Crazy Times!

Well this week was a pretty good week. First we set a baptismal date with Delores's daughter in law for the last sunday of this month, she really loves the church and the gospel and is reading like crazy. We have been having trouble finding new people to teach here lately, so nothing to new as for people really. (prayers for finding greatly accepted). So last night. crazy stuff happened, straight out of a movie or something! As we were heading back from dinner, to town, there was a van on the side of the free way that was broken down, so we decided to be nice and pull over to see if they needed any help. it was the one lady who was crying histarically. well "crying" she wasnt really really crying, it seemed like a show. and she recovered from the crazy crying really fast which was also really weird. then she wouldnt let us ask her any questions about her day or recent things that happened to her. she told us that she closed down a walmart, maxed out her Debt card, went 371 miles but you have to add 5 miles to that because she didnt restart her trip log. she was out of gas, lost looking for her bi-polar sister. she didnt know how to get back to her hotel. she tried to get us to take her to the gas station down the street. but we explained that we couldnt give her a ride or anything. but she quickly turned it to she just wanted us to follow her with our hazards on so no one would hit her. then a few min later as were following her, this car comes flying up with its hazards on and cuts us off then they get out of the car and start talking to her, then she comes and tells us that she found 2 other angels to help her. so we waited a few min, and then one of the people come and over to us and told us that they were going to take her to the gas station. The whole thing seemed weird though. the way everything played out, was really weird feeling. almost like the three were all a team and were trying to kidnap people. man who knows what would have happened if they kidnaped me, i woulda been cryin like a baby for my mommy...just kidding i wouldnt cry. haha.. but for real, this thursday is my year mark?! already?! man time has gone by so fast! happy birthday rick!

hope all is going good for you all,

love,

Elder Holcombe

Week 49

Well this week was pretty good. We have been out working pretty hard. Trying to find people to teach, with not too much success so far. We did find one person, but now they aren't too interested any more because females can't hold the priesthood, or become a bishop... but we told her that this was the Lords church and that if she read and prayed she will know the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon for herself. But she told us the next day she wasnt interested. then on saturday we went to a members daughters wedding. Oh man what an adventure that was! We ended up getting put into the bridal party and had to walk down the isle! Only on a mission.... it was crazy stuff. But the Bishop said would be ok. The girl I walked down with wasn't a member and didn't know the unwritten rule us missionaries have and scooped up my arm! Man it was super akward but hey, what can you do! Other than that not too much else has happened this week. We had our "fall festival" with no trunk or treat, they dont do that in this ward for some reason..... feel bad for the kids they are so missing out!

Well love you all,

Elder Holcombe

Williston Ward Harvest Festival!

Week 48

WOW~ basically we are done with October already?! Halloween next Monday? Crazy! This time last year I think I was camping with my friends. My how time flys! So, this week was a lot of driving around again to find people. One of the areas we cover is a town called Bronson - and Bronson has a ton of dirt roads. Well we were driving around one dirt road and turned to another, well we would have if it hadn't been for the fact that in the process of the turn the car decided it was going to get stuck in the sand! The road looked totally fine, just like all the rest of the road we had been driving on. The sand on the turn though underneath was very loose and the sand on top appeared to be solid. We had a member come get us out. With no problems either. Though later on, during the night, I was thinking about it, some call this process "reflecting" who woulda thought, me "reflecting" haha! I realized how much that experience was just like how the devil works, he makes things look good, but then once you're there, and in the situation, you realize that you're stuck in sin. Just as we were stuck in the sand. On top it was ok but the weight of the car and the loose sand underneath, we were stuck. But thanks to the member with the truck, was able to come and pull us out, just as Christ's Atonement can help pull us out of our sins and bring us back to safety. That's just my reflections from the week. Hope everyone is doing good!

Love ya'll

Elder Holcombe

Pictures!!!!

Elder Holcombe and Elder Preator 

Elder Holcombe and Elder Preator Florida Gators Stadium 

Travis, Elder Marquez, Daniel, Samantha and Elder Holcombe 

Elder Holcombe 

Elder Praetor, Bishop Janson, Mike Snow and Elder Holcombe 

Elder Praetor, Gloria, Elder Holcombe 

Elder Holcombe 

Friends and Elders 

Brown Family, Elder Marquez and Elder Holcombe 

Elder Marquez, Travis Grosson and Elder Holcombe 

Elder Bigalow, Elder Waechtler, Elder Neville and Elder Holcombe

Week 47

Man, it has been a pretty long week this week that is for sure! Well first off, pictures should be home tomorrow (the 18th) wow.. just realized that today is the 17th, I've been out for 11 months now?? Crazy! It's gone by so fast! Well this week has been crazy, Elder Banner and I have been trying to see a lot of people that used to be taught by missionaries, and the GPS that we have has put us on a lot of dirt roads, but luckily we never got stuck, its been a lot of fun though. We also got a media referral for this lady, Karleen, well our GPS didn't know where she lived. First, we got sent way out on one side of the town she lives in. Then we tried again, and it put us all the way in a different town, well in between the two that she was supposed to live in, then finally we found her, way out the other side of the two areas we had been in. It was crazy. But when we started talking to her she said that they weren't sure if they wanted us to come over still to meet with them. We gave her a Book of Mormon and a few pamphlets, and talked to her a bit, and she said that we can come and talk to them. So things should be pretty good. Things will keep going up, we've made a lot of progress so far. But that's about all that's new this week. hope everything is going good for y'all.

Love ya,

Elder Holcombe

Week 46

Hey everyone, well this week was pretty good. Elder Banner and I have been working pretty hard. We've been trying to find people to teach lately, by going through our area book and visiting all the formers in it. We spent all day yesterday trying to find someone to teach, and after visiting about 20 people or so, we talked to about 15 people, and none of them let us in, so it was kind of a bummer. But this week we did meet Delores, she's an older lady who's met with missionarys before but moved and lost contact with them. She's been reading the Book of Mormon and told us all the things that she likes and doesn't like about it so far, (how Lamen and Lemual beat up Nephi) she's great. Other than that, not too much has happened this week. Hope all is going good for ya'll,

Love 

Elder Holcombe