Hey Family,
Transfer news came yesterday and the big new this tranfer is!........... I'm am going to be going back to the flat and not packing up cause i'm still staying here in Tazmania hahahahahahahahahahaha Wow am I ever gonna change hahaha it's ridiculous. Five people changed down here and they were all younger in Taz than me haha, but I like it here. I want a change so bad there are 80 other missionaries i've never met and i'm kept from the temple and all that but man my ward is gonna freak when they see me rock up to church this sunday they were convinced i was gone. hahahahaha so funny. Well i'm glad i'm staying cause we have three African families that were working with. One family of six yes six we got to come to church this sunday they are looking so good. Also another African family we taught the daughter about the book of mormon and gave her one like a month ago but rmom took it from here cause she wanted to read it instead and she has never even been taught about it yet. Things are going really good me and Elder Leota are gonna work our tails off this transfer so I can leave Tazzy on a good note cause i'm deffinately going in six weeks. Weather is slightly better but getting better, tracting is going great. Well thank you all everything I love you we'll see ya
-Elder Ballard
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Aug 09, 2009
Hey Family,
This week was a good one it went very fast but we had lots of good fun especially the last couple days. We had president interviews and everything with me is good. But after the interviews he came and checked our flat hahahaha oh man he wasn't pleased. Now let me get this straight, our flat is clean... very clean. It was just not to missionary standards or something. The curtains were on wrong and we had cut things out of ensigns and put them all over the walls with sticky tack, and he asked us to take them down and move our beds back into the bedroom but the worst thing about it all was he took my pull up ball. I'm so bummed I loved that thing I bought it back in America now it's gone :(. And I tried to plead with him telling him how i've gone from one pull-up to 15 but no dice. Oh well now I have a boring old flat but... plenty of room to wrestle. Then saturday we ate at Margrate's. She gave us Christmas Pudding which is like fruit cake (fruit?...good...Cake?...Great!....Fruit Cake?... Nasty Crap) but this christmas pudding was like fruit cake that has already passed through sombody. Oh man YUUUUUUUUUCCKKKK i'd rather eat Balute Egg. See as a missionary i've become a robot I eat everything in front of me and it's easy but this was the worst thing ever. Oh man Elder Monty and I were gonna throw up big time. That was that day. Then sunday, what a day. First church was good I love Glenhoun, then Glenorchy when we got there, there was a german girl looking for us she said she was a spy (investigator) and was just visiting. She was smarter than any of our converts even she was awesome. And her story is sweet. A missionary on his way to frankfurt from Dallas talked to her for ten hours and got her very insterested. Man good on him. I was scared to death to talk to anyone on the way out to Australia. She also has taught religion in a Catholic school which means she would have questioned that missionary a lot so even more props to him. But it just was the coolest thing, I want an investigator like her so bad. we'll get one don't you worry. Then another thing happened later that night. Elder Ianusi and I went out tracting and we tracted a very small court and it was chokka block full of accepting people but then we get to one house and this lady come's to the door but doesn't open it and says "are you trying to scare me?" in a very high pitched voice. We tell her no we are missionaries then she just starts to hyperventalate like really bad. So I ran next door to see if she has a condition they said she is an alchoholic and skytzo. so we go back and she is like dying infront of us, i kinda laughed but was concerned too. then when we talk with her a while she invites us in but we don't go cause we gotta go. Then we finally tell her we'll be back later in all her hysterics but she says while bawling "i'll be dead by then" wowzer ok so we don't know what to do Elder Ianusi said we should go so we did but it was crazy. We did find lots of other sweet people, we'll see them this week. Thanks every one for your support I love you all.
-Elder Ballard
This week was a good one it went very fast but we had lots of good fun especially the last couple days. We had president interviews and everything with me is good. But after the interviews he came and checked our flat hahahaha oh man he wasn't pleased. Now let me get this straight, our flat is clean... very clean. It was just not to missionary standards or something. The curtains were on wrong and we had cut things out of ensigns and put them all over the walls with sticky tack, and he asked us to take them down and move our beds back into the bedroom but the worst thing about it all was he took my pull up ball. I'm so bummed I loved that thing I bought it back in America now it's gone :(. And I tried to plead with him telling him how i've gone from one pull-up to 15 but no dice. Oh well now I have a boring old flat but... plenty of room to wrestle. Then saturday we ate at Margrate's. She gave us Christmas Pudding which is like fruit cake (fruit?...good...Cake?...Great!....Fruit Cake?... Nasty Crap) but this christmas pudding was like fruit cake that has already passed through sombody. Oh man YUUUUUUUUUCCKKKK i'd rather eat Balute Egg. See as a missionary i've become a robot I eat everything in front of me and it's easy but this was the worst thing ever. Oh man Elder Monty and I were gonna throw up big time. That was that day. Then sunday, what a day. First church was good I love Glenhoun, then Glenorchy when we got there, there was a german girl looking for us she said she was a spy (investigator) and was just visiting. She was smarter than any of our converts even she was awesome. And her story is sweet. A missionary on his way to frankfurt from Dallas talked to her for ten hours and got her very insterested. Man good on him. I was scared to death to talk to anyone on the way out to Australia. She also has taught religion in a Catholic school which means she would have questioned that missionary a lot so even more props to him. But it just was the coolest thing, I want an investigator like her so bad. we'll get one don't you worry. Then another thing happened later that night. Elder Ianusi and I went out tracting and we tracted a very small court and it was chokka block full of accepting people but then we get to one house and this lady come's to the door but doesn't open it and says "are you trying to scare me?" in a very high pitched voice. We tell her no we are missionaries then she just starts to hyperventalate like really bad. So I ran next door to see if she has a condition they said she is an alchoholic and skytzo. so we go back and she is like dying infront of us, i kinda laughed but was concerned too. then when we talk with her a while she invites us in but we don't go cause we gotta go. Then we finally tell her we'll be back later in all her hysterics but she says while bawling "i'll be dead by then" wowzer ok so we don't know what to do Elder Ianusi said we should go so we did but it was crazy. We did find lots of other sweet people, we'll see them this week. Thanks every one for your support I love you all.
-Elder Ballard
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
New member! :) July 26, 2009
G'day Family,
This week was hecktic. Just one big thing we focused on and that was Peter Green. He was Baptised and confirmed this weekend as a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It went so well, I was asked to perform the ordinance of baptism again and it was great! Other than that, we did nothing else this week. Be ready for two more baptisms soon. Love you all. I don't have much time. We went hang gliding with our district and for Elder Ianusi's (ya-noo-see) Birthday. It was fun!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Continuing success July 19, 2009
G'day Fam Damily!
This week went quick and not much else happened other than President and sister lee came down and there were no letters for me. Sad story haha. The zone conference was really good. Me and my comp are doing wonderful. We have a baptism this saturday. It is a 100% this guy is awesome and our ward is wonderfull they are
This week went quick and not much else happened other than President and sister lee came down and there were no letters for me. Sad story haha. The zone conference was really good. Me and my comp are doing wonderful. We have a baptism this saturday. It is a 100% this guy is awesome and our ward is wonderfull they are
fellowshipping him like mad, man it makes our job crazy easy. And also another couple we have set up for baptism is getting ready, we had to get Robert to stop smoking after doing it for 48 years and with the lords help and after seven days he has zero desire to smoke now all they gotta do is come to church and they are getting in that font haha. They are so fun they love us coming by and the things we teach. Last night we were driving in the bush and there were wallabies every where fair dinkum I had to dodge them ever thrity meters.
But as you could have guessed I finally hit one so I backed up to see if I really hit it and it was still moving so I decided to put it out of it's misery so I ran it over again hahaha. I actually feel really bad about it. Well family I love you all and take care. and write me. :)
But as you could have guessed I finally hit one so I backed up to see if I really hit it and it was still moving so I decided to put it out of it's misery so I ran it over again hahaha. I actually feel really bad about it. Well family I love you all and take care. and write me. :) -Elder Ballard
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Scheduled baptisms! July 13, 2009
Well Family this week was a pretty good one. We have been working really hard on a hand full of investigators. We have Peter he is getting baptized this weekend but we might just push it back a week due to hecticicity (ya i made that word up) but just so things run very smooth we're giving ourselves more time to make this day very special for him. Then we have two older couples preparing for baptism... yes family that equals 4 people thats big for my mission hahaha. These people are grear they recognize us as the lords servants and are willing to better themselves to come unto him. So cool, but we have to get over smoking with one of them. But i'm confident in him. Fasting will help i'm sure. Yesterday we went fishing in the ocean it was sweet we caught nothing but I had a blast i'll get the pics by next week. Funny story... Elder Leota and I broke into the zonne Leaders flat and stole there three heaters and left all their windows open and then just left, hahaha and then we got a knock early in the morning and they come in shivering and we are warm and surrounded by seven heaters ahaha it was so funny. Weather is cold still but I love it here. Thank you all for your support. I love you guys.
-Elder Ballard
-Elder Ballard
Transfer updates! July 6, 2009
Hello Family,
This week was absolutely nuts. Well my companion and I were tearing it up, we were told early that we were staying together for next tranfer so we were fine, we just went crazy good at working and did really well. But then tranfer news came and some last minute changes came, Elder Lewis is gone to the mainland, i've killed another one of my companions. I'm still in Glenorchy and it's official out of the first 20 people that were in Tazzy when I came here i'm the last one standing hahaha i've been here so long. My new companion is Elder Leota a Somoan from New Zealand. He's pretty cool. But ya I still feel bamboozled. We went to the snow yesterday you'll see pics i'll send them to mom. Work is good and we have a baptism coming up. I love it here I hope things start picking up more this is great. Love you guys take care.
-Elder Ballard
This week was absolutely nuts. Well my companion and I were tearing it up, we were told early that we were staying together for next tranfer so we were fine, we just went crazy good at working and did really well. But then tranfer news came and some last minute changes came, Elder Lewis is gone to the mainland, i've killed another one of my companions. I'm still in Glenorchy and it's official out of the first 20 people that were in Tazzy when I came here i'm the last one standing hahaha i've been here so long. My new companion is Elder Leota a Somoan from New Zealand. He's pretty cool. But ya I still feel bamboozled. We went to the snow yesterday you'll see pics i'll send them to mom. Work is good and we have a baptism coming up. I love it here I hope things start picking up more this is great. Love you guys take care.
-Elder Ballard
Friday, July 3, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Six months!!
This week was fast and very slow at the same time, thank you guys for the package and for the goodies in it they were great I shared them with everybody. Not much happened this week but we did have lots of time to do finding and we found some pretty sweet newies but I did find out from president interviews that i'll be leaving Tazmania either next week or in seven weeks so my time here is dwindeling. But I had a good run, i'll miss some people here like nuts. The work must go on. Most my info will be in my next package home you'll enjoy this next one. Oh and WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO my Six months is tomorrow yay! I get to burn a tie! Man how fast did that go. Geez anyways I love you and you all take care.
-Elder Ballard
-Elder Ballard
Monday, June 22, 2009
A day at the Zoo! (June 21, 2009)
G'day Family.
This week was good. Last week for P-day we went to a zoo park thing and I got to play with so many animals! I got to play with Deer, Emus, Kangaroos, Albino wallabies, Koalas, Wombats, Tazzy devils and I e
ven got kissed by a Camel... ok mybae I did the kissing, I got heaps of pictures i'll send them soon. Oh and also during lunch one day this week we had some extra time and we had the awesome idea to set up a trap for a Wallaby. The trap is a wheely Bin (trash can) tipped over with an excersise band tied to the lid and the fence. Then we put apples in the bin and fashion a trigger that if the animal puts any weight on the trigger the top snaps tightly shut. It is the best stinkin trap ever but no success yet. There is a picture attatched to the email of the trap. You'll definately know when we catch one. We already picked his name. It's gonna be called dishes so we can say "do the dishes"
as code to say feed the Wallaby. But on the more spiritual aspect of things we found a lot of new investogators this week. One just invited us off the street and we taught the first vision and the lady said I believe that's true. So excited! We see these people some time this week. Anyays love you all take care.
ven got kissed by a Camel... ok mybae I did the kissing, I got heaps of pictures i'll send them soon. Oh and also during lunch one day this week we had some extra time and we had the awesome idea to set up a trap for a Wallaby. The trap is a wheely Bin (trash can) tipped over with an excersise band tied to the lid and the fence. Then we put apples in the bin and fashion a trigger that if the animal puts any weight on the trigger the top snaps tightly shut. It is the best stinkin trap ever but no success yet. There is a picture attatched to the email of the trap. You'll definately know when we catch one. We already picked his name. It's gonna be called dishes so we can say "do the dishes"
as code to say feed the Wallaby. But on the more spiritual aspect of things we found a lot of new investogators this week. One just invited us off the street and we taught the first vision and the lady said I believe that's true. So excited! We see these people some time this week. Anyays love you all take care. 
-Elder Ballard
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