Staying in Conyers!

Well the calls are in, I'm staying in Conyers for at least 6 more weeks! And I'm not training! Both of these things make me very happy! I love the Conyers Ward and the people in Conyers. I feel that I have a lot of work still to do here! One of the people I feel I need to help is a lady named Ruth. She is the wife of the 2nd counsler in the Bisphopric. She was raised very strict Catholic and has a hard time excepting a lot of the things we believe! Infact until the Sister Shaw and Sister Humphries came she wouldn't even let missionaries in the house and now she takes us to DQ and lets us teach a little on the way. Her husband told us yesterday that when we left their house the last time she said there is something about us girls and maybe she should listen a little more! I'm so excited about this! She could use all the prayers she can get! We are still working with Sherry Gotell! I think that she will be baptized on the 19th of Sept. Her biggest challenge will be getting work off on Sunday! I know that as she makes the commitment to be baptized that things will work out so she can be at church more! As for other things the weather here as been very rainy and humid! It was only 67 degrees it felt so nice! Church was very goodyesterday! We had two youth speakers. They both did a great job speaking on Missionary work and then We (the 4 missionaries and the 2 youth speakers) and the bishops family sang as sister of Zion and Armies of Heleman! and then Sister Humphries and I both spoke! It was a very powerful meeting! the spirit was very strong! Well I need to keep it short today because we have a lot to do today! I love you all! You are all in my prayers !Love Sister Beth Snoddy

Hey!

Lets start with the best news ever! Angella got baptised on Saturday! Last time I wrote I told you that she told us that she wanted to be baptized but wasn't sure when. Well we went to her house on Tuesday and she asked if Saturday was to soon! I was so excited I couldn't handle it! We met with her again on Thursday to finish teaching the 3rd and 4th, and reveiw baptismal interview questions. Well we were going over the interview questions some things came out which meant that President King would have to interview her. So we left the house and called President King to see if there was anyway he could come and interview her before Saturday. He told us he would be here first thing in the morning! So Friday mornig she was interviewed and after the interview President King told us that while he was interviewing her he had very clear feelings and thougths that she would hold High callings in the women's organizations in the ward! Her baptism was amazing the spirit was so strong! I love her so much! She has been a true blessing to me, my compainion and the ward! As for everything else! well it is good! We had apartment inspections this week and we past with flying colors! But we had our bread and chips in the stove( thanks Grandpa Mike!) and the Sister that does the inspections looked at us like we were crazy! So I told her about grandma and why we had it in there and she thought it was so cool and the she said that she was going to write in her Journal! Anway I better go! I love you all! Sister Beth Snoddy!

Hey y'all

Hello Everyone! This week has been a good week! A little crazy but good! We had a some really great lessons and we had some lessons that made us feel like we are teaching in the middle of the circus! Our investigator Angella is progressing nicely! She told me yesterday that she knows she needs to be baptized she just hasn't decided on a date! We our hoping for the 29th! Our other investigator Sherry is still looking at being bapitized at the end of sept! I was thinking that the 23rd would be a great day! I had my first interveiw with the mission president on friday! that was a very good expriecents! He reconfromed to me that I'm serving were I need to be serving and that there are people here for me to teach and touch! I love this work! I can see it making a difference in my life already! It is so nice to also see the Lord working through us and guiding us as we go! Yesterday at dinner I was talking to one of the Zone leaders about my Comp going home in 16 days and he told me that we wouldn't be suprised if I was training someone in 16 days! I was a little over whelmed at that statement and he went on to tell me that in his interiew he talked with President king about how much of a power house missionary I was! I told him it was not nice to lye! It was very nice of him to saw because at times I feel like I need to do so much more and that I'm not reay for my trainer to go home in 16 days! Well I better go! I love you all! I know the church is true and that I'm doing the work The Lord has for me to do! With a lot of love!Sister Beth Snoddy!

Hello form Conyers, Georgia

Well this week as not been nearly as exciting as last week! Which is good and bad! Bad because we have been having a hard time finding people to teach but it is good because no one as yelled at us! Well Sherry Gotell told us that she would like to be baptized in Sept! I was very happy about this! My comp was a little sad because she more then likely wont be here for it becasue she goes home on the Second of Sept! She would be baptized earlier and but she has to work on sundays so she is hoping that she will be able to have more sundays off when things at the Hotel that she works at slows done! As for the other good news our investigator Angela showed up to church yesterday! I was so happy! And the spirit was so strong! She even particapated in the classes! I think that she will be baptized by the end of the month! We started teaching a family of seven! Four of which are older then 8! I'm hoping that things progress with them! they despritely(sp) need the gospel in there life! You might find this enjoyable but I was told I should be a polition! I laughed! So I guess I havent learned something more then blee blar blar during all of those political talks! Well this letter is a little boring but it is all I have! I will blame it on the fact that my brain as been fried in the heat! and I'm still a sleep from the nap I took this morning but I LOVE my nap! I love you all! Beth thanks so much for all your letters! I really enjoy them all!

Message from Sister King

Hello, Families...Hope all is well with you! Here's the latest from the Georgia Atlanta North Mission:1-As you can see from the newsletter, we had 17 new elders and sisters arrive on July 21st! That made for a full house at the mission home...but we enjoyed it! They all returned for a trainer/trainee meeting 10-days later...to hear more instruction from President King and practice their missionary skills.2-We enjoyed three days of Zone Conferences on July 28-30th. We talked about many things--but highlights included discussions on unity, obedience/keeping our eye single toqualify for the blessings the Lord promises to missionaries, and finding people to teach--particularly, this summer, in public places (see the banners we distributed on page 2 of the newsletter) and finished with film clips from President Monson's life on responding to and living by the Spirit.*Thought you might also enjoy seeing one of the most creative "finding" ideas yet! The Conyers missionaries procured a booth at their big July 4th community celebration, where several hundred people attended. Elder Hunter--a former football player who stands about 6'5" tall--dressed up as Goliath while children threw water balloons (not stones!) at him. Bishop Buck helped all day, filling hundreds of balloons. Elder Kilpelainen and Sisters Shaw and Humphries were also involved--and they all worked at gathering people to the booth, telling the kids the story of David and Goliath and putting King David crowns on the kids after they threw their balloons (complete with mormon.org stickers on the back). All the missionaries got many chances to "talk to everyone" about the Church, teach Gospel truths, and build good will in the community. Children even recognized Elder Hunter as Goliath around town later on!

Currently, we are spending time in each zone doing individual interviews with the missionaries. It is great getting to talk to each one personally and hear of their concerns and successes.Again, we are grateful to be serving with the many valiant missionaries who do many wonderful things here in the Georgia Atlanta North Mission. We've also been practicing "We'll Bring the World His Truth" for a potential big event or two this fall...stay tuned! And, please, keep those weekly letters/emails of encouragement coming--they LOVE hearing from home!Love,Sister King

Part 2

Okay to prevent what happend last time I thought would split the email!So i jsut told you about Angela ward! She is amazing! Next we have Bryson Ledfords Baptism! He is an 8 year old little boy that comes from a broken home and a very stressfull life! It was so good! Stressfull but good! the spirit was so strong and testified of the truefuliness for the gospel the whole time! Which is good because his Family is less active and had a big awaking yesterday! So there was same debate as to rather it was a convert baptism or not, but when it was all said and done they decided it was!( will give details of that later!) Then next thing that was so amazing was my first Zone conference! The spirit was so strong there and again bore testimony to me that this is were I need to be! We also had a trainer/trainee trainging meetting! President king ask all 17 of us who had taugth the 4th lesson this week and I was the only on that had taught it! I was pretty please with that! I try to work as hard as I can and do all that we wants me to do ! We have a lady that will have a baptismal date for us on tuesday! I'm excited to she her faith grow and take this step! A week ago she wouldn't even as far as committing to baptism and know she is praying for a date! The work is real and is moving forward! The last piece of info I have is that We( the missionaries in the Conyers ward) put on a musical fireside last night teaching the first lesson! It was very cool! the spirit was strong and touch the investigators hearts! I hope to see the seed that the fireside planted grow into fruit to be harvested! The ward here is very supportive and loving! I have not have to go without because of the love of the ward members. One lady gave us 4 rolls of paper towels and 24 rolls of paper tp! Another guy works for genral mills and give us all the ceral we need! And another member owns a dry cleaners and will dry clean for us for free! these are just few ways I have been blessed! Please pass these blessing on the missionaries in your wards! I love you all! Sister Beth Snoddy!

Part 1

Well this week as been full of ups and downs. Thankfully more ups then downs. I will start with the bad and then dwell on the positives! I think i told you about the Lady Annie that came to church with us last sunday ( July 26th) Well we had a crazy busy week so we finaly made it to see her on friday afternoon. When we go there she was very anger towards us and told us she didn't want to talk to us many more. We didn't understand why she was so mad but as we were leaving she came out and told us that she was mad becasue I had told here that we couldn't take her to wendys on the way home from church! She went on to tell my companion that she loves her and that she (Sister Humpries) was very sincere and loving and the her and sister Shaw were welcome back anytime but not me because I'm not loving and sincere like them! OUCH! I knew that there would be times when people would reject the message I bring but I never really thought they would reject me like that! I was very very upset. I had done my best. Anyway I had the Zone leaders give me a blessing! It was a great comfort to me! I was blessed with a lot things but the two that hit me the most was, Be Humble and of course be PATIENT! He also told me that through this I would be able to have MORE campassion and love, and that this exprience with bless me as i deal with my husband and Kids! ( Hi I have been out a week and I'm being blessed with things that will help me with my husband... and then told that it will help! I would be one thing just to let me learn it but to tell me that in the blessing... how am I suppose to not think about my future husbasnd when he is brought up in in my blessing! help me focus!) Okay on with the good! We met a lady that had called and requested the missionaries! She is behond GOLDEN! She pretty much told us the first lessen minus the first vision. Oh and she quoted president Hinckley! She watches BYU TV all that time! Pray for Angela Ward! she is a choosen daugther of God and satan is going to work really hard on her!