E-mail #14 of 2011 4/4/2011 Week 50

We offered to give her a blessing

Hola Familia!

This week we had Chad Lewis come to the mission. He used to be a pro football player but now is a motivational speaker. I felt really inspired to keep working from what he shared with us. This past week we saw L. and taught her a bit. She wasn't feeling well so we offered to give her a blessing and she accepted. Towards the end of the lesson she seemed to be a bit more lively and she said she felt a bit better. We taught a part member family in the spanish ward. His name is A. and we went over a bit of the restoration and he accepted a soft baptismal commitment. We are trying to set up teaching appointments with this member and her family. They are from El Salvador! I think they are going to be living with her for four months. So, we are going to try to get in there to start teaching so they can get baptized ASAP. We saw M. finally haha. She still wants to meet with us and everything but we still have some work to do with her. That's basically all for the work this week. Now I'll just say some fun stuff haha. So, I already told y'all that I bought a cheap blender a while ago. This past week I made a smoothie that tasted exactly like the Mango Mango smoothie from the Orange Peel. It's my favorite smoothie from there so that was pretty exciting haha We had an apartment inspection this week... We passed!!! Oh, after going through your letter I guess that would be fine for you to send some money on my card. The only problem is that I have two cards so I'm not sure which one it is that I would be using and if it's checking or debit or whatever. The other thing is that I haven't used my cards at all on the mission so I've forgotten my pin numbers for them haha So, I guess you could either send that info in a written letter or just send cash. I'm not sure though haha. But, anyways the work is going well and everything is fine. Oh yeah! I almost forgot. The entire district will be the same next transfer so Elder Hedgecock and I are both staying for this next transfer. This will be his last so I will be his last comp. But, I think that's everything for this week. I love y'all!!!

Love,

Elder Barry Kreyling

Now for the questions of the week to share with the world……..

Q. Como estuvo la conferencia? (How was conference?)

A. Bien. I liked all of what was said... But, especially that advice about finding a wife soon after the mission. Hehe

Q. Alguna experiencia espiritual esta semana y por qué? (Any spiritual experience this week and why?)

A. Si. Chad Lewis jugaba al futbol americano (professional) y ahora es un motivational speaker. El vino para darnos un motivational speak. (Yes, Chad Lewis played professional football and is now a motivational speaker. He came and gave us a motivational talk.) He served a mission in Taiwan I think it was. He gave us a great message of inspiration and motivation.

Q. Encontraron nuevos investigadores esta semana? (Did you find any new investigators this week?)

A.Si, una mujer. El se llama A. El es hispano. El esta casado con una miembra inactiva del barrio aqui. Le ensenamos acerca de la restauracion y del bautismo. El acepto un compromiso suave.

Q. Me mandaste la tarjeta de la cámara con las fotos nuevas? (Did you send me the memory card with the pictures from your camera?)

A. No

Q. Le escribiste (Did you write...) a Darrin y a Joe Warburton? They will be home soon you know. As a matter of fact, Darrin comes home on 5/4/11 & his talk is set up for May 8^th-mother’s day.

A. I've started a letter to him and I'll send it as soon as I'm done.

Q. Como están (How are...) M, C, L y M/A y S and M?

A. M. dropped us. We are still working with M. but she is going to be moving soon. She might stay in our area and she might move to Chattsworth which is the sister's area in our district. We still haven't met with C. Elder Hedgecock thinks it's because of him they don't want to meet with us or V., C.'s bro, doesn't think he's ready. They are going to be moving to Dalton East's area soon so Elder Hedgecock doesn't really want to try teaching them anymore. It's kinda frustrating. L. is doing ok. The only thing is that we are still on principle one which is God is our Loving Heavenly Father. We have taught other things but right now we are mostly trying to help her understand that God is her Heavenly Father. I don't know if I typed it wrong last time but I think you mean A.. We haven't been able to meet with her in a while either. We weren't able to meet with S. and M. but we should be seeing them sometime this week.

Week 13 of 2011 E-mail 3/28/2011 Week 49

I was with the only girl yikes!

Hola Familia!

This past week has been good. The Elders in the Dalton East area had three baptisms this weekend! They were all spanish. Both the east and west (our area) have a lot of spanish. But, there is still a pretty noticeable difference between the amount in our area and theirs. Our area has more wealthy people and their area is not so wealthy. So, it's interesting how big of a difference there can be from one side of town to the other. But anyways, this past week we found a good number of new investigators. The ones that stand out right now are the two we found yesterday. We were tracting and we knocked on the door and a young lady came and we introduced ourselves and told her why we were there. There was another man there and she invited us in. They had their Bible on the table and they told us they had been studying. After talking for a min Elder Hedgecock started talking about the way back to heaven. The man (Solomon) asked what we believed the way was. We told him Jesus Christ is. It turns out that was the part they were reading in the bible where Jesus Christ says that he is the way. That was pretty cool! Then, we shared with them the last verse in 2 Nephi 31 to show that the Bible and the Book of Mormon testify of the same things. We ended up getting a return appointment this coming saturday with them. Their names are S. and M.. They seem pretty cool. I'll let ya know how it goes with them next week. We also went with Obispo Torres to see L. who is the Daughter of a member who was baptized around a year ago. We had quite a long lesson with her but it turned out pretty good. She says she's not sure about the whole being baptized thing right now. But, at the end of the lesson she was saying stuff like I feel better and I feel good. Stuff like that. After church yesterday we had dinner with O. G. (He's from El Salvador!) Then, we ran into this guy who was atheist/anti mormon. He was pretty lame haha. Then, we found S. and M. After that we went back to the church. The spanish ward had a missionary prep class and asked us to help with it. So, we paired up with some of the youth. I was with the only girl yikes! It seemed so weird haha! But, we did some roleplays teaching the Restoration in front of everybody. It was good. It was kinda funny though because the girl I was with had one of those fake babies for a class in school. During our roleplay the baby got a dirty diaper and so she had to leave. So, I was all alone for the last couple of minutes of our roleplay. I like roleplays so it was fine haha. But, I that's all this week. I love y'all!!!

Love,
Elder Kreyling

Q. Como estas de salud? (How is your health?)

A. Bien. (good) I was sick at the beginning of last week but I'm better now See? Haha.

Q. Nos has mandado (Have you sent us) the picture card? It’s past due you know.

A. No, sorry. I'll try getting that to y'all soon.

Q. Cómo va la obra en tu área? (How is the work going in your area?)

A. Bien. (Good)

Q. Alguna experiencia espiritual esta semana y por qué? (Any spiritual experiences this week? Why?)

A. Los bautismos! (The baptisms!)

Q. Himno favorito esta semana? El mío es # 221 Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd. ( Favorite Hymn of the week? Mine is...)

A. Did you think to pray

Q. Obtuviste una licencia de Dalton para visitar en la cárcel? (Did you get a Dalton Drivers license so you can visit the jail?)

A. No

Q. Como está la investigadora M.? Algún progreso con ella? (How is M. doing? Any progress with her?)

A. We haven't been able to meet with her recently. We are going to see her tonight though.

Q. Como están M. y L.? (How are M. and L.?)

A. M. nos dejo (she dropped us). L. esta bien y vamos a trabajar mas con ella. (L. is good and we are going to work more with her.)

Q. Como está C.? (How is C.?)

A. We haven't been able to see him either. They canceled our appointment for some reason. But, as far as we know he's still doing good.

Q. Did you send us a letter where u were gonna tell us about your talk w/ d pres about ur uncle Jule?

A. Not yet. Elder Hedgecock doesn't like writing letters on p day so I'll have to find time throughout the week to write y'all.

Q. Todavía tienes los zapatos? (Do you still have the shoes?)

A. Si. (Yes)

This is Barry's Testimony he wants to share with the world.

I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is Christ's true church. I know that Joseph Smith is his Prophet and that the Book of Mormon is true. I know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ live and they love us all. They invite all of us to come unto them through this restored Gospel and Church. I know that God has revealed these truths to me and I cannot deny it. This I leave with you in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Week 12 of 2011 E-mail 3/21/2011 Week 48

Went to jail!

Hola familia!

I got an email from Mckay!! I'm gonna be writing him asap. I also forgot to say that I got letters and cards from Bishop and sister smith and also Jack'ee. Thanks for all of that! Ok. I also forgot to say that we went recently to visit someone in jail! We got a referral and we went to visit this guy. We would go back but we need a Dalton drivers license to go back. It was a pretty sweet experience though. Oh, I also recently bought a cheap blender... So, now I can make smoothies!!! Yay haha Anyways, the work is going well. Something came up and so M. wasn't baptized. We aren't letting that get us down though! She apparently still wants to be baptized but there is just some more work to be done. I'll let y'all know how things progress with her. C. went to a fireside last night! He is doing well we just are working on meeting with him more often. We also have Mi. and Leticia that we just recently found. We haven't seen them too much so we are still trying to see if they are legit. Alright, that's basically everything this week. I'll try to send a package for Dad and Kaylee's b days. It will be late but I'll still work on that. Just know that everything is great and that I love y'all!!!

Love,

Elder Kreyling

Mom’s list of questions to share with the world!

Q 1. Como estas? (How are you?)

A. Muy bien (Very good)

Q 2. Cómo va la obra Del Señor en tu área? (How is the Lords work going in your area?)

A. Bien. (Good)

Q 3. Alguna experiencia divertida esta semana y por qué? (Did you have a funny experience this week and why?)

A. Un intercambio. An exchange, I think that's how it's spelled haha.

Q 4. Cual ha sido la experiencia más satisfactoria de esta semana y por qué? (What has been your most satisfying experience this week and why?)

A. We had interviews with President Griffin this past week. He had been going around the zone all day pretty much giving interviews. So, he interviewed four missionaries in our district before me. When it was my turn he said something to the effect of Elder Kreyling lets go for a walk outside. He told me he was tired of sitting down for interviews so we walked around the church parking lot for mine haha!

Q 5. What is one of the things you hope for, for the members there Dalton?

A. That there are more members AKA baptisms!

Q 6. Alguna persona interesante esta semana y por qué? (An interesting person this week and why?)

A. Mi. She reminded me of A. ( I found out her name is actually A.) from Loudon. She was really receptive and accepted a baptismal date in our first visit. But, we aren't really sure if she's legit yet.

Q 7. Cuál es tu himno favorito de esta semana? El mío es # 129 where can I turn for peace. ( What is your favorite hymn this week? Mine is #129)

A. There is sunshine in my soul today.

Q 10. Alguna experiencia spiritual esta semana y por qué? ( Any spiritual experience this week and why?)

A. Interviews with President Griffin.

Q 11. Como les va con M.? Se bautizo? (How did it go with M.? Did she get baptized?)

A. No. It didn't happen. I'll just say that we are going to continue working with her.

Q 12. Que ha pasado con C.? ( What has happened with C.?)

A. We weren't able to meet with him this past week but we have an appointment set up this week.

Q 13. Nuevos contactos esta semana? (Any new contacts this week?)

A. Mi. and L.

Q 14. Hablaste con el pres. acerca de tu tío? ( Did you talk with Pres. about your uncle?)

A. Si, voy a excribirles una carta acerca de eso. (Yes, I'm going to write you a letter about it.)

Q 15. Recibiste los dear elder? I sent two (Did you get the dear elder?)

A. Si, gracias! (Yes thanks)

Q 16. Sabes lo que quieres que te mandemos en la caja? (Do you know what you want us to send in the box?)

A. Wallet sized pictures. Like the ones we took when Jack'ee and everyone was there. Also, didn't you tell me something about a book called "finding the one" or something like that? If so I would like that as well. I believe that's everything as well as the stuff from last week's email.

Q 17. Ya regalaste los zapatos? ( Did you give away the shoes?)

A. Todavia no. ( Not yet.)

E-mail #11 of 2011 3/14 /2011 Week 47

The Most Peaceful He'd Felt in a Long Time

Hola familia!
Well, things are going well here. Oh, our new investigator M. She is doing well. Oh, so my second Sunday here the ward seemed concerned with her getting baptized because she is having a baby out of wed lock. So, we tried telling them that we had already taught her the law of chastity and that she understands that what she did was wrong and she committed to
live the law of chastity. I'm not exactly sure why they were concerned so much about it. We didn't see the problem they did so we left President Griffin a message about it that day. Then, I believe it was on wed our ward mission leader told us that the stake said that we can't teach
her. It was pretty crazy for a while. Then, President Griffin called us and we told him about the ward's concern and that they told us not to teach her. In the end he told us that she can be baptized and so we are still teaching her . So, she is doing well and she is on track for her baptism on Saturday! Then, yesterday we taught the brother of a member in the Spanish ward. Claudio, the investigator, went to church yesterday and was saying that it was the most peaceful he'd felt in a long time. We had a really good lesson with him on the Doctrine of Christ. In the lesson he accepted a soft baptismal commitment. At the end of the lesson he offered the prayer. We were hoping for a moment of silence after the prayer but then his bro was like alright well thanks for coming over! Haha aw man. I bet he is the next one that we commit for a date. I'll let y'all know how it goes with him next time. We also have a few others but we aren't sure how legit they are right now. So, I'll let you know about them next time if they are legit or not. But, I need to get going so I can email President Griffin now. Just know that everything is great and I love y'all!!!

Love,
Elder Kreyling

Q. Hablaste con el presidente acerca de tu tío? (Did you talk to the President about your uncle?)

A. No, voy a hacer eso después de que les mande esta carta. (Not yet , I'm going to after I send you this letter.)

Q. Alguna experiencia espiritual esta semana y porque? (Any spiritual experiences this week and why?)

A. Si, ensenamos el hermano (Claudio) de un miembro (Víctor) ayer. Fue una buena lección!Claudio acepto un compromiso suave bautismal (soft baptismal commitment. (Yes, we taught the brother(Claudio) of a member (Victor) yesterday. It was a good lesson. He accepted a soft baptismal commitment.)

Q. De qué ciudad en Washington es tu nuevo comp? (What city in Washington is your companion from?)

A. Richland AKA The Tricities

Q. Escritura favorita de esta semana? La mía es Moroni 7: 45-47 Habla acerca de caridad. (Your favorite scripture this week? Mine is Moroni 7:45 - 47 it talks about charity.)

A. Creo que esta escritura fue mi favorita una vez en el pasado. Pero, Mosiah 2 : 41. La usamos en la lección con Víctor y Claudio. ( I think that thay scripture was my favorite one time. But, Mosiah 2:41. We used it in the lesson with Victor and Claudio.)

Q. Himno favorito de esta semana? El mío es 187 God loved us that he sent his son. (Favorite hymn this week? Mine is "God Loved us so He Sent His Son."

A. Because I have been given much.

Q. Cómo va el trabajo? (How is the work going?)

A. Bien! (Good!)

Q. Tu área nueva es grande o pequeña? Cuéntanos algo en especial y único del área. (Is your new area big or small? Tell us something special and unique about the area?)

A. es media (medium?) Hmmm algo en especial y unico... Hay muchísimas personas hispanas aquí! Y también it has a well known carpet factory. (It's medium size. Hmmm something special and unique... There are a lot of Hispanic people here! And also it has a well known carpet factory.)

Q. Conseguiste la tarjeta para la biblioteca? (Did you get your library card?)

A. No, estoy mandando esta carta del biblioteca de la colegia en Dalton. (No, I am sending this from the college library in in Dalton.)

Q. Encontraron nuevos investigadores en español esta semana? (Did you find any new Hispanic investigators this week.)

A. Si, Claudio y una mujer que se llama Adriana. (Yes, Claudio and a woman named Adriana.)

Q. Quien es tu contacto favorito de esta semana y por qué? (Who is your favorite contact this week and why?)

A. Claudio porque es legit! (Claudio because he is legit!)

Q. Come les va con M.? (How's it going with M.?)

A. Bien, Ella nos dijo (Good. She told us) how much she appreciates us and everything. She basically told us that when she first met us that Jesus told her to listen to us and do the things that we talk about. She is looking good for her baptism this Saturday!

Q. Recibiste los dear elder? (Did you receive the Dear Elder?)

A. No

Q. Sabes lo que quieres te mandemos en la próxima caja? (Do you know what you want us to send you in the next package?)

A. A scripture mastery card, there's this book of gospel pictures from the distribution centerthat I'd like and I'll have to write y'all a card because I don't have the paper that I wrote that stuff down with me right now.

Q. Necesitas medicina o vitaminas? (Do you need any medicine or vitamins?)

A. No gracias, estoy bien. (No thanks, I am fine.)

Q. Que paso con los zapatos y el pantalón? (What happened with the shoes and pants?)

A. Todavía los tengo. Voy a llevar los pantalones pero todavía no se a quien debo dar los zapatos. (I still have them. I'm going to wear the pants but I still don't know who I should give the shoes to.)

Breaking The 400 Day Left Barrier

FYI Less than 400 days until Barry comes home. He is 45.342465% through his mission. Also April 14th will be his "hump day" for those that would care to write him on that day.

E-mail #10 of 2011 3/7 2011 Week 46

A BIT BACKWARDS

Hola familia,

Hey I don't have much time again. I still need to get a library card. So, this will be a short letter. I will talk with President Griffin about unlce Jule and get back to you. This past week we baptized William and his son Donald. Yay! It was a good spiritual experience. Marlene is still doing well. The Bishop has a problem with her getting baptized which I'll explain next time. But, I think she'll still get baptized. Overall the work here is going well. We are having a bit more success in the english work than the spanish right now which is a bit backwards. But, we will get things evened out soon. But, yes I only have like two mins left right now so I need to finish up. Everything is going well and I'm fine. I love y'all and hope y'all have a great week!

Love

Elder Kreyling

1. Are you being obedient?

A. Yes

2. Are you working hard?

A. Yes

3. Are you writing in your journal?

A. Yes

4. Are you taking lots of pictures?

A. Mas o menos. Haha I'm working on it.

5. Are you praying often?

A. Yes

6. Are you being a good companion?

A. I believe so.

7. Do you love the people where you serve?

A. Of course!

Preguntas de la Madre: (Remember son, this is a letter to the world)

Q. ¿Cómo has estado de salud? (How has your health been?)

A. Bien (Good)

Q. ¿Cómo es tu nueva área? (How is your new area?)

A. Bien (Good)

Q. ¿Vives en casa o apartamento? (Do you live in a house or apartment?)

A. Apartamento (Apartment)

Q. ¿A qué distancia les queda la capilla? (How far is the church?)

A. Como tres miles (millas?) algo asi (About three miles or something like that)

Q. ¿Alguna experiencia espiritual esta semana y porque? (Any spiritual experiences this week and why.)

A. El bautismo! (The baptism)

Q. ¿Escritura favorita de esta semana? la mía es D y C 1 23:12 información para misioneros (Favorite scripture of the week? Mine is D&C 123:12)

A. Alma 7 11-14

Q. ¿Cómo te fue con tu nuevo compañero en la primera semana? (How was your first week with your new companion?)

A. Bien. (Good)

Q. ¿De dónde es Elder Hedgecock y cuanto tiempo tiene en la misión? (Where is Elder Hedgecock from and how long has he been out?)

A. Washington state. 21 meses (months)

Q. ¿Cómo les fue en la iglesia esta semana? (How did it go in church on Sunday?)

A. Bien, M. asistio la iglesia. (Good. M. came to church)

Q. ¿Nuevos contactos esta semana? (Any new contacts this week)

A. Darlene. Le comprometimos por bautismo. (Darlene. We committed her for baptism.)

Q. ¿Se bautizo William el sábado y su hijo? (Did William and his son get baptized?

A. Si. (Yes)

Q. ¿Todavía tienen el bautizo con Marlene para el 16? (Do you still have Marlene's baptism on the 16th?)

A. Si. (Yes)

Q. ¿Himno favorito de esta semana? el mío es # 142 dulce hora de oración. (Your favorite hymn of the week? Mine is 142 Sweet Hour of Prayer.)

A. Soy un hijo de dios (I am a Child of God)

Q. ¿Has orado para saber a quién le vas a dar los zapatos? I will still send you another pair. (Have you prayed to know who to give the shoes to?)

A. No, no conozco muchas personas aqui pero voy a hacer eso. The same kind just a bit smaller? (No, I don't know many people here but I am going to do that.)

Q. Since we are sending another pkg, is there anything else you need like herbs or vitamins or anything?

A. Um, I don't need that package super soon. So, I'll pray about this too and get back to ya.

Q. Are you in a car or a bike area now?

A. Car share. We get the car one week and then are one bikes the next week.

Q. Does the car have a lighter? We found the GPS, but can’t find the electric charger for it.

A. Yes it has a lighter thing.

E-mail #9 of 2011 2/28/2011 Week 45

THE PROMISED LAND

Hola Familia!

Hey so I was almost right about my dream! I'm in Dalton (West) now. Missionaries have called this place "la tierra prometida" "the promised land" because it's the highest or one of the highest baptizing areas in the mission. Also because there are sooo many hispanics here. My first week here has been sweet! We have one investigator named William. He has just recently quit smoking and chewing tobacco so he can be baptized this saturday. And now his eight year old son wants to be baptized as well! We have an investigator who has a date for the 16th. We committed her for baptism on the doorstep. She said yes and she came to church yesterday! Her name is Marlene and she's 20. She has accepted everything about the restoration. She's doing good so far. Hey I just realized that you never answered my question. I really really like the shoes y'all sent me but they're a bit too big. Would you be able to get a smaller size if I send them back. Oh I forgot to tell you my new companion is Elder Hedgecock. He is from washington state. But, I have a visitor's pass at the library so I'm running out of time and I still need to email president Griffin so I need to go! But, I love y'all bunches!!! Tell everyone I say hi and I love them!

Love,
Elder Barry Kreyling

Time for mom's questions:

Q. Te llego todo el dinero que te mandamos todos nosotros para tu cumpleanos? (Did you get the money that was sent for your birthday?)

A. Si, gracias a todos. (Yes. Thank you everyone.)

Q. Te ha llegado las cartas de dearelder.com (Did you get the letters we sent through dearelder.com?)

A. Si, gracias. Gracias por la historia tambien. (Yes, Thanks. Thank you for the story also.)

Q. Alguna esperiencia espiritual esta semana y porque? (Any spiritual experiences this week and why?)

A. Tenemos un investigador que se llama William. El va a bautizarse el sinco de marzo, este sabado que viene. El ha estado fumando y usando (masticando) tobaco. Le visitamos el sabado pasado y nos dijo que ha dejado de fumar y usar (masticar) tobaco para prepararse por su bautismo! (We have an investigator named William. He will be getting baptized March 5th. He had been smoking and using (chewing) tobacco. We visited him last Saturday and he told us he has stopped smoking and using (chewing) tobacco in order to prepare for his baptism!)

Q. Tuviste traslado (transfers) la semana pasada? (Did you have tranfers last week?)

A. Si, estoy sirviendo en Dalton, GA ahora Los misioneros han llamado a esta area "la tierra prometida". Hay muchos hispanos aqui! Como 50% algo asi. Tengo muchas oportunidades de hablar espanol ahora (Yes, I am serving in Dalton, GA now. The missionaries have called this area "the promised land". There are a lot of Hispanics here! Like 50% or something. I have a lot of opportunities to speak Spanish now.)

Q. Resultó cierto tu sueño acerca del nuevo lugar de traslado? (Did your dream come true about your new area after your transfer?)

A. Mas o menos haha. I came to Dalton but I didn't whitewash. Still, I was pretty close (More or less haha.)

Q. Comó les fue en la iglesia esta semana? (How did church go for you this week?)

A. Bien. Aqui hay dos barrios. Uno de ingles y el otro de espanol! Es mi primera vez de servir en un barrio! (Good. We have two wards here. One in English and the other in Spanish! It is my first time to serve in a ward!)

Q. Cuantos fueron a la iglesia? (How many attended church?)

A. No estoy seguro. Como 75 en cada barrio algo asi. (I'm not sure. About 75 in each ward or something like that.)

Q. Nuevos contactos esta semana? (New contacts this week?)

A. Si, hay Marlene. Ella tiene 21 anos y la comprometimos por bautismo en nuestra primera visita. Su fecha bautismal es el 16 creo. Ella asistio la iglesia ayer entonces ella esta progresando bien ahora mismo. (Yes, Marlene. She is 21 and committed to baptism on our first visit. Her baptismal date is the 16th I believe. She attended church yesterday and is progressing well right now.)

Q. Que ha pasado con Victor? (What's happened with Victor?)

A. No se. (I don't know.)

Q. Que ha pasado con la familia de Honduras? (What's happened with the family from Honduras?)

A. No se. (I don't know.)

Q. Que a pasado con el hombre de la culebra (snake)? (What's happened with the guy with the snake?)

A. No se. No se nada de las tres preguntas pasadas. Son de mi area pasada. (I don't know. Haven't heard anything about the last three questions. They were in my last area.)

E-mail 8 of 2011 2/22/2011 Week 44

A PICTURE WITH A SNAKE

Hola Familia!!!

The weather is starting to warm up! Oh, I have some transfer info for y'all... I'm leaving Knoxville... Already! One transfer in an area just doesn't seem long enough. I was so hoping to see victor get baptized! But, the Lord needs me somewhere else I suppose. Oh, and Elder Sexton is training a new missionary here oh yeah, I had a dream a week or so ago that I was sent to white wash Dalton Georgia. So, I'll let y'all know if that dream comes true I really hope President Griffin keeps me spanish! Man, it seems so wierd that Caleb, Matt, Coby and Cody are back already! The mission is going by way too fast, it's crazy! So, I'm doing my best to love every moment of it Oh, thanks for Joe's address! Oh mom you are going to love this next story. So, on sunday we were going to see that family from honduras. They live in a trailer park and on our way through the park we saw this guy with this huge snake on his shoulders! Their was no way we were going to pass that up! So, we parked and walked back to him. He was a hispanic guy but he spoke english quite well. We just casually talked for a while then he asked if we wanted a picture with his snake! So, both elder Sexton and I got to hold his snake and take pictures with it. We talked with him about church and he said we could come back! How cool, right?! This past week we had a couple of good lessons with Victor. He's committed for march sixth but that may need to be changed. Since I'm leaving I won't know for sure when he's baptized until I get a letter in the mail from President Griffin. So, I'll let y'all know what's up there as soon as I know. Hey have y'all checked out mormon.org and made profiles yet? I'm hoping to make a profile for myself soon. I wanna us that one picture where I'm standing next to that sign that says, "you are now entering the mission field... go get em for Jesus!" Haha that will be so cool! But, in all seriousness, the Lord is expecting all of us to do all that we can to help His children come unto Him and His son Jesus Christ. He is has given us an opportunity to do that with this website. So, will y'all do that if you haven't already? I'll be checking up again soon. Oh, I was wondering. Do we still have those Spanish cd's in the computer room? If so I wouldn't mind having them Also, if y'all aren't using the gps for anything I wouldn't mind having that either Just in case. Thanks for everything in the packages. It's all awesome! I hope I can fit everything in my suitcases But, y'all can wait until i send the shoes back for a smaller size so you can just send it all together. Well, that's all for this week. I love y'all! Tell everyone I love them! The Church is True!!!

Love,

Elder Kreyling

Now let's make time for mom's questions.

Q. What did you do for your birthday? We hope you had a good birthday.

A. We were on an exchange with Elder Maxwell, the one who knows the o'dells. He was here with me. During the exchange on Friday we ran into this Baptist pastor. He was pretty cool. He was quite humble too which isn't too common haha. Saturday morning we had a leadership conference call and that's when we found out that Elder Sexton is training. Later that day we gave some service to los Angola. He's in the Branch Presidency. We raked the leaves in their backyard. Then, we had dinner and cheesecake for my birthday!

Q. We sent you 2 packages with a few the letter. Did you get them?

A. Yes. Gracias a todos! If I send the shoes back would y'all be able to get a smaller size? I really like them it's just that they're a bit big is all.

Q. Did you get any birthday cards, letters or wishes from anyone else? If so please acknowledge them.

A. No, not that I remember.

Q. Como les fue esta semana en la iglesia?

A. Bien.

Q. Cuantas personas asistieron a la iglesia ayer?

A. 15 algo asi

Q. Alguna experiencia espiritual esta semana y por que?

A. Tuvimos una buena leccion con victor acerca del evangelio de jesucristo.

Q. Cual es tu escritura favorita de esta semana y por que? la mia es D&C 75: 3-5

A. Ether 12 : 4-6

Q. Cual es tu himno favorito de esta semana? el mio es # 223 Have I Done Any Good?

A. I'll go where you want me to go

Q. Que a pasado con los nuevos contactos de la semana pasada?

A. Nada mucho.

Q. Como esta la familia de Honduras?

A. Bien. Pero, todavia no han asistido la iglesia.

Q. Come esta Victor fue a la iglesia?

A. El esta bien pero no asistio la iglesia. Vamos a ser mas bold en la leccion hoy para que entienda la importancia de la asistencia a la iglesia.

Q. Como estan Mateo y Martha ya se casaron fueron a la iglesia?

A. No, ellos fueron a otra iglesia la semana pasada. Y no pudimos visitarles el sabado pasado entonces no asistieron.

Q. tuvieron canbios esta semana y como les fue?

A. Nos fue bien. Como dije antes el elder Maxwell estaba conmigo.

Elder Kreyling's Birthday

Barry's Birthday is February 19th so please write him or send him a card for his birthday. Thanks
Mom and Dad Kreyling

Email #7 of 2011 2/14/2011 Week 43

We have our awesome investigator

Hola familia!

Gracias por la direccion de Darrin. Gracias papa por la carta. Did I ask y'all for Joe W.'s address too? I can't remember but I would like his too. Do you know if the Heatons and Jack'ee got my letters? I still haven't gotten that letter from Jake. I will just have to send him one. This past week was pretty good. We found some new people; both spanish and english. We had a Zone Conference in Farragut on Thursday. This past week we had an exchange with the Pigeon Forge Elders. Elder Sexton went to Pigeon Forge to interview an investigator for baptism. The greenie, Elder Roggeman, came here with me. It was pretty fun. We are teaching a familiy who was baptized in honduras. They have been here for a while but have not been to church because they didn't know there was one here. Their names aren't on the records here so we are trying to get things straghtened out. The dad isn't a member so there is good potential for him to be baptized. I haven't met the dad yet but Elder Sexton says he seems interested and everything. Today we taught Victor. He is AWESOME haha He has told us twice, once on the phone and once on the exchange, that he wants to go tracting with us! He said he wants to tell his old church about Joseph Smith and that they need to know these things and everything! He's not baptized but he really wants to share these things. I think we are going to ask him for a reference on wednesday when we see him next. Oh, and you know how we have been having a hard time getting him to church because of his work? When we talked with him today we asked him what time he starts work. He said ten. Perfect, church starts at nine! That was essencially what we told him. We asked him to start small by coming even if it's just for 30 mins. He told us that he will go to church. He pretty much said that he will go and be a little late for work because he knows he needs to be in church! We saw Mateo y Marta with Hermano Nicho. They have told us they want to get married. We taught them about marriage and the law of chastity from 4 Nephi. Hermano Nicho testified of the difference between being married and not. We told them they could get help from the church to get married. It was a pretty good lesson we thought. They didn't come to church yesterday but hopefully they will come next week. There weren't even members at church yesterday haha. I'm not sure what happened but we are really working to improve things around here. But, overall things are looking good. We have our awesome investigator, Victor. He will be baptized for sure! We committed him for March 6th today and he said yes! So, he just needs to come to church a couple of times and he'll be baptized! Oh, I forgot to tell you that I drove on our exchange for the first time since like my second or third transfer! I think we will be going on an exchange with Elder Maxwell, the one who knows darrin and the o'dells, this week. It's kinda weird and crazy. Some things happened in the mission and our zl's had to split up. Our one zl, Elder Harrison, is with the Assistants while Elder Maxwell is in Bays Mountain with Elder Phippin who he trained. But, that's a whole different story haha. But, I need to be going soon. Just know that I love y'all and that everythings going well. The Church is True! Love y'all!!!!! XOXOXOXOXOXO

Love,

Elder Barry Kreyling

(Editor's note: Because Barry is learning Spanish, his mom is writing her questions in Spanish. This will allow him to practice. Time permitted we will translate when we can.)

Tiempo para las preguntas semanales de la madre:

Q. Como estuvo la iglesia esta semana?

A. Mas o menos haha. Casi no habia nadie en la iglesia. Pues, en la rama de Espanol habia el Presidente Cruze, Hermano Copeland, Hermano Shafer, una mujer que toca el piano y su esposo (ellos hablan puro ingleis), Hermano Nicho, y el Elder Sexton y Yo. El hermano Nicho fue el solo hispano. Entonces, la reunion fue en ingleis. Era la primera vez que la reunion sacramental fue en ingleis.

Q. tuvieron nuevos investigadores esta semana o todavía estan flojos?

A. Si, encontramos unos nuevos. Dustin, Romano y marcelo.

Q. Alguna experiencia espiritual y por qué?

A. Hoy ensenamos a Victor. El nos dijo que va a asistir la iglesia antes de tiene que trabajar El acepto un compromiso bautismal por el 6 de marzo El es AWESOME y de oro haha

Q. Cual fueron los eventos favoritos de la semana y por qué?

A. La conferencia de Zona. Me gusto mucho. Aprendi muchas cosas buenas. Se me olvido decirles pero el Elder Maxwell es uno de mis lideres de Zona. El es el uno que conoce a Darrin y los O'dell. Tambien el Elder Matt Condie era uno de mis Lideres de Zona el translado pasado.

Q. Quien fue tu contacto favorito de la semana y por qué?

A. Dustin. El nos dijo que el quiere aprender de la iglesia. Nos dijo que cuando sepa que es verdad, sera bautizado.

Q. Himno favorito esta semana? El mío es Yo Creo en Jesucristo.

A. Venid a mi

Q. Cuál es tu escritura favorita esta semana? La mía es D&C 84: 80

A. 3 Nephi 12: 1 Y 2

Q. Como esta Stacy han tenido suerte con ella?

A. Ya no. Vamos a pasar para visitarle manana o tal vez el proximo dia.

Q. Como están Natanel, Adrian y David ? algo nuevo con ellos?

A. David esta bien. Todavia va a la pulga los domingos. Natanael esta mas o menos ahora mismo. Todavia no hemos hablado con Adrian.

Q. Como están las cosas con tu compañero?

A. Bien. Todo esta bien