October 17, 2011

Hello Family, The past week flew right on by i can't believe how fast time is going in just 2 weeks it has been 3 months since I left home and started this new chapter in my life. Lewiston was good Elder Brown is a way cool guy and is a very good missionary and a very good Zone Leader. I've practicing on the piano when i get the chanceand its starting to slowly come back. I can also play Book of Mormon Stories on the Guitar that we only use on P-Days. The weather has progressively gotten cooler and the trees have really started to change colors which is awesome it took them a long time but they finally have started. It Rained all day Thursday and all day Friday my coats got put to the test and they both worked great istayed dry until the very end of the day. I have had fish Kaitlyn from a member in Agusta 3 weeks ago it wasn't to bad actually. I'm glad to here that Keltzie got my letter as well as Colton and Easton. The Skeltons wrote me so i need to write them back soon. And yes I got Shaynes E-mail i'll write him back today last week was just a crazy busy p-day. Everything is going great for me the more i am out here the easier things get. Elder Packer is great and we both get along very well he is an amazing missionary and trainer. Elder Stanley who served in San Deigo California came homeearly yesterday he only had to months left and did something that got him sent home not sure what but he's home. I sure hope he is doing ok he came and shook our hands and I could see the hurt in his eyes. That's sad to here about bud I hope everything works out. I would have loved to be there for the special needs activity and sacrament meeting my favorite year of seminary was when I peer Tutored for seminary it was awesome and they are so amazing and so special the veil is so thin for them it's amazing. Investigator Report- Kyle is doing great he didn't make it to church yesterday because he didn't have gas moneyto get there and because of his disability he can't ride in other cars because he can't get out. He has started reading the Book Of Mormon which has been awesome he has really enjoyed it so far he said he started to read and couldn't stop when he first started which is awesome. If he could get out of the living situation he is in things for him would be so much better he would be a lot more open to baptism if he got out of the situation he is in. He has been progressing every time we go over which is all we can as for. He has great things instore I can Feel it Tony & Lindsay are doing awesome they are both very interested. Lindsay is worried about somethings and is nervous about it all she said she thinks it is ment to be that we are visiting them because she kept a Book Of Mormon for 4 moves and she said she never does that. They were really excited to come to church yesterday but ended up not coming and we are not sure why. We have and appointment with them on Tuesday so i'm sure we will find out what kept them from coming and be able to answer and questions or concerns they may have Duncan is doing awesome he gets closer and closer every week to baptism this week he is going to fast and pray to gain a faith in Christ and for a baptismal date witch is awesome i know that if he does it wanting and answer and does so with faith he will receive and answer he came to church yesterday and really enjoyed the talks given. He has many great things waiting for himLove you! Hope everything is going Great.

Elder Colton Ferre

Here are a few pictures colton Sent with his e-mail this week

October 10,2011

Hello Family,
The week went by really fast and everything went great. The weather the past week was good it rained some but it was sunny and in the 80's most of the time. It is crazy to think that you have already had snow and it has been such good weather out here. The trees are finally starting to change so i should have some pictures to send pretty soon. We taught 17 lessons this week but they were all quality lessons which is a good thing so not getting the twenty doesnt bother me at all. I got your package with the jam and cookies on monday and the halloween package on friday. Elder Packer really appriacted it thank you for doing all you do for me and for my companion. The Jam and Cookies tasted amazing the cookies are gone already thank you for sending those. Alisha sent a package with a Picture of me and colton and some skittles with letters from easton and colton. jade also wrote me a letter this week. I have wrote them all back and they should get something sometime this week. I am going on exchange with the zone leaders today so i will be in Lewiston Maine till wednesday it should be a blast. and yes i have had see food. I got fed salmon 2 weeks ago when i was in agusta it wasn't to bad. but that is all i have gotten so far thankfully...
Investigator run down-
Kyle is doing great he came to church yesterday and had a really uplifting experience and should be coming agian next week he loved how everyone in the ward was so welcoming. I was really worried about how the meeting would go so i had been praying all week for the meeting to go smoothly and that everything would make it so he had a good experience and well my prayers were sure answered! He is progressing very well.
Lindsay is the one who is behind the apartment who is one of the people we found behind the appartment answered her door the other night and we have an appointment with her tomorrow that was a mircle we had this week.
Steve Francis should be coming to church this week and is coming closer to christ everytime we teach him which is awesome he will get there eventually.

Love, Elder Colton Todd Ferre

Love you all and have a good week!

October 3, 2011

Hey Hey Fat Elder Ferre Here! I'm almost 200 pounds!!
The Last week of transfers flew by i'm staying in Winthrop and Elder Packer is as well. The Next transfer will be 6 Weeks from tomorrow. Everything is going great. Conference was amazing. I got more out of it then i ever have before. Elder Hollands talk in Preisthood was amazing! He talked about being worthy and how important it is. I thought to my self man if i would have heard that if I wasn't worthy i would have been terified but I had the peace knowing i am worthy so that was awesome! Elder Scotts talk i also liked he talked about memorizing scriptures which is something i have started doing i have got close to 20 memorized so far and can see it blessing me in my work elder packer has close to 100 and elder cash my disrict leader i think has close to 300 its crazy! A new temple in Provo What?! thats so awesome but crazy at the same time!
Augusta was awesome we taught a woman named Merideth she is awesome her big hold up is she doesn't want to be baptized by a hypocrite so she just needs to gain trust in the missionaries and in the men of the ward. We Were able to reach 20 lessons again which was awesome we were blessed to still teach that many lessons with conference taking a good chunk of saturday and sunday.
Kyle is really close to getting a baptismal date he said he needs to pray about it and think about it some more and that he would let us know what he thought. He said he had an answer during confrence tell him that we are a just and real church of God so that is a step closer for him to joining the one and only true church of Jesus Christ. It amazes me at his ability to recognize the spirit i feel as if he has been prepared by God for us to teach. Sarah who is a college student who we taught a couple of times moved out of the area for college we went to her moms house last night and she said that sarah wanted to be baptized into a church but wasn't sure what church to choose and she is going to be in town next sunday so we have a lesson planned with her sunday night it should be awesome. Jermey is out of town for 2 weeks because he is going to meet his real father that he has never knew it is crazy that he has gone 27 and hasn't ever met him. Nothing has happened with Susan so she is now a former investigator. Steve Francis watched most of conference and said he enjoyed it he also said that he would come to church and bring another one of our investigators who doesn't have a car which was a miracle we have been trying to find a ride for him the whole time i have been here and Steve said he would take him awesome! We had 5-6 investigators if not more watch conference which is awesome! The Elder Karl had over was either Elder Richards Or Shumway. Elder Shumway is short and stalky and Elder Richards is taller and skinny with blonde hair. That is so awesome that he saw them! (Our uncle lives in Pensilvania where a few of the missionaries in colton's district while he was in the MTC went on their missions. He had them over for dinner and realized that they were in the MTC with Colton. It was a pretty fun experience)
Love you all and you are always in my prayers! God Be with all of you!