Elder Stolp has been called to serve in the Landsing Michigan Mission.
Elder Brian Stolp

Elder Brian Glenn Stolp MTC Mailbox # 92 MI-LAN 0424 2005 N 900 E Provo, UT 84604-1793
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Halloween
Oi! I missed my Branch Halloween party! I was on trade-offs in Kalkaska :'(
Oh well, I had a great week anyway :)
First, I want to write about yesterday, Sunday. Quite a few testimonies were about the Plan of Salvation, where we came from, why we're here, and where we're going. Which, was awesome, 'cuz in gospel principles, we talked about the truth that Families can be Eternal. And I sure felt great hearing about the different ways a family can be strengthened, gave me great insight. Molly, a lady that just got baptized last week, asked some very perceptive questions, especially about the family nature of the branch, asking if everyone gets a home-teacher, which we explained yes, so that everyone can be helped and strengthened. A lady in the branch, Molly2, told of an experience around two decades ago. Her husband's a pilot, and crashed his airplane in Alaska, during a take-off. After he was pronounced dead, and since the plane was upside-down, the medical guys cut his seat-belt. Upon hitting the ground, his heart started beating again, so other pilots (who were flying at the time of the crash) gave him a blessing after getting there as quick as they could. So he was put in a hospital at Anchorage, and while recovering, his wife Molly2 and their child went up there. After some calls and getting details (that I forget at this time) worked out for a place to stay, for meals, and baby-sitting, through the Relief Society, she was settled in and all to see her husband in intensive care. Apparently some hospital people wanted to make sure Molly2 had things taken care of, so some woman had a binder open, asking her how she's doing emotionally ("kind of numb"), and having her basic needs met (food, place to stay, etc), then Molly2 said, "I'm mormon..." the woman closed the binder. Apparently the woman knew of what Molly2 went on to explain, that the "family unity" in our church exists wherever the church can be found, and that it's the way it is when people are willing to help others out. Which, I've come to see, is why giving/receiving service is so effective in teaching people, hearts are softened. Ah, which reminds me, a part-member family, had the four of us Elders over to help split wood, cool experience! and stack it. The husband isn't a member, but he's not having the lessons now. There's always time though!
Ah, about the iPads, there'll actually be one per missionary, and will be taken along to each area that missionary goes to. So that'll be fun!
I was in Kalkaska Tuesday and Wednesday, and had a blast. Taught the Restoration to a lady in her house, the first door we knocked! Took a minute to get invited in :) Had a miracle in that three members agreed to give us rides to the three appointments we had Wednesday. In the night before!
Love, Elder Stolp
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