Letter from 8.25.08

Hey family,

Wow, where do I begin. This week was interesting. We knew on Thursday that Sister Mecham was getting transferred so we have just been saying good-byes and preparing for all that. I will be getting two new companions; a trainer and a greenie. This should be really fun to see how everything will work out since Sister Mecham burnt the bed that was left over from the last three-sum that was here. We are scrambling to find a new bed for the new sister.

Last night we had dinner and a lesson with the Neas' and Nick. That was fun. We had a lesson on Alma 23 and 24 about burying your weapons of war. I realized that I have some really big shoe that I have to fill once Sister Mecham is gone. She has touched so many lives. Everyone here loves her.

We tracted into this couple last week that is so golden it is unbelievable. He is related to like half the branch. He sees how there could be so many churches and that there is a need for a restoration. When we knocked on their door it was like they were waiting for us or something. But there is a down side. They are moving out of our area. Yeah, we went over for our first lesson and they told us they had bought a house and that they would be moving, but still wants to hear the lessons. Sister Mecham knows that Elders in the area they are moving to. She said that they are really good missionaries and that they would take good care of them.

Last Sunday there was a couple there that hadn't been there before. At the beginning of the third hour Pres. Strout pulled us out to meet the wife. Her name is Sallie and she wants to start the lessons again and get baptized. I was thinking ok lets fill the font. She wants her husband, who is a member, to baptize her, but he has some word of wisdom issues to work through. The cool thing is that when we went over for our first lesson he was the one who acknowledged the fact he had a problem with the word of wisdom.

Nicole, the one who just got married has a request, could you get the scripture mastery scripture stickers? She has been hounding me for them. I guess I said that I would get them for her wedding present or something.

Love you all,

Sister Foy

Letter form 8.18.08

Hey family,

This week has felt like an eternity, but it flew by. Sister Mecham and I went to the oral surgeon in Bangor on Tuesday to get checked out for her root canal. The doctor didn't think that she needs to get the root canal done as fast as the dentist thought. He said that it could wait till she got home. So no more trips to Bangor for teeth.

We went out to dinner with our ward mission leader on Friday. The restaurant had ESPN on doing a recap of the swimming events. Man it was hard not to watch.

So what is this host dinner thing? Is it for less actives or something? I love working with our less actives. Yes they need a kick in the pants every once and a while, but they are still good people.

The weather right now has been kind of crazy. It has been unseasonably cool and wet. It is humid, but I think that i have gotten use to that. The weird thing is that the leaves on some trees have begun to change colors. I guess that is has been cool enough at night to make them change.

I had to speak in Sacrament meeting on Sunday and then we taught the gospel principles class. That class was a very interesting class let me tell you.

We have a good week set up this week. I think that we are eating dinner at the apartment twice. I can't wait there are some good cooks out here.

All is well here, I hope all is well there.

Love you all,

Sister Foy

Letter from 8.4.08

Hey there family-

Yes last week was a very interesting week. But this past week was fun. I got to eat two things that I have never had before. We had lobster at the Neas'. It was John's (the dad) birthday and he likes sea food. I think I like lobster. The tails are tough, but the claws are better. Well... let me back up a bit. This was Friday so we usually have dinner and a lesson with the Dow's so we had two meals that night. At the Dow's we had deer. There is a family in the branch that has a dear farm so it wasn't as gamy as wild deer. It was like having a piece of beef.

This probably not making much since but all this happened the same day Nick had his baptismal interview. At like 5, we had lobster with the Neas' then we booked it to the church for the interview then ran over to the Dow's for dinner and a lesson. It was a busy day. Nick passed his interview so he is getting baptized on Saturday. My first one, I can't wait!

Next p-day Sister Mecham is getting her cavity filled so we will be picking up our e-mails, but expect a letter in the mail again. Sorry p-day is only really 10-6pm. That is not a day that is a time period. So we won't have time to write our e-mails. Then on Tuesday we get to go to Bangor again so Sister Mecham can get a root canal. She is sooo excited, let me tell you.

So spike is a dry Mormon now? Did you tell him that is a sign that he needs to get working? No, I understand that he needs to work all this out at his own pace. George, the one that his wife moved to South Dakota, we dropped him because he said he needs to work out the Book of Mormon out on his own, but he will continue to come to church. And when he is ready he will give us a call. It was a good thing that he came to that decision on his own. We were feeling that same way.

Everything is going good and I hope all is well back home. Are you keeping all my e-mails? If not tell me so I can print them off so I can keep them.

Love you all,

Sister Foy