Transfers week!

Well, I am going to Lexington, VA! It's like right next to Buena Vista, and I'll be working in a good sized family ward, and with a lot of the students in the Summer when the student wards consolidate. I'll also be training. I'm incredibly excited because the Zone Leader area in Lexington is being split up as well, and my new companion and I will be doubled into the area. The church has also set up a singles stake there, the first out side of Utah. We're going to be working a lot with the new stake president specifically.

I am kind of sad to be leaving Clarksburg, and my calling as a Zone Leader. I'm trying to get used to the fact that I wont be seeing a good chunk of all the missionaries that I know until after the mission sometime. That part really stinks, and also I ally enjoy teaching the missionaries, but alas, these things do come to an end, and others must come in and continue to build up the mission. I'm just getting to old for this! Haha

I found a really awesome guy here last week. His name is Eric Liller, and he has got to be the most prepared man I've ever met. He enjoys reading the Book of Mormon, and will tell us all about what he's read in great detail. We gave him a quick church tour shortly before church started on sunday(oh yea, and he came to church!) and he pointed out the painting of Joseph Smith getting the priesthood. He explained it to us! He even used the word Melchezidic! I know the name is in the Bible, but people hardly know how to say it, IF they know what it is or where it is in the Bible. We're really excited for him. We also found a spanish family, so we're gearing ourselves up for that. We need some spanish supplies first. Haha

A member gave us a whole bunch of animal pelts. I took the Raccoon one. It's pretty sweet. Elder Kelsch took a fox pelt.

Pictures:

One of Us figuring out how to change the tire. They keep popping on us! Where ever I go! Also One of Elder Kelsch and I with an investigator's daughter and her friends. The daughter is on the right side of the picture. For some reason, the boy was in a dress. It was possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen. Another one of us with our guts. I need to start doing more sit ups in the morning, and a little less Taco Bell. OH! We went fishing last pday! And I caught the first fish and thats my trophy! Haha My companion says that I totally look like someone from Oregon. Maybe its the sweet Oregon shirt that I got on :D

Love yall!

~Elder Shain Wiederholt

888 Oakwood Rd Ste 310

Charleston, WV 25314

quite exhausted

Well things are good. We went fishing this morning with a member, and I caught the first few fish, but didn't catch anything else except weeds and sticks for the rest of the day, which was kinda frustrating. I should be content, but of course its something I'm constantly working on it seems.

Easter was good. We all woke up and listened to a compilation of testimonies of the prophets regarding Christ, then watched Lamb of God, one of the churches DVDs that they've made. We of course then went to church, and we were essentially the sacrament program. Haha. I was leading the music, and I don't know why but oh well, and said the closing prayer, and the bishopric member who was conducting surprised all four of us by announcing that we were going to be singing a hymn. SURPRISE!
Elder Kelsch and I later on taught the 9, 10, and 11 year old class in primary. I've never had this happen before, so it was interesting. After church we went to dinner with a family called the Stewarts. Bro Stewart is the one who took us out fishing today. We had some awesome pulled pork burritos and then did an egg toss thing. It ended up just being an egg fight with boiled eggs. Well, more like a contest to see who could hit me with the eggs. Hahaha I didn't get hit so that's good. We finished the night with some good ol fashioned teaching.

Not a whole lot more to report. My mission President is likely going to be sending me and a new missionary to Russell to build up the area. Next transfer in May one of the assistants will go to Ashland and train as well. Not sure thats the plan, but he and I talked about it in interviews a week ago and we already know I'm leaving here. Haha, we'll see, and I really hope so!

Well, sure do love ya!

~Elder Wiederholt

888 Oakwood Rd Ste 310

Charleston, WV 25314

I wont see it until I believe it

I wont see it until I believe it. I have got to say that one of the things that I'm learning about everyday is alway faith. What it is, how it works, where it begins and ends, what the difference is between faith and hope. These are all things that I've been pondering about and learning more and more about so that I can be more effective as a missionary and servent of God. General Conference this last weekend really helped me a ton. We're encouraged to go in with a couple different questions that we need answered. Those can be doctrinal, about life, direction, whatever we need to become better people. Well I went in with 5 questions, and each of them were answered two-fold. It is pretty awesome. The talks by Elder Packer, Holland, and a few others all hit home pretty well. There was one talk, the third one on saturday morning, that was about the Doctrine of Christ and the difference between being active in the church but not in the gospel. There was another one about writing missionaries, I especially loved that one! ;D

Things here are going well. The ward that I'm serving in participated in a multi-church basketball league to help create unity with the churches in the area. I won the championship, 5-0. It was a ton of fun, and we got to know a ton of awesome guys. We might start teaching one or two of the non-member guys that were on our team. All three of us also made brackets for MArch Madness for the fun of it. I didnt know what I was doing, so it was quite butchered. Haha

Its weird to think that we already have two weeks left in the transfer. It'll be here before I know it. I have no idea what might happen, so I guess all is in the Lord's hands now.

Love ya'll! Have a wonderful Easter!

~Elder Shain C Wiederholt

790 Locust Ave

Clarksburg, WV 26301

Mission Office:

888 Oakwood Rd Ste 310

Charleston, WV 25314