September 9, 2009 - Letter
Published by Elder Brady Lee Hafen under on 5:25 PM
Hello
So, it sounds like you have had a good week this past one, a lot slower than the last few. For me, it has been crazier than the normal every day stuff you deal with.
Let me start from the beginning, we have been teaching a guy named Paul Byrnes. He was super good at accepting everything we taught. We were positive he would be baptized until his wife moved back in with him after being separated for three years. Well, after his wife moved back, he only had us over three times. It was really tough going over there with the wife because she was very negative towards us, and so things were hard going. We wanted to still teach him, so, we called his brother who is a member down in Limerick…its kind a close to Tralle. He told us a few ideas he has to help out but that was it. We then went to bed and woke up the next day, and both Elder Sheppard and I had food poisoning. Bad! We both just took turns throwing up into the toilet all night and the next day. I had to cancel appointments, because I have the Hafen gut, which apparently is stronger than a Shepperd gut. He threw up 6 times while I only threw up twice. However, he also had diarrhea too go with it where I didn’t. Then a 12 o’clock we get a phone call, its Noel, Paul’s brother. Well, he called to tell us that Paul had just died last night, and the police wanted to know when the last time we had talked with Paul was. So, we said 5 weeks ago, because he had been avoiding us (this is on Saturday). This basically ruined our spirits, and for the rest of the day we got to mope around the house sick and depressed because Paul just died. Then Sunday comes and we get picked up by our ward mission leader, Joe, and he starts talking about Paul. Well, Paul didn't just die he was murdered, and the police has been questioning his wife. They are pretty sure it was her and haven’t been looking for anyone else to question. That shocked us even more. Then we talked to another member, Tom Cochran, he says he was at the police station on Saturday and talked to them and gave statements. He then said we knew him better and gave the police our number. So, Monday we get a call from the police and they asked us to come give statements. On Monday at 4 I was being interviewed by a policeman. Later that day, Tanya, Paul’s wife, was accused of murdering Paul and I don’t know the sentencing yet. So, that is the main thing this week I have had to deal with and it was super crazy.
But now I will talk about the missionary things of life. We have been doing really well teaching again. We got a new investigator who lives in the same apartments as we do. On Sunday, on our way home we talked to him and he let us in. He is raciest against English men, which makes things hard for us because of Sheppard. But we still can teach him. He says he can talk to dead people and calls himself a prophet. We think he is crazy, and he is also an alcoholic. So, that will be another hard thing to get over. I don’t know if this guy will go anywhere.
Des is quitting smoking and making great progress. He really enjoys church and the members are fantastic with him. He is super; we will be teaching him on Thursday.
Andre and Cicilia and doing well. Also, Cicilia is getting a new job, so, she will be able to come to church from now on, hopefully. She has put in to get it, so pray she does. Andre is still looking like it might take him longer.
I’m happy and doing well. I’m rushed because of computer problems. You are the only ones I got a really email, because of a dumb computer. I love you all and hope you are doing well. Mom, I'm proud of the missionary work your doing. Tell the Elders about the less actives you’re working with and that when Carlie is ready, you will have them over to teach her. Keep going!
Much love,
Brady
So, it sounds like you have had a good week this past one, a lot slower than the last few. For me, it has been crazier than the normal every day stuff you deal with.
Let me start from the beginning, we have been teaching a guy named Paul Byrnes. He was super good at accepting everything we taught. We were positive he would be baptized until his wife moved back in with him after being separated for three years. Well, after his wife moved back, he only had us over three times. It was really tough going over there with the wife because she was very negative towards us, and so things were hard going. We wanted to still teach him, so, we called his brother who is a member down in Limerick…its kind a close to Tralle. He told us a few ideas he has to help out but that was it. We then went to bed and woke up the next day, and both Elder Sheppard and I had food poisoning. Bad! We both just took turns throwing up into the toilet all night and the next day. I had to cancel appointments, because I have the Hafen gut, which apparently is stronger than a Shepperd gut. He threw up 6 times while I only threw up twice. However, he also had diarrhea too go with it where I didn’t. Then a 12 o’clock we get a phone call, its Noel, Paul’s brother. Well, he called to tell us that Paul had just died last night, and the police wanted to know when the last time we had talked with Paul was. So, we said 5 weeks ago, because he had been avoiding us (this is on Saturday). This basically ruined our spirits, and for the rest of the day we got to mope around the house sick and depressed because Paul just died. Then Sunday comes and we get picked up by our ward mission leader, Joe, and he starts talking about Paul. Well, Paul didn't just die he was murdered, and the police has been questioning his wife. They are pretty sure it was her and haven’t been looking for anyone else to question. That shocked us even more. Then we talked to another member, Tom Cochran, he says he was at the police station on Saturday and talked to them and gave statements. He then said we knew him better and gave the police our number. So, Monday we get a call from the police and they asked us to come give statements. On Monday at 4 I was being interviewed by a policeman. Later that day, Tanya, Paul’s wife, was accused of murdering Paul and I don’t know the sentencing yet. So, that is the main thing this week I have had to deal with and it was super crazy.
But now I will talk about the missionary things of life. We have been doing really well teaching again. We got a new investigator who lives in the same apartments as we do. On Sunday, on our way home we talked to him and he let us in. He is raciest against English men, which makes things hard for us because of Sheppard. But we still can teach him. He says he can talk to dead people and calls himself a prophet. We think he is crazy, and he is also an alcoholic. So, that will be another hard thing to get over. I don’t know if this guy will go anywhere.
Des is quitting smoking and making great progress. He really enjoys church and the members are fantastic with him. He is super; we will be teaching him on Thursday.
Andre and Cicilia and doing well. Also, Cicilia is getting a new job, so, she will be able to come to church from now on, hopefully. She has put in to get it, so pray she does. Andre is still looking like it might take him longer.
I’m happy and doing well. I’m rushed because of computer problems. You are the only ones I got a really email, because of a dumb computer. I love you all and hope you are doing well. Mom, I'm proud of the missionary work your doing. Tell the Elders about the less actives you’re working with and that when Carlie is ready, you will have them over to teach her. Keep going!
Much love,
Brady
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