Sep 4, 2017
Well it sounds like you guys are pretty busy with projects
and packing! I still can't believe that this is Tyler's last week before he
leaves for BYUI.
This week has been good. We had quite a bit of sun this week
which was great but unusual. We have continued to meet with John and Gordon.
John is progressing little by little which is good. We also met with a guy
named David this week. We chapped him last week and he told us to come back. So
we did and we found out that his wife is a less active member and that they had
a granddaughter go on a mission to Hong Kong. They have a lot of their family
that are members. We are hoping to meet with them this week before they go on
holiday for two months. We also sent out a text to everyone in the phone this
week inviting them to come to church and there was another guy named David who
had met with missionaries about 5 years ago that decided to come to church. He
enjoyed it even though he was only able to stay for sacrament meeting and we
are going to meet up with him later this week.
We have also done quite a bit of finding this week. I don't
think I have told you this but football (soccer) over here is quite religious.
There is a team called the Rangers and another team called the Celtics. All the
people who consider themselves protestants cheer for the Rangers and hate the
Celtics. And everyone who considers themselves catholic is a Celtic fan and
hates the Rangers. It's ironic because while the rivalry runs deep between the
two teams, no one on either side really goes to church often. So the reason I'm
telling you this is because we sometimes have people come to the door and say
Rangers or Celtics and then close the
door.
I do have a new Scottish phrase though. So over here if you
are talking about a child you would instead use the word bairn. Like for
example, "back when you were a wee bairn", back when you were a
little kid.
Here's a picture of
me and Elder Bain.
We
don't usually help with the Self-Reliance here in Scotland mainly because the
class isn't up and running at the moment but it's something that we invite our
investigators to attend and can go if they go. It seems like it is just as big
of a program in Scotland as it is in Ireland. I think the Self-reliance course
is starting at the end of this month.
So we use pounds here in Scotland. So things in Scotland
appear cheaper but because the pound is more expensive than the euro to the
dollar, everything is about the same price. One thing that is very expensive to
do here is to eat out. It is not cheap like it is back home. We don't do it
very often though which is probably good for us. Elder Bain is a great
companion. We do have some of the same interests such as we both like sports. I
would also say that we both have a strong desire to work hard which is
fantastic.
So we went back to
the same museum last p-day since Elder Bain had not been there. This time I got
my picture in front of the billboard though.
It is sure great to hear from you guys! I hope your busy
week goes well!
Love,
Elder Calley
