we went looking for one but we luckily didnt find one because we later found the #2 ball.

 

Tuesday we had a zone meeting.

 

Wednesday we had transfer meeting.. first day in warrington with elder griffiths.

 

Elder Butterfield & Elder Quaresma

Partial Stretford flat reunion (Elder Caleira is already home)

Thursday we had weekly planning and we went around so i could get to know the area. on friday in the morning we had service at the Barlow's (turning up the dirt in their garden) later we had tea at the Engelke's, then went to another members' home and got attacked by a little kid who kept trying to wrestle with me.. it was hilarious.



Who knew....Elder Griffith is a superhero!

Saturday there was a WW1 ommemoration at the chapel, then we went to a place called Widnes to try to contact a referral. later we had tea at the Whiteheads' (senior couple) and then rode our bikes around trying to contact P.i.'s (potential investigator) and less-actives.

 

Watch out Santa, Elder Butterfield found
a Santa Suit in his new flat

Sunday we went tracting and had an on-the-spot lesson with someone who was already a P.i. but we didnt know that until later.