Thursday, September 8, 2011

Pretty Sweet Miracle for the WEEK!

Pretty sweet miracle for the week; my comp and I have been track ting up a storm.   We live eat and BREATHE track ting ha-ha (hopefully it is low in fat) HA!   And we have been finding sooooo many people to teach!  We are narrowing our work down to sifting the wheat from the tares; finding the ones that are interested rather than trying to be nice.   So while tracking all night we found this guy that basically tells us that he doesn’t need anything but a bible.  And as we were talking on his doorstep he says, “one second I want to show you something.”   He comes out with 3 HUGE books translating Hebrew into English and cross references and the meaning of words and passages. When I saw these readings of his I have never felt so bad for someone.   When he reads the bible in order for him to logically understand something he thinks all of the information is in those three books that were written by some guy that fell away from the Catholic Church and made his own church up. And whenever he has questions about something he asks his pastor!!!! PEOPLE DISREGARD THAT THEY CAN RECIEVE ANSWERS FROM HEAVENLY FATHER!!!!!!!!!!! Instead they rely on whatever their pastor says without questioning him.  Any who, so his name is Matthew and by the time we were wrapping up the lesson I asked him if he would proceed with reading the book of Mormon and ask God if it is worth reading and if the book were true, he said to me that all he needs is his bible and his pastors books. And he said he won’t read the Book of Mormon because he does not have enough time to read every book from every different religion. So I said ok valid point here are some pamphlets it is an easy read we will stop by next Friday to see what you think. so we left and a day later we get a call from him (we didn’t even know he had our number) He had TONS of questions so we wrote his questions down and said we will answer them when we see him on Friday :) (One of his questions was if his wife has to wear a dress Sunday for church) SO HE IS COMING TO CHURCH!!!  Keep Matthew in your prayers so that his heart may be softened to hear and receive our message on Friday!!
LOVE ELDER MEITLER

Monday, August 15, 2011

I've got a companion who likes to work!!

Hello!!! Mama :)
So there is a tailor in our ward so she asked if I had anything that needed tailoring so she is just going to do it.   I figure it will save time and money on all of our parts. And FINALLY I get a companion that likes to work.   HALLELUJIA!!!!!   We are working sooo hard and he agrees about time effectiveness with me.   So we get a lot done!   So since the current ward I am in is not providing referrals we are tracting every day from 5 to 9 (those are the best hours to tract because everyone is home from work)   Oh, so with more tracting comes lot of new stories.   So I knocked on this door and big African American comes to the door and  I reach my hand out to shake his hand (I introduced myself) and he looked at my hand as if I had some kind of disease and told us to get off his property ha-ha!  (Gotta love Virginia.)   Oh and the next door down we knock at this door and a lady comes to the door and says, quote "sorry I am not interested I just moved in and I do not like the church I am currently going to so I am searching for the true church to attend,"  then she slammed the door ha-ha......... countless rejections this week but we had two people ask for book of Mormons and one of them said, “ I really wish I had a religion I could nurture my kids in!!!”   So we are going to stop by this week and teach her.   Oh and funniest story of all so me and my comp were sitting at our apartment figuring out who we could visit when I felt we needed to just start walking towards a less active lady’s house so as we were walking on the side of the road a guy pulls up in his small white Honda and says, “Are you evangelists?”  I thought he was a member so I laughed and said yes.   He said, “Hop in my car and I will take you where you need to go.”   So we ended up driving to his house and we taught him the restoration, it was way sweet and he loved it.   But the catch is that it was his last day home because he is going off to college now so we are going to give his info to the missionaries in his area.   He said it was cool if we did so.   Oh and Elder Whipple says that he is distantly related somehow Whipple Heating and Air ha-ha!!
LOVE ELDER MEITLER

Monday, August 8, 2011

I love the area, investigators, members and ward mission leader!!!

MOM!!!!!!

We are eating with members although we have cut back at eating at members to twice a week. And we schedule it as early as we can generally 4 o clock so we can tract 5-9.  In fact we had a dinner at a family last night and they were so quiet!!!!! It is almost like they killed someone and were trying to hide it from us, they were so awkward!!    Oh well, after we had dinner we tracted into this lady that let us in and we talked about the plan of salvation it was way sweet she is going to read and pray about the book of Mormon :)   Oh then about 3 hours later an African American family lets us in and we taught about the Book of Mormon but then they called their pastor and put him on speaker to list off bible references why men on earth are not allowed to receive revelations and that we cannot receive answers to our prayers. It is so sad that people honestly think that God is not our loving Heavenly Father. It really isn’t a hard concept to grasp. Millions of people around the world rely on everything that their pastor/minister says in fact when the preacher was on speaker the spirit was instantly driven out of the room.   But we felt prompted to talk about temples and after that the spirit was able to subside and the mood changed from attacking us to asking us sincere questions.   We are returning this week and are going to watch the stone cutter or some other movie about temples ha-ha :) OH PS I got a new companion!!!! His name is Elder Whipple who was born and raised in Orem Utah :)  He is way sweet!! He loves to work!!! :) :) :) I finally don’t have to drag any more companions to work :) We are getting a lot done this transfer in Garrison Ville :) So ya elder Odenwalder got transferred out of his area and I am staying in Garrison Ville.   I love it here :) the investigators, members etc.   Everyone is great :) The ward mission leader is sooo helpful and very enthusiastic about his calling as a ward mission leader :) well I love you all thank you for the letters :) love
ELDER MEITLER

I have never been so physically, mentally, and spiritually fit in my life!!!!!

HI MOM :)
Ok so its 131 Mathew Court  Garrison Ville, Virginia.   Transfers are next Thursday so it might change.   Ok so to answer your questions, I do not have a set number of hours that we tract a day. But I guess on average 1-2 hours a day. But when my companion left the area and I was in charge of the area I tracted for 7 hours.   On a normal day I am lucky to pass out 3 Book of Mormons.  To answer 6 it varies day to day but on average we have about 2 investigator lessons a day but we visit different members every day to give them the (six step program) that’s what our ward mission leader has asked us to do. And actually funny you ask ... no I have still have never given a blessing.   My companions always want to give the blessing so I just anoint the oil.   And yes I know exactly what you mean when you feel you need to bear your testimony!   I have been extremely careful to follow the promptings I receive.   And yes I received your shirts thank you soooooo much I love them :) ha-ha funny story…….. my pants are 3 sizes to big now and my belt is too big.   So I had to get pants from the DI in Burlington.   None of my pants fit anymore.   HAHA so I answered all of your questions… my turn.  How is the ward doing?   How is Sadie???   Dad, you Sarah, Marianne, what are you planning on doing for the remainder of the summer?  Does dad like his job?
Yes I am doing pretty good in fact I am doing amazing!! I love it here although I don’t like the humidity ha-ha. I am learning more than I can handle!   And my testimony has grown so much. I am sorry I do not have much to share this week because every one has been out of town. This week has been a stretch for me.   After all of my hard work and reading the scriptures daily, 2 solid investigators dropped us. And we got bashed several times this week. But at the same time, it was an extremely productive week in my studies I felt the spirit so strong during my personal studies in the mornings this past week and I have learned so much!! I have never been so physically, mentally, and spiritually fit in my life!!!!!
With much love ELDER MEITLER

Service softens investigators hearts.


Hello MOM
Ha-ha so NO I do not want to write letters ha-ha I prefer emailing.   And my emails are just as long as my letters........ I will try to make them longer. We are just teaching the same people and nothing unusual has happened, we have just been teaching a TON.   Although I can say that our part member family (the Reyes family) is really progressing.   I did a TON of service at their house this week.   They painted their windows so they needed their windows cleaned (post construction work) and then they bought a pool in the same week!!! If god didn't have a hand in this than I have no clue who did.   What are the chances that they bought the same pool that we have AND window cleaning........ It was definitely meant to be to soften hearts they were so grateful for my help. So regarding the Reyes family, me and my companion have been working hard so we can teach their son Eric and the dad Hosa.   Most of the "movement" is happening with this family.   Hosa is keeping commitments now and Eric is more open to hear of the messages we have to offer.  Sorry my messages have been so short lately it’s just that I am still in the same area and we have all the same investigators we tract a ton but have not been having any luck since Jay and Sonia although we did find an Indian guy yesterday named Santoosh who is interested in our religion so we are returning next Sunday to teach lesson 1.  And yes, me and my companion are getting along great he has really helped me grasp the concept of thinking before I speak.   It is quite interesting how each companion helps me notice my problems so I can improve myself.   I can’t believe you are going to be a relief society teacher that is way sweet.   What are you going to teach about next week? Does dad have a calling?  Oh and how does it feel to be out of school!!   Feels good to have a break? Oh and this summer are you planning on building the family room when dad gets a job?  oh and I don’t think you should set up the pool ha-ha if I were you I would just get the family a pass to the rec center so you don’t have to be responsible for cleaning the pool everyday ha-ha because we all know what is going to happen now that I am not at the house :D

It's the little things that get people interested!

Yes I have had a way sweet week. And yes I am doing just fine so no worries: P ok so to answer your questions yes the member meals have been slowing down a little but it’s all good we have money to eat and get subway gift cards and stuff from members.    And to answer your other question about missionary work in the ward ok well I am a strong believer in that it is too bad though for everyone in Utah because all of our neighbors are already members  BUT EVERYONE can do missionary work.   It really is the little things that get people interested, even small chat with a co- worker about your religion or give them a plate of cookies to show them you care about them. Missionary work is not just tracking.  It’s a way of life.   As we constantly strive to have missionary moments the Lord will provide but we have to be in tune for those golden moments and opportunities. Oh and that is soooooo cool that you got your voice back it is too bad I am in Virginia so I don’t have the chance to see you and Sarah and dad competing to see who has the better voice ha-ha!!!!   Oh, Jay and Sonia were next door neighbors with Mormons they were not referred to us, we tracted into them. That shows even your next door neighbor might be interested. NEVER ASSUME THAT SOMEONE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE.   But Jay and Sonia let us in because of the kindness and charity her neighbor showed for them.   Oh so update on me and my comp we are getting along great I have learned though to be more "careful" with my words so as you can probably guess he was a good 3rd companion for me to get so I could learn to think before I say...      The ward is great but I am hoping to get transferred out: P   I know that seems way bad but I really don’t want to live in a basement anymore and I would love to have a stove so I could cook some eggs or something in the morning so I am pretty sure I am leaving Oakton but we will see I LOVE the people and LOVE the ward and never want to leave but I have a feeling I am leaving and sherwani is leading the area.   Ha-ha just my prediction.   oh and that is soooo cool dad is learning how to cook sushi!! i LOVE sushi!!! So hopefully he keeps that up so when I return we can have a sushi smorgasbord. Ha-ha well I love you all!

ELDER MEITLER

Sunday, May 29, 2011

New Companion!

Elder Meitler practicing the discussions to a captivating investigator!!!  Or does he think he's found his princess????

 Steven in front of the Washington D.C. temple.
 Look at all of those Book of Mormons he has to give away!!  "Oh, I'll just study the scriptures and sit on them!!!"  (jk)
Elder Meitler and his new companion Elder Sherwani on P-day!!
(a short email from Steve)
 Oh, and the crafts I pick up out here keep me sane haha when I am stressed when pday comes around, just sitting down and doing something with my hands while waiting for my laundry to finish clears my mind :P no worries though it NEVER interferes with the work.  Ok, so for the current update on me........... I have a brand new companion :)!!!!!!! His name is Elder Sherwani (his mom was born in Afganistan, his Dad is from Iran) and Elder Sherwani was born in Pakistan.   He lived there until he was 12 then moved to the US in Virginia (kinda ironic) because now he is serving his mission in Virginia. So he is a convert and has been for 2 years and it is pretty sweet. He is a very easy going guy.  Elder Sherwani is WA"AAAAY different than Elder Peterson. That is pretty much all I can say about that. My letter is short this week because I am sending my memory card home and it has TONS of pictures and videos!!! So enjoy. I love you all and love hearing from you :)

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Skype was Awesome!!

Steve looks great and still has such a great attitude about missionary work!!  We talked with him for about an hour and a half.  What a special Mother's Day for me.  Steve will be getting a new companion so we will be looking forward to hearing about his new adventures.  His trainer has been in their area for about 6 months and so they both thought that Elder Petersen would be the one to be transfered. 
     Steven mentioned that they are teaching a contact that he made on his very first day in the mission field.  He is very excited about this investigator. 
     We will hear from Steve tomorrow and hopefully I'll have more to share!!!

Taking investigators to the temple was phenomenal!!

April 8th we handed off our investigator Bryan I was so sad to see him go/ every time we met with him he would buy us 50 dollars worth of groceries. So it is really sad to give a solid investigator up like that. so in this week we having been trying new finding ideas like this week we saw a bunch of kids playing basketball so we did that and got 4 potential investigators and 1 solid contact. This Saturday we went to a yard sale and talked with the owner.  We have really been trying new finding ideas it is so much fun! Also we are not having the baptism this Saturday we are having it next Saturday they have some concerns and they need just a little more time to prepare. We took Jay and Sonia btw to the temple visitor’s center this Saturday and they loved it!  The dc temple is phenomenal!!!!!!!!! It is HUGE!   oh and even though Tom and Linda cut us it is ok because there interest has sparked up again and we are taking them to the temple visitor’s center this Tuesday so I am way excited to go again!! I will make sure to send lots of pics :) well running short on time and I got to so bye for now :) p.s. I weighed 205 when I left on my mission and now I weigh 183. So keep up the fat remarks :) it keeps me motivated :)
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 5:14 PM, <joann.meitler@comcast.net> wrote:Well this week was amazing!!!!!!!!!! Just to let ya know ha-ha!      So my companion and I have been teaching a couple, Jay and Sonia.   They are attending church every Sunday and fit into the ward quite nicely.   They love the people, the gospel, and they are really seeing the blessings in their life.   Sonia actually said, “I see a good change in my life soon and I am very excited.”  They are sooo happy!  Probably the most solid investigators ever!  I set a baptismal date for April 16th and we also have a guy named Hosea to be baptized on April 30th.  So the work is moving..... rapidly: P      Ok ok, so for the cool story……. so as you know I had a drunk guy rip a book of Mormon out of my hand last week but this week I got a gun pulled on me :D  t was AWESOME!!! Ha-ha ok so here is the wrap on the story….. My companion and I were teaching Jay and Sonia everything went awesome as planned (they saw conference too and loved it) they are loving everything about the church. The lesson went on for an hour and we left their house at 8:45.   As my comp and I were high fiving out the door on how awesome the lesson went my companion started heading towards the car to go home. I proceeded to walk in the opposite direction of him, ignoring his decision to go home.  I walked up to a duplex and Elder Peterson quickly came to the door before I knocked on the door (this is a door that was recently tracked out a month ago and they were interested in learning more) so I knocked once and I could see the lights on the TV reflecting off the curtain.   The lights stopped flashing so he must have paused his show so I knocked again. And Haviar came to the door, opened it very slowly with a gun. He busted up laughing and said that in his profession we are not the kind of people he expects to come to the house that late ... it was only 8:45 ha-ha (we think he is in the CIA but we are not really sure) so we talk at his doorstep for a little and I said, “Well since you pulled a gun on us will you come to the stake conference for conference this Sunday? He said yes and he came! He absolutely loved it! Their family reads the book of Mormon and he is really studying hard to learn more about his church he is even going to the library to get books put out by the church! I have a way good feeling about this family.   Keep jay Sonia and Haviar in your prayers! We need all the help we can get!! Well I love you all till next p-day (p-day is on Mondays now) ELDER MEITLER

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Washington DC temple was phenomenal!!

  April 8th we handed off our investigator Bryan I was so sad to see him go/ every time we met with him he would buy us 50 dollars worth of groceries. So it is really sad to give a solid investigator up like that. so in this week we having been tryng new finding ideas like this week we saw a bunch of kids playing basketball so we did that and got 4 potential investigators and 1 solid contact. This Saturday we went to a yard sale and talked with the owner.  We have really been trying new finding ideas it is so much fun! Also we are not having the baptism this Saturday we are having it next Saturday they have some concerns and they need just a little more time to prepare. We took Jay and Sonia btw to the temple visitor’s center this Saturday and they loved it!  The dc temple is phenomenal!!!!!!!!! It is HUGE!   oh and even though Tom and Linda cut us it is ok because there interest has sparked up again and we are taking them to the temple visitor’s center this Tuesday so I am way excited to go again!! I will make sure to send lots of pics :) well running short on time and I got to so bye for now :) p.s. I weighed 205 when I left on my mission and now I weigh 183. So keep up the fat remarks :) it keeps me motivated :)

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 5:14 PM, <joann.meitler@comcast.net> wrote:

Well this week was amazing!!!!!!!!!! Just to let ya know ha-ha!
     So my companion and I have been teaching a couple, Jay and Sonia.   They are attending church every Sunday and fit into the ward quite nicely.   They love the people, the gospel, and they are really seeing the blessings in their life.   Sonia actually said, “I see a good change in my life soon and I am very excited.”  They are sooo happy!  Probably the most solid investigators ever!  I set a baptismal date for April 16th and we also have a guy named Hosea to be baptized on April 30th.  So the work is moving..... rapidly: P
     Ok ok, so for the cool story……. so as you know I had a drunk guy rip a book of Mormon out of my hand last week but this week I got a gun pulled on me :D  t was AWESOME!!! Ha-ha ok so here is the wrap on the story….. My companion and I were teaching Jay and Sonia everything went awesome as planned (they saw conference too and loved it) they are loving everything about the church. The lesson went on for an hour and we left their house at 8:45.   As my comp and I were high fiving out the door on how awesome the lesson went my companion started heading towards the car to go home. I proceeded to walk in the opposite direction of him, ignoring his decision to go home.  I walked up to a duplex and Elder Peterson quickly came to the door before I knocked on the door (this is a door that was recently tracked out a month ago and they were interested in learning more) so I knocked once and I could see the lights on the TV reflecting off the curtain.   The lights stopped flashing so he must have paused his show so I knocked again. And Haviar came to the door, opened it very slowly with a gun. He busted up laughing and said that in his profession we are not the kind of people he expects to come to the house that late ... it was only 8:45 ha-ha (we think he is in the CIA but we are not really sure) so we talk at his doorstep for a little and I said,  “Well since you pulled a gun on us will you come to the stake conference for conference this Sunday? He said yes and he came! He absolutely loved it! Their family reads the book of Mormon and he is really studying hard to learn more about his church he is even going to the library to get books put out by the church! I have a way good feeling about this family.   Keep jay Sonia and Haviar in your prayers! We need all the help we can get!! Well I love you all till next p-day (p-day is on Mondays now) ELDER MEITLER

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Miracles do happen in elevators!

     Two nights ago we ate at the Kusuma’s house and they are from India.   We ate on the floor and we ate with our fingers! IT WAS AWESOME!!  So I am probably never going to eat with a fork again because it is so fun ha-ha AND you don’t have to wash dishes!   After we finished eating with Brother Kusuma, he walked us to the elevator to leave his apartment when a African American lady inside the elevator said, “Are you from a church?” we said, “Yes,” we are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints."   Then she said, “You are just the guys I needed to talk to; please come with me.”  So we walked with her to her apartment and her two sons were sitting on the couch looking very angry and she told us that they were being disobedient.  She asked us to teach them a lesson on obedience and the happiness it brings.   After that they dispersed and we talked some more to the mother and she told us that her 19 year old son is in jail and these kids are heading down the same path.   She gave us her phone # and said to come anytime and she wants to learn more!!  Ha-ha!  Look at that!!  Miracles do happen in elevators.  I never would have thought! :P
      The most solid investigators currently are Jay and Sonia.  They have a son named Sebastian and they keep coming to church and absolutely love it!  Last Saturday we set a date for April 16 to get baptized and they are very excited.   I can already see their lives changing as they come to church and read there scriptures.  It is amazing how much the gospel blesses families!  I really took it for granted at home.
     This Sunday Haviar came to church with his whole family!!! He is in the CIA and we really did not expect him to come.  Elder Peterson found him a while back and we decided to check on him and so we invited him to come to church 2 weeks ago.  I don’t know much about his family but we are going to get to know them better this week.   We are going to stop by and check up on him and see if he wants to take the lessons.
     On Friday Elder Peterson, Elder Harper, Elder Earl and I went to the metro and set up a booth and “street contacted.”   We usually split up and talk to people so we are generally on our own.  A Hispanic guy came up to me and started talking about Jesus with me.  I was getting to know him when he asked, “Do you believe in modern day prophets?” I said, “Yes, they help guide us and we receive modern day revelation from god through our prophet.  He got extremely mad and called me a swear word 3 or 4 times and just as he said that I could smell the alcohol on his breath.   He was drunk!   He got extremely mad at me and told me that I was of the devil because I believe in prophets.  Then he asked "What can I do for you?"   I said, “You can know the things I tell you are true if you read this book.   He yelled at me called me a swear word again then he said I was an idiot, ripped the book out of my hand and then stormed off.  (Scary for MOM to be reading this)
     I love it out here I wouldn’t trade the experiences out here for anything.  It is so much fun to be exposed to all of these different people.   ELDER MEITLER

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Changing Lives!!!

Well this week has been awesome and tons have been going on!   Busy, busy, busy!   To start off, Michael is in a part member family and has been going through some rough times.   His dad is not a member but his mom and the rest of the family are members.  He has been just struggling with life in general and just 3 days ago he gave us a call and asked if we would talk to him! (He has never called us for anything) So we pull up to his family’s house and he is sitting in his jeep.   We hop in his car and ask, “What’s up?   He told us that he got in a huge fight with his parents so he was going to go out to party but he called us instead and THEN after talking to him for 5 minutes, Bishop Burton called him and asked if he wanted to have an interview in 10 minutes.  (Michael recently got interviewed by the bishop and  felt guilty because he left a lot of stuff out) so we escorted him to the church for support and waited for 30 minutes but it was 9 o’clock so we had to go home.   Then we got a text from him saying that he has never felt better in his entire life!  So just yesterday we went and taught his family a lesson on the plan of salvation but Michael wasn’t there.   Right when we finished Michael came in, sat down on the couch in his living room and Elder Peterson started talking to him.  I joined him and Michael broke out in tears expressing that he has never been this happy in his entire life and thanked Elder Peterson and Elder Meitler for helping him out in this point in his life.   He said, “You two guys have changed my life!  And I know this church is the word of God. “Then he said, “Elder Meitler and Elder Peterson, if you guys don’t baptize any one on your mission it doesn’t matter because you saved me and I am so thankful for your help.”   (That was last night and I am SOOO happy I am able to serve a mission at this time and I hope everyone has the opportunity to serve a mission because this is the greatest thing I have ever done.   I KNOW that the church changes lives.   I love you all till next p-day.   ELDER MEITLER OUT

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Outback Steakhouse for dinner!!

Well it is p-day again and I love the mission and the people here, it is way fun! I can now say I have been introduced to almost every religion. It is very interesting to hear especially from Hindus.   I have found that I am extremely fascinated by other religions and their beliefs.  I have learned a TON but I also learned that trying to beat someone with scriptural knowledge and logically (almost) never works!  It is through my testimony that has helped bring others closer to conversion through the miracles I have witnessed and sharing experiences that I have obtained. No one can rip down my testimony of the church and the power of prayer! So even though I am not a scripture scholar yet ha-ha I use my testimony a ton. Oh and guess what, we had 5 investigators show up at church on Sunday!!!! So the work is moving along and the members love us!  Like tonight, they are dropping off food from Outback Steakhouse. And when I was at the grocery store a member paid for my food when I was at the check out!! Oh, I had to wear a cast last week for my fingers because I pulled a muscle or hurt a tendon or something so all I could use was my thumbs HA!! So as you can see I am typing on the computer so my fingers are pretty much healed. I am still on my diet I am losing weight slowly but surely. My back feels better than it ever has! Oh and did you get the package I sent you?  Well I hope to hear from ya this month love ya! :)

Monday, February 28, 2011

Mission Life is Great!!

 Steve
and his 1st companion.  Elder Petersen
 Steve is in a car area!
                     Elder Meitler's first apartment.

Elder Meitler looks too happy to be flying away from UTAH!


Steve finally wrote a letter and I'd like to summarize.  He is lovin' the mission field even though he has knocked on over 200 doors and only 3 have let him in to talk about the church.  He is surprised how many people hate the mormoms.  He loves tracting because everyday is quite the adventure.  His companion is Elder Petersen whom he loves because he is humble, a quality that Steve hopes to acheive.  (I tried to upload a video that Steve sent but did not have success.  I will try again later.)
     Steve is living in an afluent area and loves the ward and is getting invited for dinner every night.  The apartment that he lives in is in the basement of a beautiful home.  On the video he sent, there is a pool table and ping pong table for the missionaries to enjoy in his basement apartment.   He has noticed while tracting that there are alot of Catholics and Muslims.  One day when they were tracting, Steve said he felt impressed by the Spirit to knock on one more door after they had decided to stop tracting.  That last door ended up being a woman who said she is looking for a church.  (We will hopefully hear about her progress next week.
     Steve also expressed that he is anxious not to be considered a "greenie."   I hope Steve continues to be so upbeat about his mission.  I've not seen him happier!!! 

Thursday, February 24, 2011

First area is Virginia!

Washington DC South Mission
Elder Steven Meitler
5242 Lyngate Ct.
Burke, VA 22015

Today is Thursday and I have been too anxious to receive word from Steve.  I thought that his P-day was Wednesday, but found out today that it is Thursday.  In his email, he informed me that he will write a letter telling all the details of his first week in the mission field.  I guess he does not have enough time on the computer to write emails, so he would prefer handwritten letters.  I'm sure he has plenty of time while doing  his laundry to write letters.  Steve wants everyone to know his address....I guess he would love to get letters.   So stay tuned for a handwritten letter.   I can hardly wait!!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Looks like the MTC was a good experience!






Washington D.C. South Mission blog

President and Sister Albrights blog.   (http://www.armiesofhelaman.blogspot.com/) View stunning pictures of the mission home, missionaries, president and his wife and their beautiful surroundings.  Even pictures of when the missionaries toured the White House.

Steve arrived in Washington D.C. on Wednesday

Today is Saturday evening and we are excited to hear about Steve's new adventures.  P-day will be on Wednesday and we hope to get an update as to where he is located.  We received an email from the mission home stating that he arrived safely.