Dear Shanell,
Things are going great "down under". The missionaries have nicknamed me "Wally". Hey, guess who we saw on the conference edition of the Church News? Your dad and Ben! We get the Church News and magazines late here, but I was flipping through the conference edition and saw the picture of the congregation during the priesthood session and there they were! We get to watch conference the next Sunday and we get to watch the priesthood session tonight. I'm excited! I love stake conferences and general conference! This past Sunday was our stake conference. President Devere Harris spoke to us. He is so funny! He old a personal story of how he and his wife had just got married and all they had was $5. They had no car, and no other money. President Harris' dad asked how much money they had and then told them to go pay their tithing. He told them to go give it to their bishop that night. This was during the depression. They took the money to the bishop and then they had no money. The next morning a man knocked on their door and asked President Harris if he wanted to go to work. What a great example of exercising faith in a principle of the gospel! It strengthened my testimony in paying tithing. I know that when we keep the commandments, the Lord will look over us.
Elder Chapman is doing great! He just passed off his discussions with the assistants to the president so he is now a certified teacher. We went to a discussion with the sister missionaries last night and the Spirit was so strong! We bore our testimonies and the man felt it. It was so neat! It is the kind of experiences that make this worthwhile.
I appreciate your support!
Love,
Elder Wallentine
Wednesday, April 30, 1986
Saturday, April 19, 1986
Dear Shanell,
The elder I'm training, Elder Chapman, does not like to wear ties or suit jackets. We got up to a door of an appointment one day before I realized he wan't wearing a tie! He's a super guy though! Every time I say something he says, "why". He's pretty funny.
Tonight we are having a surprise going away party for a Lamanite sister named Sister Tairua. It should be fun! She is from New Zealand. It is sad to see some of the missionaries that I become friends with go home. Some I'll never see again and it can be hard. When I saw Elder Fusselman go home, it was hard. He was my 2nd companion. You grow so close to the missionaries out here. It's almost harder leaving them than my family. I know I'll see my family again, but I never know with these missionaries.
We were joking around with a new elder the other day and asked him, "What is the difference between an orange?" It makes no sense, but he was trying to figure it out. It was funny.
I had an experience where my prayers were answered. I left my scriptures on a curb accidentally and when I went back to get them, they were gone. I asked some people that lived close by if they had seen them and the old man said that he had picked them up and taken them into the house, but his wife told him to put hem back. He also said that some lady in a blue car came and picked them up shortly after. Well, from Thursday to Sunday I felt sick. I was lost without my scriptures! On Sunday, the bishop's son came up to me and gave me my scriptures. They had found them 3-4 miles away from where I had lost them by a fence! I know that God answered my prayer.
I know that God lives and that Jesus Christ is our Savior! Ezra Taft Benson is a true prophet just like Joseph Smith and Moses. If people pray about it, they will know.
Love,
Elder Wallentine
The elder I'm training, Elder Chapman, does not like to wear ties or suit jackets. We got up to a door of an appointment one day before I realized he wan't wearing a tie! He's a super guy though! Every time I say something he says, "why". He's pretty funny.
Tonight we are having a surprise going away party for a Lamanite sister named Sister Tairua. It should be fun! She is from New Zealand. It is sad to see some of the missionaries that I become friends with go home. Some I'll never see again and it can be hard. When I saw Elder Fusselman go home, it was hard. He was my 2nd companion. You grow so close to the missionaries out here. It's almost harder leaving them than my family. I know I'll see my family again, but I never know with these missionaries.
We were joking around with a new elder the other day and asked him, "What is the difference between an orange?" It makes no sense, but he was trying to figure it out. It was funny.
I had an experience where my prayers were answered. I left my scriptures on a curb accidentally and when I went back to get them, they were gone. I asked some people that lived close by if they had seen them and the old man said that he had picked them up and taken them into the house, but his wife told him to put hem back. He also said that some lady in a blue car came and picked them up shortly after. Well, from Thursday to Sunday I felt sick. I was lost without my scriptures! On Sunday, the bishop's son came up to me and gave me my scriptures. They had found them 3-4 miles away from where I had lost them by a fence! I know that God answered my prayer.
I know that God lives and that Jesus Christ is our Savior! Ezra Taft Benson is a true prophet just like Joseph Smith and Moses. If people pray about it, they will know.
Love,
Elder Wallentine
Friday, April 4, 1986
Dear Shanell,
So, the sister missionaries borrowed our tracting records and when they returned them, we weren't home so they set them on our front step and someone stole them. That is one full month of work lost! We are going to have to pray and work hard to find them. They are very important!
The work is going great out here! We are actively teaching 3 families. It is super! We just began teaching a guy named Lance and he is separated from his wife and I know that being a member of the church could help them.
I am training a new elder from Firth, Idaho. His name is Elder Brad Chapman. He was up at the bunk house a lot when both you and I were at college. Well, it is 8:46 am and as trainer I am supposed to do all the cooking, so I better get breakfast ready.
Have a good week!
Love,
Elder Wallentine
So, the sister missionaries borrowed our tracting records and when they returned them, we weren't home so they set them on our front step and someone stole them. That is one full month of work lost! We are going to have to pray and work hard to find them. They are very important!
The work is going great out here! We are actively teaching 3 families. It is super! We just began teaching a guy named Lance and he is separated from his wife and I know that being a member of the church could help them.
I am training a new elder from Firth, Idaho. His name is Elder Brad Chapman. He was up at the bunk house a lot when both you and I were at college. Well, it is 8:46 am and as trainer I am supposed to do all the cooking, so I better get breakfast ready.
Have a good week!
Love,
Elder Wallentine
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