Fwd: April 28, 2013

Dear family

Well this was another fast week. I dont have a whole lot to say. We taught our investigators Lyndell (GoJC),  Kim (WofW) and Cynthia (temples). Lyndell has a baptismal date for June 1. Kim is getting baptized this saturday. We are getting excited for that. Taught some Less actives and tried to get some people to church. Unfortunately not many came this week, so we will try again this week. We fixed a sprinkler system this week for a member in our ward who really nedded help. Cutting pipe (PVC) and setting stuff up. Playing in the mud. You know. IT WAS HOT this week. and its only going to get hotter. Yay Bakersfield.. haha Helped with the Mormon helping hands project on saturday. We played a lot of Basketball this week. My companion is a baller. I am really going to miss being a missionary, its going to be hard to give it up i think.  THis week should be good, we are prepping for this baptism and trying to stick it out in the heat all the way to the end. (Its hard...)

Wow I cant believe they are going to be Elders... I remember them as Teachers, so wierd...

Hope you feel better mom. 

I am throwing away a bunch of worn out Garments, shirts and pants, as well as leaving my sheets, hope that is alright..

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- Elder Tyler Scott

Fwd: April 22, 2013

Well another week has gone by, much too fast. We played basketball again on Monday which was a blast. I suck still haha. but its all good, i can jump much higher than i used to be able to do. Ill hit the gym when i get home and lose those extra pounds that are holding me back from jumping like a black man. haha. Tuesday, We met with Kim and reviewed the Restoration, and saw Lyndell and did the same. Hopefully

Lyndell starts coming tro church soon. Baptism for Kim is still scheduled for the 4th of May. Wednesday we started the day off helping Sister Nancett with a bunch of Yard work, Shes having a hard time
right now in her marriage so we have been helping her take care of some stuff. Thursday i went on an Exchange with Elder Gates in the Ysa wards. A nice break from the bike and the heat. (its getting really
hot, i think it was in the low 90s last week.)  We had a lot of fun ad worked really well together. We have both grown a lot since our last exchange and can both see it. so that was kinda cool. Friday morning
we helped a Liz (YSA recent convert) who was struggling with her testimony of the gospel. Then we weekly planned, and went tracting again. Contacted a couple refferals this week. Not too bad. Not very
solid though oh well, but we have more tyo contact next week. All is going good. I am working my way through Mark in the New Testament. Ending the mission strong.

I was actually relieved to hear about the change of plans for the trip. California is all good with me. But i do want to come back THIS summer, Hopefully in July. If possible.

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- Elder Tyler Scott

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Fwd: April 14, 2013

Dear Family

Well this was a super week, Monday was great we played basketball till we couldn't walk. Tuesday, we saw our investigator Lyndell, and brought the Murchison's who she bonded with extremely well and had a great lesson about conference and conversion tho the church. Wednesday we started with service and turned a huge palm tree into a pineapple with only a clipper. and a pencil sized hand saw. Then we had a baptismal interview for Julius! Thursday was our interviews with president Castro and it was the best one i have ever had. he really touched me and made me feel like he cared about me. It was great. 

Friday we helped a member with her lawn and then we scrambled to make sure the baptism was all set. and Then the highlight of the week Saturday morning at 11 am Julius Poggio was baptized, and Sunday was confirmed it was fanfreakingtastic! Im so proud of him. And at church we had Cynthia, Kim and her daughter, and Briana. 3 investigators there! 4 nonmembers. Kim's baptism was announced for May 4th and now we are working towards that! And soon Cynthia will follow. Woot! haha life is good. finisfhed the BoM and the Old testament this week, and am working through the New Testament. 

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- Elder Tyler Scott

Fwd: April 8, 2013

   So this was a pretty good week. They are going by so fast... On Tuesday we went over to see our investigator Lyndell, (with the intent on dropping her) and ended up doing service for her for a couple hours. Her TV entertainment center was all jacked up and a mess of cords so Elder Lifungula and i organized/reconnected/setup all of her stuff again and made it all work way better than it was. (the guys she paid to do it before were idiots... it was really bad.) While we were doing that she softened and openly asked us questions, one of them was about the apostasy. So we answered briefly and set up to come back on Friday. On Friday when we went back we had an awesome lesson with her about the apostasy and restoration in depth and bore testimony of it. She committed to reading more of the Book of Mormon and to watch conference. (i even set her TV up for it to automatically tune to it when it came on.) She loved it and we will see her tonight. Wednesday we went and saw some less active members. Invited them to watch conference and stuff. Thursday we did some tracting.

As for Cynthia and Julius. Yes the baptism is still scheduled. However we are getting a little worried because we haven't been able to contact her, and we have tried everyday multiple times this week. Left her a voice-mail  No luck. I am praying everything works out.

Kim also has a baptismal date for May 4th now. And we went over last night with our Ward Mission Leader and had the opportunity to teach about the Plan of Salvation and bear testimony powerfully. It was awesome. One of the best lessons i have had in awhile. She watched conference and is stoked about her Baptism.

Conference was way good. I'm not sure what my favorite was, but i did like Hollands talk a lot. As well as President Monsons talk when he set the field on fire. He cracks me up!

Im In Ether now, almost done. 

As for housing, I don't really have a preference. I would like to have something with a kitchen and a Living space (not just a bedroom). And not be super crammed with tons of people. But i don't know much about it. I'm relying on you. Good job to Weston and Mason on their tournaments and stuff, cant wait to see them play. Sweet, Snow in April, I will get to Snowboard soon after coming home! Yay!

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- Elder Tyler Scott