Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 10:03 AM
Wait..... Didn't I just send a letter? Is it really P-day?...This past week flew. Week five of the transfer usually does. This week we found ourselves doing a ton of finding. With our focus off of Horacio we are out finding people by knocking, and seeing less-actives in hopes we can obtain referrals from them.
We had a good little blow to our investigator pool this week as well. We had two different investigators tell us they were done... It was tough but we were able to go find 4 new investigators this week! The first one is Nancy; she is the wife of a person we've been teaching for the past few weeks. The second was a guy by the name of Elmer. Elders in Hilliard gave Elders Roach and Jacobson this referral a while back, and we were finally able to get in and teach him. Three and Four was a husband and wife by the name of Jose' and Ilda. There were countless hours of finding, but the Lord really helped us while finding.
As missionaries we have our setbacks. One of ours as Spanish Missionaries: People think we are migration! A couple guys walking up to an apartment in shirt and tie, just makes you think government official right? This week however the area has been "hot". There have been drug busts going on all over the city, a couple people have escaped from a jail, and migration has been working heavily in housing that our members live in. By no means is this increased police force a threat to us, but it makes finding a bit harder.
We will go up to doors, knock, and wait... We will see the blinds shake a little bit. Occasionally we will see a pair of eyes look out. Then you will hear everything go quiet, and the lights will go out. This is a difficult trend we've been facing as of late. So to combat this, we always have a pass-a-long card of the Savior in hand to help them realized were not migration!
Yesterday we were in a trailer park, and we kept getting the "Oh, no La Migra" look. It was like an old western watching all of the Hispanics run back into their trailers from the "Religious Sheriffs". We decided to simply pull out a couple copies of the Book of Mormon, and Pamphlets. Carrying those around we got "the look", but there was that look of relief once they saw the books in our hands.
These past couple of days we have seen the weather look a lot better. A few times we wanted to take of our jackets, but we realized, it's still suit season. Yesterday it was in the 70's, and everyone was taking advantage of that! In that same trailer park, we saw countless people outside grilling. The only way to describe the happenings of this trailer park, is to turn on a Kenny Chesney song!
At this point I've explained two groups. The drunk ones that were out grilling and having a good time, and the sober ones that were mortified of missionaries. Asi es la vida Hispana en America. I hope this letter paints a picture as to what I do every day. It's fun-being a Missionary/Migration Worker!
Transfers are this week. There's nothing rotten in Denmark, but it just smells funny...President Nilsen sent out a voice-mail to the mission saying, “If you think you are staying you are going, if you think you are going you are going." Something along those lines. So, I haven't the slightest as to what's going to happen this transfer. I could be here, or somewhere else. Who knows? I will give you the update next week, to tell you what happened!
I love you all, and hope it didn't snow on you at the races!
Para Siempre,
Elder Ipson
The Great Ohio Columbus Mission
We had a good little blow to our investigator pool this week as well. We had two different investigators tell us they were done... It was tough but we were able to go find 4 new investigators this week! The first one is Nancy; she is the wife of a person we've been teaching for the past few weeks. The second was a guy by the name of Elmer. Elders in Hilliard gave Elders Roach and Jacobson this referral a while back, and we were finally able to get in and teach him. Three and Four was a husband and wife by the name of Jose' and Ilda. There were countless hours of finding, but the Lord really helped us while finding.
As missionaries we have our setbacks. One of ours as Spanish Missionaries: People think we are migration! A couple guys walking up to an apartment in shirt and tie, just makes you think government official right? This week however the area has been "hot". There have been drug busts going on all over the city, a couple people have escaped from a jail, and migration has been working heavily in housing that our members live in. By no means is this increased police force a threat to us, but it makes finding a bit harder.
We will go up to doors, knock, and wait... We will see the blinds shake a little bit. Occasionally we will see a pair of eyes look out. Then you will hear everything go quiet, and the lights will go out. This is a difficult trend we've been facing as of late. So to combat this, we always have a pass-a-long card of the Savior in hand to help them realized were not migration!
Yesterday we were in a trailer park, and we kept getting the "Oh, no La Migra" look. It was like an old western watching all of the Hispanics run back into their trailers from the "Religious Sheriffs". We decided to simply pull out a couple copies of the Book of Mormon, and Pamphlets. Carrying those around we got "the look", but there was that look of relief once they saw the books in our hands.
These past couple of days we have seen the weather look a lot better. A few times we wanted to take of our jackets, but we realized, it's still suit season. Yesterday it was in the 70's, and everyone was taking advantage of that! In that same trailer park, we saw countless people outside grilling. The only way to describe the happenings of this trailer park, is to turn on a Kenny Chesney song!
At this point I've explained two groups. The drunk ones that were out grilling and having a good time, and the sober ones that were mortified of missionaries. Asi es la vida Hispana en America. I hope this letter paints a picture as to what I do every day. It's fun-being a Missionary/Migration Worker!
Transfers are this week. There's nothing rotten in Denmark, but it just smells funny...President Nilsen sent out a voice-mail to the mission saying, “If you think you are staying you are going, if you think you are going you are going." Something along those lines. So, I haven't the slightest as to what's going to happen this transfer. I could be here, or somewhere else. Who knows? I will give you the update next week, to tell you what happened!
I love you all, and hope it didn't snow on you at the races!
Para Siempre,
Elder Ipson
The Great Ohio Columbus Mission
