Taco Bell, Southern Food, and Ice Cream...Yum!

Dear Family and Friends,

Well another great week has past by in Charlotte. Well on Tuesday I got to go to Jackson again on splits and that was fun. I got to go to Taco Bell!!! Man I love Taco Bell, really can’t tell you why but I do.

Anyways, not a whole lot is new here we are still teaching Kristy and her daughter and she is doing great. We taught the Word of Wisdom with her on Friday and she gave us the rest of her cigarettes and is working on quitting. Oh yeah me and Elder Adams took pictures of us throwing away the Cigarettes, it was pretty funny. I will have to send you the pictures.

OH my favorite part of the week was we went to an engagement party for one of the member’s grandson, and they served southern food.  That was the first time I have had that before. The other side of the family belongs to some southern Baptist church and they were singing some song. Man did they know how to sing. Oh yeah and the other picture I am sending is at Mooville it is an ice cream shop and a dairy farm. It is the best Ice cream in Michigan. So I am having problems getting my camera to work on this computer so I will have to send you the pictures next week. Love you all and Happy Halloween!!!

Love Elder Robson Fletcher

Minivan Missionary

Dear Family and Friends,

Well not a whole lot has changed since last week. So last P-day we went out golfing with two of the less actives in the branch and that was a lot of fun. That was my first time golfing, the only bad thing was that it was a little cold.

On Tuesday we had a way awesome lesson with Kristy and her daughter, they both are awesome. They both are going to get baptized on the 10th next month and we are excited.

On Wednesday we had a pretty cool lesson with a lady named Heather.  It was interesting because we were teaching about faith and she said that she didn't know if there is a God.  We challenged her to pray to know that he is there. So we are going to follow up on that this week.

So now we are driving a minivan and it is pretty funny. I never thought I would be driving one. It is not my favorite. There are only 3 in the whole mission and I got stuck with one. Oh well it is a lot better than walking so I am not going to complain too much ha ha. So I am actually getting kicked off of the computer right now.  Love you all talk to you next week. All is well here so don't worry.

Love,

Elder Robson Fletcher

Great New Area

Dear Family and Friends!!!!

Well I had another great week!! This week I got to go on splits to another area in the district.  I got to go to Jackson. Jackson is sweet and is a pretty big city. So on Wednesday we got put on car rotation so we didn't have the car most of the week so that was a little different. My comp Elder Adams has never been without a car so he has been freaking out a little bit. He kept saying that he has to learn how to plan all over again because if an apt falls through he can’t just drive to the other side of town.

So we have an Awesome Investigator named Kristi and she has been progressing really fast. Last week we set a date with her for November 10.  We are going to see where that goes.

We ran into the Saint Church of Christ’s Bishop this week at the hospital.   We talked to him for a good 30 minutes and learned a lot about the split off groups that happened during the Nauvoo time. He was actually a descendant of Brigham Young. He invited us back to church so we are going to try to go again soon.

So it was kind of weird.  I taught Elders quorum yesterday.  It was my first week of church here.  I didn't know anyone and kept forgetting their names, but I felt like the lesson went well. Oh it was funny so I had to make my comp breakfast on Friday because I lost a game of Go Fish. He was telling everyone about it. Well that is pretty much my week. I will talk to you all next week.

Love,
Elder Robson Fletcher

New Missionary Age will Help the Mission

Hey Everyone!! 

Well I am now in Charlotte and it is awesome here I love it.  I am already in the swing of things and having fun.  So my new comp is Elder Adams and he is awesome and we are having so much fun.  He is from Spanish Fork and has only been out 3 months but is already a great missionary. It is going to be an awesome transfer together. So I didn't get to meet most of the branch this Sunday because of General Conference but the people I have met are really cool and really made me feel welcomed. 

So everyone asked me what I thought about the age change for missionaries and I was so shocked!!!  At first when President Monson started talking I thought maybe we were getting called home ha-ha J/K, that would have been even crazier.  My mission president said that it will help our mission out a lot and in the next year we will be getting a lot of new missionaries especially more sister missionaries. 

It is kind of crazy so my trainer is now my Zone Leader here and it was funny we were talking about the good old days ha-ha. OH I almost forgot so yesterday before conference we went to a different church.  It was called the Saint Church of Christ.  It is a break off group from the RLDS church and it was interesting to go to.  It was very similar but the only thing is they don't have any authority.  They were asking us a lot of questions and wanted a copy of our Doctrine and Covenants.  They wanted help getting a bishop store house going because they know it talks about it in D&C.  They were such nice people and they welcomed us back anytime.  We are hoping to go back soon.  The only problem is that our Churches are at the same time.   I really don't know what else to say this week because I am new to Charlotte and don't really know too much of what is going on. Well Love you all till next week!!! 

Love, Elder Robson Fletcher

Transfers Tomorrow!

Dear Family and Friends!!!

Well it was my last week in Kalkaska so that is sad. I am getting transferred to Charlotte, MI. I am actually pretty excited about that because the comp I have now, Elder Lee, was trained there and loved it.  So it should be fun.

Oh we had an awesome week! We had a lesson with one of our investigators named Sandy. She is awesome. We talked about faith because last week when she came to church one of speakers talked on it.  She kind of didn't understand the principle so we went over that with her.  We really focused on The Book of Mormon. She really wants know for herself if it is true or not.  That was great.  

We started teaching a part member family this week that is very interested. The husband has been inactive for about 17 years and wants to get his kids baptized. It is going to be kind of sad that I won’t be here to teach them anymore.

 Oh so this week we got some Ghost Peppers (a chili pepper previously recognized by Guinness World Records as the hottest pepper in the world) from a guy that we ran into (he also is the one that grew the giant pumpkin that I am standing next to). So that is not the smartest thing I have ever done haha. I took a video of it but it was too big to send on the e-mail. So the first picture is with Sister Wysoki (one of my favorite people), second if of Torch lake, 3rd is me and a 1200 lb pumpkin, 4th is me at Elk Lake, 5th is Elder Lee me and Brother Chowhan, one of the coolest guys you would ever meet, Last one is Rachel, Spencer, me, and Bro Kreger. Well that is about it I will write you next week when I am in Charlotte!! Oh my new address will be:

 328 Brackett St

Charlotte MI, 28813

Well Love you all and talk to you soon

Love,
Elder Robson Fletcher!!!!!
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